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These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from Des Moines to London, as well as popular online travel agencies
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Cheapest round-trip
$435
Typical prices: $976-$1,366
Virgin Atlantic
Wed 12/2Tue 12/8
DSM - LHR • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way
$314
Multiple Airlines
Sun 8/9
DSM - LGW • 3 stops
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Cheapest • from $917 (round-trip)
Best reviews • 7.8 score
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There are currently no direct flights between Des Moines and London. You'll need at least 1 connection.
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Cheapest • Avg $720 (round-trip)
Shortest trip • 10h 27m (one-way)
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Cheapest • 18% price drop
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Cheap Flights from Des Moines to London (DSM-LON)

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

Wed, Dec 2 - Tue, Dec 8
Virgin Atlantic Logo
5:45 am - 7:50 am
DSM
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LHR
20h 05m
1 stop
Virgin Atlantic Logo
10:00 am - 8:52 pm
LHR
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DSM
16h 52m
2 stops
$435Virgin Atlantic
Wed, Dec 2 - Tue, Dec 8
Virgin Atlantic Logo
10:55 am - 6:50 am
DSM
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LHR
13h 55m
2 stops
Virgin Atlantic Logo
10:00 am - 8:52 pm
LHR
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DSM
16h 52m
2 stops
$437Virgin Atlantic
Wed, Dec 2 - Tue, Dec 8
Virgin Atlantic Logo
5:45 am - 9:00 am
DSM
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LHR
21h 15m
1 stop
Virgin Atlantic Logo
8:55 am - 5:42 pm
LHR
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DSM
14h 47m
1 stop
$450Virgin Atlantic
Fri, Nov 13 - Wed, Nov 18
Multiple Airlines Logo
6:52 pm - 6:30 am
DSM
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LHR
53h 38m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
11:10 am - 9:35 pm
LHR
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DSM
16h 25m
2 stops
$887Multiple Airlines
Wed, Dec 2 - Tue, Dec 8
British Airways Logo
12:15 pm - 10:25 am
DSM
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LHR
16h 10m
1 stop
British Airways Logo
2:10 pm - 10:02 pm
LHR
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DSM
13h 52m
1 stop
$898British Airways
Tue, Aug 11 - Tue, Aug 18
Delta Logo
10:59 am - 9:25 am
DSM
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LGW
16h 26m
2 stops
Delta Logo
10:35 am - 8:59 pm
LGW
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DSM
16h 24m
2 stops
$969Delta
Mon, Aug 10 - Tue, Aug 18
Delta Logo
5:56 pm - 4:00 pm
DSM
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LGW
16h 04m
2 stops
Delta Logo
10:35 am - 8:59 pm
LGW
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DSM
16h 24m
2 stops
$970Delta
Mon, Aug 10 - Tue, Aug 18
Multiple Airlines Logo
6:35 pm - 6:30 pm
DSM
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LCY
17h 55m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
7:00 pm - 2:04 pm
LCY
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DSM
25h 04m
2 stops
$978Multiple Airlines
Thu, Aug 13 - Thu, Aug 20
American Airlines Logo
8:10 am - 6:50 am
DSM
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LGW
16h 40m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
12:20 pm - 9:56 am
LGW
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DSM
27h 36m
2 stops
$982American Airlines
Sun, Aug 9 - Sun, Aug 16
American Airlines Logo
7:10 am - 6:55 am
DSM
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LGW
17h 45m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
2:30 pm - 12:24 pm
LGW
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DSM
27h 54m
2 stops
$1,011American Airlines
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Des Moines to London flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Des Moines to London 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 London?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Des Moines to London, 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 London is February, where tickets cost $524 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and June, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $937 and $684 respectively.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$314
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 10% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 10% increase in price.
Flight from Des Moines to London Gatwick Airport

When to book flights from Des Moines to London

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Des Moines to London based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated round-trip price
KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or round-trips with a duration up to 40 days. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs for booking flights from Des Moines to London

  • What is the cheapest flight from Des Moines to London?

