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Cheapest round-trip
$179
Overall average: $324
Allegiant Air
Mon 7/13Fri 7/17
DSM - EWR • Non-stop
Cheapest one-way
$85
Typical prices: $97-$264
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Fri 6/19
DSM - EWR • Non-stop
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Cheap Flights from Des Moines to New York (DSM-NYC)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Des Moines to New York 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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Mon, Jul 13 - Fri, Jul 17
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7:35 am - 11:05 am
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EWR
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11:55 am - 1:50 pm
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$179Allegiant Air
Fri, May 29 - Mon, Jun 1
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2h 30mnonstop
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11:55 am - 2:00 pm
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3h 05mnonstop
$183Allegiant Air
Fri, Aug 14 - Mon, Aug 17
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$185Allegiant Air
Fri, Aug 14 - Mon, Aug 17
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2h 30mnonstop
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$186Allegiant Air
Fri, May 8 - Thu, May 14
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6:33 pm - 7:29 pm
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LGA
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Sun, May 10 - Thu, May 14
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$321Multiple Airlines
Tue, Apr 28 - Tue, May 5
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1:25 pm - 7:12 pm
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12:16 pm - 4:31 pm
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$364American Airlines
Wed, May 27 - Sat, May 30
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5:00 am - 2:19 pm
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7:40 am - 1:18 pm
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$365American Airlines
Wed, May 6 - Wed, May 13
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$385Delta
Sat, Jun 27 - Tue, Jun 30
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Des Moines to New York flights

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

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 New York departing in July.

What is the cheapest Des Moines to New York flight route?

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

The cheapest return flight from Des Moines to New York costs $152 on the route between Des Moines (DSM) and Newark Airport (EWR). Over the past month, this route was, on average, 37% cheaper than other Des Moines-New York routes. The most popular route is between Des Moines (DSM) and New York LaGuardia Airport (LGA).

What is the cheapest month to fly from Des Moines to New York?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Des Moines to New York, 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 New York is September, where tickets cost $285 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are March and December, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $434 and $406 respectively.

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

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.

No, with an average price for the route of $387, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

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Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flight$85
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 2% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 13% lower on average.
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FAQs for booking flights from Des Moines to New York

  • Does DSM provide facilities for nursing moms?

    Yes. DSM provides a Mamava lactation pod located just beyond the TSA security checkpoint in the main terminal. Each freestanding lactation unit has a fold-down shelf, seating on either side, a USB port, an electrical outlet, a mirror, and a coat hook. You can download the Mamava app to get the access code to enter the unit.

  • Where can I find long-term parking at DSM?

    The Long-Term Parking Lots and The Long-Term Premium Parking Lots are located within walking distance to the terminal. More affordable options for long-term parking include the Economy 2 Blue Lot, the Economy 3 Green Lot, and the Economy 4 Gray Lot. From these lots, you can take a free shuttle to the DSM terminals. The DSM homepage tells you how much space is available in each lot and the Live Shuttle Tracker lets you know when the next shuttle is arriving at the lot.

  • Is it a good idea to take a taxi from the NYC airports into Manhattan?

    Your amount of luggage or your time constraints might make it necessary to take a taxi, which can get expensive. The taxi will have a flat fee from the airport into Manhattan plus a surcharge based on the time of day. Added to that, you will have to tip the driver. All totaled, cab ride from an NYC airport into Manhattan will cost around $90 to $100.

  • How do I get from the NYC airports into Manhattan on public transportation?

    From JFK and LGA, catch an AirTrain from any of the terminals and take it to Jamaica Station. Here, you will board the Long Island Railroad (LIRR) and take it to Penn Station, a transportation hub in Manhattan. From EWR, catch an AirTrain at any of the terminals and take it to the Newark Train Station where you will board an Amtrak bound for Penn Station.

  • What is the cheapest flight from Des Moines to New York?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Des Moines to New York was $85 for a one-way ticket and $179 for a round-trip.

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

    Even though you are not required to have a passport, keep in mind that an official ID is needed to board the airplane.

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

    Des Moines is served by only 1 airport and there are 3 airports in New York. You will leave Des Moines from Des Moines and you will be arriving in New York at one of these airports: Newark, New York John F Kennedy Intl, or New York LaGuardia.

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

    Delta, American Airlines, JetBlue, and Alaska Airlines offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the Des Moines to New York flight route.

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

    The Canadair (Bombardier) Regional Jet 900 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Des Moines to New York flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Des Moines to New York?

