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Cheap Flights from Des Moines to New York

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
New York
Newarknonstop$131
Buffalo
Buffalo1 stop$334
Syracuse
Syracuse1 stop$259
Albany
Albany1 stop$327
Rochester
Rochester1 stop$313
Ithaca
Ithaca2 stops$492
Elmira
Elmira1 stop$646
Binghamton
Binghamton1 stop$353
New York
Newarknonstop$131
Buffalo
Buffalo1 stop$334
Syracuse
Syracuse1 stop$259
Albany
Albany1 stop$327
Rochester
Rochester1 stop$313
Ithaca
Ithaca2 stops$492
Elmira
Elmira1 stop$646
Binghamton
Binghamton1 stop$353

Book Cheap Des Moines to New York 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 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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Recent round-trip flight deals from Des Moines to New York

Mon, Dec 15 - Wed, Dec 31
Allegiant Air Logo
6:35 am - 10:05 amDSM-EWR
2h 30mnonstop
Allegiant Air Logo
11:55 am - 1:54 pmEWR-DSM
2h 59mnonstop
$131Allegiant Air
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Fri, Nov 14 - Mon, Nov 17
Allegiant Air Logo
8:40 am - 12:05 pmDSM-EWR
2h 25mnonstop
Allegiant Air Logo
12:55 pm - 2:55 pmEWR-DSM
3h 00mnonstop
$167Allegiant Air
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Fri, Jan 16 - Mon, Jan 19
American Airlines Logo
4:25 pm - 11:27 pmDSM-SYR
6h 02m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
5:15 pm - 10:11 pmSYR-DSM
5h 56m1 stop
$259American Airlines
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Sat, Jan 31 - Sat, Feb 7
United Airlines Logo
7:50 am - 4:15 pmDSM-SYR
7h 25m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
5:48 am - 2:33 pmSYR-DSM
9h 45m2 stops
$264United Airlines
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Fri, Nov 21 - Sun, Nov 23
United Airlines Logo
3:15 pm - 9:02 pmDSM-SYR
4h 47m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
6:15 am - 12:14 pmSYR-DSM
6h 59m1 stop
$269United Airlines
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Sat, Nov 15 - Tue, Nov 18
American Airlines Logo
2:19 pm - 7:36 pmDSM-SYR
4h 17m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
3:57 pm - 11:30 pmSYR-DSM
8h 33m1 stop
$274American Airlines
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Sat, Dec 13 - Wed, Dec 17
Delta Logo
10:20 am - 2:04 pmDSM-LGA
2h 44mnonstop
Delta Logo
12:29 pm - 2:37 pmLGA-DSM
3h 08mnonstop
$285Delta
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Wed, Dec 3 - Tue, Dec 9
Delta Logo
5:43 pm - 11:14 pmDSM-JFK
4h 31m1 stop
Delta Logo
4:30 pm - 8:46 pmJFK-DSM
5h 16m1 stop
$305Delta
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Sat, Dec 20 - Sat, Jan 17
Southwest Logo
6:45 pm - 7:55 amDSM-BUF
12h 10m2 stops
Southwest Logo
9:00 am - 2:55 pmBUF-DSM
6h 55m2 stops
$427Southwest
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Sat, Dec 20 - Sat, Jan 17
Southwest Logo
6:45 pm - 7:55 amDSM-BUF
12h 10m2 stops
Southwest Logo
5:15 am - 12:40 pmBUF-DSM
8h 25m1 stop
$433Southwest
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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.

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

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

The cheapest ticket to New York State from Des Moines found in the last 72 hours was to New York, at $154 round-trip. The most popular route is from Des Moines (DSM) to New York LaGuardia Airport (LGA), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $285.

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

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 $321 on average.

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

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 State, 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 State is September, when tickets cost $285 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and March, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $410 and $396 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Des Moines to New York State?

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

When flying from Des Moines to New York State, you should consider leaving on a Tuesday and avoid Sundays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Des Moines, you’ll find the best rates on Thursdays and the most expensive ones on Fridays.

Good to know

Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flight$68
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 3% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 27% increase in price.
Flight from Des Moines to Newark Liberty Airport

FAQs - booking New York State flights

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

    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 State.

  • 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 State?

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

    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 New York State 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 New York State?

