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$149 Find Cheap Flights from Des Moines to Columbia

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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

Sat, Sep 13 - Sat, Sep 20
American Airlines Logo
5:38 pm - 11:07 pmDSM-CAE
4h 29m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
5:32 pm - 11:06 pmCAE-DSM
6h 34m1 stop
$248American Airlines
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Tue, Aug 26 - Tue, Sep 2
American Airlines Logo
7:59 am - 3:30 pmDSM-CAE
6h 31m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
7:34 pm - 10:58 pmCAE-DSM
4h 24m1 stop
$249American Airlines
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Sat, Sep 13 - Sat, Sep 20
Delta Logo
5:44 am - 12:12 pmDSM-CAE
5h 28m1 stop
Delta Logo
7:45 am - 5:42 pmCAE-DSM
10h 57m2 stops
$254Delta
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Sat, Sep 13 - Sat, Sep 20
Delta Logo
6:00 am - 2:26 pmDSM-CAE
7h 26m2 stops
Delta Logo
11:02 am - 5:42 pmCAE-DSM
7h 40m2 stops
$259Delta
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Sun, Sep 7 - Thu, Sep 25
American Airlines Logo
6:11 pm - 11:59 pmDSM-CAE
4h 48m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
8:20 pm - 12:15 amCAE-DSM
4h 55m1 stop
$273American Airlines
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Tue, Sep 9 - Thu, Sep 11
American Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 3:35 pmDSM-CAE
7h 35m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
4:06 pm - 9:54 pmCAE-DSM
6h 48m1 stop
$284American Airlines
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Tue, Sep 2 - Wed, Sep 3
Delta Logo
3:12 pm - 11:41 pmDSM-CAE
7h 29m1 stop
Delta Logo
1:00 pm - 4:27 pmCAE-DSM
4h 27m1 stop
$294Delta
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Tue, Sep 2 - Wed, Sep 3
United Airlines Logo
8:00 am - 6:55 pmDSM-CAE
9h 55m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
10:24 am - 8:29 pmCAE-DSM
11h 05m2 stops
$396United Airlines
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Tue, Sep 2 - Thu, Sep 4
United Airlines Logo
8:00 am - 6:55 pmDSM-CAE
9h 55m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
2:52 pm - 11:41 pmCAE-DSM
9h 49m2 stops
$409United Airlines
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Tue, Sep 2 - Fri, Sep 5
United Airlines Logo
8:00 am - 6:55 pmDSM-CAE
9h 55m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
2:52 pm - 11:41 pmCAE-DSM
9h 49m2 stops
$476United Airlines
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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.

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 February, where tickets cost $316 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are March and October, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $516 and $434 respectively.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$149
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 4% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 13% lower on average.
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When to book flights from Des Moines to Columbia

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Des Moines to Columbia based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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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 $149 for a one-way ticket and $248 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?

    oneworld, Star Alliance, 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 $333 and an overall rating of 8.0, Delta is the most popular choice. American Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $361 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.
8.0
DeltaOverall score based on 7980 reviews
7.9Entertainment
7.9Comfort
8.2Boarding
7.3Food
8.5Crew
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Delayed and took off even later than the scheduled delay time

8.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Jul 2025DTW - SEA
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Delayed and took off even later than the scheduled delay time

For a 69 year old with health problems I had the worse experience, no wheelchair when I entered a lady told me to sit and wait while a gentleman told me I had to walk to the Delta station, which I did. I had a carry on and a bag, and I was traveling with my service dog, which was on his carrier and the lady charged me for my carry on luggage, beside all the waiting cause of the delay, I had to walk to get my luggage cause no wheelchair showed up, I am so disappointed. I will get in touch with the company. I got home at 3:00 am, not good for my health situation.

Great experience on Delta. Staff from baggage check to flight attendants were very courteous and professional. My only issue was a personal preference for pretzels instead of the chips and cookies that were offered.

There was no problems, just a little uncomfortable with seats that do not lay back a little

Always good but we must do something about people in rows ahead of you that don't put their seats back up when they are suppose to. And It's rough to not be able to even lean over to get something out of my purse.

Flight was delayed, 30+ bags had to be gate checked. Crew were very friendly!

Everything was good until we were boarding our connection flight in Atlanta, we were told to gate check our carry-on, but when we got inside the plane, there was plenty of room in the overhead.

Did not know my son and I had different seating arrangements. He was fine, but it was disappointing.

Flight was canceled, and no effort was made to help with rebooking, no hotel vouchers, no car transportation and minimal food voucher and most places for food were closed by the time the voucher was given. Waited for 3 hours for bags. Simply the worst travel experience I have ever had

Food was surprisingly good but the WiFi was not great

Very poor delay in dfw was really bad n long

Our flight was 1.5 hours delayed. There was no weather for the inbound flight, so I don't understand why. This meant a VERY late arrival and only a quick nap before my morning flight.

Because of rescheduling, they had to put me on a flight that didn't go through Dallas

It was very difficult to stretch my knee out and I am very short. I also had a torn tendon in my knee which made it extra uncomfortable anyways. My husband is 6'2" and I can't imagine him flying in that plane.

3 hour weather delay followed by 1 hour (and counting) maintenance delay. UGH!

Couldn’t get the door on the plane to close leading to a nearly 2 hour delay. But, hey at least they didn’t cancel the flight.

Flight was cancelled 3 hrs AFTER etd. Thetefore Missed connection from JFK to New Zealand . No accommodation provided… This cost ne aporox 1000 USD in extra expenses and turned whst should have been a 24 hr trip ftom Boston - New Zealand into a VERY expensive , late 70+ hr nightmare … Complete nonsense!!!

After we'd boarded , they canceled the flight. The crew didn't even know , we just all received text messages. Then after they deplaned us , AA was just like "too bad, go F your self, we sure ain't gonna help you"

The flight got delayed 2.5 hrs due to a maintenance issue that cause a domino effect. American should have spare planes for when something like this happens.

Delayed flight, so I switched fights to SFO to Phoenix , Phoenix to DSM. Excellent service through American Airlines

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