$737 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$1,459
Guangzhou
Guangzhou2 stops$1,335
Fuzhou
Fuzhou2 stops$1,608
Chengdu
Chengdu3 stops$1,980
Xiamen
Xiamen2 stops$1,779
Shanghai
Shanghai2 stops$1,459
Guangzhou
Guangzhou2 stops$1,335
Fuzhou
Fuzhou2 stops$1,608
Chengdu
Chengdu3 stops$1,980
Xiamen
Xiamen2 stops$1,779

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

Mon, May 11 - Mon, May 18
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3:20 pm - 8:55 am
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CAN
28h 35m
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33h 05m
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$1,335Multiple Airlines
Tue, May 12 - Tue, May 19
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6:13 pm - 8:55 am
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25h 42m
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26h 25m
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$1,336Multiple Airlines
Mon, May 11 - Mon, May 18
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33h 05m
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$1,337Multiple Airlines
Mon, May 4 - Sun, May 10
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PEK
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4:20 pm - 11:30 am
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56h 10m
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$1,446Japan Airlines
Mon, May 4 - Wed, May 13
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5:20 pm - 11:59 pm
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19h 39m
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$1,567American Airlines
Mon, May 4 - Wed, May 13
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31h 10m
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$1,572American Airlines
Tue, Jun 9 - Sun, Jul 5
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6:39 pm - 3:25 pm
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9:55 am - 8:52 pm
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23h 57m
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$1,758Delta
Tue, Jun 9 - Sun, Jul 5
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32h 51m
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23h 57m
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$1,759Delta
Tue, May 12 - Tue, May 19
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6:15 am - 11:00 pm
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27h 45m
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7:20 am - 10:45 pm
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28h 25m
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$2,401United Airlines
Sat, May 9 - Sat, May 16
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28h 30m
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7:00 am - 8:16 pm
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26h 16m
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$2,515United Airlines
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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 ($1,758) and Korean Air ($1,779).

Good to know

Low seasonSeptember
Cheapest flight$737
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 26% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 40% increase in price.
Flight from Des Moines to Guangzhou

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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 8359 reviews
8.5Crew
7.2Food
7.8Entertainment
7.9Comfort
8.1Boarding
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The flight was delayed 90 minutes The Gate was wrong The Restroom on Aircraft was not clean There was a half used water bottle in my seat

2.0 MediocreJames, Mar 2026
BOS - LGA
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The flight was delayed 90 minutes The Gate was wrong The Restroom on Aircraft was not clean There was a half used water bottle in my seat

Delta is always a wonderful experience. A clean plane and the crew is really friendly.

Too many people are taking up space in the overhead bins with their extra piece of luggage. Since they cannot fit their backpacks or extra luggage piece under the seat in front of them, they store it in the overheads and thus taking up room for other passengers. It wasn’t only one or two persons; more like 12 or 13 passengers.

Excellent service, I love the soft blush pink mood lighting on the 767-400ER during meal service. The overhead gasper vents on the 767-400ER were also very strong with a lot of airflow to keep me comfortable on my flight.

This was the worse experience. They delayed our flight twice and we still had to find another flight to get home sooner which was alos delayed. Also, the flight attendant named Ginny on DL9890 leaving at 4:13pm on 3/23/26 was extremely rude.

I love Delta the flight attendants were personable and the flight arrived 1/2 earlier thanks expected. All a plus. The gate agent was a bit flustered but even with that I still had a good experience. Her supervisor assisted me.

Got to fly my favorite plane, the Boeing 767-400ER, to Milan. The soft blush pink mood lighting during meal service was very beautiful and gorgeous. The service was top-notch, and our flights were on time. I highly recommend Delta.

I am still at the Airport! Delayed Delayed and Delyaed

I took seat 15A in anticipation of window seat, there is no window.

The first class flight attendant was awful to everyone. Very rude; no customer service. She should not be working in first class.

the entire flight felt off. The crew seemed uninterested and disengaged. The food service was really bad - overcooked, bland, weird food service. They actually woke us up to serve chicken wraps in the middle of the night, after dinner and before breakfast. Made no sense. Ultimately, I was glad they did though, because the breakfast had been held for so long it was inedible. Eggs, potatoes, sausage - all disgusting. We were asked to "honor" the lavatories for premium customers and stay in our own cabin: this was also strange. So people in economy didn't pay enough to use the closest toilet to them??? It's a toilet. All in all, not the experience I have come to expect from United Airlines. The return flight from Paris to SFO was better, btw.

Smooth and easy boarding, comfortable for the entire 5 hour flight, and the seat back entertainment was great! I appreciated all the features, from location info and maps, movies, the ability to connect with Bluetooth headphones, and good selection of movies. Food was good, normal airline snacks (I didn’t purchase anything)

Overall, the flight was good. Lounge access should be with all business class tickets.

They promise free wi-fi prior to boarding and then once on board you are informed you have to purchase wifi even after being a mileagePlus member.

I've been flying American mostly, and it's been very frustrating. This united flight makes me realize maybe the issue isn't flying, but the airline. United was a significantly better experience. The plane was more comfortable, with a normal amount of leg room (vs the ridiculous reductions AA has made), more comfortable seats, screens to watch movies. It was a much better experience!

Awful. No counter attendants. No dinner offered due to delays.

Horrible service no Wi-Fi connection on both leg of the flight and they are refusing to fix bad service

3 hour delay…. Nearly 2 hours sitting on tarmac. Do better, United. Or at least have the sense to not say “we hope you enjoyed your flight with us” upon disembarking.

Flights were on time. Free Wifi on plane. Everything was well organized.

During landing. 2 crew members passed 3 times by my lane and didn't notice that people in front of us had their site to the furthermore reclined... That was uncomfortable and could have been dangerous.

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