$47 Find Cheap Flights from Des Moines to Kentucky

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Cheap Flights from Des Moines to Kentucky

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Louisville
Louisville1 stop$291
Lexington
Lexington1 stop$309
Nashville
Nashvillenonstop$82
Louisville
Louisville1 stop$291
Lexington
Lexington1 stop$309
Nashville
Nashvillenonstop$82

Book Cheap Des Moines to Kentucky 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 Kentucky 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 Kentucky

Mon, Apr 13 - Fri, Apr 17
Allegiant Air Logo
9:07 pm - 10:42 pm
DSM
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BNA
1h 35mnonstop
Allegiant Air Logo
9:13 pm - 10:57 pm
BNA
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DSM
1h 44mnonstop
$82Allegiant Air
Mon, Apr 6 - Fri, Apr 17
Allegiant Air Logo
4:48 pm - 6:23 pm
DSM
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BNA
1h 35mnonstop
Allegiant Air Logo
9:13 pm - 10:57 pm
BNA
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DSM
1h 44mnonstop
$89Allegiant Air
Tue, Apr 7 - Tue, Apr 14
Delta Logo
11:33 am - 4:06 pm
DSM
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TYS
3h 33m
1 stop
Delta Logo
8:45 am - 1:55 pm
TYS
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DSM
6h 10m
1 stop
$279Delta
Sat, Apr 4 - Mon, Apr 6
Southwest Logo
5:20 am - 10:00 am
DSM
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SDF
3h 40m
1 stop
Southwest Logo
8:10 pm - 11:15 pm
SDF
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DSM
4h 05m
1 stop
$291Southwest
Sat, May 2 - Tue, May 5
American Airlines Logo
3:20 pm - 11:56 pm
DSM
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TYS
7h 36m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 11:26 am
TYS
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DSM
6h 26m
1 stop
$295American Airlines
Sat, Apr 4 - Mon, Apr 6
Southwest Logo
5:20 am - 1:00 pm
DSM
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SDF
6h 40m
2 stops
Southwest Logo
8:10 pm - 11:15 pm
SDF
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DSM
4h 05m
1 stop
$296Southwest
Sat, May 2 - Tue, May 5
American Airlines Logo
3:20 pm - 11:56 pm
DSM
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TYS
7h 36m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
5:00 am - 11:30 am
TYS
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DSM
7h 30m
2 stops
$300American Airlines
Fri, Apr 3 - Tue, Apr 7
Delta Logo
5:35 am - 1:00 pm
DSM
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TRI
6h 25m
1 stop
Delta Logo
7:07 pm - 10:38 pm
TRI
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DSM
4h 31m
1 stop
$309Delta
Thu, Mar 26 - Mon, Mar 30
United Airlines Logo
8:00 am - 1:15 pm
DSM
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LEX
4h 15m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
5:45 pm - 9:27 pm
LEX
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DSM
4h 42m
1 stop
$319United Airlines
Sat, Apr 18 - Wed, Apr 22
United Airlines Logo
1:32 pm - 10:39 pm
DSM
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SDF
8h 07m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
9:00 am - 4:15 pm
SDF
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DSM
8h 15m
1 stop
$341United Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Des Moines to Kentucky flights

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

What is the cheapest month to fly from Des Moines to Kentucky?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Des Moines to Kentucky, 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 Kentucky is January, when tickets cost $260 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and February, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $626 and $536 respectively.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$40
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 27% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 15% lower on average.
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    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Des Moines to Kentucky 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 Kentucky?

    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 Kentucky 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 Kentucky?

    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 Kentucky up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Reviews of the top 3 airlines serving from Des Moines to Kentucky

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Des Moines to Kentucky. 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 Kentucky? 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.
7.9
DeltaOverall score based on 8296 reviews
7.8Entertainment
8.1Boarding
7.9Comfort
7.2Food
8.5Crew
Airline reviews

First class is comfortable. Enjoyed a movie and was able to relax compared to coach.

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Mar 2026
ATL - DTW
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First class is comfortable. Enjoyed a movie and was able to relax compared to coach.

Loved flying First Class. Very comfortable. The seat was amazing. Enjoyed a movie and was able to relax so much better than in coach.

