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$499 Find Cheap Flights from Des Moines to Nairobi

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Cheapest round-trip
$969
Typical prices: $1,114-$1,440
Delta
Wed 3/4Wed 3/11
DSM - NBO • 2 stops
Cheapest one-way
$499
Delta
Wed 3/4
DSM - NBO • 2 stops
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Cheapest • from $969 (round-trip)
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Best reviews • 7.9 score
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When to book
2 weeks
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Our data shows that travelers who book at least 2 weeks in advance save around 28% compared to booking last minute.
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November
Cheapest • 24% price drop
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Cheap Flights from Des Moines to Nairobi (DSM-NBO)

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

Wed, Mar 4 - Wed, Mar 11
Delta Logo
12:25 pm - 10:00 pm
DSM
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NBO
24h 35m
2 stops
Delta Logo
11:20 pm - 8:45 pm
NBO
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DSM
29h 25m
2 stops
$969Delta
Wed, Mar 4 - Fri, May 15
Multiple Airlines Logo
12:25 pm - 10:00 pm
DSM
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NBO
24h 35m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
11:05 pm - 5:53 pm
NBO
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DSM
26h 48m
2 stops
$970Multiple Airlines
Fri, Apr 3 - Mon, Apr 6
United Airlines Logo
8:04 am - 8:20 pm
DSM
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NBO
28h 16m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
10:20 pm - 6:15 pm
NBO
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DSM
27h 55m
2 stops
$982United Airlines
Tue, Mar 17 - Thu, Apr 23
Lufthansa Logo
2:04 pm - 9:40 pm
DSM
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NBO
23h 36m
2 stops
Lufthansa Logo
10:50 pm - 9:27 pm
NBO
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DSM
30h 37m
2 stops
$1,020Lufthansa
Wed, Mar 18 - Thu, Apr 23
United Airlines Logo
1:30 pm - 9:40 pm
DSM
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NBO
24h 10m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
10:50 pm - 2:25 pm
NBO
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DSM
23h 35m
2 stops
$1,033United Airlines
Tue, Mar 17 - Thu, Apr 23
Multiple Airlines Logo
2:04 pm - 9:40 pm
DSM
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NBO
23h 36m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
10:50 pm - 9:27 pm
NBO
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DSM
30h 37m
3 stops
$1,041Multiple Airlines
Wed, Mar 4 - Fri, May 15
Lufthansa Logo
3:24 pm - 9:40 pm
DSM
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NBO
21h 16m
2 stops
Lufthansa Logo
10:50 pm - 9:20 pm
NBO
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DSM
30h 30m
3 stops
$1,058Lufthansa
Wed, Mar 4 - Wed, Mar 11
Delta Logo
12:25 pm - 6:10 am
DSM
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NBO
32h 45m
2 stops
Delta Logo
11:20 pm - 8:45 pm
NBO
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DSM
29h 25m
2 stops
$1,069Delta
Wed, Apr 1 - Wed, Apr 8
United Airlines Logo
3:21 pm - 8:35 pm
DSM
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NBO
45h 14m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
11:40 pm - 6:15 pm
NBO
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DSM
26h 35m
2 stops
$1,082United Airlines
Fri, Mar 20 - Wed, May 20
Etihad Airways Logo
7:00 am - 12:45 pm
DSM
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NBO
45h 45m
2 stops
Etihad Airways Logo
1:35 pm - 1:16 pm
NBO
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DSM
31h 41m
2 stops
$1,109Etihad Airways
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Des Moines to Nairobi flights

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

How much is a round-trip flight from Des Moines to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport?

This analysis is based on the cheapest round-trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Des Moines to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport departing in March.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Des Moines to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Des Moines to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport, 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 Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport is November, where tickets cost $1,051 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and July, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,910 and $1,714 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Des Moines to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport?

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 Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport, 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 Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 28% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 12 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonApril
Cheapest flight$499
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 11% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 7% lower on average.
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When to book flights from Des Moines to Nairobi

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

  • What is the cheapest flight from Des Moines to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Des Moines to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport was $499 for a one-way ticket and $969 for a round-trip.

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

    Yes, you'll most likely have to show a valid passport before boarding the plane in Des Moines and on arrival in Nairobi.

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

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

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

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

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Des Moines to Nairobi, Delta or Qatar Airways?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Des Moines to Nairobi are Delta and Qatar Airways. With an average price for the route of $1,505 and an overall rating of 7.9, Delta is the most popular choice. Qatar Airways is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $1,450 and an overall rating of 7.4.

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

    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 Nairobi.

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

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

    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 Nairobi with an airline and back to Des Moines with another airline. Booking your flights between Des Moines and NBO 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 Nairobi?

