DSM - CUN

$213 Find Cheap Flights from Des Moines to Cancún

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Des Moines to Cancún departing on 3/21. 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
$413
Typical prices: $502-$796
Aeromexico
Wed 4/22Wed 4/29
DSM - CUN • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way
$152
Typical prices: $262-$383
Frontier
Sat 3/21
DSM - CUN • 1 stop
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Cheapest • from $400 (round-trip)
Best reviews • 8.0 score
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There are currently no direct flights between Des Moines and Cancún. You'll need at least 1 connection.
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Cheapest • Avg $593 (round-trip)
Shortest trip • 6h 14m (one-way)
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in advance
Our data shows that travelers who book at least 2 weeks in advance save around 45% compared to booking last minute.
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Cheapest • 22% price drop
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Cheap Flights from Des Moines to Cancún (DSM-CUN)

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

Wed, Apr 22 - Wed, Apr 29
Aeromexico Logo
7:00 am - 1:00 pm
DSM
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CUN
6h 00m
1 stop
Aeromexico Logo
8:00 am - 5:45 pm
CUN
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DSM
9h 45m
1 stop
$413Aeromexico
Sun, Apr 12 - Wed, Apr 15
Multiple Airlines Logo
2:36 pm - 11:30 am
DSM
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CUN
20h 54m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
11:09 am - 4:00 pm
CUN
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DSM
28h 51m
2 stops
$431Multiple Airlines
Sun, Apr 12 - Wed, Apr 15
Multiple Airlines Logo
2:36 pm - 11:30 am
DSM
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CUN
20h 54m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
11:09 am - 4:00 pm
CUN
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DSM
28h 51m
2 stops
$435Multiple Airlines
Sat, Apr 25 - Tue, Apr 28
American Airlines Logo
8:03 pm - 10:52 am
DSM
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CUN
14h 49m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
2:58 pm - 11:49 pm
CUN
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DSM
8h 51m
1 stop
$439American Airlines
Sat, May 9 - Wed, May 13
American Airlines Logo
8:03 pm - 10:52 am
DSM
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CUN
14h 49m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
1:08 pm - 11:49 pm
CUN
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DSM
10h 41m
1 stop
$443American Airlines
Wed, Apr 8 - Wed, Apr 15
Delta Logo
5:35 am - 3:45 pm
DSM
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CUN
10h 10m
1 stop
Delta Logo
6:01 am - 5:45 pm
CUN
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DSM
11h 44m
2 stops
$447Delta
Wed, Apr 22 - Wed, Apr 29
Aeromexico Logo
2:44 pm - 8:15 pm
DSM
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CUN
5h 31m
1 stop
Aeromexico Logo
6:01 am - 5:45 pm
CUN
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DSM
11h 44m
2 stops
$450Aeromexico
Sat, Apr 11 - Wed, Apr 15
Delta Logo
5:20 pm - 12:00 pm
DSM
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CUN
18h 40m
2 stops
Delta Logo
1:50 pm - 9:54 am
CUN
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DSM
20h 04m
2 stops
$452Delta
Mon, Jul 13 - Thu, Jul 23
Multiple Airlines Logo
1:37 pm - 2:38 pm
DSM
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CUN
25h 01m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
10:55 am - 9:27 pm
CUN
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DSM
10h 32m
1 stop
$453Multiple Airlines
Wed, Apr 8 - Tue, Apr 14
American Airlines Logo
5:44 am - 12:08 pm
DSM
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CUN
6h 24m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
11:01 am - 11:49 pm
CUN
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DSM
12h 48m
2 stops
$457American Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Des Moines to Cancún flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Des Moines to Cancún 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 Cancún?

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 Cancún departing in April.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Des Moines to Cancún, 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 Cancún is September, where tickets cost $466 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and March, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $660 and $656 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Des Moines to Cancún?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Des Moines to Cancún, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from Des Moines to Cancún, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 45% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 21 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonAugust
Cheapest flight$152
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 5% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 7% increase in price.
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When to book flights from Des Moines to Cancún

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Des Moines to Cancún based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking flights from Des Moines to Cancun

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Des Moines to Cancún was $152 for a one-way ticket and $400 for a round-trip.

