$112 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
Raleigh2 stops$239
Charlotte
Charlotte1 stop$282
Asheville
Asheville1 stop$275
Wilmington
Wilmington1 stop$315
Greensboro
Greensboro1 stop$309
Fayetteville
Fayetteville1 stop$379
Jacksonville
Jacksonville1 stop$377
Norfolk
Norfolk1 stop$320
Raleigh
Raleigh2 stops$239
Charlotte
Charlotte1 stop$282
Asheville
Asheville1 stop$275
Wilmington
Wilmington1 stop$315
Greensboro
Greensboro1 stop$309
Fayetteville
Fayetteville1 stop$379
Jacksonville
Jacksonville1 stop$377
Norfolk
Norfolk1 stop$320

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

Sun, Aug 9 - Sun, Aug 16
Multiple Airlines Logo
5:12 pm - 8:11 am
DSM
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RDU
37h 59m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
6:35 pm - 11:19 pm
RDU
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DSM
5h 44m
1 stop
$239Multiple Airlines
Thu, Jul 23 - Thu, Jul 30
Allegiant Air Logo
5:08 pm - 10:00 pm
DSM
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TYS
27h 52m
1 stop
Allegiant Air Logo
3:38 pm - 9:27 pm
TYS
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DSM
6h 49m
1 stop
$249Allegiant Air
Sat, Sep 5 - Tue, Sep 8
American Airlines Logo
9:32 am - 4:44 pm
DSM
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AVL
6h 12m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
5:34 pm - 11:25 pm
AVL
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DSM
6h 51m
1 stop
$275American Airlines
Sat, Aug 15 - Sat, Aug 22
Delta Logo
12:30 pm - 7:26 pm
DSM
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TYS
5h 56m
1 stop
Delta Logo
6:00 am - 10:43 am
TYS
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DSM
5h 43m
1 stop
$279Delta
Sat, Sep 26 - Tue, Sep 29
United Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 5:02 pm
DSM
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AVL
10h 02m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
5:40 pm - 9:23 pm
AVL
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DSM
4h 43m
1 stop
$280United Airlines
Sat, Aug 8 - Sat, Aug 15
Delta Logo
6:00 am - 12:17 pm
DSM
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CLT
5h 17m
1 stop
Delta Logo
11:50 am - 3:16 pm
CLT
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DSM
4h 26m
1 stop
$287Delta
Sat, Aug 15 - Sat, Aug 22
Southwest Logo
5:30 am - 5:40 pm
DSM
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TYS
11h 10m
2 stops
Southwest Logo
1:55 pm - 8:45 pm
TYS
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DSM
7h 50m
1 stop
$290Southwest
Sat, Sep 5 - Tue, Sep 8
American Airlines Logo
9:32 am - 4:44 pm
DSM
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AVL
6h 12m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
5:34 pm - 11:25 pm
AVL
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DSM
6h 51m
1 stop
$292American Airlines
Sat, Aug 15 - Sat, Aug 22
Southwest Logo
5:30 am - 5:40 pm
DSM
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TYS
11h 10m
2 stops
Southwest Logo
6:50 am - 2:10 pm
TYS
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DSM
8h 20m
2 stops
$295Southwest
Sat, Aug 22 - Mon, Aug 24
United Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 2:14 pm
DSM
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GSO
7h 14m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
6:40 am - 12:20 pm
GSO
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DSM
6h 40m
1 stop
$314United 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.

How much is a round-trip flight from Des Moines to North Carolina?

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 North Carolina departing in July.

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 5 days was to Charlotte, at $341 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 5 days was $341.

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 $476 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 March, when tickets cost $155 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and January, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $309 and $299 respectively.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$112
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 7% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 7% lower on average.
Flight from Des Moines to Asheville

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.

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 $256 one-way - $410 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.
7.9
SouthwestOverall score based on 4246 reviews
8.0Comfort
8.6Crew
7.0Food
8.1Boarding
7.5Entertainment
Airline reviews

SW can't get their wifi right. I upgrade to insure wifi service but the last two trips had intermittent service. Not worth the extra costs.

6.0 GoodAnonymous, Jun 2026
TPA - DAL
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SW can't get their wifi right. I upgrade to insure wifi service but the last two trips had intermittent service. Not worth the extra costs.

The flight was late. The crew was rude. There was no food. Cramped and uncomfortable. Nothing about this flight was good.

Plane was late. Zero service for 2+ hour flight and it was not that bumpy.

The staff was very friendly, professional, and courteous. The overall flight was a great experience.

southwest just starting charging for luggage. hadnt realized it until it was too late. now out $70 when i couldve bought a carry on if i wouldve known. free bags was one of the only reasons i chose southwest over another airline (the other being no assigned seats, which is apparently also being changed). stupid business decision. wont be flying southwest anymore.

Cluster mess boarding. Can't wait for SWA reserved seating. Internet didn't seem to work on the plane.

The price of the tickets isn't matching the flight experience. No matter how long the flight is, you're only getting pretzels. The flight attendants looked unkept and over it.

I liked the boarding by group and numbers. I didn't like my inability to guarantee our seats together. I didn't like the $8/flight for Internet, but I did appreciate the inflight movie options on their app. I didn't like that there were no charging stations on the seats during either of our flights. One flight was over 3 hours.

