$479 Find Cheap Flights from Des Moines to Kaua'i

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Book Cheap Des Moines to Kaua'i 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 Kaua'i 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 Kaua'i

Wed, Jan 21 - Wed, Jan 28
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9:03 am - 5:04 pm
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LIH
12h 01m1 stop
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8:30 pm - 12:52 pm
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12h 22m1 stop
$479United Airlines
Wed, Feb 25 - Thu, Mar 5
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6:26 am - 5:32 pm
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15h 06m2 stops
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9:46 pm - 2:31 pm
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12h 45m1 stop
$484American Airlines
Wed, Jan 21 - Wed, Jan 28
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5:21 am - 4:37 pm
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15h 16m2 stops
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11:00 pm - 5:06 pm
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14h 06m2 stops
$490American Airlines
Wed, Jan 28 - Thu, Feb 5
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5:24 am - 3:55 pm
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14h 31m1 stop
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11:00 pm - 2:50 pm
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11h 50m1 stop
$537American Airlines
Wed, Jan 28 - Thu, Feb 5
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5:24 am - 3:55 pm
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14h 31m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
10:10 pm - 5:06 pm
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14h 56m2 stops
$542American Airlines
Mon, Jan 26 - Mon, Feb 2
United Airlines Logo
9:03 am - 5:04 pm
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12h 01m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
8:30 pm - 12:52 pm
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12h 22m1 stop
$546United Airlines
Wed, Jan 7 - Wed, Jan 14
American Airlines Logo
5:21 am - 4:37 pm
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15h 16m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
10:10 pm - 1:48 pm
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11h 38m1 stop
$552American Airlines
Wed, Jan 7 - Wed, Jan 14
American Airlines Logo
5:21 am - 4:37 pm
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15h 16m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
10:10 pm - 4:24 pm
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14h 14m2 stops
$557American Airlines
Wed, Jan 28 - Thu, Feb 5
Delta Logo
10:30 am - 7:55 pm
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13h 25m2 stops
Delta Logo
9:20 pm - 3:41 pm
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14h 21m2 stops
$563Delta
Mon, Feb 2 - Mon, Feb 9
American Airlines Logo
5:21 am - 4:37 pm
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15h 16m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
10:10 pm - 1:48 pm
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11h 38m1 stop
$590American Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Des Moines to Kaua'i flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Des Moines to Kaua'i 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 Kaua'i?

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 Kaua'i?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Des Moines to Kaua'i, 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 Kaua'i is May, when tickets cost $563 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are March and July, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,066 and $994 respectively.

Good to know

Low seasonApril
Cheapest flight$479
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 22% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 12% lower on average.
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FAQs - booking Kaua'i flights

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  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Des Moines to Kaua'i?

    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 Kaua'i 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 Kaua'i?

    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 Kaua'i 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 Kaua'i?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to Kaua'i is generally in the morning, when round-trip flights cost $668 on average. Morning departures are around 52% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Kaua'i is generally in the evening, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $1,386.

Reviews of the top 3 airlines serving from Des Moines to Kaua'i

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Des Moines to Kaua'i. 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 Kaua'i? 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 4257 reviews
7.0Food
8.0Comfort
8.1Boarding
7.5Entertainment
8.6Crew
Airline reviews

They sent a notice that they were boarding an hour early. We had to leave the club and run to the gate. They said sorry, that came from corporate and was a mistake. They did not have enough seating because the flight before it had not taken off on time. They moved our gate and delayed it for an hour.

2.0 MediocreRobert, Dec 2025
LAS - TPA
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They sent a notice that they were boarding an hour early. We had to leave the club and run to the gate. They said sorry, that came from corporate and was a mistake. They did not have enough seating because the flight before it had not taken off on time. They moved our gate and delayed it for an hour.

The boarding and seat assignment system no longer works for me, but I know it is being replaced. Otherwise, I am good with the overall experience.

The lead steward kept singing about "San Francisco" and hotel California---more annoying than humorous....needs work. Flight was smooth and on time.

Still a fan of open seating. Flight was on schedule and arrived on time. The 737 MAX is very comfortable.

Airline travel is always too cramped to really be pleasant, but the cabin crew on this flight did a pretty good job of making up for it by putting on some music during boarding and sprinkling a few funny remarks into the safety briefing and announcements, and just generally being friendly and helpful. It definitely reminded me of why I prefer the in-flight experience on Southwest!

No delays and arrived to destination 30 min early. Staff was super friendly.

San Diego airport is brand new, spacious, airy and very smooth checkin at SW baggage drop.

It was rough. The staff was unprofessional, the choice of on board drinks terrible, it was cramped in space at every airport, they always ran out of overhead bin space so they pressured people to check bags for free or we couldn’t leave on the plane— so I did check my bag to help, and they nearly lost my bag. My bag did not arrive on the luggage belt, another man on my flight and I had to waste our time going to the baggage office to search for our bags. I would only fly southwest again if it was my last choice. Also, my flights were consistently delayed over and over again— at one point they straight up told us we were waiting for the pilot to arrive.

Crew could have been friendlier, maybe I'm spoiled by SW crews. In flight wifi was good. Would be nice to have more food offerings on a 4 plus hour flight

Had to get off plane from prior flight even though I had to reboard same plane to continue to my final destination.

Very turbulent trip made it pretty bearable, plus the lack of refreshments served and the lack of any air conditioning before takeoff which took an hour or more.

Flight was late - I was downgraded from first class to coach

Not good - outbound flight was delayed and missed my connection even though I got to the gate after running through the airport - the agent would not let me on because the door was closed (flight had not left). There was no notification from United - overall experience was very disappointing. Additionally, I was downgraded from first class to coach on the alternative flight

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.

For whatever reason, the flight was not catered -we were told it would be a 45 minute delay waiting for catering - so no food. There were opened candy and peanuts in the seatback pocket. Flight landed early in DFW but due to the assigned gate not being available, we sat on the ground for 30 minutes waiting for the gate to open - making the flight actually arrive at the gate late.

The pilot greased the landing and the crew was fantastic.

I bought wifi and most of the flight could not even use it my apps would just spin. I couldn't even listen to music. super frustrating.

delayed due to weather. Could not communicate with family since the wifi was broken

Experience was good, however I had a delay due to weather happening and had to re purchase a seat on a new plane for a higher price (could be my own issue and misunderstanding) but other than that situation. First time flyer (by myself) was terrific!! The last from ORD to ALO didn't have wifi, but it was only 45 minutes so I'm sure that was part of the reason. Overall my experience was great! Next time I will remember to buy tickets with longer layovers. The delays really saved my overall anxiety. :)

Flight was on time is the only good thing. Person loading the plane called 1-6 to board at the same time, made it chaotic. Plane was too small for even putting backpacks in overhead. Seat for normal sized people were too small. The WIFI didn't work. When we landed had to wait because not enough ground crew.

Did not understand a single word the attendant said on the pa system. I was glad it was not an emergency.

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

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