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$235 Find Cheap Flights from Des Moines to Columbia

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 Columbia departing on 10/31. 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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Cheap Flights from Des Moines to Columbia (DSM-CAE)

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

Fri, Nov 14 - Mon, Nov 17
American Airlines Logo
3:18 pm - 9:22 pmDSM-CAE
5h 04m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 12:24 pmCAE-DSM
6h 24m1 stop
$279American Airlines
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Tue, Sep 30 - Sat, Oct 4
American Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 3:35 pmDSM-CAE
7h 35m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
7:26 pm - 11:06 pmCAE-DSM
4h 40m1 stop
$284American Airlines
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Sat, Dec 20 - Mon, Jan 19
United Airlines Logo
6:46 pm - 12:26 amDSM-CAE
4h 40m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
5:07 pm - 9:50 pmCAE-DSM
5h 43m1 stop
$304United Airlines
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Tue, Sep 30 - Sat, Oct 4
American Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 3:35 pmDSM-CAE
7h 35m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
6:15 am - 3:33 pmCAE-DSM
10h 18m2 stops
$314American Airlines
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Fri, Nov 14 - Mon, Nov 17
United Airlines Logo
3:15 pm - 9:30 pmDSM-CAE
5h 15m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
5:24 pm - 9:32 pmCAE-DSM
5h 08m1 stop
$333United Airlines
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Fri, Nov 14 - Mon, Nov 17
United Airlines Logo
3:15 pm - 9:30 pmDSM-CAE
5h 15m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
2:29 pm - 11:44 pmCAE-DSM
10h 15m2 stops
$354United Airlines
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Fri, Nov 14 - Mon, Nov 17
American Airlines Logo
3:18 pm - 9:22 pmDSM-CAE
5h 04m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 12:24 pmCAE-DSM
6h 24m1 stop
$402American Airlines
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Fri, Feb 13 - Sun, Feb 15
Delta Logo
6:20 am - 5:58 pmDSM-CAE
10h 38m2 stops
Delta Logo
11:55 am - 9:27 pmCAE-DSM
10h 32m2 stops
$499Delta
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Thu, Oct 23 - Sun, Oct 26
Delta Logo
5:47 am - 12:30 pmDSM-CAE
5h 43m1 stop
Delta Logo
5:45 am - 10:05 amCAE-DSM
5h 20m1 stop
$553Delta
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Thu, Oct 23 - Sun, Oct 26
Delta Logo
2:13 pm - 9:10 pmDSM-CAE
5h 57m1 stop
Delta Logo
5:45 am - 1:59 pmCAE-DSM
9h 14m2 stops
$644Delta
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Everything you should know

Top airlines
American Airlines
Cheapest • from $279 (round-trip)
Delta
Best reviews • 7.9 score
Airline reviews
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When to travel
August
Cheapest • 34% price drop
November
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Cheapest round-trip
$279
Typical prices: $302-383
American Airlines
Fri 11/14Mon 11/17
DSM - CAE • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way
$235
United Airlines
Fri 10/31
DSM - CAE • 1 stop
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Des Moines to Columbia flights

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

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Des Moines to Columbia?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Des Moines to Columbia clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

If you are looking for a flight deal from Des Moines to Columbia, look for departures on Wednesdays and avoid leaving on a Monday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from Columbia, Monday is the cheapest day to fly and Sunday is the most expensive.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Des Moines to Columbia, 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 Columbia is August, where tickets cost $248 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are October and March, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $563 and $516 respectively.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$235
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 4% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 14% lower on average.
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FAQs for booking flights from Des Moines to Columbia

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Des Moines to Columbia was $235 for a one-way ticket and $279 for a round-trip.

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

    No, a passport isn't needed to fly from Des Moines to Columbia. However, local authorities might ask for an official ID.

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

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

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

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

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Des Moines to Columbia, Delta or American Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Des Moines to Columbia are Delta and American Airlines. With an average price for the route of $348 and an overall rating of 7.9, Delta is the most popular choice. American Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $359 and an overall rating of 7.2.

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

    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 Columbia.

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

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

    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 Columbia with an airline and back to Des Moines with another airline. Booking your flights between Des Moines and CAE 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 Columbia?

    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 Columbia 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 airlines flying from Des Moines to Columbia

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Des Moines to Columbia. 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 Columbia? 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 7954 reviews
7.9Entertainment
8.2Boarding
7.9Comfort
8.5Crew
7.3Food
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Perfect flight both ways. On time, courteous staff, plane comfortable and cool. Best domestic flights I’ve had in awhile.

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Sep 2025CLT - BOS
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Perfect flight both ways. On time, courteous staff, plane comfortable and cool. Best domestic flights I’ve had in awhile.

Really low quality food especially for an international flight. The crew also was surprisingly unpleasant except couple of ladies. I know we were not in first class but that’s no reason to treat customers as less.

Flight delayed for two and half hours and then canceled altogether due to mechanical issues. No mechanic onsite to fix so had to send one from LAX.

Crew was good. The reservation got mixed up and they didn't have my TSA number. I am also a Silver Medallion and wasn't able to use Sky Priority.

Delta made it easy, comfortable and timely. The crew was fantastic.

This route with Delta always has delays or is cancelled. Aircrafts seem smaller and older. I fly Delta quite a bit - haven’t had issues with the international flights. But this route has always been the troublesome one

Three seats in first class were broken and while they were able to still acommodate us it was looking very touch and go and they had others they could not acommodate

Mechanic delay in addition to a 2 hour change in takeoff time was frustrating.

Delayed due to thunderstorms and no in-flight service due to rough weather — both of which are out of Delta’s control. Flight was good overall.

The flight attendants in SLC were rude. I arrived 40 minutes early to gate. Ticket said I needed check in for seat assignments and tried check in and attendants said they weren’t doing it. And proceeded to never call me to give me a ticket so when time to board I received the very last seat. Please relay to employees to do their job better..,

Given it’s a red-eye into Charolotte, we didn’t get any food. The survey does not include “N/A” so the rating will be skewed.

Great. Quick and quiet and east. The breakfast choices were a welcome surprise!

American airlines suck they delay the flights all the time made me sleep in an airport because my flight was delayed and I miss my connecting flight

There's nothing I liked about it. For first off I scheduled this trip two weeks in advance then they delayed my flight which messed up my whole trip. So I scheduled it for the following weekend thinking there won't be a delay and guess what as soon as I got to the airport we said in the airplane on the tarmac for an hour and a half. Not only was it delayed I missed my connecting flight meaning I had to stay the night at Dallas-Fort Worth airport sleeping on the floor. I will tell you this I will never fly American airlines ever again I have had nothing but horrible experience with them and I just throw money at them

The stewardess hit me with the food kart twice on the head and didn't say I'm sorry once. The same stewardess gave me a warm Apple Juice with No ice. The Flight was delayed for Departure 6 times, starting from 2:36pm, finally taking off 7:50pm. I was late picking up my child from the sitter by 3 hours.

Having to reschedule flights a day later, they loaded by luggage on the wrong plane from Little rock now I have to HOPE they deliver it to where im staying like they said would. International flight crew was very disgruntled and not very friendly.

We will be writing a long, detailed letter to corporate about our awful experience with American airlines.

It took way too long to diagnose and solve the problem of a broken crew member cabin seat. Though compensation for the volunteer who left the flight was very kind.

The entertainment package was vast and the selections were very current. Keep updating it was great.

The seat was so hard my tailbone was aching The crew was kind of a b**** because I made a joke that I didn't care if they close the door I total c*** when she was trying to f****** act like she was mad at me because I said that The flight was bumpy. Sure you didnt have control over that.

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