    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 New York State 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 New York State?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to New York State is generally in the morning, when round-trip flights cost $353 on average. Morning departures are around 2% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to New York State is generally in the afternoon, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $362.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to New York State

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found tickets from Des Moines to the following destinations at these prices or less: New York $308 one-way - $333 round-trip

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Des Moines to New York

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Des Moines to New York State. 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 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.
8.0
SouthwestOverall score based on 4242 reviews
8.1Boarding
7.0Food
8.6Crew
7.5Entertainment
8.0Comfort
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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

The flight used a B767 with a very old interior from before 2014. The entertainment system did not work at all during the flight despite attempts to reset the system. It was like they flew this route just to be competitive.

Delta made it easy, comfortable and timely. The crew was fantastic.

On this flight I felt the food offering was not as complete as on previous flights. The tomato salad was a bit off and there was nothing additional such a bread or butter. The breakfast was only one option, so you either ate what they had or ate nothing. The crew was efficient, but most seemed frustrated throughout the flight. The flight arrived early and was obstacle-free, so I’m overall quite happy, but the shine in the rest of the experience just wasn’t there.

Great flight with Delta! Boarding was quick and easy, the amenities were solid, and the plane was in great shape. The flight attendants had a fun, lively energy while staying professional. All in all, a smooth trip — even managed to catch up on some rest. Thanks, Delta!

De planning was an absolute mess. We were never told that we weren’t at the gate and that we had to go down unstable stairs and then hop on a bus. People were falling, we couldn’t tell who was in charge. Overall terrible communication that ended up leaving a bad impression at the very end of the experience.

For a 69 year old with health problems I had the worse experience, no wheelchair when I entered a lady told me to sit and wait while a gentleman told me I had to walk to the Delta station, which I did. I had a carry on and a bag, and I was traveling with my service dog, which was on his carrier and the lady charged me for my carry on luggage, beside all the waiting cause of the delay, I had to walk to get my luggage cause no wheelchair showed up, I am so disappointed. I will get in touch with the company. I got home at 3:00 am, not good for my health situation.

Did not know my son and I had different seating arrangements. He was fine, but it was disappointing.

My flight was canceled after being rescheduled for four days canceling my trip. Kayak and everyone affiliated with it I.e the airlines, and just fly have been excruciating to deal with. My trip to visit family had to be canceled as there was no way to make it. I am furious at all of you.

They delayed our flight because of bad weather in NY which was completely understandable. Then they cancelled our flight and a later flight that evening. The earliest we could fly was the next morning. We ended up buying last minute tickets on another airline and made it home slightly delayed but safely that evening. Delta kept saying it was weather related but if that was the case how did we make it back on another airline? The weather in NY was cloudy but not bad.

I like for how they process during check in. It was very smoothly.

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.

Better WiFi. I cannot understand that in 2025, United is so behind on a technology that is now a necessity and still painfully unreliable, slow and keeps disconnecting.

There was no TV's on the plane? I tried to activated the WiFi multiple times before the plane took off but it wasn't work well.

Air Marco’s fleet of airplanes are old and pathetic. The seats are torn and stained. The monitors don’t work properly. If this wasn’t a business trip and I had control of booking the flight, I would not travel on this carrier.

Flight was cancelled 3 hrs AFTER etd. Thetefore Missed connection from JFK to New Zealand . No accommodation provided… This cost ne aporox 1000 USD in extra expenses and turned whst should have been a 24 hr trip ftom Boston - New Zealand into a VERY expensive , late 70+ hr nightmare … Complete nonsense!!!

Overall fine, but the delay was annoying and the reasons for the delay were not communicated. The crew on board were phenomenal!

Whenever a passenger purchase a ticket his advantage number should automatically to his information. It's not everyone remember the number. You request for your number and American airline agent say they will email it....and they never email anything and you loose your mileage just because you don't remember your number. It should automatically go your information and associate with your email account at all times

In flight connectivity (via T-Mobile) was often not working.

Boarding took forever, the plane was cramped and cold, and the seatbelt song came on constantly throughout the red eye flight with a loud pre-recorded message playing each time

Cabin felt crammed Snacks are lame But crew was super efficient getting us out on time despite delay

Flight was empty so had a whole row to myself. Still had to wait to get the bag due to the negligence at Palm Springs departure.

I flew out of Reagan National. My flight was delayed, delayed, delayed, and then canceled ...THREE TIMES over TWO DAYS. Staff were seemingly not empowered to provide information on why the flights were screwed up. A real nightmare.

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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