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Cheap Flights from Des Moines to Alabama

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Birmingham
Birmingham1 stop$309
Huntsville
Huntsville1 stop$319
Montgomery
Montgomery1 stop$308
Dothan
Dothan1 stop$457
Atlanta
Atlanta1 stop$191
Birmingham
Birmingham1 stop$309
Huntsville
Huntsville1 stop$319
Montgomery
Montgomery1 stop$308
Dothan
Dothan1 stop$457
Atlanta
Atlanta1 stop$191

Book Cheap Des Moines to Alabama Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Des Moines to Alabama 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 Des Moines to Alabama

Sun, Sep 13 - Wed, Sep 16
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1:58 pm - 11:06 am
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ATL
20h 08m
1 stop
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4:06 pm - 7:57 pm
ATL
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DSM
28h 51m
1 stop
$191Multiple Airlines
Sun, Sep 6 - Wed, Sep 9
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1:58 pm - 9:09 am
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ATL
18h 11m
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4:19 pm - 1:08 pm
ATL
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DSM
21h 49m
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$193Multiple Airlines
Mon, Aug 24 - Mon, Aug 31
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2:19 pm - 5:21 am
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ATL
14h 02m
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7:57 am - 1:34 pm
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DSM
6h 37m
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$232Frontier
Mon, Aug 24 - Thu, Aug 27
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2:19 pm - 3:49 pm
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ATL
24h 30m
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12:34 pm - 1:34 pm
ATL
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DSM
26h 00m
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$232Frontier
Tue, Nov 3 - Mon, Nov 9
Delta Logo
5:39 am - 12:22 pm
DSM
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MGM
6h 43m
1 stop
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6:24 pm - 10:34 pm
MGM
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DSM
4h 10m
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$308Delta
Thu, Jan 14 - Sun, Jan 17
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5:45 am - 11:50 am
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MGM
6h 05m
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6:00 am - 10:18 am
MGM
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DSM
4h 18m
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$308Delta
Thu, Aug 20 - Mon, Aug 24
American Airlines Logo
6:55 am - 11:53 am
DSM
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BHM
4h 58m
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7:30 am - 3:12 pm
BHM
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DSM
7h 42m
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$309American Airlines
Thu, Sep 10 - Thu, Sep 17
American Airlines Logo
4:14 pm - 11:25 pm
DSM
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BHM
7h 11m
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American Airlines Logo
6:30 am - 1:59 pm
BHM
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DSM
7h 29m
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$309American Airlines
Thu, Aug 20 - Mon, Aug 24
United Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 4:17 pm
DSM
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BHM
10h 17m
2 stops
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7:20 am - 2:16 pm
BHM
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DSM
6h 56m
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$314United Airlines
Fri, Aug 28 - Fri, Sep 4
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11:32 am - 5:33 pm
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CHA
5h 01m
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United Airlines Logo
10:44 am - 2:16 pm
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DSM
4h 32m
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$319United Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Des Moines to Alabama flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Des Moines to Alabama to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

How much is a round-trip flight from Des Moines to Alabama?

This analysis is based on the cheapest round-trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Des Moines to Alabama departing in August.

Flight prices are below average for this route right now.

Flights to Alabama from Des Moines usually cost between $422 and $476 in August.
The lowest price found in the past 5 days was $309 on American Airlines (Aug 20-Aug 24).

What is the cheapest Des Moines to Alabama flight route?

Data is based on round-trip flight searches on KAYAK over the past month.

The cheapest ticket to Alabama from Des Moines found in the last 5 days was to Gulf Shores, at $165 round-trip. The most popular route is from Des Moines (DSM) to Gulf Shores (GUF), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 5 days was $165.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Des Moines to Alabama?

The average round-trip price for all non-stop flights, flights with one layover, and flights with two layovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

No, with an average price for the route of $222, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Des Moines to Alabama?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Des Moines to Alabama, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from Des Moines to Alabama is February, when tickets cost $234 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are August and March, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $422 and $375 respectively.

Good to know

Low season

August

Cheapest flight

$88
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 17% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 7% lower on average.
Flight from Des Moines to Atlanta

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

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    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 from Des Moines to Alabama 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 from Des Moines to Alabama?