I never like the fact that if I don't check in exactly 24 hours before the flight time, I get to board C, and that means sitting between 2 individuals. I would like assigned seating in the airplanes.

Flight only half full. Room to spread out. Newer plane. Very satisfied.

I thought the service was very nice and pleasant. There were no hiccups and no issues so overall a good experience.

Average seat comfort, a drink and chips were provided, early boarding because we checked a carryon at the gate was nice. Ticket pricing shenanigans, including fees to pick a seat, check a bag, and get food onboard - evidence the industry is reinvigorating last century’s strategies- destroys the experience before one ever arrives at the airport. It’s difficult to recognize any value or sustain loyalty in the end-to-end process making air travel more drudgery than pleasure.

WiFi didn’t work. Flight delayed 3 hours Crew members were illiterate Seat lean back did not work.

The plan was delayed and left DC 90 minutes late. However, it showed a 20 minute delay on the delta app, then a 12 min delay. It turned out to be an hour delay. I found out where the plane was with flightaware. Stop keeping customers in the dark about what is going on.

Could not get my connecting flight boarding pass until four hrs before departure! Ver annoying especially since the staff could not explain why!

Smooth boarding, pleasant and professional lady checking us in. Crew service was excellent, again pleasant, but professional. Nice touch-down on landing! Thank you Delta. 💗

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! 💗

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.

Great experience on Delta. Staff from baggage check to flight attendants were very courteous and professional. My only issue was a personal preference for pretzels instead of the chips and cookies that were offered.

My husband upgraded our seats and I don't know if it was due to the type of planet was or if they didn't upgrade our seats. We were supposed to be in I believe comfort seats and they were just as tight as any other seat- no leg room and we are very tall people but at least it wasn't extremely cold. My husband did put in a complaint about our seating because he paid extra and if we would have known that the space and the tightness would have been the same, we just would have gotten the emergency row emergency row seats that we normally get. We love Delta but both our flights coming home we're not good. Oh I forgot to mention that on our flight to Hawaii our luggage wheels got broke and we had to purse new luggage on vacation then we never had this problem so we didn't know protocol and reported it after we got home only for them to tell is we only had 24hrs to report the damage. Not sure what was going on with Delta this vacation trip.

I was exhausted from a long day. The flight was smooth. The first flight during my 3 week travel that took off on time.

Boarded early; and arrived home 40 mins early. After a long flight, it’s nice to be back home early. These flights have no amenities; no snacks. So need to bring your own

As I wrote earlier, poor planning and/or communication. At least twice, we were told that we would be boarding in less than ten minutes, only to have the flight again delayed at least another hour.

Great flight. Boarded efficiently. Arrived early at CLT. There was no in flight entertainment on this aircraft. Great crew.

It was a red-eye, but the flight felt surprisingly quick. The seats were very comfortable, and that made resting much easier. I also want to thank the gentleman seated next to me, who graciously moved so my mom could sit beside me. We slept almost the entire way. The cabin crew was respectful in not disturbing us, while also being courteous and professional throughout. Thank you, United.

They promise free wi-fi prior to boarding and then once on board you are informed you have to purchase wifi even after being a mileagePlus member.

Terrible. No customer service, no food, no drinks on a 6 hour premier economy booking.

left on time, reasonable boarding process arrived early luggage came out quickly

Very rough getting into denver. my kid threw up it was so rough.

Liked that we left on time for each flight. Snacks not the best, but we're okay.

I was not clear if food was offered or not.

They did not offer coffee on a 7am flight…awful!!

Check in for 5am flight at RDU was hampered by American check in counters being seriously understaffed , was told even supervisor called out. Took so long in line for special services check in that we missed our 5am departure even after arriving at 3:30am. Had to be rescheduled to later flight from Charlotte to St Thomas.

The Charleston, WV airport was cute. Very good staff and small enough to feel comfortable. The plane had more leg room than bigger planes. Much more comfortable.

Take-off delayed an hour because of a missing flight officer, so,arrived in Charlotte lates causing many passengers to miss connections. Otherwise a very good flight, safe and comfortable, with an excellent professional crew.

I was downgraded from first class to coach due to an airplane change. They pulled me out of line and I was the very last person to board the plane stuck in the middle seat with no overhead place to put my carry-.on. Very poor customer service.

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

Terrible. Internet/kiosk glitch prevented baggage checkin. Line at ticket co in Ter was under serviced and did not move. Agents did not call for flight but rather allowed time to pass. Then told each person as they reached the front if line that it was too late to check bags so they’d have to rebook flights. At least 15 people missed the flight as a result of this incompetence.

It was exactly what I expected, actually arriving sooner than scheduled.

Terrible, they canceled my flight due to an issue they had, couldn't fly me into the same place within 24 hrs so had to fly in 2.5 hrs away from my destination and spend even more money. The customer service was terrible (except at the airport in Charleston). Had to call to get my checked baggage fees reimbursed 2 wks later in which one customer service agent was very rude, wouldn't listen and then hung up on me. The second lady I spoke with was actually able to help me with that part thankfully. Would not recommend flying AA.

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