    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 Nairobi 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 5 airlines serving from Des Moines to Nairobi

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Des Moines to Nairobi. 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 Nairobi? 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 8208 reviews
8.1Boarding
7.9Comfort
7.2Food
7.8Entertainment
8.5Crew
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Delta flights recently are always delayed AND at jfk tney get the gates further away (need To walk 20’ to get to them/all the way at the end of the terminal). Not sure whats happening but price doesnt match experience!

2.0 MediocreDimitrios, Feb 2026
JFK - DFW
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Delta flights recently are always delayed AND at jfk tney get the gates further away (need To walk 20’ to get to them/all the way at the end of the terminal). Not sure whats happening but price doesnt match experience!

Everything I mentioned earlier - the airbus was more comfortable indeed and the experience was further enhanced.

Delta continues to set the benchmark for traveler-friendly service with minimal disruption and clear communication within the mainland US (coast to coast). I am consistently pleased to be a Delta customer, and this experience once again met my expectations. There was a brief delay departing from MIA due to a technical issue that required the aircraft to return to the gate. However, the situation was handled professionally and transparently. Fortunately, my planned layover allowed ample buffer time, so the adjustment caused no stress. Overall, another smooth and reassuring experience.

Good experience and the flight landed early. There was no food I had or entertainment.

Flight was delayed and no reasons provided. After the passengers were boarded, the crew made announcement that the captain has jot arrived and he would take another 15 mins. All passengers patiently sat until the captain came and started. Terrible experience!

Flight was delayed. No information on why it was delayed. After we boarded the flight, , the crew made announcement that the captain hs not arrived and he will take 15 mins more to arrive. Passengers were just sitting patiently for the captain to arrive and start, Terrible experience.

Totally worth the miles to upgrade to Delta Comfort. Plenty of legroom.

This was my first time flying Delta ever and I had a great experience!

Smallest leg room I've ever had on a plane.

They took all carry-on luggage from Groups 6 -9 - I was group 5 and waiting in line to board - they made me check my luggage too. That then went to baggage claim and delayed departure from the airport. There was overhead room in my seating area - Delta over reacted. Also, had a gentleman next to me that took up 1/2 my seat.

Extremely uncomfortable seats with very little cushioning, unable to recline enough to sleep comfortably on this 13 hour overnight flight. My body was in pain by the end.

When we checked in at the Siem Reap Airport in Cambodia, we were only given three boarding passes and told that we would have to check in with American when we arrived in Boston. This was a source of stress for us. After we landed in Boston, we had a long passage from Terminal E to Terminal B (American Airline ticketing counter). Because the electronic ticketing kiosks for check-in would not recognize our Confirmation Code, we had to wait for an hour in a long line where only two AA reps were taking care of Special Services passengers. In many years of both business and recreational travel, I have never had this experience. I would expect more from AA being in partnership with other airlines to do a better job with this.

Our experience on the Doha to Hyderabad segment was extremely stressful due to prolonged delays and a lack of clear communication from the airline. We were traveling as a family, including children, and the uncertainty around timing and next steps caused significant distress. There was very little proactive information provided during the delay, and we were not given clear written explanations about what was happening or how long it might take. This made it difficult to manage the situation, especially while caring for children in a transit environment. In addition, one member of our party was ultimately unable to continue travel, which added to the emotional strain and disruption of the trip. Overall, the experience highlighted gaps in communication, customer care, and handling of unexpected situations. We are sharing this feedback so that future passengers, especially families, are supported with clearer communication and better assistance during irregular operations.

The seat cushions are absolutely lacking, not sure if they know the passengers are traveling for 14 hours straight, but the padding made our back and butt ache like crazy. The entertainment console had its own problems, either the headphone jack wasn't working or the power outlet via usb or ac outlet was not working. Not to mention the seat handles were not adjustable in some planes in the middle or on the aisle. Qatar/Indigo may be operating a very old fleet of planes to make as much profit as possible, but passengers may not be following them for long, should this treatment of its customers continue. Qatar/Indigo, wake up and do it right by your customers, or they may not be your customers anymore.

It would help id flight crew were not rude and showed some courtesy. They were shouting at passengers and yelling instructions as if we were school children at lunch cafeteria!!

All good. Over four hours flight if provided snacks like Qatar Airways would be better

Lobster starter in business class was not good, tough, served cold, and without butter. Movie selection was missing latest releases, did not offer older classic, high quality movies

Food was absolutely pathetic. I wasted so much food which I thought was inedible. I also loathe the inflight entertainment system which has very little content

My entire row did not have power for the full duration of a 14.5 hour flight. Could not charge any devices such as laptop or phones for the entirety of the long flight. The flight attendants tried to remedy the issue by resetting the power, but were not successful. The only other solution provided was to move me to another seat on the plane which was in the middle row. I had paid for a “preferred” seat that was a window seat. This was a downgrade being offered due to the power issue.

