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Find cheap flights from Des Moines to McAllen from $278

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Cheap flight deals from Des Moines to McAllen (DSM-MFE)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Des Moines to McAllen 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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5:48 pm - 11:59 pmDSM-MFE
6h 11m1 stop
6:00 am - 10:50 amMFE-DSM
4h 50m1 stop
$278American Airlines
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Sun, May 26 - Wed, May 29
5:40 pm - 4:55 pmDSM-MFE
23h 15m2 stops
5:30 am - 4:26 pmMFE-DSM
10h 56m2 stops
$296Delta
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Sat, Aug 24 - Wed, Aug 28
6:39 am - 7:18 pmDSM-MFE
12h 39m2 stops
6:00 am - 10:50 amMFE-DSM
4h 50m1 stop
$298American Airlines
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Sun, May 26 - Wed, May 29
4:00 pm - 12:00 pmDSM-MFE
20h 00m2 stops
5:30 am - 4:26 pmMFE-DSM
10h 56m2 stops
$306Delta
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Sat, Aug 24 - Wed, Aug 28
3:00 pm - 9:43 pmDSM-MFE
6h 43m1 stop
7:20 pm - 10:33 amMFE-DSM
15h 13m2 stops
$366United Airlines
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Sat, Aug 24 - Wed, Aug 28
7:31 pm - 12:09 amDSM-MFE
4h 38m1 stop
6:20 pm - 11:09 pmMFE-DSM
4h 49m1 stop
$408American Airlines
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Wed, Jun 12 - Sat, Aug 10
6:05 am - 11:20 amDSM-MFE
5h 15m1 stop
5:13 pm - 10:15 pmMFE-DSM
5h 02m1 stop
$413United Airlines
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Sun, May 26 - Tue, May 28
6:32 am - 4:56 pmDSM-MFE
10h 24m2 stops
12:45 pm - 9:21 pmMFE-DSM
8h 36m2 stops
$423Delta
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Wed, Jun 12 - Sat, Aug 10
6:05 am - 11:20 amDSM-MFE
5h 15m1 stop
9:50 am - 10:15 pmMFE-DSM
12h 25m1 stop
$497United Airlines
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Sun, May 26 - Mon, May 27
6:05 am - 9:34 pmDSM-MFE
15h 29m1 stop
7:15 pm - 10:15 pmMFE-DSM
27h 00m1 stop
$572United Airlines
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Fri, May 24 - Wed, May 29

Flights from Des Moines to McAllen - Travel Insights & Trends

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

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Des Moines to McAllen?

The average price of all flights from Des Moines to McAllen clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
When flying from Des Moines to McAllen, you should consider leaving on a Tuesday and avoid Thursdays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Des Moines, you’ll find the best rates on Sundays and the most expensive ones on Mondays.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Des Moines to McAllen, 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 McAllen is May, where tickets cost $171 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and August, where the average cost of tickets is $530 and $466 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Des Moines to McAllen?

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from Des Moines to McAllen, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each month.
To get a below average price on the flight from Des Moines to McAllen, you should book around 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 19 days before departure.

Good to know

Low season

July

High season

February

Cheapest flight

$278
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 45% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 9% lower on average.
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When to book flights from Des Moines to McAllen

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

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Des Moines to McAllen was $278 for a round-trip ticket.

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

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

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

    On your way to McAllen, you’ll fly out from Des Moines. You’ll be landing at McAllen Miller Intl.

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

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

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

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

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

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Des Moines to McAllen are United Airlines and American Airlines. With an average price for the route of $520 and an overall rating of 7.4, United Airlines is the most popular choice. American Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $336 and an overall rating of 7.3.

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

    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 McAllen.

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

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

    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 McAllen with an airline and back to Des Moines with another airline. Booking your flights between Des Moines and MFE 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 McAllen?

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

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Top airlines flying from Des Moines to McAllen

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Des Moines to McAllen. 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 McAllen? 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.
7.4
United AirlinesOverall score based on 11090 reviews
7.2Comfort
7.7Boarding
8.1Crew
7.1Entertainment
6.7Food
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Crew were fine, drinks and snacks were as well but we were delayed for around 2 hrs which made our entry into Mexico delayed as well with the influx of arrivals at the same time. Sort of wasted our first day of vacation. We left Pittsburgh at 630am and did not arrive in Mexico until late dinner time.

2.0 MediocreMichael, Apr 2024PIT - IAH
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Crew were fine, drinks and snacks were as well but we were delayed for around 2 hrs which made our entry into Mexico delayed as well with the influx of arrivals at the same time. Sort of wasted our first day of vacation. We left Pittsburgh at 630am and did not arrive in Mexico until late dinner time.

