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Cheapest round-trip
$325
Typical prices: $325-$351
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Thu 9/17Thu 9/24
DSM - ELP • 1 stop
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Cheapest • from $325 (round-trip)
Best reviews • 8.0 score
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Cheapest • Avg $372 (round-trip)
Shortest trip • 5h 18m (one-way)
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Cheap Flights from Des Moines to El Paso (DSM-ELP)

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

Thu, Sep 17 - Thu, Sep 24
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11:29 am - 6:37 pmDSM  Des Moines-ELP El Paso
8h 08m1 stop Denver Intl
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7:35 pm - 7:33 pmELP  El Paso-DSM Des Moines
22h 58m1 stop Denver Intl
$325Frontier
Thu, Sep 17 - Thu, Sep 24
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11:29 am - 6:37 pmDSM  Des Moines-ELP El Paso
8h 08m1 stop Denver Intl
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9:18 pm - 7:33 pmELP  El Paso-DSM Des Moines
21h 15m2 stops Las Vegas Harry Reid Intl Denver Intl
$342Frontier
Thu, Sep 17 - Thu, Sep 24
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11:29 am - 6:37 pmDSM  Des Moines-ELP El Paso
8h 08m1 stop Denver Intl
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7:35 pm - 7:33 pmELP  El Paso-DSM Des Moines
22h 58m1 stop Denver Intl
$364Frontier
Wed, Jan 6 - Wed, Jan 13
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6:17 pm - 12:04 amDSM  Des Moines-ELP El Paso
6h 47m1 stop Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl
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3:30 pm - 11:58 pmELP  El Paso-DSM Des Moines
7h 28m1 stop Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl
$365American Airlines
Wed, Jan 6 - Wed, Jan 13
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6:17 pm - 12:04 amDSM  Des Moines-ELP El Paso
6h 47m1 stop Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl
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3:30 pm - 11:58 pmELP  El Paso-DSM Des Moines
7h 28m1 stop Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl
$391American Airlines
Wed, Sep 23 - Wed, Sep 30
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6:40 pm - 10:35 pmDSM  Des Moines-ELP El Paso
4h 55m1 stop Denver Intl
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1:20 pm - 10:00 pmELP  El Paso-DSM Des Moines
7h 40m2 stops Dallas Love Field Chicago Midway
$396Southwest
Wed, Sep 23 - Wed, Sep 30
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7:15 am - 2:35 pmDSM  Des Moines-ELP El Paso
8h 20m2 stops Denver Intl Austin Bergstrom
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12:00 pm - 9:05 pmELP  El Paso-DSM Des Moines
8h 05m2 stops Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl Denver Intl
$401Southwest
Thu, Sep 17 - Thu, Sep 24
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2:25 pm - 9:30 pmDSM  Des Moines-ELP El Paso
8h 05m2 stops Denver Intl Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl
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12:10 pm - 10:10 pmELP  El Paso-DSM Des Moines
9h 00m2 stops Austin Bergstrom Chicago Midway
$437Southwest
Thu, Oct 1 - Mon, Oct 5
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6:00 am - 1:13 pmDSM  Des Moines-ELP El Paso
8h 13m1 stop Houston George Bush Intcntl
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2:30 pm - 9:01 pmELP  El Paso-DSM Des Moines
5h 31m1 stop Denver Intl
$445United Airlines
Thu, Oct 1 - Mon, Oct 5
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6:00 am - 11:14 amDSM  Des Moines-ELP El Paso
6h 14m1 stop Houston George Bush Intcntl
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2:30 pm - 9:01 pmELP  El Paso-DSM Des Moines
5h 31m1 stop Denver Intl
$458United Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Des Moines to El Paso flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Des Moines to El Paso to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Des Moines to El Paso?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Des Moines to El Paso, 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 El Paso is April, where tickets cost $0 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and August, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $498 and $497 respectively.

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Low season

October

Cheapest flight

$325
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 30% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 4% lower on average.
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When to book flights from Des Moines to El Paso

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Des Moines to El Paso 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 El Paso

  • What is the cheapest flight from Des Moines to El Paso?

    In the last 5 days, the lowest price for a flight from Des Moines to El Paso was $325 for a round-trip ticket.

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

    No

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Des Moines to El Paso?