    In the last 5 days, the lowest price for a flight from Des Moines to London was $314 for a one-way ticket and $917 for a round-trip.

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

    Yes, you’ll need a passport to travel to London from Des Moines.

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

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Des Moines to London?

    SkyTeam, Star Alliance, and oneworld are the airline alliances operating flights between Des Moines and London, with SkyTeam being the most commonly used for this route.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Des Moines to London, Delta or United Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Des Moines to London are Delta and United Airlines. With an average price for the route of $824 and an overall rating of 7.8, Delta is the most popular choice. United Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $807 and an overall rating of 7.4.

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

    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 London.

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

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

    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 London 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 London?

    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 London 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 4 airlines serving from Des Moines to London

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Des Moines to London. 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 London? 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.
7.8
DeltaOverall score based on 8450 reviews
8.1Boarding
7.8Comfort
7.8Entertainment
8.5Crew
7.2Food
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The crew were efficient. The pilots seemed professional. It was a bit chilly in our seats. The sheet provided weren’t very helpful.

8.0 ExcellentAnonymous, May 2026
ATL - LHR
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The crew were efficient. The pilots seemed professional. It was a bit chilly in our seats. The sheet provided weren’t very helpful.

The Boarding process was great. Particularly since my wife and I require assistance. The flight attendants were amazing. We travel frequently; they honestly were a cut above. 😀

Plenty of leg room, temperature was great and staff was excellent. Would do it more often.

Passengers need to check in big baggage instead of bringing on the plane. That cause inconvenience for everyone. Otherwise flight was good.

Great. Very smooth. Plenty of information. However, wish they would give out a menu in advance of making a dinner choice like other international airlines. The flight attendant says chicken or pasta and there are details about ingredients or spices requiring the passenger to ask which requires the flight attendant to answer many times. So easy to solve this problem. P

All fine save for the abominable catering. Really gone downhill. We found it all inedible.

Late flight caused a missed connection, had to be put on a later international flight without my requested vegan meal.

Half the bathrooms assigned to economy were out of action

The crew members were great. The food was good. Entertainment was average - Could use a wider and better selections of movies and series.

Flight was cancelled after 3 1/2 hours. Support for rebooking was overwhelmed. Lost first class tickets and to fly economy.

I was very disappointed with my experience at the United Airlines baggage check. The representative was rude and unhelpful. I was required to remove approximately 1.5 pounds from my two checked bags, even though it was a very small amount over the limit. The interaction was unnecessarily unpleasant, and I expected much better customer service. I hope United will review this incident and provide additional customer service training to its staff.

Cree was organized and pleasant. Plane had good seating but as it’s a shuttle toilets hadn’t been thoroughly cleaned (eg. bins too full)

Some flight attendants were great others were cranky. Seats were very tight and sitting on an aisle was very hard as the carts and people walking constantly bumped shoulder and arm.

Although the flight was delayed the crew and the flight itself were very good. Couldn't fault anything and after the disappointment of being abandoned in the US by BA it was a welcome relief to travel with United

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

Liked fold flat bed. Didn’t like having no window. Didn’t like poor choice of food and being served dinner very late, hours after take off of a 7:40pm flight. Servers not friendly. Food horrible in business class.

The flight was heavily booked so boarding was a lengthy process. The FA’s were rather abrupt during this process but became more gracious as the flight went on. Breakfast (puffed pastry and chewy sausage) was pretty horrible but there was fruit and yogurt which they didn’t mess up. Overall it was fine.

Fight was delayed an hour due to operational issues ,then further delayed due to ground control for a total of about 1.30 hours. Salad was completely frozen and flatware was so cold you could barely handle it. Crew was friendly and professional and the flight was smooth. The aircraft was clean and well-serviced.

Liked that we left on time for each flight. Snacks not the best, but we're okay.

