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Cheapest round-trip
$375
Southwest
Fri 9/4Sun 9/6
DSM - MHT • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way
$248
American Airlines
Sun 8/23
DSM - MHT • 1 stop
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Cheapest • from $375 (round-trip)
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Shortest trip • 4h 31m (one-way)
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Cheap Flights from Des Moines to Manchester (DSM-MHT)

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

Fri, Sep 4 - Sun, Sep 6
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3:50 pm - 9:30 pmDSM  Des Moines-MHT Manchester
4h 40m1 stop Chicago Midway
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8:50 am - 12:20 pmMHT  Manchester-DSM Des Moines
4h 30m1 stop Chicago Midway
$375Southwest
Tue, Sep 1 - Mon, Sep 7
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2:40 pm - 9:10 pmDSM  Des Moines-MHT Manchester
5h 30m1 stop Chicago Midway
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8:00 am - 11:25 amMHT  Manchester-DSM Des Moines
4h 25m1 stop Chicago Midway
$408Southwest
Tue, Sep 1 - Mon, Sep 7
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6:10 am - 5:35 pmDSM  Des Moines-MHT Manchester
10h 25m2 stops Chicago Midway Baltimore/Washington
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8:00 am - 11:25 amMHT  Manchester-DSM Des Moines
4h 25m1 stop Chicago Midway
$413Southwest
Sun, Aug 23 - Sat, Aug 29
American Airlines Logo
5:40 am - 2:17 pmDSM  Des Moines-MHT Manchester
7h 37m1 stop Philadelphia
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8:15 am - 12:34 pmMHT  Manchester-DSM Des Moines
5h 19m1 stop Philadelphia
$417American Airlines
Sun, Aug 23 - Sat, Aug 29
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5:40 am - 2:17 pmDSM  Des Moines-MHT Manchester
7h 37m1 stop Philadelphia
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12:12 pm - 7:14 pmMHT  Manchester-DSM Des Moines
8h 02m1 stop Chicago O'Hare Intl
$417American Airlines
Sat, Aug 22 - Fri, Aug 28
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5:40 am - 2:17 pmDSM  Des Moines-MHT Manchester
7h 37m1 stop Philadelphia
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8:15 am - 12:34 pmMHT  Manchester-DSM Des Moines
5h 19m1 stop Philadelphia
$417American Airlines
Tue, Sep 1 - Mon, Sep 7
Southwest Logo
6:10 am - 5:35 pmDSM  Des Moines-MHT Manchester
10h 25m2 stops Chicago Midway Baltimore/Washington
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5:40 am - 1:45 pmMHT  Manchester-DSM Des Moines
9h 05m2 stops Baltimore/Washington Denver Intl
$438Southwest
Tue, Sep 1 - Sat, Sep 5
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6:00 am - 7:00 pmDSM  Des Moines-MHT Manchester
12h 00m2 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl
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2:46 pm - 9:23 pmMHT  Manchester-DSM Des Moines
7h 37m2 stops Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Chicago O'Hare Intl
$439United Airlines
Fri, Sep 4 - Sun, Sep 6
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3:20 pm - 11:59 pmDSM  Des Moines-MHT Manchester
7h 39m2 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl
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9:25 am - 8:26 pmMHT  Manchester-DSM Des Moines
12h 01m2 stops Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Denver Intl
$457United Airlines
Fri, Oct 2 - Tue, Oct 6
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3:11 pm - 11:56 pmDSM  Des Moines-MHT Manchester
7h 45m2 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl
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2:50 pm - 11:48 pmMHT  Manchester-DSM Des Moines
9h 58m2 stops Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Denver Intl
$498United Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Des Moines to Manchester flights

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Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from Des Moines to Manchester?

The cheapest round-trip price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 5 days.

In the past 5 days, the cheapest round-trip tickets from Des Moines to Manchester were found on Southwest ($375) and American Airlines ($417).

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When to book flights from Des Moines to Manchester

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FAQs for booking flights from Des Moines to Manchester

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

    In the last 5 days, the lowest price for a flight from Des Moines to Manchester was $248 for a one-way ticket and $375 for a round-trip.

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

    A passport is not required to fly from Des Moines to Manchester.

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

    Des Moines and Manchester are both served by 1 main airport. You will leave Des Moines from Des Moines and will be arriving at Manchester.

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

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

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

    oneworld is the only airline alliance operating flights between Des Moines and Manchester.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Des Moines to Manchester, Southwest or American Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Des Moines to Manchester are Southwest and American Airlines. With an average price for the route of $486 and an overall rating of 8.0, Southwest is the most popular choice. American Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $381 and an overall rating of 7.1.

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

    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 Manchester.

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

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

    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 Manchester with an airline and back to Des Moines with another airline. Booking your flights between Des Moines and MHT 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 Manchester?

    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 Manchester 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 airlines flying from Des Moines to Manchester

 
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Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Des Moines to Manchester? 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 4216 reviews
8.1Boarding
8.0Comfort
7.0Food
7.5Entertainment
8.6Crew
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Fairly good - the seats seemed more comfortable on this flight. The staff out of Detroit were quite friendly. But they directed us to the wrong carousel for luggage. :(

8.0 ExcellentDavid, Aug 2026
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Fairly good - the seats seemed more comfortable on this flight. The staff out of Detroit were quite friendly. But they directed us to the wrong carousel for luggage. :(

Just crazy with times being pushed and pushed and pushed and gate crew at Philly super rude and unprofessional with many under stress with delays.

