$518 Find Cheap Flights from Des Moines to China

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Cheap Flights from Des Moines to China

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Shanghai
Shanghai2 stops$1,148
Guangzhou
Guangzhou2 stops$1,117
Fuzhou
Fuzhou2 stops$1,378
Chengdu
Chengdu3 stops$2,596
Xiamen
Xiamen2 stops$1,800
Shanghai
Shanghai2 stops$1,148
Guangzhou
Guangzhou2 stops$1,117
Fuzhou
Fuzhou2 stops$1,378
Chengdu
Chengdu3 stops$2,596
Xiamen
Xiamen2 stops$1,800

Book Cheap Des Moines to China 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 China 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 China

Sat, Mar 28 - Sat, Apr 4
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11:26 am - 8:55 am
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CAN
32h 29m
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10:20 pm - 11:42 pm
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38h 22m
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$1,117Multiple Airlines
Sat, Mar 28 - Sat, Apr 4
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3:26 pm - 8:55 am
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28h 29m
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10:20 pm - 11:42 pm
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38h 22m
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$1,120Multiple Airlines
Sat, Mar 28 - Sat, Apr 4
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3:26 pm - 8:55 am
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10:20 pm - 11:42 pm
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38h 22m
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$1,121Multiple Airlines
Wed, May 20 - Mon, Jun 22
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5:57 pm - 3:25 pm
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32h 28m
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9:55 am - 8:45 pm
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23h 50m
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$1,160Delta
Wed, May 20 - Tue, Jun 16
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32h 28m
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5:30 pm - 10:15 am
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29h 45m
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$1,164Delta
Thu, Mar 26 - Thu, Apr 2
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5:05 am - 4:25 pm
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22h 20m
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5:20 pm - 8:49 am
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28h 29m
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$1,341American Airlines
Fri, Mar 27 - Thu, Apr 2
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1:37 pm - 10:10 pm
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12:05 am - 2:56 pm
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51h 51m
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$1,800Qatar Airways
Fri, Mar 27 - Thu, Apr 2
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1:37 pm - 10:10 pm
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43h 33m
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12:05 am - 11:46 pm
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60h 41m
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$1,804Qatar Airways
Sat, Apr 4 - Wed, Apr 8
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5:35 am - 12:30 pm
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41h 55m
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1:30 pm - 4:33 pm
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40h 03m
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$1,872Korean Air
Sat, Apr 4 - Wed, Apr 8
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6:55 am - 12:30 pm
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40h 35m
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1:40 pm - 4:33 pm
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39h 53m
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$1,972Korean Air
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Des Moines to China flights

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Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from Des Moines to China?

The cheapest round-trip price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours.

In the past 3 days, the cheapest round-trip tickets from Des Moines to China were found on Delta ($1,160) and Qatar Airways ($1,800).

Good to know

Low seasonSeptember
Cheapest flight$518
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 24% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 49% increase in price.
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Reviews of the top airlines flying from Des Moines to China

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Des Moines to China? 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.
7.9
DeltaOverall score based on 8180 reviews
8.1Boarding
7.9Comfort
8.5Crew
7.2Food
7.8Entertainment
Airline reviews

Sorry I didn't realize I was writing a review for each leg. Please see my previous review - it applies to the entire flight, not just a single leg.

2.0 MediocreZachariah, Feb 2026
ATL - TPA
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Sorry I didn't realize I was writing a review for each leg. Please see my previous review - it applies to the entire flight, not just a single leg.

This is the first time I've been disappointed with Delta. I was called by Delta to see if I would volunteer to change flights since my original flight home was overbooked. I accepted. The modified booking only provided me a 35 minute layover - when you subtract the fact that boarding closes for a flight 15 minutes early, that gave me 20 minutes to run for one end of the airport to the other. I barely made it. On the 2.5 hour flight to Tampa, the crew repeatedly let us know over the intercom that they cannot serve drinks or snacks due to safety/turbulence. I would have accepted this reason if they did not CONTINUALLY SERVE DRINKS AND COOKED FOOD to First class. If safety is the excuse then the entire plane should be strapped in for safety. On top of this the air conditioning vents were not working correctly and the plane was uncomfortably warm. I love Delta and am a loyal Delta traveler, and I have never had an experience like this. I don't know if there's a disconnect between availability among third-party sites like KAYAK and the airlines or what, but when overbooking causes issues like this for travelers it should be reviewed and changes to the booking process should be made. I blame BOTH KAYAK and Delta for this terrible experience.

boarded at 5:30 pm, pushed away from gate at 6pm ... takeoff was not until ~6:45pm; disappointing

Smooth boarding, pleasant and professional lady checking us in. Crew service was excellent, again pleasant, but professional. Nice touch-down on landing! Thank you Delta. 💗

Originally, I was booked in economy. I paid several hundred additional dollars to upgrade to first class. Then I paid several more hundred dollars to change my flight to a slightly earlier flight. I asked if the changed flight would also seat me in first class, and I was told that it would. When I boarded the plane, however, I was seated in economy. So, I paid $500-600 more than I paid for my original ticket for an upgrade and a changed flight - received the changed flight (which was nice), but did not receive the upgrade. So, I was not completely satisfied.

Awesome! On time flight, early arrival, and a complimentary upgrade!

Paid for wifi that didn't work. No plug in seat to work. No entertainment.

We departed early and made up time in the air allowing us to arrive 30 minutes early. Capt was incredibly genuine and thanked every passenger for flying with Delta. Completely humble and professional!

Was forced to check in my small carry on, even though I informed the crew it has very fragile items inside

This was one of the worst flights I’ve been on in years. I upgraded to comfort and had such an uncomfortable experience. The person next to me was oversized - which I understand - however, they took up their space and mine. I could only use about 50% of my seat space to not be physically touching this person the entire flight and there was no spatial awareness. I also could not use the seat outlet because their body was obstructing it. It was very inconvenient. Their body kept touching me repeatedly during the flight and I felt very uncomfortable. To pay more for an upgraded space and then not even being able to use it was highly disappointing.

Both of my flights arrived early and check in process was smooth

Terrible. No customer service, no food, no drinks on a 6 hour premier economy booking.

Short flight, but no drink/snack service. The flights both going and coming were delayed.

Much better than Spirit. I was please by the easy fast check in and boarding

Check-in and in-flight staff were better than average. The seat was a fair size but too hard and not enough padding. The cushion/pillow provided is poor (thin and seems to be disposable ,it provides no effective cushioning or support). Food was OK-ish but no choice of inflight snacks and no easy place to get drinks other than water (I could ask for juice by intruding into the staff area at the back of the plane) Entertainment was very good actually. Overall better than I expected from a US-based airline (sorry!) but compared to ANA or Singapore it was so-so. (I live in Japan so they are my comparative airlines)

Everything was on time Will use united again for sure

Plane outlets in my row not working to charge phone. Staff response was, well it should be. Plug into seed for volume not working well. Had to find the sweet spot for plug in or it would shut off and on.

Wifi took a while to kick in and we had a maintenance issue that took over 40 mins at the gate in Washington before pulling back

Fine not above and beyond as I had a connection that was delayed due to maintenance

The power at the seat didn't work and the seat itself was difficult to adjust - this was a business class seat. Flight attendant gave me miles to compensate. The attendant was very professional and on top of his game the entire flight.

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