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Cheap Flights from Des Moines to Cairo (DSM-CAI)

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

Fri, Oct 10 - Thu, Oct 16
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9:00 am - 11:50 pmDSM-CAI
30h 50m2 stops
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2:05 am - 11:23 pmCAI-DSM
29h 18m2 stops
$1,011Qatar Airways
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Fri, Oct 10 - Fri, Oct 17
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1:48 pm - 11:50 pmDSM-CAI
26h 02m2 stops
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7:50 pm - 8:11 pmCAI-DSM
32h 21m2 stops
$1,057Qatar Airways
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Wed, Dec 24 - Mon, Jan 19
Lufthansa Logo
3:14 pm - 12:15 amDSM-CAI
25h 01m2 stops
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5:15 am - 9:50 pmCAI-DSM
24h 35m2 stops
$1,346Lufthansa
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Wed, Dec 24 - Sat, Jan 17
Lufthansa Logo
3:14 pm - 12:15 amDSM-CAI
25h 01m2 stops
Lufthansa Logo
1:55 am - 9:50 pmCAI-DSM
27h 55m2 stops
$1,352Lufthansa
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Fri, Oct 10 - Fri, Oct 17
United Airlines Logo
11:31 am - 3:10 amDSM-CAI
31h 39m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
4:55 am - 9:50 pmCAI-DSM
24h 55m3 stops
$1,396United Airlines
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Wed, Dec 24 - Sun, Jan 18
British Airways Logo
1:24 pm - 11:10 pmDSM-CAI
25h 46m2 stops
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5:05 pm - 10:44 pmCAI-DSM
37h 39m2 stops
$1,408British Airways
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Tue, Dec 23 - Tue, Jan 20
British Airways Logo
6:40 pm - 11:10 pmDSM-CAI
44h 30m2 stops
British Airways Logo
5:35 pm - 10:44 pmCAI-DSM
37h 09m2 stops
$1,415British Airways
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Tue, Dec 23 - Sun, Jan 18
Delta Logo
6:15 am - 12:10 amDSM-CAI
33h 55m2 stops
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2:10 am - 10:28 pmCAI-DSM
28h 18m2 stops
$1,450Delta
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Mon, Dec 22 - Sun, Jan 18
Delta Logo
5:47 pm - 12:10 amDSM-CAI
22h 23m2 stops
Delta Logo
2:10 am - 4:56 pmCAI-DSM
22h 46m2 stops
$1,451Delta
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Wed, Dec 24 - Sat, Jan 17
United Airlines Logo
3:00 pm - 8:40 pmDSM-CAI
21h 40m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
1:55 am - 9:50 pmCAI-DSM
27h 55m2 stops
$1,543United Airlines
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Qatar Airways
Cheapest • from $1,011 (round-trip)
Qatar Airways
Best reviews • 7.4 score
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When to travel
March
Cheapest • 11% price drop
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Cheapest round-trip
$1,011
Overall average: $1,172
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Fri 10/10Thu 10/16
DSM - CAI • 2 stops
Cheapest one-way
$705
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Sun 10/26
DSM - CAI • 2 stops
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Des Moines to Cairo flights

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

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Des Moines to Cairo?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Des Moines to Cairo clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

For Des Moines to Cairo, Tuesday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Saturday is the most expensive. Flying from Cairo back to Des Moines, the best deals are generally found on Friday, with Tuesday being the most expensive.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Des Moines to Cairo, 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 Cairo is March, where tickets cost $1,138 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and January, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,569 and $1,463 respectively.

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Low seasonAugust
Cheapest flight$705
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 0% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 22% increase in price.
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FAQs for booking flights from Des Moines to Cairo

  • What is the cheapest flight from Des Moines to Cairo?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Des Moines to Cairo was $705 for a one-way ticket and $1,011 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Des Moines and Cairo?

    A passport is required to fly from Des Moines to Cairo.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Des Moines to Cairo?

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Des Moines to Cairo?

    oneworld, Star Alliance, and SkyTeam are the airline alliances operating flights between Des Moines and Cairo, with Star Alliance being the most commonly used for this route.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Des Moines to Cairo, Delta or Qatar Airways?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Des Moines to Cairo are Delta and Qatar Airways. With an average price for the route of $1,150 and an overall rating of 7.9, Delta is the most popular choice. Qatar Airways is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $1,093 and an overall rating of 7.4.

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

    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 from Des Moines to Cairo.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Cairo from 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 from Des Moines to Cairo?

    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 Cairo with an airline and back to Des Moines with another airline. Booking your flights between Des Moines and CAI can sometimes prove cheaper using this method.

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

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

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Des Moines to Cairo

 
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7.4
Qatar AirwaysOverall score based on 3624 reviews
7.9Crew
7.4Comfort
7.3Food
7.4Entertainment
7.5Boarding
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My entire row did not have power for the full duration of a 14.5 hour flight. Could not charge any devices such as laptop or phones for the entirety of the long flight. The flight attendants tried to remedy the issue by resetting the power, but were not successful. The only other solution provided was to move me to another seat on the plane which was in the middle row. I had paid for a “preferred” seat that was a window seat. This was a downgrade being offered due to the power issue.