I liked the new boarding process. I thought the buyup options (legroom, early boarding) to be easy to request and reasonably priced. All the Southwest team from gate to in-flight were so nice.

Flight time kept changing and so did the gate. It was very frustrating

Exceptional. The gate crew responded quickly and got me onto this earlier flight as the final passenger, saving me more than four hours of wait time for my reserved flight.

The flight was delayed due to earlier issues at other airports. The crew was excellent & made it a good trip.

Boarding process of asking for volunteers to check bags goes against the system you had before with 2 bags checked free. This process is more of a guilt trip than a caring attitude toward the customer. In addition bag-size scrutiny has increased which also slows down the process of boarding. My wife said she will not fly on your airline again unless there is no other option.

Overall good, just screaming kids in the area the whole flight.

The crew canceled the complementary snack and drink in anticipation of turbulence that never materialized. I was counting on the drink (water) to take the the doses of medication - prescribed for my heart condition - that were due during the flight. Since no snack or meal was served on this flight, I cannot rate the food quality. Otherwise, this flight was excellent.

Really full flight, checked in ASAP and still mid Cs.

Although there was an unfortunate delay, everything with the boarding and departure process went smoothly.

Smooth flight, on time, got to DFW early, crew was great, I was on row 11 so lots of room. Snacks were OK. We were pleased.

Flying on this airline is nothing short of a full blown circus clown show. It is so mismanaged it should not be in business as there is no way it can be safe as badly as it is managed. It is 100% about money and customers be damned. On a recent return from my mother’s funeral, my only available choice from IND to PWM was American, which I hesitantly booked as I rarely fly them for many of the following reasons and never will again. I was booked IND-PHL-PWM totaling about six hours. The flight was cancelled due to NE weather. They rebooked me on a two stop flight IND-DFW (Yes DALLAS)-PHL-PWM, still all on the same day. After arriving in DFW, they continually delayed the DFW-PHL flight due to maintenance issues on the arriving flight. Finally it was delayed to the point that my PHL-PWM connection was no longer possible. They then rebooked me thru LGA with the short flight the NEXT DAY to PWM and offered to put me up for the night in NYC (or so I assumed). The flight DFW-LGA was then delayed so much that I asked to be put in an earlier flight with a lessor delay. Throughout this day chats with their AI assistant were useless as were subsequent chats supposedly with a real person(?). Only one customer service agent in DFW was actually helpful and appeared to care. Upon arrival at LGA post midnight, they issued me car and hotel vouchers in Trenton NEW JERSEY at a very old Howard Johnsons ONE HALF HOUR from LGA. The hotel was an $85, 1.5 rated hotel in a very sketchy area of NJ that I would have never voluntarily booked. As I prepared to catch the car back to LGA the next morning I received a text that my flight was cancelled. TWICE IN TWO DAYS. I went to LGA hoping to have AA book me on an earlier Delta flight. The full service line was at least 200 people deep, so I tried to reach a real person agent by phone. After 1/2 hours on hold I gave up and waited for my later LGA-PWM flight. It actually started boarding on-time, but only shortly after announced a maintenance hold. We were told it was nothing serious, just an adjustment to the Captains seat. Only one update was given while we waited 1.5+ hours for a “SEAT ADJUSTMENT”. During that time at least three others flights in my area announced that they were overbooked and were taking volunteers before bumping people. Another flight to ORD announced a gate change and less than five minutes after announced that they were really not changing and announced for everyone to return to that gate. Can’t forget to mention that on all of these planes the WiFi only worked on two.🤡🤡

The plane was experiencing problems with the HVAC system, it was very cold in the front of the plane and very hot in the back.

The boarding process needs to be fixed. The zone don't work, especially when there is hardly anyone in zones 3, 4,and 5, leaving the majority of the passengers backed up in the aisle, especially because passengers seated near the front are blocking passengers who are seated in the rear of the plane. It would also help if the size of carry on bags was more strictly enforced.

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

Terrible. Internet/kiosk glitch prevented baggage checkin. Line at ticket co in Ter was under serviced and did not move. Agents did not call for flight but rather allowed time to pass. Then told each person as they reached the front if line that it was too late to check bags so they’d have to rebook flights. At least 15 people missed the flight as a result of this incompetence.

It was exactly what I expected, actually arriving sooner than scheduled.

Terrible, they canceled my flight due to an issue they had, couldn't fly me into the same place within 24 hrs so had to fly in 2.5 hrs away from my destination and spend even more money. The customer service was terrible (except at the airport in Charleston). Had to call to get my checked baggage fees reimbursed 2 wks later in which one customer service agent was very rude, wouldn't listen and then hung up on me. The second lady I spoke with was actually able to help me with that part thankfully. Would not recommend flying AA.

Delayed, missed connecting flight, ground crew double charged for international charges, were super rude and told me to just”deal with it” when I complained. Horrible airline, very frustrating.

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