    On your way to El Paso, you’ll fly out from Des Moines. You’ll be landing at El Paso.

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

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Des Moines to El Paso?

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

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Des Moines to El Paso, Southwest or United Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Des Moines to El Paso are Southwest and United Airlines. With an average price for the route of $386 and an overall rating of 8.0, Southwest is the most popular choice. United Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $356 and an overall rating of 7.4.

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

    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 El Paso.

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

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

    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 El Paso with an airline and back to Des Moines with another airline. Booking your flights between Des Moines and ELP 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 El Paso?

    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 El Paso 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 3 airlines serving from Des Moines to El Paso

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Des Moines to El Paso. 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 El Paso? 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.
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SouthwestOverall score based on 4218 reviews
8.1Boarding
8.0Comfort
8.6Crew
7.5Entertainment
7.0Food
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Great job Southwest! My family doesn't fly often but we felt safe the whole time.

10.0 ExcellentK, Jun 2026
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Great job Southwest! My family doesn't fly often but we felt safe the whole time.

SW can't get their wifi right. I upgrade to insure wifi service but the last two trips had intermittent service. Not worth the extra costs.

One major problem that was very unprofessional and uncalled for. Plane landed and we had to wait 20 minutes to get off the plane since they were waiting for someone to come to the gate to drive the jetway. Southwest couldn't have someone available and waiting for the plane to land? Is there only one person in Hobby airport who knows to drive the jetway? Was he at lunch? In the bar? Uncomfortable and uncalled for!

Southwest is kind of a slum airline. It’s gotten more expensive over the years for less and less service. I am a Southwest Chase Visa card holder and was forced to choose a seat in the 26th row in the middle seat. However my wife who is a rewards member but doesn’t hold a card or anything else, gets randomly assigned a normally paid seat in row 6! How does that work?

The seat was not comfortable. 1D. My back was sore all night and the next day.

One of the best airlines for fast boarding, on time arrivals, and top notch service!

I elected to pay for the upgrades and found very little difference

The new seating arrangement is so over priced for what you get.

Snacks are always pretzels. Why can't you also offer peanuts ?

Flight was hours late, unable to sit next to spouse, I have had so much better experiences. Substantially better, only saving grace was that it was a short flight.

Flight was 2.5 late. Maybe not United’s fault but late none the less. We were late as well on the first leg. WiFi quit working with an hour left.

Very stressful to locate United Airline boarding area, delayed flight, changing boarding area again to another location with all tiredness 😩. But flying was fine.

Flight staff and all was fine. Food always sucks on planes so nothing new.

Wonderful flight! The crew was good, check-in was good and orderly and the flight was uneventful and good.

The international portion was good. Food and beverage options were good. The sustainable wooden eatery was less than desirable. Your Star Alliance partner ANA provided real silverware. I'm 6'3" & 198 lbs and felt cramped in the exit row. How can that be? Flight attendant all had a pleasant disposition which is always good.

Boarded from a very small gate at LAX. Staff at gate had us line up, then waited 25 minutes to board without a word of explanation. Plane arrived on time then waited 20 minutes for a plane to vacate our gate. Majority of bags arrived after 15 minutes but it took an hour for a small number of remaining bags to be off-loaded despite my “priority” bag tag.

The boarding process on the departure from LA was rather slow even though I was in Group 1. For first class, I was not expecting to have to pay for Wi-fi but I did and then the wi-fi was spotty. The entree was surprisingly good and so that was a pleasant surprise. However, once I got to Houston, it was terrible. Unfortunately there was bad weather but the constant gate changes for my connecting flight was difficult to manage due to having to navigate back and forth between different terminals.

Very rough getting into denver. my kid threw up it was so rough.

Liked that we left on time for each flight. Snacks not the best, but we're okay.

Once again, flight was delayed from Houston to ELP by three hours. The last two-three times were flight crew scheduling issues causing significant delays and a stay over. After traveling internationally for business and needing to drive an hour home after landing close to midnight, this is an unsafe situation when exhausted. United has went from a preferred airline of mine to one of the worst due to reliability. As someone who had to get a new passport because I filled it up pre-pandemic, I still ONLY travel because I have to and not because I want to (leisure) because of the consistent subpar experiences. The United lounge closed at 9pm, so we had to sit in general boarding without working power outlets. Thankfully, the lounge had excellent service, abundant quiet space, and improved food selections.

