$184 Find Cheap Flights from Des Moines to Joshua Tree

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Cheap Flights from Des Moines to Joshua Tree (DSM-PSP)

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

Thu, Nov 6 - Mon, Nov 10
Frontier Logo
8:44 pm - 11:00 amDSM-PSP
16h 16m1 stop
Frontier Logo
12:00 pm - 7:59 pmPSP-DSM
5h 59m1 stop
$245Frontier
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Tue, Dec 9 - Tue, Dec 16
Delta Logo
7:00 am - 12:45 pmDSM-PSP
7h 45m1 stop
Delta Logo
1:45 pm - 9:24 pmPSP-DSM
5h 39m1 stop
$297Delta
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Wed, Sep 10 - Sat, Sep 13
American Airlines Logo
5:10 am - 11:54 amDSM-PSP
8h 44m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
12:45 pm - 11:13 pmPSP-DSM
8h 28m2 stops
$302American Airlines
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Wed, Sep 10 - Sat, Sep 13
American Airlines Logo
5:10 am - 11:54 amDSM-PSP
8h 44m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
10:08 am - 11:06 pmPSP-DSM
10h 58m2 stops
$307American Airlines
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Tue, Oct 14 - Sat, Oct 18
Southwest Logo
7:25 am - 1:35 pmDSM-PSP
8h 10m2 stops
Southwest Logo
5:50 am - 6:00 pmPSP-DSM
10h 10m1 stop
$308Southwest
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Fri, Aug 29 - Mon, Sep 1
American Airlines Logo
5:12 am - 12:00 pmDSM-PSP
8h 48m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
4:41 pm - 12:14 amPSP-DSM
5h 33m1 stop
$311American Airlines
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Thu, Aug 28 - Sun, Aug 31
American Airlines Logo
2:17 pm - 6:06 pmDSM-PSP
5h 49m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
4:41 pm - 12:14 amPSP-DSM
5h 33m1 stop
$331American Airlines
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Tue, Oct 14 - Sat, Oct 18
Southwest Logo
7:25 am - 1:35 pmDSM-PSP
8h 10m2 stops
Southwest Logo
5:50 am - 8:50 pmPSP-DSM
13h 00m2 stops
$348Southwest
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Wed, Sep 10 - Sat, Sep 13
United Airlines Logo
8:00 am - 10:42 pmDSM-PSP
16h 42m3 stops
United Airlines Logo
8:35 am - 8:29 pmPSP-DSM
9h 54m2 stops
$392United Airlines
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Sat, Oct 25 - Sat, Nov 1
United Airlines Logo
8:00 am - 10:33 pmDSM-PSP
16h 33m3 stops
United Airlines Logo
8:34 am - 8:45 pmPSP-DSM
10h 11m2 stops
$406United Airlines
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Low seasonJuly
Cheapest flight$184
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 42% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 18% lower on average.
Flight from Des Moines to Palm Springs

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FAQs for booking flights from Des Moines to Joshua Tree

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Des Moines to Joshua Tree?

    When flying out of Des Moines you’ll be using Des Moines. Joshua Tree does not have its own airport so you’ll be flying into nearby Palm Springs airport, which is 23.9 mi away.

  • How long does a flight from Des Moines to Joshua Tree take?

    There are no direct flights covering the 1,352 miles separating Des Moines and Joshua Tree but indirect flights take around 5h 18m.

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

    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 Joshua Tree.

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

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

    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 Joshua Tree with an airline and back to Des Moines with another airline.

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

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

  • Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from Des Moines to Joshua Tree?

    In the last 72 hours, the cheapest one-way ticket between Des Moines and Joshua Tree found on KAYAK was with Southwest for $184. Frontier offered a round-trip connection from $245 and Delta from $297.

Top tips for finding cheap flights from Des Moines to Joshua Tree

  • There is no airport in Joshua Tree. Instead, you’ll be flying into Palm Springs Airport when flying between Des Moines and Joshua Tree.
  • The cheapest flight from Des Moines to Joshua Tree was found 35 days before departure, on average.
  • Book at least 1 week before departure in order to get a below-average price.
  • High season is considered to be June, July and August. The cheapest month to fly is January.

Reviews of the top 3 airlines serving Des Moines to Joshua Tree

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Des Moines to Joshua Tree? 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 4246 reviews
7.5Entertainment
8.0Comfort
8.1Boarding
8.6Crew
7.0Food
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Very smooth checking in our luggage with a super pleasant SW agent. I enjoyed a fun entertaining movie.

10.0 ExcellentGordon, Jul 2025GEG - OAK
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Very smooth checking in our luggage with a super pleasant SW agent. I enjoyed a fun entertaining movie.

