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$83 Find Cheap Flights from Des Moines to Houston Hobby Airport

This is the cheapest round-trip flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Des Moines to Hobby departing on 7/20. 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 Hobby (DSM-HOU)

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

Sun, Jul 20 - Thu, Jul 24
Allegiant Air Logo
6:30 am - 8:52 amDSM-HOU
2h 22mnonstop
Allegiant Air Logo
9:42 am - 11:53 amHOU-DSM
2h 11mnonstop
$83Allegiant Air
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Thu, Jun 26 - Sun, Jun 29
Allegiant Air Logo
6:30 am - 8:48 amDSM-HOU
2h 18mnonstop
Allegiant Air Logo
9:38 am - 11:49 amHOU-DSM
2h 11mnonstop
$115Allegiant Air
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Thu, Jul 10 - Sun, Jul 13
Allegiant Air Logo
6:30 am - 8:52 amDSM-HOU
2h 22mnonstop
Allegiant Air Logo
9:42 am - 11:53 amHOU-DSM
2h 11mnonstop
$132Allegiant Air
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Thu, Jul 10 - Sun, Jul 13
Allegiant Air Logo
6:30 am - 8:52 amDSM-HOU
2h 22mnonstop
Allegiant Air Logo
9:42 am - 11:53 amHOU-DSM
2h 11mnonstop
$140Allegiant Air
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Thu, Jul 10 - Thu, Jul 17
American Airlines Logo
5:00 am - 9:40 amDSM-HOU
4h 40m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
8:58 am - 3:14 pmHOU-DSM
6h 16m1 stop
$219American Airlines
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Tue, Jul 29 - Tue, Aug 5
American Airlines Logo
7:22 pm - 11:50 pmDSM-HOU
4h 28m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
6:30 pm - 11:49 pmHOU-DSM
5h 19m1 stop
$228American Airlines
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Thu, Jul 10 - Mon, Jul 14
Southwest Logo
6:30 pm - 12:30 amDSM-HOU
6h 00m1 stop
Southwest Logo
5:15 pm - 11:50 pmHOU-DSM
6h 35m2 stops
$234Southwest
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Wed, Jul 2 - Sat, Jul 5
Southwest Logo
1:45 pm - 7:30 pmDSM-HOU
5h 45m1 stop
Southwest Logo
5:15 am - 12:10 pmHOU-DSM
6h 55m1 stop
$239Southwest
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Tue, Jul 29 - Tue, Aug 5
Delta Logo
2:29 pm - 8:40 pmDSM-HOU
6h 11m1 stop
Delta Logo
10:19 am - 8:33 pmHOU-DSM
10h 14m2 stops
$279Delta
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Wed, Sep 24 - Sat, Sep 27
Delta Logo
7:00 am - 4:27 pmDSM-HOU
9h 27m2 stops
Delta Logo
10:05 am - 4:27 pmHOU-DSM
6h 22m1 stop
$324Delta
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Des Moines to Hobby flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Des Moines to Hobby 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 Houston Hobby Airport?

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

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

What is the cheapest month to fly from Des Moines to Houston Hobby Airport?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Des Moines to Houston Hobby Airport, 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 Houston Hobby Airport is May, where tickets cost $228 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and February, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $390 and $337 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Des Moines to Houston Hobby Airport?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Des Moines to Houston Hobby Airport, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from Des Moines to Houston Hobby Airport, you should book around 5 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 6 weeks before departure.

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Low seasonAugust
High seasonMarch
Cheapest flight$83
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 9% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 1% increase in price.
Flight from Des Moines to Houston Hobby Airport

When to book flights from Des Moines to Hobby

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Des Moines to Hobby 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 Des Moines to Houston Hobby Airport flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from Des Moines to Houston Hobby Airport?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Des Moines to Houston Hobby Airport was $115 for a one-way ticket and $83 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Des Moines and Houston Hobby Airport?

    No

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Des Moines to Houston Hobby Airport?

    Des Moines airport is called Des Moines and the only airport in Houston Hobby Airport is Houston Hobby.

  • Which airlines offer Wi-Fi service onboard planes from Des Moines to Houston Hobby Airport?

    Only Delta offers inflight Wi-Fi service on the Des Moines to Houston Hobby Airport flight route.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Des Moines to Houston Hobby Airport?

    The Airbus A320-100/200 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Des Moines to Houston Hobby Airport flight route.

  • On which days can I fly direct from Des Moines to Houston Hobby Airport?

