$181 Find Cheap Flights from Costa Rica to Des Moines

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight to Des Moines departing on 2/19. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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Cheapest round-trip
$626
United Airlines
Thu 2/5Sun 2/8
SJO - DSM • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way
$181
Multiple Airlines
Thu 2/19
SJO - DSM • 1 stop
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Cheap Flights from Costa Rica to Des Moines

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Costa Rica to Des Moines that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent round-trip flight deals from Costa Rica to Des Moines

Thu, Feb 5 - Sun, Feb 8
United Airlines Logo
6:30 am - 2:22 pm
SJO
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DSM
7h 52m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
8:10 am - 6:16 pm
DSM
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SJO
10h 06m
1 stop
$626United Airlines
Thu, Feb 5 - Sun, Feb 8
United Airlines Logo
2:20 pm - 10:55 am
SJO
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DSM
20h 35m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
8:10 am - 6:16 pm
DSM
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SJO
10h 06m
1 stop
$630United Airlines
Thu, Mar 19 - Thu, Mar 26
Multiple Airlines Logo
12:19 pm - 9:07 am
SJO
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DSM
19h 48m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 11:14 am
DSM
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SJO
30h 14m
1 stop
$646Multiple Airlines
Thu, Mar 19 - Thu, Mar 26
American Airlines Logo
11:35 pm - 10:34 am
SJO
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DSM
9h 59m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 7:33 pm
DSM
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SJO
13h 33m
1 stop
$749American Airlines
Thu, Feb 5 - Sun, Feb 8
United Airlines Logo
6:30 am - 9:50 pm
SJO
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DSM
15h 20m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
8:00 am - 6:16 pm
DSM
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SJO
10h 16m
2 stops
$766United Airlines
Thu, Mar 19 - Thu, Mar 26
Southwest Logo
8:45 am - 11:15 pm
SJO
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DSM
13h 30m
2 stops
Southwest Logo
5:35 am - 7:40 pm
DSM
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SJO
15h 05m
2 stops
$770Southwest
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KAYAK's insights & trends for flights to Des Moines

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What are the most popular airlines flying to Des Moines?

The most popular airline among KAYAK users flying to Des Moines is American Airlines, followed by United Airlines.

Good to know

Low seasonJuly
Cheapest flight$181
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 15% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 1% lower on average.
Flight from San José to Des Moines

FAQs - booking Des Moines flights

  • How far is Des Moines Airport from central Des Moines?

    The distance between Des Moines Airport and downtown Des Moines is 4 miles.

  • What is the name of Des Moines’s airport?

    All flights to Des Moines land at Des Moines Airport. The airport code is DSM,and it can also be referred to as Des Moines or Des Moines Intl.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights to Des Moines?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights to Des Moines.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket to Des Moines?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Des Moines is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights to Des Moines?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Des Moines with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight to Des Moines?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Des Moines up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • How many direct flights to Des Moines are there each week?

    Each week there are around 460 direct flights from within Costa Rica to Des Moines. The most common day for departures is Monday, with 18% of flights taking off on this day.

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Reviews of the top airlines flying from Costa Rica to Des Moines

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to Des Moines. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from Costa Rica to Des Moines. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
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7.4
United AirlinesOverall score based on 9229 reviews
7.1Entertainment
6.6Food
7.3Comfort
8.1Crew
7.7Boarding
Airline reviews

the whole trip was smooth, and as comfortable as flying is these days. flight crew was friendly and very courteous and helpful.

10.0 ExcellentJanaki, Feb 2026
PDX - SFO
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the whole trip was smooth, and as comfortable as flying is these days. flight crew was friendly and very courteous and helpful.

Very poor. The flight was delayed from Toronto because some forget to do there job . I got to my connecting gate in San Francisco 10 minutes before the departure.but this didn’t let me board even though the flight was still there for an other 30 minutes. The the gentleman at the unite airline desk told me that they usually wait for passengers but air Canada called and told them not to we I been rerouted to Manila instead of Hong Kong . In San Francisco they mad me check in my carryon bag . I was told the it will directly go yo ho chi minn cuyt but I was told that by the Vietnams airline desk that’s not there I’m 10 hours behind my scheduled flight and looks like I I’m going without baggage. I don’t have a chance of catching ..

Great other than a couple very drunk guys that for a while kept bumping my seat from behind. The staff did their best to control them. Even refused serving them alcohol and allowed the gal sitting next to them to move.

The attendant on board was amazing. She should be doing business/first international long haul.

The boarding was cumbersome. The staff was not aligned. They called group 1 but then the agent said no. Then they called group 1 again but still would not board us. Then they called group 2 and they all came up and still hadn’t started boarding. Then someone came from the plane and said why is no one coming? And the agent said bc i thought not yet and she said I said over the walkie talkie to send the passengers down? What was not clear about that? Also, onboard, the crew gave announcements very ironic/authoritative, and in first class they gave us a cheesebox. My expectations based on competition airlines, is a warm meal. A little underwhelming.

I was fully checked in the prior night and i was unchecked and then didn’t have a seat when I boarded. Instead of an aisle seat, I was out in the middle seat of the very last row of the plane.

In overall it was a good experience, the only down point was that the entertainment screen was working properly.

This Japanese airline provides great service and very helpful in assisting their passengers.

Good crew. Boarding delays. Almost two hours wait for the bags in DC.

HORRIBLE, my initial flight was cancelled, they made me pay $200 extra dollars and that got cancelled as well! After 6 cancellations I decided to get a refund because I needed to get home to my babies. Out of $1000+ dollars they offered me only $40 in refund! Totally unacceptable! The flight that they cancelled I was able to fly it on another airline. I had to spend $400 on one way tickets just to get home! I’m still getting the runaround.

The app doesn't update with a gate number even when you are on the plane. The in flight food is only snacks. The charging ports on the seats are old, only for USB A when most devices today use USB C. This should be made known to customers.

This was one of the most frustrating travel experiences I've had to date. I had changed my flight day of to this one as it was slated to depart on time. It ended up being so delayed that my original flight took off before this one did. The boarding process began but eventually stopped and everyone had to get off the plane as a problem was identified. The person at the front desk just tried to laugh it off as if this wasn't already a huge inconvenience. From there, we eventually got to board only to sit at the gate for an additional hour because of some additional issue. This was extremely frustrating and caused a lot of stress.

Flight from CHI to PVD was delayed by over 20 hours.

Update to handle the delay was very bad, crews no smiles or welcome or thanks. Don’t care attitude

It would be nice to have some low carb options in the snacks.

I was trying to take 2 one and a half hour one way trips and I experienced almost 20 delays over the course of those two trips. Only a few of them were due to weather the rest was disorganization

Crew was clearly not loving their jobs at any point of the entire trip. Flight back from Mexico, I asked if they had food for sale for the 2.5+hr flight and they did not have any. The business class trip to Mexico also had noted that the catering company forgot to load food. The last leg of trip back had a similarly unhappy crew, a broken toilet, and my seat was broken (reclining would not lock which made landing a crossfit like event). This was a bad week for AA.

No gates avail at DFW so our incoming had to wait 30 mins for a plane to push back because they Had mechanical. We boarded 90 mins delayed and then we had a mechanical. Come on American…do better. Also at my seat the tray table had not been cleaned. Floor had not been cleaned. But captain and flight Att were very picture and apologetic.

Crew was helpful and cheerful especially when they had no refreshments to work with. The plane was never serviced and had nothing but limited water and coffee onboard. For the price point, a concern of services.

Flight was smooth, quick and felt safe. The 2 delays not happening would have been better but I guess that happens in the airline industry

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