2.0 MediocreAnonymous, Sep 2025SEA - DOH
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My entire row did not have power for the full duration of a 14.5 hour flight. Could not charge any devices such as laptop or phones for the entirety of the long flight. The flight attendants tried to remedy the issue by resetting the power, but were not successful. The only other solution provided was to move me to another seat on the plane which was in the middle row. I had paid for a “preferred” seat that was a window seat. This was a downgrade being offered due to the power issue.

Nothing to complain. The staff and flight was good especially the seats which was better compared than the cloth ones on Qatar airways

I was travelling 3.5 years after. Agree Economy is no business class but the food was mediocre. Ordered a Hindu meal, the salads were bitter . The food was really below quality and had no tast from what I had in the past. Indian Railways probably have a better quality food when compared. However the kids meal was really nice and really appreciate how they were taken care of. The restrooms were dirty .

My flight was with American Airlines 120. The flight was delayed 3 hours and I missed my connection. When I arrived in Doha, the AA staff told me to call an 800 number to rebook a different flight, which was unacceptable. Eventually a Qatar Air staff member helped rebook me on a flight to Manila, that was 12 hours later. They offered me a hotel and meal voucher which I declined, because I didn’t want to leave the airport. Long story short, I spent 12 hours in the Doha airport waiting for my next flight.

Overall the experience was neat with crew being nice and caring especially to parent with kids. The free snacks option was okay. The kiosk at Philly airport didn’t work.

Reason for travelling Tampa to Orlando is to fly Qatar Airline. we end up with American Airline. This was the miserable experience I ever had in my entire travel history. Flight attendants were rude. They hit my knee with the food cart and I was holding ice pack for 2 hours. I still have the pain after a week. WE boarded the flight twice because of the temperature inside the plan.

First keep the airline as you promise. Reason for travelling from Orlando to Tampa is to go with Qatar Airline. We end up with American Airline. As expected the service was horrible.

Not sure how we end up with American Airlines instead of Qatar Airways. From Philadelphia to Qatar they boarded us then they asked us to unload. After 30 minutes later they board us again. The inside the plane it was burning hot and we were sweating like crazy. Crew members are absolute rude. The way they served the passengers were horrible. One of the crew members hit my knee with food cart and kept going. I was holding an ice pack for almost 2 hours. I am still with the pain.

I felt that when I was rerouted it should have been to business class.

The flight was smooth Thank God but the delays and changing gates for 3-4 times made me so tired of walking back and forth with heavy bags I thought I was going to pass out with heavy headaches but Thank God finally found the final gate and home safe. These delays happen anytime for important reasons so just be patient when you come across these situations.

I bought business class tickets but the seats are exactly like economy with no comfort seats nor an empty seat next to me provided. Very poor, low quality airline.

I don't understand the concept of paying to get your personal luggage onboard and then asked to check it in.... either sell the space or don't, its a hassle to carry those all through the airport just to make a check in at the last minute.

The food was great and the service and attitude was amazing!!

It was a great experience. The only thing I would have changed was that the bathrooms were never cleaned and they got very dirty.

Old airplanes small seats expensive tickets, not as expected overall and not comfortable according to the price

It was an OK flight with below mediocre service by their flight attendants

Wasted a lot of time trying to find the CDG lounge - it was not next to the connecting flight gate like the Air France staff said.

My experience was good overall, the quality of the food really decreased! There used to be a choice between meat and fish now it’s between chicken and pasta! In the choices of entertainment meditation has been added which is very good. Soft chair workout to improve blood circulation and avoid phlebitis should be added.

The only reason the overall rating wasn't "excellent" was due to problems in claiming luggage. The bags are delivered to the main area (Cinta 35) for domestic passengers, but to a DIFFERENT ROOM for international arrivees. After waiting 30 minutes, someone (who didn't appear to be from Air France or the airport) told us to go to another area. There we found our bags, which appeared to have been awaiting us for a while. We had to go through a bag check before leaving the airport. If we had been alerted to this possibility, or better yet, been to go directly to Cinta 34, we could have eliminated quite a bit of waiting.

Much better than the major US Carriers especially in Biz Class.

It was fortunate that the flight arrived in London in accordance with schedule, and the luggage was promptly transferred to the luggage carousel. However, I find it concerning that even minor issues in economy cabins are prevalent within the industry. American Airlines, in particular, appears to have the least legroom and feels more crowded due to the proximity of neighboring passengers. Additionally, the crew’s adherence to protocol is inconsistent. While they may enforce certain rules set by the FAA on a select few individuals, they often overlook numerous violations, such as failing to reset seat recline during landing.

We liked the flight but while we purchased an aisle seat, our seats had a different configuration on this flight. A fellow passenger suggested that the airplane had been changed. Too bad we were not informed and had no chance to modify our seat preferences. We were stuck in the window and middle seats with no chance to walk around and go to the bathroom without disturbing our sleeping fellow passenger.