    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 from Des Moines to Alabama up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • How many flights are there between Des Moines and Alabama per day?

    There is a maximum of 1 nonstop flight a day that takes off from Des Moines and lands in Alabama, with an average flight time of 2h 14m. The most common departure time is 8:00 am and most flights take off in the morning. Each week, there are 2 flights.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to Alabama

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found tickets from Des Moines to the following destinations at these prices or less: Atlanta $263 one-way - $382 round-trip

Reviews of the top 4 airlines serving from Des Moines to Alabama

 
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7.8
DeltaOverall score based on 8488 reviews
8.5Crew
7.2Food
7.8Entertainment
8.1Boarding
7.8Comfort
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The ac must have died, it was way to hot on this flight. Boarding g was chaotic. The flight was delayed for boarding. Not a great experience.

4.0 OkayMichael, Aug 2026
MSP - FAI
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The ac must have died, it was way to hot on this flight. Boarding g was chaotic. The flight was delayed for boarding. Not a great experience.

Comfortable seats. Nice service online. Short flight, so not a lot of time to enjoy.

Awful. There was an unexpected delay of nearly three hours because there were not enough flight attendants. I understand this is likely due to FAA regulations; but in that case, Delta should coordinate with smaller airports such as RDU to have extra flight attendants on the ground and "on call". In addition, this was the second 2-hour+ delay to Boston on this route in one week.

It was strange that the flight attendant was so adamant about having phones turned to airplane mode that he was calling out names from networks shown and waiting until they were all gone. I've never experienced that before, and after already working through an hour+ delay, it felt tone deaf. I take dozens of flights per year and have never experienced anything similar.

The flight was done by SkyWest only WIFI no entertainment center are available on the CRJ

Your survey needs a N/A option. I didn’t use the entertainment or eat food.

The flight was over 2 hours late.. once we finally got boarded things were fine

Poor communication, we sat on the plane for an hour before pushing back. They were oversold and with a full plane kept looking for someone to step off for someone else to board. So after an hour wait at the gate we missed our departure window and proceeded to spend an additional hour on the tarmac waiting for a refiled flight plan according to the pilots. Occasional updates, somewhat insensitive crew to passengers needing to use the lavatory (it was 2 hrs beyond what anyone expected). Overall just poor execution...especially when the flight was listed as "arriving early" up until about 30 minutes past our departure time.

Original flight was delayed, then cancelled and the gate staff did not expedite rebooking. Also, no instructions were given that a ticket number was needed before being called to facilitate rebooking. This could have been much more organized.

I am writing to express my dissatisfaction with the poor service and unprofessional staff we encountered when traveling with an infant. Our flight was delayed, and the gate staff failed to manage the boarding process appropriately. Due to incorrect, unavailable, or missing 'pink tag' stroller and car seat check-in procedures at the gate, we were forced to board last. Furthermore, the gate staff was rude and dismissive, causing significant distress to our infant. To make matters worse, one of our checked items—an infant sleeper/lounger—was returned to us broken. Given the unsafe handling of essential equipment and unprofessional treatment, I expect a prompt resolution regarding compensation for the damaged items.

Flight staff and all was fine. Food always sucks on planes so nothing new.

The flight crew were very helpful. The seats were very close together. There was barely room to sit without touching the person next to you.

I’m an EP on AA every year for more than a decade but this was a very pleasant and surprising experience. Clean and sizable plane for HOU to CHI. 5 row first class. And excellent food in first class the steak option was really good. Your flight attendants even better. Seat 5A

1 flight cancelled Had to fly out of different city Flight at new departure city was delayed 3 hours causing us to miss connecting flights. By the time we did make it to Prague our luggage did not. Had to wait day and a half for luggage to be delivered. Customer service was not good. Agents did not arrive at gate until 5-10 minutes before boarding

Horrible! Several delays and then was cancelled! I spent over 24 hours in the airport and was unable to get a hotel or food voucher.

It was better than excellent. The staff in Mason City were great. The young woman that pushed my wheelchair did more than could be expected of her. She came from India 17 years ago. I don't remember her name.

Very rough getting into denver. my kid threw up it was so rough.