First time traveling on Southwest since bag fees were implemented. Usual good service. Just more expensive now.

It was a perfect flight in all aspects! Both legs!

Boarding process, crew were good. But the seats were so uncomfortable that was all I could focus on. I literally had to sit forward so that all 3 of us could fit in row. I will try to avoid Southwest in the future for any flights over 60 minutes.

Great flight, 47 passengers on a 180 seat plane. Stewardess was pleasant and cheerful.

Great experience flying Southwest. The crew was really kind and helpful, and very friendly with our toddler.

Plane late from DC to Austin 30 minutes. Crew made up much of the time enroute to San Diego.

Fine, but how to board on SW versus othrr airlines, is just lame. Goood staff though and all was solid otherwise.

Was as expected. Crowed planes. Too many carryons delaying takeoff. But the ride only took an hour and saved me a lot of time SFO is a not a great airport.

I will be flying again Southwest Airlines. Friendly crew, comfortable and affordable.

Boarded plane and then delayed 1.5 hours while on the plane

Horrific. They missed my connecting flight to San Diego. I didn’t get there until Monday at 9am when I had a mandatory court settlement conference scheduled at 6am since we had parties on the east coast. This caused many issues. All because United apparently forgot to hold the doors open until my flight landed that only had a 10 minute delay. This was the last flight to Southern California. So I couldn’t even rent a car to finish the trip. United cannot be trusted when traveling on specific days and times since weather didn’t have anything to do with the delays.

My flight was delayed a very short period of time but they did not hold my connecting flight to San Diego, also through United. So they closed the doors before we got off our plane. They would only have to help the door open for another five to ten minutes. So I missed a court deadline for a manditory mediation settlement conference for my client. I had to get an associate to be there in person and be on the phone with him relaying what he needs to do the entire time. The court was very upset with me and so was my client. United cannot be trusted.

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

We were given vouchers we couldn’t use with a 5.5 hour delay

Really good 😊 the woman at the gate entrance was a little rude checking in our carry-on but i dont think she worked for the airline, she worked for the airport at sacramento, other than that amazing.

Boarding was mayhem. Late boarding by 15 minutes because of lack of staff (missing 1 flight attendant. We had to wait for an arrival of another plane before we could board). Flight was a little rough, but cannot blame on airlines.

Great experience…left a bit behind schedule but made up fir that in the air and landed 10 minutes early 😁

United out of SFO is having issues with catering so none of our meals were loaded on the plane and no offer of compensation for our tickets purchased was offered.

A bit rush for transit. Food and entertainment are not available

Amazing food, great staff, with one noticable detail missing ...but no seat entertainment in any of aircraft ...I am not a fan

Boarding gate in Honolulu was staffed with a great clerk with a soothing voice despite the flight delay of over an hour. Flight attendants in the plane were all grumpy, not pleasant looking bunch. Their sour attitude showed throughout the flight. Inly able to get a select few movies started. Most of the movie links in the “free entertainment” did not work.

This was a horrible experience. For a first class experience, my chair was held together by 3M tape - and I have a photo. The crew weren’t very attentive, somewhat dismissive and forgot my drink and snack, the chair reclined about 3 inches on a 6-hour cross country flight. I was also not informed that there was no lounge available in Newark airport because of renovations, so all around this was one of the worst experiences and I would actively avoid both American and Alaska Air going forward.

Boarding was very efficient. Everyone got on board and we got on our way very quickly. It was frustrating that the entertainment app was not functioning properly. I was not able to activate some of the movies offered. The crew on this flight appears to be pretty grumpy. They had no smile on their faces. I felt like they were doing us a favor for being there.

Loved the staff, boarding and drink options! Wish the comfort of the seat could have been better nevertheless

Honestly, I haven’t flown American in years, probably due to the pandemic and my being unable to travel for certain periods in the last two years, but it was a good experience to dig out or obtain a new American Airlines account after many years of traveling for business with American in the past.

Long 5 hour and 45 min flight and only one drink service and cookie snack

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

One bottle of water and a package of cookies for comfort plus. We had to literally beg a flight attendant for an extra bottle of water later in the flight due to feeling dehydrated.

Flight boarded from Gate 39 at OGG, the farthest gate in the terminal. There were no Hawaiian themed amenities for the flight. The first class service was mediocre at best; I received not special welcome or recognition as an executive platinum member of American Advantage program. The flight attendants were more concerned with their cell phones than saying "thank you" to the passengers as we disembarked. Fortunately, the flight arrived at LAX a few minutes early.

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