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Cheap Flights from Des Moines to North America

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
New York
Newarknonstop$109
Orlando
Orlando1 stop$165
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$181
Las Vegas
Las Vegas1 stop$141
Miami
Miami1 stop$179
Chicago
Chicagononstop$189
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$178
Boston
Bostonnonstop$89
Denver
Denvernonstop$87
Seattle
Seattle1 stop$160
Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale1 stop$143
Atlanta
Atlanta1 stop$128
Dallas
Dallas1 stop$122
Phoenix
Phoenixnonstop$177
Tampa
Tampa1 stop$196
Cancún
Cancún2 stops$416
Houston
Houston1 stop$184
Honolulu
Honolulu2 stops$553
San Diego
San Diego1 stop$160
New York
Newarknonstop$109
Orlando
Orlando1 stop$165
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$181
Las Vegas
Las Vegas1 stop$141
Miami
Miami1 stop$179
Chicago
Chicagononstop$189
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$178
Boston
Bostonnonstop$89
Denver
Denvernonstop$87
Seattle
Seattle1 stop$160
Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale1 stop$143
Atlanta
Atlanta1 stop$128
Dallas
Dallas1 stop$122
Phoenix
Phoenixnonstop$177
Tampa
Tampa1 stop$196
Cancún
Cancún2 stops$416
Houston
Houston1 stop$184
Honolulu
Honolulu2 stops$553
San Diego
San Diego1 stop$160

Book Cheap Des Moines to North America 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 North America 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 North America

Fri, Oct 31 - Fri, Nov 7
Frontier Logo
2:32 pm - 3:39 pmDSM-DEN
2h 07mnonstop
Frontier Logo
11:01 am - 1:47 pmDEN-DSM
1h 46mnonstop
$87Frontier
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Mon, Oct 27 - Fri, Nov 7
Frontier Logo
2:39 pm - 3:46 pmDSM-DEN
2h 07mnonstop
Frontier Logo
11:01 am - 1:47 pmDEN-DSM
1h 46mnonstop
$88Frontier
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Mon, Dec 1 - Fri, Dec 5
Allegiant Air Logo
12:16 pm - 1:32 pmDSM-LAS
3h 16mnonstop
Allegiant Air Logo
1:43 pm - 6:38 pmLAS-DSM
2h 55mnonstop
$142Allegiant Air
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Mon, Nov 3 - Thu, Nov 6
Allegiant Air Logo
3:40 pm - 4:51 pmDSM-LAS
3h 11mnonstop
Allegiant Air Logo
4:20 pm - 9:12 pmLAS-DSM
2h 52mnonstop
$148Allegiant Air
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Wed, Nov 12 - Wed, Nov 19
United Airlines Logo
5:14 pm - 6:18 pmDSM-DEN
2h 04mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
1:30 pm - 4:12 pmDEN-DSM
1h 42mnonstop
$157United Airlines
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Mon, Dec 8 - Mon, Dec 15
American Airlines Logo
6:20 pm - 8:40 pmDSM-PHX
3h 20mnonstop
American Airlines Logo
8:00 pm - 11:52 pmPHX-DSM
2h 52mnonstop
$177American Airlines
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Wed, Jan 7 - Sat, Jan 10
American Airlines Logo
2:34 pm - 4:44 pmDSM-PHX
3h 10mnonstop
American Airlines Logo
9:49 am - 1:38 pmPHX-DSM
2h 49mnonstop
$179American Airlines
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Sat, Nov 8 - Wed, Nov 12
Delta Logo
5:15 pm - 10:29 pmDSM-LAS
7h 14m1 stop
Delta Logo
6:30 am - 2:05 pmLAS-DSM
5h 35m1 stop
$217Delta
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Wed, Nov 12 - Sun, Nov 16
Delta Logo
4:59 pm - 11:44 pmDSM-PHX
7h 45m1 stop
Delta Logo
12:59 am - 10:20 amPHX-DSM
8h 21m1 stop
$217Delta
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Sat, Jan 24 - Sat, Jan 31
United Airlines Logo
11:30 am - 10:20 pmDSM-MIA
9h 50m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
9:00 am - 2:33 pmMIA-DSM
6h 33m1 stop
$262United Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Des Moines to North America flights

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

What is the cheapest Des Moines to North America flight route?

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

The cheapest ticket to North America from Des Moines found in the last 72 hours was to Boston, at $96 round-trip. The most popular route is from Des Moines (DSM) to Atlanta (ATL), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $248.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Des Moines to North America?

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 $301, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Des Moines to North America?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Des Moines to North America, 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 North America 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 $402 and $396 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Des Moines to North America?

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

When flying from Des Moines to North America, 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 seasonSeptember
Cheapest flight$28
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 12% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 15% increase in price.
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FAQs - booking North America flights

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

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

    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 North America 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 North America?

    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 North America 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 North America?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to North America is generally in the afternoon, when round-trip flights cost $338 on average. Morning departures are around 2% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to North America is generally in the evening, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $361.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to North America

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found tickets from Des Moines to the following destinations at these prices or less: Denver $160 one-way - $235 round-trip; Dallas $198 one-way - $371 round-trip; Chicago $213 one-way - $357 round-trip

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Des Moines to North America

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Des Moines to North America? 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 4241 reviews
8.6Crew
8.1Boarding
7.5Entertainment
7.0Food
8.0Comfort
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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.

2.0 MediocreThomas, Oct 2025SAT - STL
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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

mandatory demand customer to check their carry on because not enough people check bags.

