$77 Find Cheap Flights from Des Moines to North Carolina

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Cheap Flights from Des Moines to North Carolina

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Raleigh
Raleigh1 stop$232
Charlotte
Charlotte1 stop$216
Asheville
Asheville1 stop$249
Wilmington
Wilmington1 stop$157
Greensboro
Greensboro1 stop$249
Fayetteville
Fayetteville1 stop$339
Jacksonville
Jacksonville2 stops$290
Norfolk
Norfolk1 stop$233
Raleigh
Raleigh1 stop$232
Charlotte
Charlotte1 stop$216
Asheville
Asheville1 stop$249
Wilmington
Wilmington1 stop$157
Greensboro
Greensboro1 stop$249
Fayetteville
Fayetteville1 stop$339
Jacksonville
Jacksonville2 stops$290
Norfolk
Norfolk1 stop$233

Book Cheap Des Moines to North Carolina 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 Carolina 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 Carolina

Mon, Dec 15 - Fri, Dec 19
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1:56 pm - 9:51 pmDSM-ILM
6h 55m1 stop
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12:34 pm - 9:09 pmILM-DSM
9h 35m1 stop
$157Multiple Airlines
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Sat, Feb 21 - Wed, Feb 25
Delta Logo
12:25 pm - 8:45 pmDSM-TYS
7h 20m1 stop
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11:48 am - 7:33 pmTYS-DSM
8h 45m1 stop
$201Delta
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Sun, Dec 21 - Mon, Dec 29
Frontier Logo
10:17 am - 8:38 pmDSM-CLT
9h 21m1 stop
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9:43 pm - 10:19 amCLT-DSM
13h 36m1 stop
$216Frontier
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Thu, Jan 15 - Thu, Jan 22
Multiple Airlines Logo
4:30 pm - 12:06 pmDSM-CLT
18h 36m2 stops
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1:24 pm - 10:46 pmCLT-DSM
10h 22m1 stop
$223Multiple Airlines
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Mon, Jan 12 - Sat, Jan 24
Multiple Airlines Logo
2:08 pm - 9:53 amDSM-RDU
18h 45m1 stop
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8:16 pm - 10:09 pmRDU-DSM
26h 53m2 stops
$232Multiple Airlines
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Fri, Jan 16 - Tue, Jan 20
American Airlines Logo
4:00 pm - 10:23 pmDSM-AVL
5h 23m1 stop
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2:04 pm - 7:58 pmAVL-DSM
6h 54m1 stop
$249American Airlines
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Tue, Jan 20 - Tue, Jan 27
American Airlines Logo
11:42 am - 10:54 pmDSM-CLT
10h 12m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
10:20 am - 9:04 pmCLT-DSM
11h 44m1 stop
$249American Airlines
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Thu, Jan 22 - Sat, Jan 24
United Airlines Logo
8:00 am - 1:24 pmDSM-TYS
4h 24m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
6:45 am - 10:55 amTYS-DSM
5h 10m1 stop
$300United Airlines
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Wed, Jan 14 - Wed, Jan 21
Allegiant Air Logo
6:14 pm - 12:49 pmDSM-TYS
17h 35m1 stop
Allegiant Air Logo
4:47 pm - 10:19 amTYS-DSM
42h 32m2 stops
$303Allegiant Air
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Thu, Jan 22 - Sat, Jan 24
United Airlines Logo
8:00 am - 7:27 pmDSM-TYS
10h 27m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
11:07 am - 2:33 pmTYS-DSM
4h 26m1 stop
$305United Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Des Moines to North Carolina flights

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

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

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

The cheapest ticket to North Carolina from Des Moines found in the last 72 hours was to Charlotte, at $248 round-trip. The most popular route is from Des Moines (DSM) to Charlotte (CLT), 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 Carolina?

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 $456 on average.

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

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 Carolina, 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 Carolina is September, when tickets cost $318 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and June, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $427 and $417 respectively.

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

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

If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to North Carolina on a Wednesday, as we generally find the cheapest rates on that day for this route. On the other hand, Sunday is the most expensive day to fly from Des Moines to North Carolina. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Saturday and avoiding Sundays for the best deals.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Des Moines to North Carolina?