The crew were not very personable. The crew did not serve tea or coffee. The bathroom was not kept clean. Two out of the 5 toilets in the cabin weren't working.

It was extremely cold in the back of the plane. The seats are uncomfortable and space very small. Crew was excellent as usual.

Check in needed to be in person, not nice. Also I won’t do connections in Charlotte again because you need to go through security again and short connections become a problem

Iberia lost my bag, said they found it in another country, said they sent it to me, but never did. Went my whole trip without my stuff, but expecting it to show up because that’s what they said would happen. Their communication sucks, their website sucks, and to top it all off, their seats are small and uncomfortable. They’re bad at their jobs and they should feel bad about themselves. Do not even get me started on the flight home. AVOID!

I described my experience in the previous window. I didn't realize that there would be another opportunity for this flight. Please look at my response in the previous window.

Boarding was 2 1/2 late no explanation Captain said he did not know why, but he rested at home for an extra couple of hours. Food was edible, Nothing more.

I liked the comfort of the plane. It was unexpected from past experiences.

BEWARE!!! Iberia changes your seats at random. I paid for a window seat and they changed it to one in the middle aisle resting against the bathroom- can’t lean back + hear every flush. This on a 11 hour flight.. There were families that were broken up with separate seats all over the plane. Lots of upset passengers showing their seat confirmation to the besieged and helpless airline steward. Also, the gluten free meal was tasteless.

I liked Quiet people around me. Crew could have helped people with overhead luggage so they aren't moving other peoples bags around and causing problems for people that had there bags there first

The flight and crew were good. The customer experience on the ground could have been better. We had to reschedule our flight because of a delay on the previous flight. The attendants working the desk in Washington DC were not helpful. They told us to scan a QR code and that would get us rebooked. Why couldn't two people standing at their computers do this? We had to chat with someone to get everything figured out. It was extremely confusing.

The plane was delayed by two hours in Chicago which led to us missing the next flight. Lufthansa rebooked the flight and booked us a hotel for the night in Frankfurt. The level of customer service and getting us taken care of was superb. The flight crew and the service on the ground was superb.

It was a short flight, everything was good with it.

Flight was delayed over one hour and I had to pay to select my seat, even though my booking supposedly had free selection (I paid extra for this at time of booking)

Stop charging for alcohol overseas flights and start taking cash again not everyone wants to pay with card if the person is bigger give him seat on the outside seats not the middle in between the people is common sense and mainly if you fly for Lufthansa provides the sam service and experience...

good entertainment package but rather small seats for business class

The male attendant has zero personality. It seemed like he was over worked or hated his job, not once did he smile or made any contact with the people on the plane. Strictly business and call it a day!

Booked Economy but it translated to economy light for Lufthansa so now we are stuck paying an extra $75 per person both ways for our checked bags. If I had known that, I would have never booked these tickets because it came out to be more than other options. The booking in the kayak side clearly says Economy and has a link to the inormation for Lufthansa which states Economy included a checked bag. Super annoyed about that.

The flight from Dulles to Munich was just okay. The seats were comfortable and extra foot room was noticeable in comfort plus. Disappointed in the booking in so much I requested an aisle seat and then was assigned a middle seat. The food was inedible. Movie choices were moderate. I usually fly Delta, but this WA flight was cheaper. Next time, I'll happily pay the extra to fly Delta.

The seating has become ridiculous… like a contest to see how narrow and short they can be made- forcing anyone over 5’1 to pay more to not be twisting oneself into a pretzel. Really insane- would have thought BA was better than this. Frankly- it cancels out a lot of the positive aspects.

flight was delayed from BWI to London - missed my connecting flight & then connecting flight (also British Air) was delayed - food is awful, TV & movie selection is great

Three major things that led to my low rating, 1. Internet wasn't available for the whole time, and 2. TV became available way into flight, after numerous system reboots, and 3. Food is not good at all.

Super tight economy class. My knees were hitting the back of seat in front of me (I'm only 5'6"). My small backpack (sized according to their required dimensions) would not fit under the seat in front of me because there is a box (is that the life jacket?) in the way. Over all, extremely uncomfortable. I forgive the tasteless food, but the tight seating was torture

Didn’t fly with them as someone had cancelled my flight

Some how my flight was canceled, neither BA or Justfly.com accepted responsibility. I only found out about this the day before when I tried to check in. I had to book another flight which due to the time ( day before) cost me $300 more. I was still receiving notifications about the flight even when I was on another flight from you. So no my flight to London was not good.

Online check-in 24 hours in advance something seems not so easy to check in to pick seats and to print a boarding pass

I like the crew, very welcoming. Food can be better. The seat arms don’t go up so. I could use the empty seat next to mine to relax better. 3hrs delay 😠

Boarding was efficient and quick, crew was very attentive, seats were comfortable.

Everything was very good! I personally struggled with the heat in the cabin for the first 2 hours

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