$65 Find Cheap Flights from Des Moines to Michigan

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 Michigan departing on 2/27. 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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Cheap Flights from Des Moines to Michigan

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids1 stop$251
Flint
Flint1 stop$269
Lansing
Lansing1 stop$407
Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo1 stop$396
Chicago
Chicagononstop$157
Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids1 stop$251
Flint
Flint1 stop$269
Lansing
Lansing1 stop$407
Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo1 stop$396
Chicago
Chicagononstop$157

Book Cheap Des Moines to Michigan 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 Michigan 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 Michigan

Wed, Feb 25 - Wed, Mar 4
United Airlines Logo
6:55 pm - 8:31 pm
DSM
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ORD
1h 36mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
9:15 am - 10:53 am
ORD
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DSM
1h 38mnonstop
$157United Airlines
Wed, May 13 - Thu, May 14
Southwest Logo
3:15 pm - 4:35 pm
DSM
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MDW
1h 20mnonstop
Southwest Logo
9:45 pm - 11:05 pm
MDW
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DSM
1h 20mnonstop
$164Southwest
Wed, Apr 1 - Sat, Apr 4
American Airlines Logo
7:44 pm - 9:19 pm
DSM
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ORD
1h 35mnonstop
American Airlines Logo
7:25 am - 8:49 am
ORD
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DSM
1h 24mnonstop
$164American Airlines
Thu, Feb 26 - Thu, Feb 26
American Airlines Logo
5:00 am - 6:29 am
DSM
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ORD
1h 29mnonstop
American Airlines Logo
11:40 am - 1:05 pm
ORD
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DSM
1h 25mnonstop
$171American Airlines
Wed, Feb 25 - Wed, Mar 4
Delta Logo
6:50 am - 1:05 pm
DSM
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MDW
6h 15m
1 stop
Delta Logo
9:50 am - 3:40 pm
MDW
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DSM
5h 50m
1 stop
$177Delta
Wed, Feb 25 - Wed, Mar 4
Delta Logo
12:25 pm - 4:41 pm
DSM
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ORD
4h 16m
1 stop
Delta Logo
8:50 am - 3:40 pm
ORD
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DSM
6h 50m
1 stop
$177Delta
Thu, Mar 5 - Sun, Mar 8
Frontier Logo
7:27 pm - 10:59 am
DSM
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DTW
14h 32m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
10:27 pm - 7:16 pm
DTW
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DSM
21h 49m
1 stop
$196Frontier
Thu, Mar 5 - Sun, Mar 8
Frontier Logo
7:27 pm - 10:59 am
DSM
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DTW
14h 32m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
10:27 pm - 7:16 pm
DTW
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DSM
21h 49m
1 stop
$202Frontier
Thu, Mar 5 - Sun, Mar 8
Multiple Airlines Logo
7:27 pm - 9:46 am
DSM
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DTW
13h 19m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
10:27 pm - 7:16 pm
DTW
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DSM
21h 49m
1 stop
$247Multiple Airlines
Sun, Feb 22 - Sat, Mar 7
Multiple Airlines Logo
9:00 am - 9:05 pm
DSM
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DTW
35h 05m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
11:54 am - 7:16 pm
DTW
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DSM
8h 22m
1 stop
$274Multiple Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Des Moines to Michigan flights

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

What is the cheapest Des Moines to Michigan flight route?

Data is based on round-trip flight searches on KAYAK over the past month.

The cheapest ticket to Michigan from Des Moines found in the last 72 hours was to Detroit, at $289 round-trip. The most popular route is from Des Moines (DSM) to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $289.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Des Moines to Michigan?

The average round-trip price for all non-stop flights, flights with one layover, and flights with two layovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

Yes, flying with a layover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 2 stops layover the cheapest option at $399 on average.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Des Moines to Michigan, 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 Michigan is October, when tickets cost $314 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are January and February, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $753 and $607 respectively.

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

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

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

Good to know

Low seasonMarch
Cheapest flight$65
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 5% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 23% increase in price.
Flight from Des Moines to Detroit

FAQs - booking Michigan flights

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

    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 Michigan.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Des Moines to Michigan 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 Michigan?

    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 Michigan 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 Michigan?

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

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Michigan?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to Michigan is generally in the morning, when round-trip flights cost $486 on average. Morning departures are around 28% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Michigan is generally in the afternoon, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $1,609.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to Michigan

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found tickets from Des Moines to the following destinations at these prices or less: Detroit $205 one-way - $398 round-trip; Chicago $188 one-way - $386 round-trip; Chicago $206 one-way - $416 round-trip

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

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Des Moines to Michigan. 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 Michigan? 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 8123 reviews
7.9Comfort
7.2Food
8.1Boarding
8.5Crew
7.8Entertainment
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Delta One is extraordinary. I fly business when somebody hires me. I just wonder why there is such a chasm between business class and the insanely inhumane and nonsensical coach. The seats are not large enough to fit even my tiny wife. We fly 10% of what we did because we don’t want to pay 5-10 k but for $400 it’s unbearable. It seems like the accountants took over and made stupid decisions. Screw in 20 extra seats and make it so unbearable that people fly 90% less. Just put the damn price up and put some proper chairs in. But business, yay.