Waited for our plane from HNL so we didn't miss connection. AMAZING Service for that, then really clean plane. Nice airline attendants.

Entertainment system did not function. USB ports did not function. Wi-Fi did not function. Terrible trifecta…

Luggage did not make it onto my plane. Business seats were economy with empty row seat. Just horrible experience. Why would the company allow for transfers that don’t give employees enough time to transfer luggages??

For an long range economy flight I feel more space and more meal options need to be offered for flights over 5 hours

The check in agents in PHL and gate agents had to have been the rudest women that I have ever encountered; the agent weighing the bags at check in screamed continuously at all of the guests as did the woman at the gate.I have Executive Platinum status with AA and fly a lot with AA but these ladies were the absolute worst I had the displeasure to encounter!

B-class on an old plane with antiquated amenities and poor service. Landed in Rome w/o bag that didn’t make the connection (plenty of time in London). Bag will come to hotel NOT the day it lands but the following night!! Still waiting for bag…BA had nothing to offer in support and couldn’t even tell me their comp, told to submit receipts and then I’ll learn what is or isn’t covered.

It's a long flight and that is always difficult. I was comfortable and well. The movies available were great and the crew was good.

Premium Economy Good crew, good service, excellent food. Seat back screen just not bright enough.

Flight was delayed an no one cares, or try to help passengers to get the conexión.

Our flight was cancelled while we are on our way to the airport. So, no notice. We were rescheduled to another airline with a 2 hour later takeoff and so arrived at our destination on time. We pre-paid American Airlines $190 to upgrade our seats. No refund. So no use for AA or Kayak.

Terrible, horrible, disappointing- without telling us they changed planes and moved and separated our seats to opposite sides - said they changed seats putting us together - got to airport to find no, they did not - we sat opposing sides of plane - food overly salty to inedible, never saw stewardess but once - it was terrible

I was booked in Premium Economy and never given a chance to choose to purchase my own seat. Ended up with a middle seat, which was very difficult for me. The airline then left my bag in London so when I arrived in Instanbul it was not there. They delivered it to me the next day but many valuable items had been stolen. I've been flying with BA for years and this was the first time I had such a bizarre and bad experience with them.

Meh. Lived the seat. The entertainment unit did not work and had to be reset 3 times. Service was SLOW taking over 90 min to be served. Crew forgot about my meal. Chicken was dry and almost inedible.

Boarding process was chaotic. Confusion over Boarding gates: gate 55 or gate 56 ???. Unnecessary standing in long lines to board. Better to call out Boarding groups one at a time and everyone else to sit. Airline only has 2 Boarding groups 1-3 and 4-9. That causes over crowding and chaos

Lady next to me was coughing profusely the entire flight, other lady moved seats because of it, 8 hours of that during an overnight flight is a bit much.

3.5 hr delay leaving Pittsburgh, notifications for which were incomplete and untimely. Connecting flight was automatically switched to one requiring more than a 30 hour layover! After waiting in a long queue, customer service reduced layover to 11 hours and also set up an earlier standby. The standby had empty seats, but the gate agent couldn't change our tickets! On top of all that my luggage was lost and has yet to even be located, much less returned 5 (FIVE!) days later. Too bad there's no rating below poor.

Canceled flight late London to Florence. Help at airport very poor. Treated poorly. Had to sleep in the airport. Lost bags- still do not have them. Horrible. I should be reimbursed!

The seats are extra cramped if you are taller than 5’8! Spring for the extra legroom seats for sure if you have a long flight!

Very disappointed with British Airways. It has been over 24 hours and I still have not received my checked baggage or any proper update. Customer support has been unresponsive, making the situation even more frustrating. Poor baggage handling and lack of communication seriously impacted my travel experience.

Flight was good but temp in the cabin was cold.

I like American Airlines and their safety record. They provide quality service and a feel safe enough to prefer American Airlines over other carriers even if I have to pay a little more.

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