$97 Find Cheap Flights from Des Moines to New York State

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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$197
Buffalo
Buffalo1 stop$352
Syracuse
Syracuse1 stop$279
Albany
Albany1 stop$407
Rochester
Rochester1 stop$329
Ithaca
Ithaca2 stops$440
New York
Newarknonstop$197
Buffalo
Buffalo1 stop$352
Syracuse
Syracuse1 stop$279
Albany
Albany1 stop$407
Rochester
Rochester1 stop$329
Ithaca
Ithaca2 stops$440

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.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

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

Mon, May 25 - Fri, May 29
Allegiant Air Logo
7:35 am - 11:05 am
DSM
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EWR
2h 30mnonstop
Allegiant Air Logo
11:55 am - 2:00 pm
EWR
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DSM
3h 05mnonstop
$197Allegiant Air
Fri, Jun 5 - Mon, Jun 8
Allegiant Air Logo
7:35 am - 11:05 am
DSM
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EWR
2h 30mnonstop
Allegiant Air Logo
11:55 am - 1:50 pm
EWR
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DSM
2h 55mnonstop
$226Allegiant Air
Thu, Mar 5 - Wed, Mar 11
Multiple Airlines Logo
7:27 pm - 1:08 am
DSM
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EWR
28h 41m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
6:59 pm - 8:14 pm
EWR
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DSM
26h 15m
1 stop
$227Multiple Airlines
Thu, Mar 5 - Wed, Mar 11
Multiple Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 10:44 am
DSM
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EWR
26h 44m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
5:59 am - 7:16 pm
EWR
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DSM
14h 17m
2 stops
$246Multiple Airlines
Fri, Mar 6 - Tue, Mar 10
Delta Logo
5:43 pm - 11:06 pm
DSM
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EWR
4h 23m
1 stop
Delta Logo
6:00 am - 10:48 am
EWR
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DSM
5h 48m
1 stop
$279Delta
Fri, Feb 27 - Mon, Mar 2
Delta Logo
5:43 pm - 11:13 pm
DSM
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SYR
4h 30m
1 stop
Delta Logo
5:00 pm - 8:49 pm
SYR
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DSM
4h 49m
1 stop
$279Delta
Fri, Feb 27 - Mon, Mar 2
American Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 11:39 am
DSM
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SYR
4h 39m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
3:25 pm - 11:40 pm
SYR
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DSM
9h 15m
2 stops
$299American Airlines
Sat, Feb 14 - Wed, Feb 18
United Airlines Logo
8:00 am - 8:14 pm
DSM
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SYR
11h 14m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
5:27 pm - 9:41 pm
SYR
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DSM
5h 14m
1 stop
$314United Airlines
Sat, Feb 14 - Wed, Feb 18
American Airlines Logo
5:00 am - 3:35 pm
DSM
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SYR
9h 35m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
3:25 pm - 11:40 pm
SYR
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DSM
9h 15m
2 stops
$319American Airlines
Tue, Apr 28 - Sat, May 2
United Airlines Logo
1:32 pm - 11:21 pm
DSM
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SYR
8h 49m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
6:15 am - 12:30 pm
SYR
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DSM
7h 15m
1 stop
$341United Airlines
Booking Insights

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 $153 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 $321.

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 November, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $411 and $405 respectively.

Good to know

Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flight$97
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 1% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 9% increase in price.
Flight from Des Moines to New York John F Kennedy Airport

FAQs - booking New York State flights

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

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  • 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 $357 on average. Morning departures are around 3% 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 $370.

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 $268 one-way - $366 round-trip

Reviews of the top 4 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.
7.9
DeltaOverall score based on 8130 reviews
7.8Entertainment
8.1Boarding
7.9Comfort
8.5Crew
7.2Food
Airline reviews

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.

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.

Flight delays both to Detroits and return flight . The flight to Detroit was associated with mechanical difficulty

The food is terrible. The staff is wonderful. Comfort is good.

I fly Delta all the time, have Platinum Medallion status. But this route seems to have major problems with delays and seems to never leave on time! Have only taken it twice in the last two weeks, and each time it had delays of more than 1 hour... very disappointed!!!!

Staff was exceptional! Everyone was kind, professional and friendly making the trip very pleasant. Thank you!

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.

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,

Long delays, lack of information about the status of the flight. The flight was delayed 4 times.

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.

Bags took over and hour to come out. Delays due to wind caused rebooking.

Gate was overcrowded. Gate agents performed very well. Flight crew was top notch! Efficient & professional & courteous. Both meals not thermalized well. Dinner main dish was actually cold in the center. Almost inedible. Breakfast sandwich was lukewarm.

RIC Staff was not enough. Elderly passengers had to wait 30 minutes to deplane, so we could board and still had to walk as no chairs were provided. And, passenger in front of my seat assignment rammed seat against my legs entire flight time. Was mildly bruised and left thigh still sore.

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

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.

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

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