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

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

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Des Moines to Cancun?

    When flying out of Des Moines you will be using Des Moines. You will be landing at Cancun, also known as Cancun.

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

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

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

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

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Des Moines to Cancún, Southwest or Delta?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Des Moines to Cancún are Southwest and Delta. With an average price for the route of $694 and an overall rating of 8.0, Southwest is the most popular choice. Delta is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $609 and an overall rating of 7.9.

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

    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 Cancun.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Cancun 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 Cancun?

    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 Cancun with an airline and back to Des Moines with another airline. Booking your flights between Des Moines and CUN 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 Cancun?

    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 Cancun 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 Cancún

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Des Moines to Cancún. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Des Moines to Cancún? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
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SouthwestOverall score based on 4318 reviews
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8.1Boarding
7.5Entertainment
7.0Food
8.6Crew
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Long layover between flights to Long Island from BWI - need better coordination between flights

4.0 OkayKenny, Mar 2026
TPA - BWI
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Long layover between flights to Long Island from BWI - need better coordination between flights

I elected to pay for the upgrades and found very little difference

The new seating arrangement is so over priced for what you get.

The problem with the seat assignments is that there were a lot of rows in the front that were empty but my row at the back was full. Just not so pleasant.

No food or entertainment, just a quick 40 minute flight. A little bumpy due to Santa Ana winds but pilot has no control over that. Good flight and landing!

Good but I prefer choose your own seat. With the new assigned seats they should board from the back I see no advantage to this new boarding. Just like every other airline

I realize they are still working out kinks with the new boarding process, but by the time I boarded in group 5, most of the bins were full. All airlines should better enforce small bags and jackets going under the seats until everyone has boarded.

WiFi was not working and didn’t have a beverage service

Snacks are always pretzels. Why can't you also offer peanuts ?

Flight boarded late after announcing on time boarding. Flight arrived only a little late despite late departure. Had trouble connecting to WiFi

We landed and sat on the tarmac for 45 minutes because they only have one gate at the airport and there was another plane running late so we had to wait

The WiFi was not working. That made for a long flight.

With Aeromexico it ended up good but with Delta it was bad because we did everything through Delta... Showed up at the Delta terminal... It was the wrong place! Nothing ever told us to go to the Aeromexico terminal. It said "in partnership with Aeromexico" but I was never instructed to check in with them or go to their terminal. We had to haul @$$ running through the airport and almost didn't make it thanks to this poor communication. 👎🏽

Absolutely no communication on why there's a delay and multiple flight time reschedules. I would have canceled the flight and drove back home if I known it was going to be rescheduled 3 or 4 times.

Another late night flight and MORE men belligerently drinking and yelling. I had to move from first to economy because they were so obnoxious and disruptive. Crazy to go from a cozy chair to cardboard when you were supposed to be in first. Delta allows was too much drinking which leads to belligerent behavior.

I was in first class and literally the men behind me were so aggressively loud I moved myself to economy. This has become so common on Delta - people using audio without headphones, and men on 12am / late night flights drinking and yelling to talk to each other which prevents anyone around them from resting. Pretty crazy to have to move from first to economy (poorer service, less comfort...). Wild wild. Looking into other airlines.

Love delta smaller commuter plane so no entertainment and paid wifi on MKE-LGA leg was extremely unreliable and slow

Stop changing gates. Stop cancelling flights Stop moving my seat.

Extremely disappointed with Delta. They canceled flight last minute and then I rebooked the other flights and with which were delayed as well

Could not get my connecting flight boarding pass until four hrs before departure! Ver annoying especially since the staff could not explain why!

Everything was on time and service on the flight was great!

Wifi Bluetooth features for watching in flight movie was horrible. Screen kept blacking out no connection of sound although it said connected. Other than that smooth trip .

The 777’s economy seat’s legroom was more tolerable than expected. I appreciate the reclining mechanism which slides the seat forward to minimize cannibalizing the space behind. The food was terrible: very salty.

The travel company that you have on your site did me so wrong. I don’t know how it happened, but they put my son‘s name on my plane ticket flying to Vietnam. Along with his birthday. They would not have let me fly from Fort Myers to Ho Chi Minh City. I don’t think that I can ever use your service again. I typed my information into the browser along with my passport number and four days before I’m leaving I have to quickly search another ticket to fly out here.

