$245 Find Cheap Flights from Des Moines to The Big Island

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1 adult
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Cheap Flights from Des Moines to The Big Island

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Kailua-Kona
Kailua-Kona1 stop$479
Hilo
Hilo2 stops$591
Kailua-Kona
Kailua-Kona1 stop$479
Hilo
Hilo2 stops$591

Book Cheap Des Moines to The Big Island 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 The Big Island 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.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent round-trip flight deals from Des Moines to The Big Island

Sun, Jan 11 - Wed, Jan 21
American Airlines Logo
5:21 am - 3:48 pm
DSM
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KOA
14h 27m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
7:45 pm - 10:50 am
KOA
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DSM
11h 05m1 stop
$479American Airlines
Sun, Jan 11 - Wed, Jan 21
American Airlines Logo
5:21 am - 3:48 pm
DSM
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KOA
14h 27m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
9:20 pm - 3:15 pm
KOA
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DSM
13h 55m2 stops
$484American Airlines
Sun, Jan 11 - Wed, Jan 21
Delta Logo
6:54 am - 6:30 pm
DSM
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KOA
15h 36m2 stops
Delta Logo
9:30 pm - 3:41 pm
KOA
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DSM
14h 11m2 stops
$490Delta
Tue, Jan 27 - Tue, Feb 3
Delta Logo
10:30 am - 6:30 pm
DSM
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KOA
36h 00m2 stops
Delta Logo
10:55 pm - 3:41 pm
KOA
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DSM
12h 46m2 stops
$511Delta
Wed, Feb 25 - Wed, Mar 4
American Airlines Logo
5:00 am - 3:26 pm
DSM
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KOA
14h 26m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
10:30 pm - 1:43 pm
KOA
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DSM
11h 13m1 stop
$518American Airlines
Wed, Jan 28 - Wed, Feb 4
Delta Logo
6:54 am - 6:30 pm
DSM
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KOA
15h 36m2 stops
Delta Logo
9:55 pm - 9:24 pm
KOA
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DSM
19h 29m2 stops
$527Delta
Wed, Feb 25 - Wed, Mar 4
American Airlines Logo
5:00 am - 6:54 pm
DSM
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KOA
17h 54m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
10:35 pm - 2:56 pm
KOA
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DSM
12h 21m2 stops
$574American Airlines
Tue, Apr 28 - Wed, Apr 29
United Airlines Logo
1:34 pm - 7:00 am
DSM
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ITO
22h 26m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
12:14 pm - 10:36 am
ITO
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DSM
17h 22m2 stops
$591United Airlines
Tue, Jan 27 - Tue, Feb 3
United Airlines Logo
9:03 am - 7:59 pm
DSM
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ITO
14h 56m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
3:02 pm - 10:55 am
ITO
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DSM
15h 53m2 stops
$799United Airlines
Thu, Jan 29 - Thu, Feb 5
United Airlines Logo
8:00 am - 5:29 pm
DSM
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ITO
37h 29m3 stops
United Airlines Logo
3:02 pm - 10:55 am
ITO
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DSM
15h 53m2 stops
$925United Airlines
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Des Moines to The Big Island flights

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

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Des Moines to The Big Island?

The average round-trip price for all non-stop flights, flights with one layover, and flights with two layovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

No, with an average price for the route of $342, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Des Moines to The Big Island?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Des Moines to The Big Island, 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 The Big Island is February, when tickets cost $731 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and March, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $961 and $842 respectively.

Good to know

Low seasonOctober
Cheapest flight$245
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 2% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 10% lower on average.
Flight from Des Moines to Kailua-Kona

FAQs - booking The Big Island flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Des Moines to The Big Island?

    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 The Big Island.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Des Moines to The Big Island 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 The Big Island?

    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 from Des Moines to The Big Island with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Des Moines to The Big Island?

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

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to The Big Island?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to The Big Island is generally in the morning, when round-trip flights cost $786 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to The Big Island is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $786.

Reviews of the top airlines flying from Des Moines to The Big Island

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Des Moines to The Big Island. 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 The Big Island? 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.
7.4
United AirlinesOverall score based on 9094 reviews
7.1Entertainment
7.7Boarding
8.1Crew
7.3Comfort
6.6Food
Airline reviews

The flight was on time. I generally don’t drink or eat on short flights and the seats were good and the flight attendants were friendly. That’s all I expect

10.0 ExcellentRoger, Dec 2025
CAE - ORD
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The flight was on time. I generally don’t drink or eat on short flights and the seats were good and the flight attendants were friendly. That’s all I expect

It was nice to have gotten up upgraded to first class with a meal on a three hour flight

United have really come back. Airport and boarding process is clear and good, app and information also very good

Flight was delayed 8 times. We were sitting at the airport for 14 hours. We got 2 hours of sleep (if that) on what was not meant to be a red-eye.

After a delay at the gate, C3, at Ohare on Sunday, I left my Blk ski coat on the bench at the gate, lost! Please review my lob claim, thx.

Very bad! They kept delaying my flight and wouldn’t do anything about it

They brought an empty plane to the gate. Then a flight delay was announced for maintenance and waiting on a part. I was then put on a flight to San Francisco instead with a connecting flight to my final destination. Arrived at my final destination 2 hours late.

The only downside was my cell phone charger wouldn’t work in the charging port but everyone else’s would work in them all. My cell phone cable works fine in my hotel room in Frankfurt.

Flight team stood out for perzonal attention, kindness at bright cheery attitudes at 8am. Very helpful.

Ot was overall fine. Left on time and had basic snacks. Weather was finicky but that’s not the airlines fault.

Gate was overcrowded. Gate agents performed very well. Flight crew was top notch! Efficient & professional & courteous. Both meals not thermalized well. Dinner main dish was actually cold in the center. Almost inedible. Breakfast sandwich was lukewarm.

The boarding was as always, the crew tried their best but not enough. The food was a disaster I had dietary restrictions that were half met because the company did not loaded the food for the flight. The entertainment screen was fine but content was not and also they removed the free messaging option from the flight and they charged 30 dollars for that crappy bandwidth. This flight is not worth the cost and the company is going down on quality.

Awful. They won’t help me with anything. I booked on American but they abdicated to Iberia. The ticket was overpriced. Everything negative

it was fine, decent flight... dont get food besides cookies or pretzels so not sure why you ask about food. same for entertainment..

I got sick nothing contagious but distressing and the care I received by Kayla? Keighly the flight attendant will be memorable for ever. Thank You

I got sick nothing contagious but distressing enough and the care I received on the flight was astounding.

Waaay too small plane. They also need to up the size of the overhead bins. I would love to keep me 3k with of camera equipment in my hard case baggahe instead of it being thrown into the belly of the plane

Attendants were pleasant and the flight was smooth and relaxed.

A little late at the start but all worked out well.

It was fine. No drinks nor snacks offered though. I thought that was unusual.

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