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 North Carolina, 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 North Carolina, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 45% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 9 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonAugust
Cheapest flight$77
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 11% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 4% lower on average.
Flight from Des Moines to Raleigh

FAQs - booking North Carolina flights

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

    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 North Carolina.

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

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

    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 Carolina 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 Carolina?

    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 Carolina 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 Carolina?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to North Carolina is generally in the morning, when round-trip flights cost $352 on average. Morning departures are around 8% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to North Carolina is generally in the evening, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $382.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to North Carolina

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found tickets from Des Moines to the following destinations at these prices or less: Charlotte $223 one-way - $324 round-trip

Reviews of the top 4 airlines serving from Des Moines to North Carolina

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Des Moines to North Carolina. 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 North Carolina? 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 4253 reviews
8.1Boarding
8.6Crew
7.0Food
8.0Comfort
7.5Entertainment
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Airline travel is always too cramped to really be pleasant, but the cabin crew on this flight did a pretty good job of making up for it by putting on some music during boarding and sprinkling a few funny remarks into the safety briefing and announcements, and just generally being friendly and helpful. It definitely reminded me of why I prefer the in-flight experience on Southwest!

10.0 ExcellentDavid, Nov 2025BUF - PHX
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Airline travel is always too cramped to really be pleasant, but the cabin crew on this flight did a pretty good job of making up for it by putting on some music during boarding and sprinkling a few funny remarks into the safety briefing and announcements, and just generally being friendly and helpful. It definitely reminded me of why I prefer the in-flight experience on Southwest!

No delays and arrived to destination 30 min early. Staff was super friendly.

San Diego airport is brand new, spacious, airy and very smooth checkin at SW baggage drop.

It was rough. The staff was unprofessional, the choice of on board drinks terrible, it was cramped in space at every airport, they always ran out of overhead bin space so they pressured people to check bags for free or we couldn’t leave on the plane— so I did check my bag to help, and they nearly lost my bag. My bag did not arrive on the luggage belt, another man on my flight and I had to waste our time going to the baggage office to search for our bags. I would only fly southwest again if it was my last choice. Also, my flights were consistently delayed over and over again— at one point they straight up told us we were waiting for the pilot to arrive.

Crew could have been friendlier, maybe I'm spoiled by SW crews. In flight wifi was good. Would be nice to have more food offerings on a 4 plus hour flight

Had to get off plane from prior flight even though I had to reboard same plane to continue to my final destination.

Everything a cheap airline should be at normal airline rates.

Plane crashed into a bus or some other vehicle on the ground while pulling out of the gate. No injuries, but wing tip was damaged and returned to gate for “maintenance issues” and we departed 5 hours later because the plane went out of service and new plane was flown in from a nearby airport, Midway.

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.

Good seats in Main cabin, excellent service and excellent landing

My flight was cancelled with no explanation after I had already cleared security. I was given 4 options to rebook, only one being non-stop like I had paid for. I grabbed it. It was 4 plus hours later and then took off even later. Biggest complaint is that I booked early and had an aisle seat. They gave me a "window" seat in front of the exit row, so the seat did not decline. I weigh all of 103 #s and it was tight for me! For what I paid, I feel I was kind of ripped off. I think they should have given me the empty comfort seat for the inconvenience. There was no apology nor any explanation as to why the flight was cancelled. My guess is it benefitted Delta in some way.

Very smooth, on-time, and pleasantly uneventful flight. The team at the gate and on board were professional and genuinely courteous. The pilot kept us well updated throughout, and both takeoff and landing were steady and enjoyable without any drama. Just a good, solid flight. Thank you! 💗

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

No lunch on a x-country flight scheduled for 10:50 am departure, arrived 5+ hrs later. That requires a black box label before you pay for the tickets. Worst, when I checked in online, it's specifically said that lunch was served on his flight for economy Plus passengers.

We had a lot of really rough weather but that was not Delta's fault. Pilot was amazing.