Seats are uncomfortable. This has been a trend in the industry for decades. Trying to fit more seats on each plane to increase profits at the expense of the passenger.

The flight was delayed so we were dead tired, and after that the turbulence was horrible. I was very scared.

It’s always a great time flying with united airlines.

Good flight. Efficient boarding and competent flight crew. No problems until we arrived at our destination gate. We were early so there was an aircraft at the gate that had to move before we could pull in. Then, due to the type of aircraft we flew, the cabin door could not be opened until some luggage from the cargo bay was offloaded to preserve center of gravity characteristics. So, that further delayed deplaning. Despite being 20 minutes early on landing, we ended up being 5 to 10 minutes late after all the delays.

Everything went well except the turbulence what no one have a control of but pilot and crew handled very good!

There was no WiFi available, there were mechanical problems with the plane and we landed at C 124, then the gate was switched to A 26, then all the way back to C126! For a 75 yo woman traveling alone, this was a difficult journey, indeed!

All went very well. We used the AIFI Airport, such a lovely facility. Definitely needs better transportation options to get there.

Both ground crew and flight crew were rude, and did not provide any level of service. They made it very difficult as we were traveling with a passenger the required assistance.

From the check-in, to the flight, and arriving, everything went very smoothly. Unfortunately, when I received my baggage it was severely damaged. I have a hard shelled suitcase and it was completely smashed it. I’m not sure how this could happened but I am extremely disappointed that my belongings were damaged beyond repair and continued use.

Really nice, all good, nice crew and all on time

Unfortunately I had an awful boarding experience. Our first flight with Aeromexico was fine and landed on time however it couldn’t find a gate and we were late which made us lose our connecting flight with Aeromexico. The staff handled it horribly when we explained our situation and would not led us board when we missed the boarding time by a couple minutes. The staff were extremely rude and did not attempt to even help us. Because of this incident, my husband and I missed a full day of work which negatively impacted our salary which we need. Please compensate us for the work that we missed.

It was OK. The flight is pretty long for the airlines to only offer a simple sandwich on business class. The entertainment is similar to that on other Skyteam members. Ultimately the airline lost my bag and didn’t deliver it to me until the next day after a lengthy lost baggage report.

Good, the flight from Miami to Mexico City was better than Mexico City to Miami

Aeroméxico cancelled my ticket without advice AND It make a last minute mess in my intinerary, no solving my situation, bad advice and bad customer service

It was good in general. The Crew during the flight were very nice at all times.

The ground staff were not as friendly and nice to the passengers as the air crew. Flight attendants, cockpit crew were great and very nice to everyone on board.

After changing the departure gate 5 times making us mo e from one side of the airport to the other and then back the flight was delayed nearly 2 hours. The male flight attendant had a bad attitude with the guest being condescending, disrespectful with people who were already on edge.

Easy boarding. Rows are smaller but that may be an older and bigger me now :)

It would have been nice if American tried to care.

American Airlines did everything they could with the high Spring Break crowd. I was frustrated to be changed from 1st class to a middle seat at the back of the plane. This has happened before, not sure booking 1st class and paying the extra actually works.

I booked 1st class, my flights were changed and I was sitting in the middle at the back of the plane. A far cry from the 1st class I purchased for my flights. I am grateful I arrived on time.

Aging planer and NO wifi on a 14 hour day flight. Unless you are retired or don't need to work or be in touch with the world... The lack of Wifif really ruined the flight. And the old plane - really showing it's age, wasn't great

There was no beverage service and the only time I saw a crew member walk through the cabin is when we were preparing to land.

Our flight was delayed 3 times and this is why I am giving such low reviews. Everything else was okay but being in the airport at 4:30pm for my initial flight at 7pm to not leave until after 9:30pm is insane,

Flights were constantly delayed. CRW took 50 minutes to get bags

Flight has been delayed every time I've ever taken it. Seats uncomfortable. Children behind me yelling the entire flight. Some of this is out of their control but overall just consistently not a great experience.

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