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$104 Find Cheap Flights from Des Moines to Miami

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Des Moines to Miami departing on 1/29. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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Everything you should know

Cheapest round-trip
$176
Overall average: $438
Multiple Airlines
Sun 12/14Sun 1/11
DSM - MIA • 1 stop
Cheapest non-stop
$237
Typical prices: $379-$594
American Airlines
Wed 12/17Wed 12/24
DSM - MIA • Non-stop
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Southwest
Cheapest • from $179 (round-trip)
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Best reviews • 8.0 score
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When to book
5 weeks
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Our data shows that travelers who book at least 5 weeks in advance save around 27% compared to booking last minute.
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June
Cheapest • 21% price drop
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Cheap Flights from Des Moines to Miami (DSM-MIA)

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

Sun, Dec 14 - Sun, Jan 11
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4:21 pm - 12:55 amDSM-MIA
7h 34m1 stop
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7:35 am - 10:09 pmMIA-DSM
15h 34m1 stop
$176Multiple Airlines
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Wed, Dec 10 - Thu, Dec 11
Southwest Logo
6:15 am - 12:25 pmDSM-MIA
5h 10m1 stop
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1:45 pm - 7:55 pmMIA-DSM
7h 10m1 stop
$179Southwest
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Wed, Dec 10 - Wed, Dec 17
American Airlines Logo
5:51 pm - 12:43 amDSM-MIA
5h 52m1 stop
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8:50 pm - 11:29 pmMIA-DSM
3h 39mnonstop
$208American Airlines
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Wed, Dec 3 - Fri, Dec 12
Delta Logo
2:16 pm - 8:51 pmDSM-MIA
5h 35m1 stop
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1:31 pm - 7:43 pmMIA-DSM
7h 12m1 stop
$217Delta
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Tue, Dec 2 - Tue, Dec 9
American Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 2:27 pmDSM-MIA
7h 27m1 stop
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8:50 pm - 11:29 pmMIA-DSM
3h 39mnonstop
$218American Airlines
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Fri, Dec 5 - Fri, Dec 12
Frontier Logo
7:58 pm - 5:19 amDSM-MIA
8h 21m1 stop
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6:00 am - 7:03 pmMIA-DSM
14h 03m1 stop
$219Frontier
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Fri, Dec 5 - Fri, Dec 12
Frontier Logo
7:58 pm - 3:39 pmDSM-MIA
18h 41m2 stops
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6:00 am - 7:03 pmMIA-DSM
14h 03m1 stop
$220Frontier
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Thu, Dec 4 - Fri, Dec 12
Multiple Airlines Logo
2:56 pm - 6:47 pmDSM-MIA
26h 51m2 stops
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6:00 am - 7:03 pmMIA-DSM
14h 03m1 stop
$222Multiple Airlines
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Sun, Dec 14 - Sat, Dec 20
Southwest Logo
5:45 am - 4:30 pmDSM-MIA
9h 45m1 stop
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7:50 pm - 11:55 pmMIA-DSM
5h 05m1 stop
$223Southwest
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Fri, Dec 5 - Sat, Dec 13
Delta Logo
6:33 pm - 12:46 amDSM-MIA
5h 13m1 stop
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7:00 am - 2:12 pmMIA-DSM
8h 12m1 stop
$259Delta
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Des Moines to Miami flights

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

The average price of all round-trip flights from Des Moines to Miami clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

For Des Moines to Miami, Thursday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Saturday is the most expensive. Flying from Miami back to Des Moines, the best deals are generally found on Saturday, with Tuesday being the most expensive.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Des Moines to Miami, 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 Miami is June, where tickets cost $336 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are March and February, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $540 and $481 respectively.

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

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Des Moines to Miami, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from Des Moines to Miami, you should book around 5 weeks before departure, which saves you about 27% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 6 weeks before departure.

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Low seasonSeptember
Cheapest flight$104
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 0% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 6% lower on average.
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When to book flights from Des Moines to Miami

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

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Des Moines to Miami was $104 for a one-way ticket and $176 for a round-trip.

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

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

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

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

  • Which airlines offer Wi-Fi service onboard planes from Des Moines to Miami?

    American Airlines, and Delta offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the Des Moines to Miami flight route.

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

    The Embraer 175 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Des Moines to Miami flight route.

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

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

  • On which days can I fly direct from Des Moines to Miami?

    There are nonstop flights from Des Moines to Miami on a daily basis.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Des Moines to Miami, Southwest or Delta?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Des Moines to Miami are Southwest and Delta. With an average price for the route of $461 and an overall rating of 8.0, Southwest is the most popular choice. Delta is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $304 and an overall rating of 7.9.

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

    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 Miami.

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

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

    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 Miami with an airline and back to Des Moines with another airline. Booking your flights between Des Moines and MIA 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 Miami?

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

KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from Des Moines to Miami

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $249 or less one-way and $427 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from Des Moines to Miami?