    You can catch a nonstop flight from Des Moines to Houston Hobby Airport on Thursday, and Sunday.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Des Moines to Houston, Southwest or Delta?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Des Moines to Houston are Southwest and Delta. With an average price for the route of $358 and an overall rating of 8.0, Southwest is the most popular choice. Delta is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $268 and an overall rating of 8.0.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Des Moines to Houston Hobby Airport?

    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 Houston Hobby Airport.

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

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

    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 Houston Hobby Airport with an airline and back to Des Moines with another airline. Booking your flights between Des Moines and HOU 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 Houston Hobby Airport?

    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 Houston Hobby Airport from Des Moines up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from Des Moines to Houston Hobby Airport

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $58 or less one-way and $86 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from Des Moines to Houston Hobby Airport?

Find which airlines fly direct from Des Moines Airport to Houston Hobby Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

Des Moines to Houston Hobby

Thursday

Allegiant Air

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Sunday

Allegiant Air

Allegiant Air

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Direct returns

Houston Hobby to Des Moines

Thursday

Allegiant Air

Allegiant Air

Sunday

Allegiant Air

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Top 5 airlines serving from Des Moines to Hobby

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Des Moines to Houston. 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 Hobby? 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
SouthwestOverall score based on 4283 reviews
8.2Boarding
7.6Entertainment
7.1Food
8.6Crew
8.0Comfort
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Southwest is typically delayed, and it gets wearisome. It is no longer a discount airline and you get way less than you pay for when it comes to comfort and Ce.

6.0 GoodDavid, Jun 2025BWI - COS
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Southwest is typically delayed, and it gets wearisome. It is no longer a discount airline and you get way less than you pay for when it comes to comfort and Ce.

We sat on the plane on the tarmac for 4 hours.

I'm not a fan of Southwest's model. I don't like the herding style of boarding.

Flight crew and cabin crew were great. I had to rearrange flights because my original flight was 3hrs delayed for weather, the rub is the flight I moved to boarded on time then we sat at the gate for 2 hours because scheduling stole our first officer for another flight, TWICE. Then our actual FO was an hour delayed. To make it worse my original flight went from a 3 hour delay to departing 15min EARLY. Just poor scheduling operations all around.

Bring back peanuts Take our drink orders when were all seated, especially after you switch to assigned seating.

Staff was far less than helpful at all times. Departure and arrival times mean nothing to Southwest. Extremely disappointed, will never fly with them again, and I’ll be sure to share my experience with all.

It is southwest seat was ok. Not the most comfortable seat

Multiple delays and gate changes. Arrived at final destination 6 hours late. All rental cars had been taken.

The movies using Southwest WiFi kept pausing and I had to restart multiple times.

First, my flight was a usual flight nothing exceptional or unexpected. Over all it was a normal, good flight! Second, your questionaire is wholly lacking in the proper options to which one can answer a question. Often on short flights, there is no food let alone entertainment so why isn't that reflected in your questionaire? A simple "not applicable" would cover that issue appropriately but no, your form arbitrarily enters an answer based on the initial assessment which normally isn't factual. Until you provide an accurate means of assessing flights, I'll no longer be completing of these unimpressive and misleading assessements. Thank you!

Most aspects were good however if they assign boarding zones they ought to enforce them or why bother? My luggage from SAN-JFK-MAD was lost in NY so I without my main bag for two days upon arrival in Spain. They were helpful in tracking it and eventually delivered it to my hotel. The flub was because of a delay upon arrival in NYC. I had booked 2 1/2 hours between flights but we had to hold on the taxiway for an hour after landing while waiting for a clear gate which likely caused the baggage error.

Excellent check-in. Crew was good. Excellent communication from flight deck.

Great overall. There was a bit of turbulence so they could only serve water because too much turbulence for the carts. Was glad they prioritized safety though

Excellent flight, the planes were newer, they did a nice job with boarding, great service overall.

Great service. Flight was delayed while we sat on the runway for a couple of hours. Weather related. Staff made is very bearable. The steward servicing the first class cabin was exceptional. Thank you! 💗

5 hours of delay that could've been much shorter if Delta had taken the 1 hour delay they imposed on the flight before boarding to run any of the plane checks required for flight to find the hydraulic issue that required nearly 3 hours to fix. $24 of meal credit buys a sandwich and a soft drink. Poor communication within the terminal about what gate we'd be re-boarding from and when we'd be re-boarding.

