$485 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$1,066
Guangzhou
Guangzhou2 stops$1,105
Fuzhou
Fuzhou2 stops$1,203
Xiamen
Xiamen2 stops$1,606
Shanghai
Shanghai2 stops$1,066
Guangzhou
Guangzhou2 stops$1,105
Fuzhou
Fuzhou2 stops$1,203
Xiamen
Xiamen2 stops$1,606

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

Tue, Apr 14 - Tue, Apr 21
ANA Logo
3:21 pm - 12:15 pm
DSM
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SHA
31h 54m
2 stops
ANA Logo
1:35 pm - 12:29 pm
SHA
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DSM
35h 54m
2 stops
$1,066ANA
Tue, Apr 14 - Tue, Apr 21
ANA Logo
3:21 pm - 1:05 pm
DSM
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CAN
32h 44m
2 stops
ANA Logo
2:15 pm - 12:29 pm
CAN
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DSM
35h 14m
2 stops
$1,105ANA
Tue, Apr 14 - Tue, Apr 21
ANA Logo
3:21 pm - 12:15 pm
DSM
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SHA
31h 54m
2 stops
ANA Logo
1:35 pm - 12:29 pm
SHA
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DSM
35h 54m
2 stops
$1,116ANA
Mon, Apr 13 - Mon, Apr 20
Multiple Airlines Logo
12:00 pm - 2:20 am
DSM
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CAN
25h 20m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
5:00 am - 11:49 pm
CAN
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DSM
31h 49m
2 stops
$1,191Multiple Airlines
Tue, Apr 14 - Tue, Apr 21
Multiple Airlines Logo
11:09 am - 8:55 am
DSM
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CAN
32h 46m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
10:10 am - 11:16 pm
CAN
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DSM
26h 06m
2 stops
$1,194Multiple Airlines
Sat, Apr 4 - Wed, Apr 8
United Airlines Logo
5:30 am - 5:45 pm
DSM
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PVG
23h 15m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
12:10 pm - 11:17 pm
PVG
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DSM
24h 07m
2 stops
$1,402United Airlines
Sat, Apr 4 - Wed, Apr 8
United Airlines Logo
7:16 pm - 5:25 pm
DSM
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PVG
33h 09m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
8:10 pm - 2:22 pm
PVG
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DSM
31h 12m
2 stops
$1,419United Airlines
Sun, May 24 - Wed, Jun 17
Lufthansa Logo
1:05 pm - 3:50 pm
DSM
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PVG
37h 45m
2 stops
Lufthansa Logo
11:50 pm - 9:40 pm
PVG
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DSM
34h 50m
2 stops
$1,507Lufthansa
Mon, May 25 - Wed, Jun 17
Lufthansa Logo
6:50 pm - 3:50 pm
DSM
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PVG
56h 00m
2 stops
Lufthansa Logo
11:50 pm - 9:40 pm
PVG
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DSM
34h 50m
2 stops
$1,513Lufthansa
Tue, May 19 - Wed, Jun 17
Delta Logo
6:41 pm - 3:25 pm
DSM
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PVG
31h 44m
2 stops
Delta Logo
9:55 am - 8:45 pm
PVG
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DSM
23h 50m
1 stop
$1,538Delta
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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 ANA ($1,066) and United Airlines ($1,402).

Good to know

Low seasonSeptember
Cheapest flight$545
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.
Flight from Des Moines to Beijing

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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 8245 reviews
7.8Entertainment
8.5Crew
8.1Boarding
7.2Food
7.9Comfort
Airline reviews

Flight was warm for first few hours and quite rough

6.0 GoodZachary, Feb 2026
SLC - DCA
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Flight was warm for first few hours and quite rough

Seat was extremely hard which made even a short 1 hour 20 minute flight fairly uncomfortable.

Everything was good except wifi and a leaking drink chiller. The floor was all wet and my bag was soaked. Did not notice until debarking. Have not heard back from Delta. Even though this was leg one of an international flight in first class, they denied access to their Sky Club - very disappointing!

The staff was fine. The plane was extremely tight, and I paid for the wifi and it did not work at all. I was actually going to ask for a refund.

two hour delay and the Delta representative on the PA system was unable to understand

An awesome flight crew. FC seat cushion just doesn’t cut it for a 3+ hour flight.

2+hrs delay without any reason provided and a cramped flight

We waited an hour on the runway to get a gate in Orlando

Flight was delayed by 3-hours and their fix was… complimentary pretzels.

Flight was delayed due to crew being not on time

Staff were good. My seat was in need of repair, but for a short flight was not problematic. Usual basic snack and drink setup that you'll find on any US carrier. Over, a decent, basic flight.

Complimentary light meal would be appreciated. But great flight crew service on all legs

Terrible because it was cancelled due to volcanic ash clouds in Guatemala while all other airlines kept flying. Had to pay for a hotel to stay overnight in Houston and try to fly next day.

Flight delayed for more than 16 hrs and no effort was spent to provide an alternate

We got delayed three hours and nobody thought to have the bathroom fixed while we were sitting waiting to board? took a full hour to have maintenance come and check it off. Had to shut the bathroom down twice so that the pilots could go to the bathroom. Everyone missed their connections.

Flight left on time and we arrived 25 minutes early! There was a gate available when we arrived so early on a busy Sunday afternoon! Flight attendants came around twice with the drinks cart.

Wonderful. Quick boarding. Early departure and we arrived 30 minutes early at our destination. Unfortunately, when you arrive early, there is still a departing aircraft at our gate. We had to park for 30 minutes until the gate was clear. So our early arrival was not really early at the gate. Otherwise it was a quick and smooth flight. Appreciated the efficiency.

Flight on time. Excellent service in Premium Economy. Great food served and cleaned up promptly. Unfortunately the climate control was malfunctioning and it was very cold and felt a bit like camping. Cold helps with sleep though so not complaining too much. Slept well. It asks to rate "entertainment". I do not like any IFE, don't shove a big screen in my face—I have my own phone if I want it. So this will always get low ratings.

We had turbulence ever 1/2 hr or so and the captains announcements were SOOOO LOUD

Everything was great except for the boarding process. Everyone is lining up all at the same time and it’s hard to tell between the groups as they are way too large.

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