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$144 Find Cheap Flights from Des Moines to Milwaukee

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 Milwaukee departing on 11/23. 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 Milwaukee (DSM-MKE)

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

Thu, Oct 30 - Thu, Nov 6
American Airlines Logo
7:30 am - 1:48 pmDSM-MKE
6h 18m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
5:00 am - 8:32 amMKE-DSM
3h 32m1 stop
$228American Airlines
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Fri, Oct 17 - Fri, Oct 24
Southwest Logo
6:15 pm - 10:35 pmDSM-MKE
4h 20m1 stop
Southwest Logo
6:10 pm - 11:30 pmMKE-DSM
5h 20m1 stop
$247Southwest
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Fri, Nov 14 - Sun, Nov 16
United Airlines Logo
6:50 pm - 10:43 pmDSM-MKE
3h 53m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
6:05 am - 10:30 amMKE-DSM
4h 25m1 stop
$267United Airlines
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Fri, Nov 14 - Sun, Nov 16
Southwest Logo
6:15 pm - 11:30 pmDSM-MKE
5h 15m1 stop
Southwest Logo
5:00 am - 11:00 amMKE-DSM
6h 00m2 stops
$272Southwest
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Sun, Oct 12 - Sun, Oct 19
American Airlines Logo
5:00 am - 10:33 amDSM-MKE
5h 33m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
2:18 pm - 8:11 pmMKE-DSM
5h 53m1 stop
$317American Airlines
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Sun, Oct 5 - Thu, Oct 9
Delta Logo
7:00 am - 11:23 amDSM-MKE
4h 23m1 stop
Delta Logo
6:00 am - 10:26 amMKE-DSM
4h 26m1 stop
$327Delta
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Sat, Sep 27 - Sat, Oct 4
Delta Logo
3:00 pm - 9:08 pmDSM-MKE
6h 08m1 stop
Delta Logo
5:30 pm - 9:01 pmMKE-DSM
3h 31m1 stop
$329Delta
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Sun, Oct 5 - Thu, Oct 9
American Airlines Logo
5:00 am - 10:04 amDSM-MKE
5h 04m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
8:26 am - 1:18 pmMKE-DSM
4h 52m1 stop
$357American Airlines
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Fri, Oct 17 - Fri, Oct 24
Southwest Logo
6:15 pm - 10:35 pmDSM-MKE
4h 20m1 stop
Southwest Logo
1:20 pm - 11:30 pmMKE-DSM
10h 10m2 stops
$358Southwest
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Mon, Sep 29 - Fri, Oct 3
United Airlines Logo
6:36 pm - 10:31 pmDSM-MKE
3h 55m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 10:32 amMKE-DSM
4h 32m1 stop
$459United Airlines
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American Airlines
Cheapest • from $228 (round-trip)
Southwest
Best reviews • 8.0 score
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When to travel
March
Cheapest • 32% price drop
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Cheapest round-trip
$228
Overall average: $346
American Airlines
Thu 10/30Thu 11/6
DSM - MKE • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way
$144
Typical prices: $203-268
American Airlines
Sun 11/23
DSM - MKE • 1 stop
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Des Moines to Milwaukee flights

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

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

If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to Milwaukee on a Tuesday, as we generally find the cheapest rates on that day for this route. On the other hand, Sunday is the most expensive day to fly from Des Moines to Milwaukee. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Sunday and avoiding Tuesdays for the best deals.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Des Moines to Milwaukee, 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 Milwaukee is March, where tickets cost $246 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are November and January, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $719 and $510 respectively.

Good to know

Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flight$144
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 21% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 27% lower on average.
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Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Des Moines to Milwaukee 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 Milwaukee

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Des Moines to Milwaukee was $144 for a one-way ticket and $228 for a round-trip.

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

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

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

    On your way to Milwaukee, you’ll fly out from Des Moines. You’ll be landing at Milwaukee-Mitchell.

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

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

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

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

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

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Des Moines to Milwaukee are Southwest and United Airlines. With an average price for the route of $280 and an overall rating of 8.0, Southwest is the most popular choice. United Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $441 and an overall rating of 7.4.

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

    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 Milwaukee.

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

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

    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 Milwaukee with an airline and back to Des Moines with another airline. Booking your flights between Des Moines and MKE 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 Milwaukee?

    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 Milwaukee 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 3 airlines serving from Des Moines to Milwaukee

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Des Moines to Milwaukee. 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 Milwaukee? 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.
8.0
SouthwestOverall score based on 4242 reviews
7.5Entertainment
8.6Crew
8.1Boarding
7.0Food
8.0Comfort
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I wish they had movie screens in the headrests. The seats are much improved, more legroom and recently renovated. Bathroom was clean. Staff was outstanding!!

10.0 ExcellentG, Sep 2025LAS - ATL
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I wish they had movie screens in the headrests. The seats are much improved, more legroom and recently renovated. Bathroom was clean. Staff was outstanding!!

As always, the entire Southwest experience was wonderful, from online booking to flight to baggage retrieval. Very grateful.

The weather could have been better. There was a 40 minute ATC delay in SFO because of marine fog and a micro cell storm delayed landing and take-off at Nashville. The gate was changed 5 minutes from boarding from gate B3 to gate C23 at Nashville airport.