My flight was scheduled for about 6:05 departure. There were 11 gate changes from 4-7pm and the flight was 3 hours delayed due to operational issues. The plane taxied around the airport for about half an hour before stopping to be de-iced. It would have been nice if we were alerted of the plan to de-ice prior to the 30 minute drive around the airport. The flight attendant was friendly, which was the only redeeming thing about this flight. As a former flight attendant for United, I was extremely disappointed.

Liked that we left on time for each flight. Snacks not the best, but we're okay.

I had requested wheelchair assistance prior to flight. The airport staff had no record of it. It was not provided at Cedar Rapids which was a small airport, so I managed on my own. At O'Hare airport the same thing happened. The staff told me they had no record of my request for a wheel chair. But they finally provided it after a delay when I insisted that I needed it.

It was poor a four hour delay and no explanation for the delay. What’s a 35 dollars going to do. It also made me miss my car rental,

It was on time. Flight was comfortable. Staff was nice. It was the way a flight should always be.

The price was the only good thing about this flight. It was scary during takeoff when the plane tilted side to side. It made me feel very nervous as I have never had a take-off that unsmooth. There was no on-flight movie or music options and the only complimentary option was water. Other airlines offer trail mix or a caramel cookie and pop options as complimentary. This flight was a 2.5 hour flight. I understand for shorter flights not having options, but a flight 2 hours or longer should offer more complimentary options and in flight entertainment. Also the seats did not recline and for a longer flight reclining seats are a must for comfort.

A very pleasant flight but it would be greatly improved with wifi to help entertain kids

This is a no frills, get it done, efficient airline. The seat is a lawn chair. You better bring your own entertainment. If you want something other than water you need to pay for it. But they will get you to your destination quickly, on time, and then they will turn the flight around and go right back where they came from. Reliably. Couple times a week tops. If it fits into your schedule, you can’t get there cheaper or faster.

A three hour delay to board and then another hour on the tarmac because they couldn't get a tractor? Ugh.

Allegiant canceled the flight. The flight the next day was full. Allegiant did not provide any compensation besides a refund. Last time on Allegiant.

Seats were very uncomfortable and being charged for snacks and water.........

Allegiant actually impressed me, original inbound flight from PBG was so late they gave us a bird inbound from Des Moines and only left 1h late and gained 40 minutes back in the air. Comfortable flight with no frills but no complaints.

Flight was delayed. Crew was good but hot coffee was not available.

This flight was of course delayed because American cannot have flights that are not delayed.

On time on a day with lots of weather cancellations on other flights. Thank you for getting me home during a winter storm!

The plane was experiencing problems with the HVAC system, it was very cold in the front of the plane and very hot in the back.

The flight got delayed 2.5 hrs due to a maintenance issue that cause a domino effect. American should have spare planes for when something like this happens.

They changed our Gate 5 times, and concourse twice. Changed our seats twice.

In flight connectivity (via T-Mobile) was often not working.

Terrible. Internet/kiosk glitch prevented baggage checkin. Line at ticket co in Ter was under serviced and did not move. Agents did not call for flight but rather allowed time to pass. Then told each person as they reached the front if line that it was too late to check bags so they’d have to rebook flights. At least 15 people missed the flight as a result of this incompetence.

It was exactly what I expected, actually arriving sooner than scheduled.

Terrible, they canceled my flight due to an issue they had, couldn't fly me into the same place within 24 hrs so had to fly in 2.5 hrs away from my destination and spend even more money. The customer service was terrible (except at the airport in Charleston). Had to call to get my checked baggage fees reimbursed 2 wks later in which one customer service agent was very rude, wouldn't listen and then hung up on me. The second lady I spoke with was actually able to help me with that part thankfully. Would not recommend flying AA.

Despite my vow to never fly with American Airlines (AA) again following a disappointing experience in the summer of 2022, I found myself reluctantly booking a non-stop flight from Huntsville to Washington D.C. on AA, as it was the only airline offering this direct route. To my surprise, the entire process was seamless, from boarding to landing. The flights were punctual, eliminating any need for excuses or explanations. Based on this positive experience, I am pleased to say AA has regained my trust and will be considered for my future travel needs.

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