Nothing to complain. The staff and flight was good especially the seats which was better compared than the cloth ones on Qatar airways

Entertainment kept turning itself off. Gave up on watching a movie.

Both the WIFI and entertainment did not work for 2.5h

The crew made our experience extremely bad. They were rude and didn’t have anything for kids.

Very old flight - time to retire it for newer airplanes

2+ hours delayed Outlet in row 12 did not work Tv monitors did not work Lights kept off the entire flight for at 5pm-7pm flight

Very disappointing given gate agent behavior. Filed a formal complaint with United.

Do not like the size of the overhead bin. I think staff should monitor the size of suitcases that are being carried on by passengers to ensure they meet the size requirement.

Crew was great (professional, attentive, prompt). Snacks for 4 hrs flight is deplorable.

Flight delayed. WiFi connectivity very poor if not existant. Last minute arrival forced me to run to catch my connection.

Both of my flights arrived early and check in process was smooth

Excellent service; they helped me reschedule so I can fly in an earlier flight

I had a good comfortable seat. There was nearly an hour delay. There was an accident with the champagne, but I was well compensated. These things happen sometimes.

Service and food were excellent. Incredibly friendly and competent staff. Flight was delayed over and hour and I had to run between terminals to get my connecting flight.

Missed it by a couple minutes and couldn’t find an alternative flight so had to spend the night in DC and after much shuffling from 1 airline to another managed to get a United to Frankfurt.

There were only 2 toilets and one of them did not work in business class. We are not allowed to cross classes so had to wait in line to use the toilets!! The entertainment touch display was finicky and did not work all the time.

We missed our flight. There was not enough time built into the layover to get through immigration, customs, bagclaim, bag rechecking, and the long trip to another terminal and gate. Kayak really screwed up. We took the bus up to Wisconsin and then were picked up in Brookfield by private car. It was lucky we didnt miss the last bus out.

I tried both on line and by calling the Customer Service line to arrange for a special meal as i have food intolerances. I was under the impression from your service representative that I was successful. I was not. I cannot eat spicy foods and get very ill if i eat bell peppers. I could not eat either menu choice and no special meal was actually ordered. ( your representative tried to order it for a flight that did not have meal service!!! - found this out later). Your wonderful cabin crew managed to put together a fruit, salad, roll and cheese tray for me so I had something to eat. WHY WOULD YOU SERVE SPICY FOOD, WITH NO MILDER OPTION,ON AN INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT???

Crew was professional and great, flight was clean. However food was pathetic. I ordered a Hindu meal assuming no meat but they served chicken. Need to be very specific- Hindu meal should be categorize as Vegetarian - no meat or egg. Or it should be specific that we are serving meat.

Late flight Delays Poor service Poor staff Worst airline ever

Ground staff and cabin crew were excellent. Flight was perfectly on time. Zero issues.

Late! Late and late! More than 1hr 30mn. This sucks when it is the last of a 4 flight journey. I missed my dinner! Which is not nice on Valentine’s Day!!! But better than the gate next to us, the poor Chinese people were rebooked to the next day flight. AA had to call security as it became very heated with the passengers! It was a mess at DFW that afternoon/evening. I wish they had some food for the people who travel as part of international journey. Indigo does it in India and it is fantastic.

They had us seating down for one hour just waiting on the plane

Flying with BA is always a good experience—even in economy class. It is better if in business and first class. Timely, breeze through security and timely connections

We waited at BOS at the gate for an hour and couldn’t get a drink or anything. Once in the air the service, food and ride was excellent.

My enetertainmnet screen was broken. Lost my bags. Almost missed my flight do to connection issues with (despite a request) ZERO help from crew. Food was edible. Potatoes pretty good even

Our Jackson, Mississippi to Dallas Fort Worth flight was delayed on 1/19/26.. This was changed to Jackson to Charlotte in the last minute because of this delay. This started some kind of disconnect between American Airlines and British Airways bookings. We could not go past the passport control in London Heathrow. I had to go to the counter and waited for more than 30 minutes to get a new boarding pass. Problems did not end there. Somehow our entire return flight was canceled by someone. I had to make several phone calls over several days to fix the problem – this was not easy from India. Looks like there was some kind of disconnect between two airlines or some agent did not do it right. I’m anxious to know what went wrong.

The issue was not with BA it was with the link yoiu sent fopr booking the flight

Loved the boarding option from Business class lounge, experience on flight was excellent, plenty of good food choices

Getting the boarding passes between the BA and AA apps was very clunky.

The airline was not clear about a new departure time so we got to the airport early anyway. The flight left early which was great because of weather. The check in process was very easy and staff were friendly and helpful. The crew was great and our flight was very good.

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