We landed and sat on the tarmac for 45 minutes because they only have one gate at the airport and there was another plane running late so we had to wait

The WiFi was not working. That made for a long flight.

Absolutely no communication on why there's a delay and multiple flight time reschedules. I would have canceled the flight and drove back home if I known it was going to be rescheduled 3 or 4 times.

Another late night flight and MORE men belligerently drinking and yelling. I had to move from first to economy because they were so obnoxious and disruptive. Crazy to go from a cozy chair to cardboard when you were supposed to be in first. Delta allows was too much drinking which leads to belligerent behavior.

I was in first class and literally the men behind me were so aggressively loud I moved myself to economy. This has become so common on Delta - people using audio without headphones, and men on 12am / late night flights drinking and yelling to talk to each other which prevents anyone around them from resting. Pretty crazy to have to move from first to economy (poorer service, less comfort...). Wild wild. Looking into other airlines.

Love delta smaller commuter plane so no entertainment and paid wifi on MKE-LGA leg was extremely unreliable and slow

Stop changing gates. Stop cancelling flights Stop moving my seat.

Extremely disappointed with Delta. They canceled flight last minute and then I rebooked the other flights and with which were delayed as well

Both my flight where delayed Had 25min to make it to my transfer flight

Everything was on time and service on the flight was great!

Wifi Bluetooth features for watching in flight movie was horrible. Screen kept blacking out no connection of sound although it said connected. Other than that smooth trip .

The travel company that you have on your site did me so wrong. I don’t know how it happened, but they put my son‘s name on my plane ticket flying to Vietnam. Along with his birthday. They would not have let me fly from Fort Myers to Ho Chi Minh City. I don’t think that I can ever use your service again. I typed my information into the browser along with my passport number and four days before I’m leaving I have to quickly search another ticket to fly out here.

Seats are uncomfortable. This has been a trend in the industry for decades. Trying to fit more seats on each plane to increase profits at the expense of the passenger.

The flight was delayed so we were dead tired, and after that the turbulence was horrible. I was very scared.

It’s always a great time flying with united airlines.

Good flight. Efficient boarding and competent flight crew. No problems until we arrived at our destination gate. We were early so there was an aircraft at the gate that had to move before we could pull in. Then, due to the type of aircraft we flew, the cabin door could not be opened until some luggage from the cargo bay was offloaded to preserve center of gravity characteristics. So, that further delayed deplaning. Despite being 20 minutes early on landing, we ended up being 5 to 10 minutes late after all the delays.

Everything went well except the turbulence what no one have a control of but pilot and crew handled very good!

There was no WiFi available, there were mechanical problems with the plane and we landed at C 124, then the gate was switched to A 26, then all the way back to C126! For a 75 yo woman traveling alone, this was a difficult journey, indeed!

Delay after delay with little communication then AA lost my luggage and at airport would not assist just said scan this QR code to track your luggage and submit a claim. However QR code provided did not work so have to go back to airport

After changing the departure gate 5 times making us mo e from one side of the airport to the other and then back the flight was delayed nearly 2 hours. The male flight attendant had a bad attitude with the guest being condescending, disrespectful with people who were already on edge.

Easy boarding. Rows are smaller but that may be an older and bigger me now :)

It would have been nice if American tried to care.

American Airlines did everything they could with the high Spring Break crowd. I was frustrated to be changed from 1st class to a middle seat at the back of the plane. This has happened before, not sure booking 1st class and paying the extra actually works.

I booked 1st class, my flights were changed and I was sitting in the middle at the back of the plane. A far cry from the 1st class I purchased for my flights. I am grateful I arrived on time.

There was no beverage service and the only time I saw a crew member walk through the cabin is when we were preparing to land.

Our flight was delayed 3 times and this is why I am giving such low reviews. Everything else was okay but being in the airport at 4:30pm for my initial flight at 7pm to not leave until after 9:30pm is insane,

Flights were constantly delayed. CRW took 50 minutes to get bags

Flight has been delayed every time I've ever taken it. Seats uncomfortable. Children behind me yelling the entire flight. Some of this is out of their control but overall just consistently not a great experience.

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