Smooth flight, on time, got to DFW early, crew was great, I was on row 11 so lots of room. Snacks were OK. We were pleased.

Flying on this airline is nothing short of a full blown circus clown show. It is so mismanaged it should not be in business as there is no way it can be safe as badly as it is managed. It is 100% about money and customers be damned. On a recent return from my mother’s funeral, my only available choice from IND to PWM was American, which I hesitantly booked as I rarely fly them for many of the following reasons and never will again. I was booked IND-PHL-PWM totaling about six hours. The flight was cancelled due to NE weather. They rebooked me on a two stop flight IND-DFW (Yes DALLAS)-PHL-PWM, still all on the same day. After arriving in DFW, they continually delayed the DFW-PHL flight due to maintenance issues on the arriving flight. Finally it was delayed to the point that my PHL-PWM connection was no longer possible. They then rebooked me thru LGA with the short flight the NEXT DAY to PWM and offered to put me up for the night in NYC (or so I assumed). The flight DFW-LGA was then delayed so much that I asked to be put in an earlier flight with a lessor delay. Throughout this day chats with their AI assistant were useless as were subsequent chats supposedly with a real person(?). Only one customer service agent in DFW was actually helpful and appeared to care. Upon arrival at LGA post midnight, they issued me car and hotel vouchers in Trenton NEW JERSEY at a very old Howard Johnsons ONE HALF HOUR from LGA. The hotel was an $85, 1.5 rated hotel in a very sketchy area of NJ that I would have never voluntarily booked. As I prepared to catch the car back to LGA the next morning I received a text that my flight was cancelled. TWICE IN TWO DAYS. I went to LGA hoping to have AA book me on an earlier Delta flight. The full service line was at least 200 people deep, so I tried to reach a real person agent by phone. After 1/2 hours on hold I gave up and waited for my later LGA-PWM flight. It actually started boarding on-time, but only shortly after announced a maintenance hold. We were told it was nothing serious, just an adjustment to the Captains seat. Only one update was given while we waited 1.5+ hours for a “SEAT ADJUSTMENT”. During that time at least three others flights in my area announced that they were overbooked and were taking volunteers before bumping people. Another flight to ORD announced a gate change and less than five minutes after announced that they were really not changing and announced for everyone to return to that gate. Can’t forget to mention that on all of these planes the WiFi only worked on two.🤡🤡

American notified via app that the flight was delayed. However, when I went to the gate, they were already boarding and had not updated communications that they had pulled the flight time back. They made the entire flight re-check in which by this time I had lost my exit row seat and ended up in a middle seat. As a 4 decade flyer of American and Exec Plat, my expectations for the company are that the customer service would be better. This unfortunately is no longer a strong point for any of the major airlines including American. They are basically city buses flying at 30 thousand feet.

The power outlets were not working for my row. Also felt like the seats have gotten smaller. I was in the window seat and felt like suffocated, as the two passengers next to me were tall and wide.

In flight connectivity (via T-Mobile) was often not working.

Terrible. Internet/kiosk glitch prevented baggage checkin. Line at ticket co in Ter was under serviced and did not move. Agents did not call for flight but rather allowed time to pass. Then told each person as they reached the front if line that it was too late to check bags so they’d have to rebook flights. At least 15 people missed the flight as a result of this incompetence.

It was exactly what I expected, actually arriving sooner than scheduled.

Terrible, they canceled my flight due to an issue they had, couldn't fly me into the same place within 24 hrs so had to fly in 2.5 hrs away from my destination and spend even more money. The customer service was terrible (except at the airport in Charleston). Had to call to get my checked baggage fees reimbursed 2 wks later in which one customer service agent was very rude, wouldn't listen and then hung up on me. The second lady I spoke with was actually able to help me with that part thankfully. Would not recommend flying AA.

Delayed, missed connecting flight, ground crew double charged for international charges, were super rude and told me to just”deal with it” when I complained. Horrible airline, very frustrating.

Rather than take our chances on stand by since we missed our flight as scheduled due to delay leaving London, we accepted re-booking via Austin. After 2 1/2 hr. wait before going to El Paso we had a very smooth trip and our luggage sent on the missed flight was there for easy claim.

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