$823 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
Shanghai1 stop$1,142
Guangzhou
Guangzhou2 stops$1,183
Xiamen
Xiamen2 stops$1,572
Shanghai
Shanghai1 stop$1,142
Guangzhou
Guangzhou2 stops$1,183
Xiamen
Xiamen2 stops$1,572

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, Feb 24 - Mon, Mar 16
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10:04 am - 10:45 am
DSM
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PEK
34h 41m2 stops
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3:25 am - 11:40 pm
PEK
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DSM
33h 15m2 stops
$1,112Multiple Airlines
Thu, Feb 5 - Fri, Mar 6
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5:05 am - 4:25 pm
DSM
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PVG
21h 20m1 stop
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6:25 pm - 11:48 pm
PVG
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DSM
19h 23m1 stop
$1,142American Airlines
Thu, Feb 5 - Fri, Mar 6
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5:30 am - 6:55 pm
DSM
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PVG
23h 25m2 stops
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1:30 pm - 8:27 pm
PVG
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DSM
20h 57m2 stops
$1,147United Airlines
Sun, Feb 8 - Mon, Feb 23
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10:21 am - 3:20 pm
DSM
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PVG
38h 59m1 stop
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5:30 pm - 8:49 pm
PVG
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DSM
17h 19m1 stop
$1,149Delta
Sun, Feb 8 - Sat, Feb 21
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10:21 am - 3:20 pm
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PVG
38h 59m1 stop
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5:30 pm - 11:01 am
PVG
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DSM
31h 31m2 stops
$1,153Delta
Sun, Feb 8 - Sat, Feb 21
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10:21 am - 3:20 pm
DSM
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PVG
38h 59m1 stop
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5:30 pm - 9:56 am
PVG
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DSM
30h 26m1 stop
$1,155Delta
Thu, Feb 12 - Mon, Feb 23
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1:38 pm - 7:30 pm
DSM
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PVG
39h 52m2 stops
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10:00 am - 1:04 pm
PVG
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DSM
41h 04m2 stops
$1,163Japan Airlines
Fri, Feb 6 - Fri, Feb 13
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8:00 am - 12:25 pm
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SHA
38h 25m2 stops
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1:40 pm - 10:53 am
SHA
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DSM
35h 13m2 stops
$1,431ANA
Mon, Feb 9 - Mon, Feb 23
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8:00 am - 12:15 pm
DSM
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PEK
38h 15m2 stops
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8:25 am - 10:53 am
PEK
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DSM
40h 28m2 stops
$1,450ANA
Sun, Feb 22 - Sun, Mar 1
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1:38 pm - 11:45 am
DSM
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SHA
32h 07m2 stops
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1:10 pm - 1:05 pm
SHA
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DSM
37h 55m2 stops
$1,522Japan Airlines
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Des Moines to China flights

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Which airlines fly non-stop between Des Moines and China?

Airline and price data is aggregated from results in KAYAK’s search results from the last 2 weeks for round-trip flights from Des Moines to China.

There are 2 airlines that fly nonstop from Des Moines to China. They are Delta and United Airlines. The cheapest airline for this route is Delta, with the best round-trip deal found costing $1,149 and arriving in Shanghai Pu Dong Airport (PVG). On average, United Airlines offers the best prices for nonstop flights between Des Moines and China.

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 American Airlines ($1,142) and United Airlines ($1,147).

Good to know

Low seasonSeptember
Cheapest flight$823
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 25% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 48% 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 8032 reviews
7.9Comfort
7.8Entertainment
7.2Food
8.1Boarding
8.5Crew
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It was Delta, but the flight attendants were stressful and disrespectful. I am a diamond member a travel weekly. I have not had a negative thing to share in quite some time. But this was noticeable.

2.0 MediocreWilliam, Jan 2026
LGA - BOS
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It was Delta, but the flight attendants were stressful and disrespectful. I am a diamond member a travel weekly. I have not had a negative thing to share in quite some time. But this was noticeable.

Comfort Plus seat 11E seemed smaller than prior flights. The movie selection is good. Watched most of the most recent Tron movie. I'll watch the remaining part later as my movie is saved in the Delta Seatback Experience.

Flight was late from Newark to Atlanta, I asked flight attendant to please let my family of 3 out first when we landed to Atlanta because we were late for our connecting flight to Quito. She didn't and we were late for 5 minutes we couldn't board the plane and spend hours trying to get another flight with customer service for the next day.

I really liked the legroom. I am 6’4”.a at For some reason our seats were not together and using the app to fix it didn’t work. Passengers were nice enough to move for us but you should absolutely ensure a parent sits with their child.

Late delayed flight delays boarding and delays leaving and delays on arrival too. Cramped plane no room no food.

DTW line is too long. The flights from DTW to BWI are always delayed for unknown reasons.

Delta canceled our flight and we had to scramble to find another airline to get home. Phoenix is not a delta hub so they didn’t have another plane. It would have been a red eye though Salt Lake City. Getting in at 5am. No bueno.

This flight was no comparison to our prior flight. I'm thinking it all has to do with the age of the aircraft.

This flight was a first class choice and left much to be desired. Seat backs on seats were falling apart and torn. Seats actually didn't come to a "full & upright position". Pull out table was sprung. Not any significant leg room. All in all we were on an obviously older plane and felt overcharged for what we received as first class.

A 12 hour flight during the day with one real meal service - are you kidding? Also the breakfast was one of the worst and not what was listed

Teeny tiny bathrooms, crew was not realistic about when we'd arrive.

Check-in, boarding and the flight from Phoenix to Houston was quick and easy. The flight from Houston to Shreveport was delayed 5 hours. It was frustrating but I think United handled it the best they could.

Some flight attendants were great others were cranky. Seats were very tight and sitting on an aisle was very hard as the carts and people walking constantly bumped shoulder and arm.

It was great with United overall except for two things. 1) It was a 5-hour flight and we were with kids, so we were asking for extra snacks. They were extremely reticent to dole them out even though there wasn't any meal and the kids were starting to hit their limit towards the end. 2) Baggage didn't arrive until 80 minutes after we landed.

They lost my luggage, so, not happy. The crew was nice but my suitcases never made it, still trying to find out what happened!

The staff was hospitable and professional. The seat had a bit of wear. The winner shade was stuck 1/4 open. I received the best of both worlds. The morning sun was able to come in and blind the screen i was trying to use while at the same time it was too low to look out and enjoy the view. Rather embarrassing for a 1st class ticket.

Perfect flight. Smooth flight. Arrived 20 minutes early at destination. Excellent service.

The flights were on time which was great give. It was holiday travel season and there’d been some weather issues. The only complaint and this is every time with United is the terrible seat design. The head rest is not built for comfort and having my neck bent forward for a cross country trip reminded me while I try not to take United flights as a rule.

I’m so sorry, I can’t remember her name, I believe it was Dimpti. She was stellar, also a mature Asian flight attendant, lots of flowers in her hair, just as amazing! But literally the crew was AWESOME . Only downside is there weren’t any charging outlets. Maybe I needed to ask a flight attendant , but it would’ve been nice to have one easily accessible.

The flight was delayed by two de-icings. The seatbelt did not work correctly. It did not stay tight.

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