DSM - MCI

$327 Find Cheap Flights from Des Moines to Kansas City

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 Kansas City departing on 11/10. 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 Kansas City (DSM-MCI)

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

Mon, Nov 10 - Tue, Nov 11
Southwest Logo
4:10 pm - 11:15 pmDSM-MCI
7h 05m1 stop
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6:15 am - 11:25 amMCI-DSM
5h 10m1 stop
$327Southwest
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Mon, Nov 10 - Tue, Nov 11
Southwest Logo
5:45 am - 2:20 pmDSM-MCI
8h 35m2 stops
Southwest Logo
1:40 pm - 7:55 pmMCI-DSM
6h 15m1 stop
$332Southwest
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Mon, Nov 10 - Tue, Nov 11
Southwest Logo
5:45 am - 2:50 pmDSM-MCI
9h 05m2 stops
Southwest Logo
2:00 pm - 9:35 pmMCI-DSM
7h 35m2 stops
$337Southwest
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Mon, Oct 20 - Fri, Oct 24
Southwest Logo
6:35 am - 11:35 amDSM-MCI
5h 00m1 stop
Southwest Logo
5:55 am - 11:00 amMCI-DSM
5h 05m1 stop
$411Southwest
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Mon, Oct 20 - Fri, Oct 24
Southwest Logo
5:35 am - 10:55 amDSM-MCI
5h 20m1 stop
Southwest Logo
2:45 pm - 11:30 pmMCI-DSM
8h 45m2 stops
$416Southwest
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Mon, Oct 20 - Fri, Oct 24
Southwest Logo
6:35 am - 5:30 pmDSM-MCI
10h 55m2 stops
Southwest Logo
12:20 pm - 11:30 pmMCI-DSM
11h 10m2 stops
$421Southwest
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Wed, Nov 12 - Fri, Nov 14
American Airlines Logo
5:42 am - 1:53 pmDSM-MCI
8h 11m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
7:43 pm - 8:32 amMCI-DSM
12h 49m1 stop
$434American Airlines
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Fri, Nov 21 - Fri, Nov 28
United Airlines Logo
3:15 pm - 9:13 amDSM-MCI
17h 58m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
9:58 am - 9:32 pmMCI-DSM
11h 34m1 stop
$620United Airlines
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Wed, Oct 22 - Sun, Oct 26
United Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 9:09 pmDSM-MCI
15h 09m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 4:12 pmMCI-DSM
10h 12m1 stop
$633United Airlines
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Sun, Nov 23 - Sun, Nov 30
United Airlines Logo
3:15 pm - 8:56 amDSM-MCI
17h 41m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
9:58 am - 1:42 amMCI-DSM
15h 44m1 stop
$657United Airlines
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Cheapest • from $327 (round-trip)
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Cheapest round-trip
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DSM - MCI • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way
$442
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Sat 11/22
DSM - MCI • 1 stop
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Des Moines to Kansas City flights

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

Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from Des Moines to Kansas City?

The cheapest round-trip price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours.

In the past 3 days, the cheapest round-trip tickets from Des Moines to Kansas City were found on Southwest ($327) and American Airlines ($434).

Which airlines fly non-stop between Des Moines and Kansas City?

Airline and price data is aggregated from results in KAYAK’s search results from the last 2 weeks for round-trip flights from Des Moines to Kansas City.

There is just one airline that flies from Des Moines to Kansas City direct and that is Southwest. The best round-trip deal found from Southwest for the route is $178.

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Cheapest flight$327
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When to book flights from Des Moines to Kansas City

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Des Moines to Kansas City 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 Kansas City

  • What is the cheapest flight from Des Moines to Kansas City?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Des Moines to Kansas City was $442 for a one-way ticket and $327 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Des Moines and Kansas City?

    A passport is not required to fly from Des Moines to Kansas City.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Des Moines to Kansas City?

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

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Des Moines to Kansas City?

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

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Des Moines to Kansas City?

    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 Kansas City.

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

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

    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 Kansas City with an airline and back to Des Moines with another airline. Booking your flights between Des Moines and MCI 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 Kansas City?

    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 Kansas City 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 airline flying from Des Moines to Kansas City

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Des Moines to Kansas City. 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 Kansas City? 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 4237 reviews
8.1Boarding
7.5Entertainment
7.0Food
8.0Comfort
8.6Crew
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mandatory demand customer to check their carry on because not enough people check bags.

6.0 GoodHung, Oct 2025PHX - ABQ
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mandatory demand customer to check their carry on because not enough people check bags.

Connecting flight is on time and boarding was a breeze!

Excellent. Would encourage Southwest to keep current boarding procedures with free style seating. Makes for a fantastic experience

As always, the entire Southwest experience was perfect. Purchasing the tickets on the Southwest web site was effortless, departure and arrival gates were spotless and comfortable, plane was clean and comfortable, crew was excellent and flight was on time. Wheelchair service in Las Vegas at departure was somewhat chaotic and disjointed, but I am not sure if that was Southwest problem, airport problem or combination.

I wish they had movie screens in the headrests. The seats are much improved, more legroom and recently renovated. Bathroom was clean. Staff was outstanding!!

As always, the entire Southwest experience was wonderful, from online booking to flight to baggage retrieval. Very grateful.

The weather could have been better. There was a 40 minute ATC delay in SFO because of marine fog and a micro cell storm delayed landing and take-off at Nashville. The gate was changed 5 minutes from boarding from gate B3 to gate C23 at Nashville airport.

After being assaulted by a flight attendant I was then brushed off as oh well because he long braids didn’t mean to whip me in the eye. I have filed complaints and will see. But like any other issue I’ve had with kayak involved it’s been trash. Last time I’ll be using your app

AC sub par. WiFi not working correctly. Ac sucked. Seats very narrow.

Near 4 hour flight with only 1 service. Had to use call button to request water. Internet and power not working until into flight. Internet would stop working during flight.

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