Amazing flight! I have never noticed the uniforms of the attendants before in twenty years of flying except today when one female had the most amazing dress on. It was beautifully designed and showed she was in charge. I never dreamed I would google who designed Delta uniforms . The ultimate compliment is when another woman admires your outfit. . I hope your designer puts it on the market

It would be nice if was given wires ear buds. Overall was a good experience was able to sleep on the plane

My flight was 6 pm 6/6. Every hour they delayed it again - air condition issues then no pilot then the crew had worked too many hours and cancelled the flight at 11 pm. Sent customers to NJ a 45 minutes uber ride to a hotel. Had to be back by 5 am for a 7 am flight and again no pilot etc with another three hours of delays.

The entertainment and wifi mostly didn't work on this flight.

I always appreciate when everything is on time! In this flight you have a short connection and it could be stressful , but is was easy and fast. They even ask people to wait so the ones that have a short connection could leave before. It was the fist time that something like this happened.

The plane pushed back from the gate on time. However, it stopped on the ramp, and we waited for over 20 minutes before the aircraft pulled back to the gate. Apparently, something of importance had to be removed from the aircraft by the gate agent. I found this to be odd. The delay was not significant, but I felt that whatever was on the aircraft that had to be taken off, should’ve been done before we pushed back from the gate.

Smooth boarding process. Early departure, smooth flight, early arrival. The entertainment package has very good recent movie options. The flight crew were friendly and professional.

My suitcase was destroyed. The top part where the handle is is completed broken. And unusable now.

Since when do I have to pay for my checked bag? I have a United Explorer mileage plus silver card and I was charged for my checked bags. This also is an international flight. So I would like an explanation to be clear before I choose an airline please?

Michael, our FA was very attentive, even finding me a chocolate brownie from economy class when the dessert selections were all dairy based. ( intolerant, not allergic so don’t usually need to order dairy free)

I had a bad experience with the security at IAH and felt like a sardine on all 4 legs of my journey.

I don’t understand the purpose of the orange “priority” tag on my bag. This tagged, my bag is last or near to the last bag to come down the carousel at IAH.

Oh my gosh, I loved my experience with United! they made me want to travel more often.

The planes are so dirty! Food crumbs and finger print smudges, Dust over the vents and carpet stains. It’s disgusting.

Tight! Seats are not designed for those of us who wear extra-large clothes.

The non-stop flight from Grand Rapids was excellent. I neither expected or needed a budget flight and Allegiant made the trip easy and for an affordable price, Arriving at the Mesa Airport (AZA) is a delight compared to the international airport. For our return flight, we were able to arrive 75 minutes before the flight, return the rental car, check our bag and make it to the gate in plenty of time. That would never happen at most airports.

Easiest flights I’ve ever taken. Plane was comfortable without overly crowded seating.

Terrible. Still have not received the refund from them. They sent it to some account that I don't even know. Spoke with costumer service and they are unable to help.

I didn’t like it at all. I miss my second flight because of the delay on Allegiant Air now I m stuck in MCO.

Good, but a bit late on take off after loading. Don't like charging for carry ons!

First time flying with them and will definitely fly again in the future. Crew was so nice and friendly, fought was seamless. They are simple planes, no entertainment, but it’s fine for a short flight or if you have personal devices Rates are competitive, and they did so well with keeping the flight on time after a tropical storm, where other airlines had delays and cancellations.

They boarded passengers that sat in the back of the plane first, making boarding very efficient.

I didn't even take this flight. My plans changed and I couldn't get ahold of customer service and the website kept breaking down during the attempt to change the flight. I wound up taking another airline entirely and eating the cost.

The worst flying experience ever 3 delays. No accommodations. Had to deboard the plane after being delayed.

5.5 hour delay with no explanation on why, along with no proactive effort to reaccomodate me.

Plane, flight, crew, captain were all great. The first flight had a Chipotle box lunch...delicious.

Plane, flight, crew, captain were all great. The first flight had a Chipotle box lunch...delicious. this return flight not as tasty, but filling.

So awful Unreliable Unfriendly Bad Mad Mean Smelly Hot Late Overbooked Understaffed Expensive Cramped Narcs If they were a fruit they’d be rotten durian

It’s a great flight. Service is good. Staff is awesome.

Boarding on time and fight was early but they didn't let us off the plane on time so we missed our connecting flight to Japan.

DFW-LHR Toilets not kept clean Too cramped. Aisles so narrow crew were constantly banging into people on the aisle seats. Even then, the carts used are reduced width. Other than that it was a decent flight on both legs

Eventless. It was a good flight and good crew. Can’t complaint.

Update.us on flight information in a more timely manner. Don’t say we are boarding on time ten minutes before the boarding time when the aircraft isn’t arriving for another forty minutes.

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

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