 
Direct data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying direct from Des Moines to Miami.
Find which airlines fly direct from Des Moines Airport to Miami Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

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Des Moines to Miami

Monday

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Tuesday

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Wednesday

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Thursday

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Friday

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Saturday

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Sunday

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Monday

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Tuesday

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Wednesday

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Thursday

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Friday

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Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Des Moines to Miami

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Des Moines to Miami. 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 Miami? 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 4241 reviews
8.0Comfort
7.5Entertainment
7.0Food
8.6Crew
8.1Boarding
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Ever since Southwest starting charging for bags, passengers don't want to pay to check their bags, so the gate agents have to beg people to check their roller bags now because there's "not enough space". This was a terrible business move by Southwest.

8.0 ExcellentGreg, Oct 2025OAK - BUR
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Ever since Southwest starting charging for bags, passengers don't want to pay to check their bags, so the gate agents have to beg people to check their roller bags now because there's "not enough space". This was a terrible business move by Southwest.

Full cans of soda would be nice. A choice between two snacks would be appreciated.

Tried watching free movie and it kept freezing so I couldn’t finish.

All was good. I just had a hard time getting connected to the WiFi/internet during the flight

Sacrament staff are always polite and helpful. Airport is easy to maneuver and boarding is straightforward.

Great flight. Outstanding Service. Southwest was able to put us on a direct flight to Denver when the connection could have been affected by a later arrival to Baltimore. The direct flight was less expensive that the flight with the connection in Baltimore.

Delays delays delays. Late taking off, late landing, wait for a gate, etc.

Boarded on time but once we were ready for take off, the crew determined that, although every seat was taken, somehow someone was on the wrong flight. Delay, delay delay, announcements and ended up with one person checking EVERY ID against their passenger Manifest only to figure out it was a "clerical error." We departed 54 minutes late causing me to run in the St. Louis Airport to make my connection and lose the priority boarding spot I had paid for. Unnecessary delay.

I was re-booked onto another flight because my original flight was delayed and I would have missed my connector. I ended up in the “C” group after paying extra to be in the “A “ group on the original flight. At least if you’re going to re-book people, re-book them into the same group.

Flight was delayed due to plane not passing inspection And one of the crew had to time out and we had to wait for another one A 3 hour delay

Our flight attendant in FIRST CLASS was one of the worst I’ve ever had. She was not at all pleasant, nor particularly good at her service.

Everything went well and was good. Nothing exceptional, but no complaints either. Cheap seats are pretty comfortable.

Staff were friendly and happy. Delta could make sure passengers that don't have the app know of changes. Without Kayak I would not have known about the change of gate or the delay. Kayak was faster to notify me.

They ended up paying for the bag twice, but the counter wouldn't take my baggage receipt. Left it to me to resolve. Not sure how to resolve the issue.

The customer service before board was very rude and when I expressed my concerns about making the connecting flight she laughed and told me I bought the wrong ticket. I explained once it showed the flight was delayed it no longer let me change seats or anything. I was trying to upgrade to make sure I would get to the next gate on time.

The flight was an hour and a half late departing which was inconvenient

The flight was great. The gate location was way to far away!!!

The flight attendant in first class was beyond rude and didn't care at all about her job. AND the gate agent was even worse than the flight attendant for rudeness. She was awful.

Movie selection was meh. Food was great. Crew as always great. I paid for premium because that’s the only way not to feel like a sardine. That’s how economy should be imo. Sadly passengers have to pay an extra $1000 to get what they should at base price but that’s all airlines. The airline industry in general treats passengers as cargo.

Always good but we must do something about people in rows ahead of you that don't put their seats back up when they are suppose to. And It's rough to not be able to even lean over to get something out of my purse.

Short flight but an "eager to help" crew made the journey more enjoyable!

Flight was delayed only slightly before takeoff due to traffic control. However, the flight arrived early to ORD. Good flight. United has been very reliable for me.

The person I bought the ticket for didn’t make the flight.

Lately I like the planes have been exceptionally filthy. There’s lines of dust and dirt all across the ceiling in the vents, and the cracks in between the seats are literally full of food. It’s definitely not the quality of service that I was used to with United. I’m also very disappointed with the Wi-Fi! All I wanna do is knock out a few work jobs while I’m trapped in my seat And it spools so bad. They did provide me with a refund, but the process of getting that refund is so complicated. It’s unfortunate.

Another delayed flight. When the delays exceed the duration of the flight, it’s a problem.

Excellent flight. Smooth, efficient boarding. Quick flight. Arrived early at STL.

After boarding the plane in Chicago, the passengers were told that there was a technical problem with the plane. Passengers remained on the plane as they tried to fix the problem. After what was probably an hour passengers were told that there was a need to change planes as the problem was not solved. Passengers disembarked and boarded another plane. After taxing to the runway and waiting for takeoff, passengers were told that owing to the thunderstorm the flight was unable to take off but would try and reroute. After some time passengers were told there wasn't enough fuel for the new route and the plane had to return to the gate for additional fuel. after another log delay the flight got underway. On the plane there was food, drinks, ice or entertainment. We were a glass of water, which appeared rationed. Flight arrived about 5 hours late. The pilot was fantastic and communicated with the passengers throughout the ordeal.