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

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

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

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Des Moines to New York, Delta or United Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Des Moines to New York are Delta and United Airlines. With an average price for the route of $390 and an overall rating of 7.9, Delta is the most popular choice. United Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $442 and an overall rating of 7.4.

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

    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 New York.

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

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

    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 New York with an airline and back to Des Moines with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Des Moines to New York?

    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 New York 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 New York

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $203 or less one-way and $270 or less round-trip.
  • The Des Moines International Airport (DSM) serves as a focus city for Allegiant Air. The metropolitan area of New York City (NYC) has different airports you can fly into from Des Moines. The Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) is located in New Jersey and serves as a hub for the carrier United Airlines. La Guardia Airport (LGA) is located on Long Island in Queens and is a hub for American and Delta. The John. F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) is also in Queens on Long Island and is also a hub for American and Delta.
  • American Airlines and Delta are among the carriers that offer one-stop flights from DSM to JFK, with layovers in cities such as Charlotte, Atlanta, Chicago, Phoenix, and others. American, Delta, and United Airlines are among the carriers that offer flights from DSM to JFK with two stops.
  • American, United, Delta, and Southwest are airlines that offer flights from DSM to LGA with one stop in cities such as Chicago, Charlotte, Denver, St. Louis, and other cities. American and United are among the airlines that offer flights from DSM to LGA with two stops.
  • United, American, and Delta are among the airlines that offer flights from Des Moines to Newark with one or two stops. Some cities where these flights stop include Minneapolis, Atlanta, Detroit, Chicago, Raleigh-Durham, Washington DC, Nashville, and other cities.
  • If you are flying to New York with a service animal or pet, make sure your four-legged friend goes potty before you enter the Des Moines airport and pass through security. The one animal relief area at DSM is outside the terminal next to the parking garage, just north of the skywalk.

Prefer to fly direct from Des Moines to New York?

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

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Des Moines to New York

Monday

American Airlines,Delta

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Tuesday

American Airlines,Delta

American Airlines,Delta

Wednesday

American Airlines,Delta

American Airlines,Delta

Thursday

American Airlines,Delta

American Airlines,Delta

Friday

American Airlines,Delta

American Airlines,Delta

Saturday

Delta

Delta

Sunday

Delta,American Airlines

Delta,American Airlines

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Direct returns

New York to Des Moines

Monday

American Airlines,Delta

American Airlines,Delta

Tuesday

American Airlines,Delta

American Airlines,Delta

Wednesday

American Airlines,Delta

American Airlines,Delta

Thursday

American Airlines,Delta

American Airlines,Delta

Friday

Delta,American Airlines

Delta,American Airlines

Saturday

Delta

Delta

Sunday

American Airlines,Delta

American Airlines,Delta

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Reviews of the top 4 airlines serving from Des Moines to New York

 
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Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Des Moines to New York? 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 8288 reviews
8.1Boarding
7.9Comfort
7.8Entertainment
7.2Food
8.5Crew
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Cabin was not pressurized properly. Several passengers had respiratory difficulties.

4.0 OkayFelix, Mar 2026
BOS - LGA
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Cabin was not pressurized properly. Several passengers had respiratory difficulties.

The staff was fine. The plane was extremely tight, and I paid for the wifi and it did not work at all. I was actually going to ask for a refund.

Terrible. Four hour delay because Delta could not find crew to man the aircraft. Terrible communication. Terrible insight into the delays. One of the worst flight experiences I’ve had.

The crew, and fellow passengers, were super gracious and kind. There seemed to be plenty of bin space even though the plane was full. It’s nice to get a glass of wine with dinner in Premiere seating, and there was a lot of food.

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

bulkhead seat had very little legroom - even in bsiness class.

This was one of the worst flights I’ve been on in years. I upgraded to comfort and had such an uncomfortable experience. The person next to me was oversized - which I understand - however, they took up their space and mine. I could only use about 50% of my seat space to not be physically touching this person the entire flight and there was no spatial awareness. I also could not use the seat outlet because their body was obstructing it. It was very inconvenient. Their body kept touching me repeatedly during the flight and I felt very uncomfortable. To pay more for an upgraded space and then not even being able to use it was highly disappointing.

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.

Air travel sucks. It continues to be awful for all airlines. No shame on delta alone.

Delta canceled our flight and we had to scramble to find another airline to get home. Phoenix is not a delta hub so they didn’t have another plane. It would have been a red eye though Salt Lake City. Getting in at 5am. No bueno.

Both my flight where delayed Had 25min to make it to my transfer flight

Wifi Bluetooth features for watching in flight movie was horrible. Screen kept blacking out no connection of sound although it said connected. Other than that smooth trip .