Boarding was unorganized. They expected passengers to ask people to move their assigned seat they paid for in order to sit together. The seats even in comfort are smaller than other airlines and the flight attendants appeared not to be well prepared

Due to one crew member not showing up to work, our flight was significantly delayed causing us to miss our connecting flight in Houston to Mississippi causing us to be delayed by more than 6 hours and missing our event all together. Very disappointing. All because ONE crew member called in sick. United did grant us a $15 meal voucher, which was a small but appreciated concession that I wasn’t able to use because I ordered my lunch and paid for it before applying the concession, and the staff said it was too late to use it. Ugh! We also had a TWO delay coming back from Mississippi, but that was on American Airlines and it was due to weather, so not their fault. Anyway, not at all impressed with United’s handling of our flight and the HUGE disappointment of missing our important family event for our 90 year old mother. All that money and all that stress and emotions for nothing. Having to wait the hour to bring an employee from LAX seemed like something that should not have happened. Why don’t you have a local back-up? Santa Ana is not a little airport in a rural area.

Trip was smooth bumpy from the wind but no issues at all the crew attendant was very pleasant and had great customer service

The customer service was excellent! Check-in, baggage check-in, boarding, the flight went very smooth.

Awful. I got stuck next to a person carrying a dog and behind someone with a dog. People need to board these dogs downstairs. The cabin is crowded enough with your pets

It was delayed several hours which delayed our connection in Denver. Not happy.

Ok, but comfort was lacking as the seats were way to small

All good except paid for wifi that did not work

Some of these FA’s need attitude check. Snarky bitches

Horrible - they lied to me about baggage & boarding, even though I specifically spoke to their agents the day before my flight about my issue. When I showed up they did not let me board and stranded me at my airport until I bought a new flight with money I did not have to spend.

They gave my seat away although it was a connecting flight with them and the flight was a bit delayed.

this is starting to seem like an american airlines standard. delayed flights and fake apologies… getting tired of it

Flight boarded without pilots. Sat on plane for 3 hrs. after over an hour late boarding. Plane never took off. Had to deplane near midnight. Line for rebooking was 3 hours + long. I had to leave.

Missed the flight because of them and up geting a rental car

Delayd flight out of atl as always miss my conection in dfw no flight untill next day

No problems with flight. Even though I had a short layover in DFW, I was still able to easily make my connection.

Good flights. Departure and arrivals were on time. DFW was a little problematic in that the Skytrain without prior notice bypassed the Echo terminal so that delayed my arrival at my connecting flight.

Late boarding to clean plane from previous flight; initial boarding announcement not loud enough; fantastic cabin attendant front of plane

Delayed flight, few announcements with information, no comps, cluster f boarding because zones weren’t spread out and announced loud and repeatedly, staff did their job -nothing more nothing less, annoying kids were speaking and kicking the heck out of the back of my seat and parents weren’t willing to parent… so another typical day of air travel in the US.,

Last minute flights from Des Moines to McAllen

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights from Des Moines to McAllen that are departing in the next 10 days.
5/11Sat
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
6h 11mDSM-MFE
5/14Tue
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
4h 50mMFE-DSM
$378
5/11Sat
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
10h 18mDSM-MFE
5/14Tue
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
4h 50mMFE-DSM
$383
5/10Fri
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
6h 11mDSM-MFE
5/13Mon
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
5h 50mMFE-DSM
$423
5/10Fri
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
9h 01mDSM-MFE
5/13Mon
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
5h 50mMFE-DSM
$428
5/10Fri
multi-stopUnited Airlines
6h 35mDSM-MFE
5/15Wed
multi-stopUnited Airlines
5h 01mMFE-DSM
$458
5/10Fri
multi-stopUnited Airlines
6h 35mDSM-MFE
5/14Tue
multi-stopUnited Airlines
5h 01mMFE-DSM
$503
5/11Sat
multi-stopUnited Airlines
7h 20mDSM-MFE
5/13Mon
multi-stopUnited Airlines
5h 01mMFE-DSM
$613
5/10Fri
multi-stopDelta
11h 59mDSM-MFE
5/13Mon
multi-stopDelta
10h 05mMFE-DSM
$783
5/10Fri
multi-stopDelta
11h 59mDSM-MFE
5/14Tue
multi-stopDelta
8h 51mMFE-DSM
$807
5/10Fri
multi-stopDelta
11h 59mDSM-MFE
5/15Wed
multi-stopDelta
8h 51mMFE-DSM
$953

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Des Moines - McAllen Flights

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Des Moines (DSM)United States

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McAllen (MFE)United States

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