Connecting flight is on time and boarding was a breeze!

Excellent. Would encourage Southwest to keep current boarding procedures with free style seating. Makes for a fantastic experience

As always, the entire Southwest experience was perfect. Purchasing the tickets on the Southwest web site was effortless, departure and arrival gates were spotless and comfortable, plane was clean and comfortable, crew was excellent and flight was on time. Wheelchair service in Las Vegas at departure was somewhat chaotic and disjointed, but I am not sure if that was Southwest problem, airport problem or combination.

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.

Delayed flight (1hour) plus a long layover after an overnight flight with no backup plane available.

We were delayed, which I think had to do with air traffic control. Otherwise, everything was great.

The boarding process needs to be refined. Sometimes the gate crew calls out the zones and then flip to showing the.zones boarding on the gate monitor display. So, unless you are huddled around the gate lanes watching the monitor, you could miss your boarding zone. Suggest the zones be announced each time a new zone is allowed to board.

The boarding process needs to be refined. Sometimes the gate crew call out the boarding zone, and then flip to the monitor to show which zones are boarding. So unless everyone is gathered around to see the monitor there is usually confusion as wi which zones are boarding.

On time flight. Seat comfort could be better in the Comfort section.

My issue was with TSA agents for delta airlines. My luggage got flagged. The agent was going thru another persons first. He took 20 min to go thru hers. I asked them to bring mine closer so I could sit down . They said you can go sit it will be fine. I said I am supposed to keep my eyes on my bags at all times. The agent was meticulously unwrapping 2 gifts that the lady had and then tried to re warp it. He was trying to be kind i get it but 20 min for me to stand watching him do that was ridiculous. It was 6 am and there were a ton of travelers. Mine was flagged for some air packed tea that I bought in Turkey. My previous delta flight and 2 others before didn’t flag it. Consistency would be nice. Also on the flight the window shades were down for take off and landing - I thought that was very odd I thought they had to remain open for take off and landing.

The flight was an hour and a half late departing which was inconvenient

Delay in SLC jammed us up in Chicago. Got caught up in rush hour traffic

The crew took good care of us. The flight from ATL to SFO is a longer one, and there were multiple beverage offerings. I like the 757's that Delta uses. Good airplane that is comfortable. I do wish Delta would separate Priority boarding from the better seats. I would gladly take a smaller seat in an open row than be jammed into Comfort just to get priority boarding, just to make sure I don't have to check a bag.

The flight was great. The gate location was way to far away!!!

My husband and I recently had an unfortunate experience with Lufthansa. At the Philadelphia International airport, the ground staff refused to board us because we didn’t have a current visa stamped on our passports for Frankfurt. We completely understand that this was our mistake. we should have double-checked the visa requirements before our trip. However, the issue that upset us most was how the situation was handled by the staff. They told us they would mark it as “boarding denied due to visa issue”, but instead they recorded it as “no show”. Because of that incorrect entry, our return flight was automatically cancelled as well, which caused additional stress and expense. Mistakes can happen, but we expected more transparency and accuracy from a reputed airline like Lufthansa. It would have made a big difference if the staff had been more careful and considerate in documenting the situation correctly.

Flight was good but there are way to many announcements for credit cards etc.

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.

The entertainment available didn’t work for anyone on the flight. Long 6 hr flight with no entertainment option and the staff didn’t know until an hour into the flight when we made sure they knew about it. They had no way to fix it.

Crew seemed a bit cranky. No seatback screens. But boarding was efficient and on time and we arrived early.

The worst landing I have ever had on a domestic flight. Thought we would lose the landing gear on landing in Newark. Then we spent 40 minutes trying to position the plane in the right place to be able to get the jet way to the plane. The plane arrived stopped. The announcer was that we were there. Everybody got up, then we were told to sit back down because they had to have us towed to a different position. We got towed and then everyone stood up and they told us we were in the wrong position to sit back down again, and then we got towed to a different position This did not happen immediately. It was 30 minutes while we wandered around a small section of the tarmac in Newark close to the gate, but apparently not close enough. Horrifying experience The CAB should be investigating that flight

Food was poorly timed and not good.. Hand held snacks, really. I kept asking for water and never got any. Service was rushed for a 7-hour flight.

Boarding was organized. Old plane. Seat fairly comfortable. Business Class much too large so you don’t receive as much attention as you should considering what you pay for the seat.

A couple ladies from the crew were so rude and nasty. Thought they were mad at having to be there especially if you asked a question. This will make me think twice next time if I book a flight with you.

Delays to take off and to leave the plane after landing added a lot of time to this flight.

Poor seat in rear of aircraft Food at Admiral’s Club Terminal D at DFW inedible

Always seated jammed in rear of aircraft Admirals Club food at DFW terminal D was absolute worst food experience and I pay $600/year to eat this dried out junk

Flight was delayed because of a bird strike. They had another plane available within 45 minutes.

Mostly good. Flight was crowded but Airline personnel were very friendly & accommodating. It would be good to have savory snacks rather than just sweet Biscoff cookies.

It was a typical flight. We had a delay which seems to be the normality now. And we had no in flight service due to conditions.

Flight attendants on this flight were very attentive and friendly

After we landed we sat on the tarmac for 1.5 hours waiting to get to our gate. Ridiculous.

Food should be better quality. Video screens have poor resolution and the library of movies is poor. The other airlines are much better.

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.

I didn’t like it at all. I miss my second flight because of the delay on Allegiant Air now I m stuck in MCO.

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