First, Delta needs more flights to/from Miami. Second, a 1000pm leaving at 1230pm is unacceptable from their biggest airport world hub. Another aircraft could have been used such as the aircraft scheduled to be used in the morning for that exact same route. Yes, I did get me there but the lack of sleep the next day didn't help me enjoy my entire trip since I was busy with activities during the weekend. This can be and is expected from Spirit (going bankrupt) and Frontier (despite they're nickel and dimers). But from Delta's World Hub? That's totally unacceptable!

This flight was straightforward and without difficulty. Service was OK, but I continue to be underwhelmed by level of attention given to Sky Priority passengers.

It would’ve been nice for all that money to have a more substantial snack for free. I remember once upon a time getting a very nice turkey sandwich with Swiss cheese on whole wheat bread for no charge along with a drink. I guess those days are gone. it’s a little insulting being given a cookie or a bag of baked chips Going forward I’ll just bring my own.

Our flight from SFO to MSP was right on time on 11/15/2025. No delays. As we approached MSP at about 8 pm, we circled in the air until 8:40 pm so I don't call that efficient for MSP. I think the captain should announce the delay and why. (as if we all don't know that we are just circling around the area, slowing down, speeding up, slowing down.) Thank you. Marilyn Fischer

After a delay at the gate, C3, at Ohare on Sunday, I left my Blk ski coat on the bench at the gate, lost! Please review my lob claim, thx.

Very bad! They kept delaying my flight and wouldn’t do anything about it

They brought an empty plane to the gate. Then a flight delay was announced for maintenance and waiting on a part. I was then put on a flight to San Francisco instead with a connecting flight to my final destination. Arrived at my final destination 2 hours late.

The only downside was my cell phone charger wouldn’t work in the charging port but everyone else’s would work in them all. My cell phone cable works fine in my hotel room in Frankfurt.

Flight team stood out for perzonal attention, kindness at bright cheery attitudes at 8am. Very helpful.

Ot was overall fine. Left on time and had basic snacks. Weather was finicky but that’s not the airlines fault.

Very thoughtful flight attendant offered me water immediately since I had run to make my connection.

Door to door, the crew and staff were amazing. It was a stressful travel day with delays, but they were focused on customers and doing what they could to get us to our destinations.

Even though we were delayed, we were able to make our connection

Starlink wifi on the Embraer E175 is an excellent experience. I was able to connect and work from IAD all the way to approach into BTV.

My flight was delayed about three hours. I got home at 3:30 in the morning very bad experience.

I had a positive experience on American. I'm blind and traveling with a guide dog and the flight attendants were so kind, friendly, and helpful towards us. They checked in on us during the flight and they made us feel comfortable and welcomed. There was an hour delay before depature, but overall the flight was a smooth ride. I appreciate that there were no issues on this long flight back home.

Did not get any refreshments. Crew was very nice but limited. Small seats

The flight was flawless and we even arrived between 20 and 25 minutes early!

Typically flights with AA are good. The staff are pleasant, welcoming, and efficient.

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.

We had 3 flights. 1 & 2 were on the same plane but we had to de-board just to re-board 30 mins later. That may have been due to a crew change though. Our 3rd flight had a couple “maintenance” issues that held us up. They were quickly resolved but it took forever for someone to bring the paperwork needed so we could leave. Apparently there was a computer glitch so a driver had to bring a physical copy. It delayed us about 1 1/2 hrs. The flights themselves were smooth & no problems. For boarding, I don’t know why they don’t start with the back of the plane & move forward. It would eliminate the back up from people trying to find their seats & put their bags in the overhead bins. Unless you’re on an overseas flight, there is no food, you get a beverage & either a small bag of pretzels or a biscuit cookie. Take your own food or snacks of you want something more.

The actual trip was fine, however, the changes made to our flights and the layovers were had to endure were awful.

Most things were ok but the main problem was the cabin staff; they were very abrupt and not very friendly. They were busy and often rushed, snatching drinks off people before finished and bossing them about.

Given it’s a red-eye into Charolotte, we didn’t get any food. The survey does not include “N/A” so the rating will be skewed.

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