The flight attendants were great, I joked with one I can’t remember her name, a blond, really sweet. I thought it was run well very professional. This was great i survived Spirit, I know for which I speak.

During booking, I kept trying submitting my payment from the Mexican website and it didn't work. After I had the idea to change it to the Canadian website, it worked but I had to be charged the equivalent of 50 CAD more. I received the clear instruction that I would only be able to check-in at the airport and that it was impossible to select a seat 24 hours before departure, that I had to pay 144 CAD to do so, although not only was I able to check-in 24 hours before departure, but I could have selected my seats for free then. All in all, I almost threw $200 out the window due to misleading information. Besides, the app kept crashing, the information to get to the gate on the app was inaccurate, my gate was switched and I was only informed once in the air (luckily I had noticed the departure pannel), I was not addressed in my language beforehand and even if I tried I was immediately answered in English (which meant the crew understood but didn't want to answer accordingly), there was only one snack & beverage service on my medium haul flight and no beverage service on my short haul flight. To be fair, the planes were comfortable, the crew apart from the language issue was helpful, dynamic and engaging, the plane was clean and the directions were clear and direct. United has a lot of potential to be one of my favourite airlines, but the devil is in the details and a lot of them missed the target.

Flight was timely, relatively comfortable, with decent entertainment and food served. Only problem encountered was with the free messaging which I highly appreciate, but it did not work from iphone to non-iphones.

Delays to take off and to leave the plane after landing added a lot of time to this flight.

It was a red eye flight, so no meals were provided, but it was fine with snacks. The seats felt cramped and almost too narrow.

While waiting to claim my checked luggage, I discovered the airline had lost it. After a long wait and inquiries, I discovered it was on another flight. Fortunately, the airline finally sent my luggage home.

This flight never occurred because AA couldn’t get their act together.

During service there was a garbage/beverage spill near our seats that never was cleaned up. On a relatively short flight when we’re fortunate enough to actually have in flight movies available, the flight attendants pitching the AADVANTAGE credit card shouldn’t talk for the last 10 minutes of the flight so that we miss the end of the movie.

The boarding was pretty easy. However, the first class seats are not lay flat as other airlines (like JetBlue) has and therefore sleeping was a challenge.

Would have thought that they would gas up plane before everyone got on board

The flights were terribly delayed and then cancelled which forced us booking another night at the hotel. Very poor management from American Airlines

Crew was late. Baggage was late. 2hs inside the plane waiting fro de-icing and traffic. A 3:30hs flight ended up being almost 6hs inside the airplane.

Checking in at the counter was very disappointing. The lady had a very bad attitude and smart at me. She had no smile, did not greet me by name, or acknowledge me as a valued customer. Poor reflection of the airline.

I liked how when I got on board how fast we ended up taking off but what I truly disliked was how uncomfortable the seats were. There was truly never a time that I could ever get comfortable during both of my flights. The seats could get away during shorter flights but flights 3 hour plus makes it hard to enjoy.

The crew was great and the flight was very smooth. Can’t really judge food since I did not get any because it costs money. The seat was comfortable for what we bought. Thanks!

Crew was great. No entertainment and food and beverage was for purchase only, even water

It was canceled. The flight wasn’t rescheduled, everyone had to figure out their own new arrangements. They said we would get refunded our original fare and receive an additional $150. We received links for $100 only and they expired before we could activate them.

The plane had originated in Las Vegas at 6:30 in the morning and flew to Moline where we boarded. The flight left around 12:30 PM and there were no boxed snacks available and many of the alcoholic beverages were unavailable. I would find it hard to believe that that many of the passengers coming from Las Vegas at 6:30 in the morning, drank and ate that much of the items. I can only come to the conclusion that someone failed to stock the plane for the round-trip. This is a huge revenue failure for the airline and disappointment for the passengers. The flight crew did not seem happy to be there and did not engage with passengers. Allegiant you can do better.

They did not let my husband on the plane with our service animal at the last minute. Do NOT fly this airline with a service animal!

Tight! Seats are not designed for those of us who wear extra-large clothes.

The non-stop flight from Grand Rapids was excellent. I neither expected or needed a budget flight and Allegiant made the trip easy and for an affordable price, Arriving at the Mesa Airport (AZA) is a delight compared to the international airport. For our return flight, we were able to arrive 75 minutes before the flight, return the rental car, check our bag and make it to the gate in plenty of time. That would never happen at most airports.

Easiest flights I’ve ever taken. Plane was comfortable without overly crowded seating.

Terrible. Still have not received the refund from them. They sent it to some account that I don't even know. Spoke with costumer service and they are unable to help.

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