After being assaulted by a flight attendant I was then brushed off as oh well because he long braids didn’t mean to whip me in the eye. I have filed complaints and will see. But like any other issue I’ve had with kayak involved it’s been trash. Last time I’ll be using your app

AC sub par. WiFi not working correctly. Ac sucked. Seats very narrow.

Near 4 hour flight with only 1 service. Had to use call button to request water. Internet and power not working until into flight. Internet would stop working during flight.

Southwest's seats are the least comfortable I have ever sat in.

The cabin was quiet for the redeye flight. The area was clean. The staff was great. The 787 Max was in good condition. Drawbacks were that the seat widths were tight for some passengers. The seat padding was at best average and for a long flight uncomfortable.

Southwest like most American domestic airlines, is a mediocre airline. But it is among the cheapest. Oh well.

My flight was delayed 50 minutes and we were rushed to board to then sit for 15 minutes until the pilot arrived. Unacceptable since we could have waited to board. Also the delayed flight was updated AFTER we boarded to more than the 10 minutes as originally stated.

The newer screen was super cool and had the option to watch many different shows or movies. Crew was polite and helpful. However again, many children screaming bloody murder and kicking my seat, and parents doing nothing about it as usual.

Flight was good and crew was super polite. However, there were around 5 kids screaming the WHOLE 2 hours. I understand kids have to come but parents need to do something to control their children. They make the experience terrible, especially after finishing 16 hour shifts at the hospital I needed some sleep, which I did not get.

IAD with the archaic people movers is just a place to be avoided.

All of the United employees I interacted with were professional and courteous. The aircraft was clean, the food on the flight was good. No complaints here.

Armrest controller on my seat 35D and nextbooennseat 35E did not work right. Hard to press buttons to recognize and 35D had constantnpressure either upmost down somit was nearly impossible to make selections. .

I flew with my dog and had already purchased my dog’s ticket. Even that morning I had called costumer service to insure that my husband and I had seats together since the website was giving me an error when choosing our seats and the representative mentioned our dog. I showed up early to the airport and when I got to the gate and we started boarding I was help back and told that I was supposed to have a yellow tag and that I should have checked in at the counter for them to give me that tag. I was not aware of this, the representative on the phone did not say anything. Nor did I see it anywhere in the checking process online, so if you travel with a pet and are not checking in luggage, just know that you still have to go to the check in counter when arriving at the airport unless you want to be the last one to board and not have room for your carry on in the overhead bins. Other than that, I had a great experience.

Once we got in the air the pilot made up some of the time of the delay. So that was really nice.

I understand stuff happens, but plane failures are likely due to lack of maintenance. Additionally, air conditioning wasn't working, no snack/drink service, no WiFi. Fortunately, the crew was communicative and light-hearted. United grabbed another plane and we were able to get to our destination.

There was no food available for this red eye... one little waffle cookie for a 6+ hour flight... thank God I was able to sleep some

It is clear that someone knew, and competent, is in charge of food at United Airlines at least for the international flights. I was flying in coach, but the choices of the dinner were excellent. Tasty, and appropriate size. I had the beef, which was a little bit like a shepherds pie, and it was good. Nothing comparable has been served on a United flight in years. It will not be confused with three star food, but it is very good for airline food. Even better was the breakfast choice between a cinnamon roll and a breakfast sandwich. I chose the breakfast sandwich which was absolutely delicious and which I would happily order again at my local Starbucks or Panera. It is clear that someone knew indifferent is in charge of the food and it’s about time.

Given it’s a red-eye into Charolotte, we didn’t get any food. The survey does not include “N/A” so the rating will be skewed.

Great. Quick and quiet and east. The breakfast choices were a welcome surprise!

American airlines suck they delay the flights all the time made me sleep in an airport because my flight was delayed and I miss my connecting flight

There's nothing I liked about it. For first off I scheduled this trip two weeks in advance then they delayed my flight which messed up my whole trip. So I scheduled it for the following weekend thinking there won't be a delay and guess what as soon as I got to the airport we said in the airplane on the tarmac for an hour and a half. Not only was it delayed I missed my connecting flight meaning I had to stay the night at Dallas-Fort Worth airport sleeping on the floor. I will tell you this I will never fly American airlines ever again I have had nothing but horrible experience with them and I just throw money at them

The stewardess hit me with the food kart twice on the head and didn't say I'm sorry once. The same stewardess gave me a warm Apple Juice with No ice. The Flight was delayed for Departure 6 times, starting from 2:36pm, finally taking off 7:50pm. I was late picking up my child from the sitter by 3 hours.

Having to reschedule flights a day later, they loaded by luggage on the wrong plane from Little rock now I have to HOPE they deliver it to where im staying like they said would. International flight crew was very disgruntled and not very friendly.

We will be writing a long, detailed letter to corporate about our awful experience with American airlines.

It took way too long to diagnose and solve the problem of a broken crew member cabin seat. Though compensation for the volunteer who left the flight was very kind.

The entertainment package was vast and the selections were very current. Keep updating it was great.

The seat was so hard my tailbone was aching The crew was kind of a b**** because I made a joke that I didn't care if they close the door I total c*** when she was trying to f****** act like she was mad at me because I said that The flight was bumpy. Sure you didnt have control over that.

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