10.0 ExcellentDr. Simon, Jan 2026
LAX - JFK
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Delta One is extraordinary. I fly business when somebody hires me. I just wonder why there is such a chasm between business class and the insanely inhumane and nonsensical coach. The seats are not large enough to fit even my tiny wife. We fly 10% of what we did because we don’t want to pay 5-10 k but for $400 it’s unbearable. It seems like the accountants took over and made stupid decisions. Screw in 20 extra seats and make it so unbearable that people fly 90% less. Just put the damn price up and put some proper chairs in. But business, yay.

Timing, quality of service, promptness and courtesy of the staff

It was last minute due to weather - considering - it was amazing! Good smiles, friendly staff and they were making sure we knew what was going on when and where.

delta last minute gave me a boarding pass for a different flight with no confirmation that they were changing it

Very convenient considering that is a non-stop flight, but the Aeromexico still has old model planes, so the entertainment was very poor and the space for carry-on luggage was very limited.

This long-haul international flight was the most comfortable among any of the same kind of flight operated by an American-headquartered airline - second to none!

Outdated equipment in disrepair, wifi inoperable. Broken seats, taped air vents, generally poor condition, the 717 showed its age and lack of upkeep.

My requested wheelchair never appeared. So many entertainment choices yet, I found little of interest and no internet option to search on my own. Both were minor issues.

Inexperienced boarding crew allowed too many bags on to a full flight and delayed takeoff causing a missed connection and unplanned overnight stay. There was a hotel at the airport but Delta would not pay for it offering only to shuttle me to an area hotel. Never even offerred so much as an apology by anyone working for Delta.

I have diamond medallion status and usually we are in comfort plus . We were in main this time ( which was fine ) and my husband wanted wine . I have at least 10 vouchers for drinks that are good for this year and next! The attendant would not take the picture of the voucher as proof and never came back to check as She asked me to pull it up on delta Wi-Fi. Instead my husband just used his Amex to buy the wine . Disappointing!!!

I was fully checked in the prior night and i was unchecked and then didn’t have a seat when I boarded. Instead of an aisle seat, I was out in the middle seat of the very last row of the plane.

In overall it was a good experience, the only down point was that the entertainment screen was working properly.

HORRIBLE, my initial flight was cancelled, they made me pay $200 extra dollars and that got cancelled as well! After 6 cancellations I decided to get a refund because I needed to get home to my babies. Out of $1000+ dollars they offered me only $40 in refund! Totally unacceptable! The flight that they cancelled I was able to fly it on another airline. I had to spend $400 on one way tickets just to get home! I’m still getting the runaround.

First class ticket gets you a choice of chips or nuts. . Just like economy Southwest. Also no screen in the seats. This is first class???!

Seated dude next to me even though lots of empty rows. But main thing was we sat on the tarmac after landing for 30 minutes because of, in the words of the dude who sat next to me, “operational incompetence”. We got changing directions about where to pick up gate checked bags. Pilot and flight attendant were awesome though.

It was a pretty standard flight... until the almost hour and a half spent on the taxi way. I get that the weather has been poor but the delay had nothing to do with the weather and more to do with a plane with several issues tying up the gate. I get that that happens from time to time but this has been EVERY flight I've been on for the past 5 years and I fly 3 to 5 times a year. This isn't just United... it's American, it's Delta. It's an issue with the entire industry. I work for UPS and packages on a cargo plane get better service than people do these days. Anymore I HATE flying.

Flight arrived 30 min early and bag was waiting at the baggage pickup. United Club HNL was one of the nicest in the system

Unfortunately weather delayed our flight waiting for our plane to arrive and due to a little snow time was needed to deice the plane so departure was very delayed and I missed the connecting flight

Very good. Because of the delays with my previous flight, I missed my connection, but I was able to book another flight through the United app easily.

I wish there were outlets to charge my iPhone. The crew was great; we had a female pilot who was great with explaining what was happening and delays,

It would be nice to have some low carb options in the snacks.

I was trying to take 2 one and a half hour one way trips and I experienced almost 20 delays over the course of those two trips. Only a few of them were due to weather the rest was disorganization

No gates avail at DFW so our incoming had to wait 30 mins for a plane to push back because they Had mechanical. We boarded 90 mins delayed and then we had a mechanical. Come on American…do better. Also at my seat the tray table had not been cleaned. Floor had not been cleaned. But captain and flight Att were very picture and apologetic.

Crew was helpful and cheerful especially when they had no refreshments to work with. The plane was never serviced and had nothing but limited water and coffee onboard. For the price point, a concern of services.

Flight was smooth, quick and felt safe. The 2 delays not happening would have been better but I guess that happens in the airline industry

Flight was canceled. I asked to be rerouted to OKC and then took an Uber.

AA did not allow to board a flight because my connecting flight from DFW had been canceled. I got on another flight to another city. No service on the plane and I did not use their entertainment system.

On time on a day with lots of weather cancellations on other flights. Thank you for getting me home during a winter storm!

Don't change gate multiple times make people run across the airport. Announce delays in a timely manner. Have maintenance crew ready. Don't delay and keep passengers on the plane for 3 hrs. on tarmac.

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.

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