There was no WiFi available, there were mechanical problems with the plane and we landed at C 124, then the gate was switched to A 26, then all the way back to C126! For a 75 yo woman traveling alone, this was a difficult journey, indeed!

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

Plane outlets in my row not working to charge phone. Staff response was, well it should be. Plug into seed for volume not working well. Had to find the sweet spot for plug in or it would shut off and on.

I upgraded my seat and was promised it would be next to the emergency door for extra leg room and they said it was premium plus but it was at the back of the plane...same thing happened from Newark to Dubai

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.

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,

Great flight. On time boarding. Smooth flight and on time arrival at EWR. The flight crew was marvelous and there was a great selection of movies on the entertainment system. Our bags were at the carousel before we got there. Another excellent flight from United.

Very turbulent trip made it pretty bearable, plus the lack of refreshments served and the lack of any air conditioning before takeoff which took an hour or more.

Superb. Staff great. Great flight. As with other airlines, seating too tight and restrictive.

There is not one likable thing about this airline. It’s starts with the deceptive pricing and continues through the whole flight. The worst staff I’ve ever experienced way over priced bags absolutely no food or drink (unacceptable and you should be embarrassed) the seats are cramped and uncomfortable there is no entertainment there is nothing about this trash airline that constitutes any amount of money. It’s worse than spirit and way more expensive it is disgraceful. Do not travel with Allegiant I repeat do not bother no matter what they say the price is it is never ever going to be the right choice I’m mind blown at how awful the entire experience was I’m embarrassed that I chose so poorly I cannot reiterate enough how beyond horrible this company and its staff are, not one person on this flight or at the airport is qualified to sweep up trash on a city sidewalk they should certainly never be given any job that requires a brain or manners or communication with human beings, what a disgrace to the human race. Your criminal chiselers and should be put out to pasture

Great flight. Friendly staff. Free snacks and drinks would be nice. I would love fewer taxes and fees added on.

My 90 year old father flew with me. He needed wheel chair assistance and is nearly deaf. The staff was amazing with him.

It was fine. Nobody was outstandingly friendly but no one was rude and everything was smooth . The captain thanked us for flying but no one greeted me as I walked on the plane or as I exited which is the least they could do lol

Clean, friendly, roomy. But check-in from the phone link was terrible. Repeated attempts wouldn’t save at the final step. Just kept spinning! It was very frustrating. Finally, I used the app (vs website link) to check-in which worked very smoothly on the first attempt.

Check in on the web portal was cumbersome! After several attempts I finally got the boarding pass.

Excellent flight and even arrived 23 min early. No entertainment , or wi fi on board, but I downloaded a couple of movies beforehand which kept me entertained. Really like flying Allegiant airlines.

WE were delayed about an hour and never any communications from the employees working the gate. We also were moved to a total of three gates.

I love how they show love to their customers and care about them too.

Our flight was delayed 3 times and this is why I am giving such low reviews. Everything else was okay but being in the airport at 4:30pm for my initial flight at 7pm to not leave until after 9:30pm is insane,

The crew was excellent and overall the flight was good. No complaints.

Good crew and flight was on time. It’s a small plane with limited overhead luggage space. They said the overhead space was full and I had to check my bag. There was still space when I got on. Waiting for my checked luggage added 30 minutes to my trip. Not the end of the world but also not great.

My seat was assigned last row behind restrooms No legroom’s I’m very Pettit Still was not comfortable Food choice was excellent

There was free WiFi (definitely a plus), but the flight was delayed 45 minutes waiting on a catering truck that never arrived. The pilot said there would be food vouchers given out at the end of the gangway to make up for the inconvenience, but there was no one offering those. Delay made me late for work!

Overall it was a good flight. Because we traveled on a Saturday we were upgraded to FC since my wife and I are both Executive Platinum. The only areas for improvement we noted are better snack assortment and perhaps a little nicer plane as American is flying some older planes now. Everything else on this flight was excellent, which is frankly not the norm for American since we have had multiple issues on prior AA flights.

The smell from the bathroom kept wafting through the cabin. It made people sick.

The seats are too uncomfortable for anyone over 5ft 8in. I'm 5'10" with a back and hip issue and I was in pai for the full duration of the flight.

Delayed an hour due to operational issues. Minimal apologies or care for the significant inconvenience caused. Landed at nearly 1am and they still couldn’t find ground staff to get us off the plane promptly.

It was good. But the gate team made me check my carry on when there was plenty of space for my luggage on the plane. Otherwise our trip was fine.

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