$67 Find Cheap Flights from Des Moines to Orange County

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Book Cheap Des Moines to Orange County 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 Orange County 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 Orange County

Mon, May 11 - Thu, May 21
Allegiant Air Logo
10:00 am - 11:51 am
DSM
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SNA
3h 51mnonstop
Allegiant Air Logo
10:32 am - 3:51 pm
SNA
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DSM
3h 19mnonstop
$111Allegiant Air
Mon, May 11 - Thu, May 21
Allegiant Air Logo
10:00 am - 11:51 am
DSM
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SNA
3h 51mnonstop
Allegiant Air Logo
10:32 am - 3:51 pm
SNA
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DSM
3h 19mnonstop
$115Allegiant Air
Mon, May 11 - Thu, May 21
Allegiant Air Logo
10:00 am - 11:51 am
DSM
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SNA
3h 51mnonstop
Allegiant Air Logo
10:32 am - 3:51 pm
SNA
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DSM
3h 19mnonstop
$131Allegiant Air
Mon, May 11 - Thu, May 21
Allegiant Air Logo
10:00 am - 11:51 am
DSM
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SNA
3h 51mnonstop
Allegiant Air Logo
10:32 am - 3:51 pm
SNA
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DSM
3h 19mnonstop
$138Allegiant Air
Mon, May 11 - Thu, May 21
Multiple Airlines Logo
10:00 am - 11:51 am
DSM
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SNA
3h 51mnonstop
Multiple Airlines Logo
8:10 pm - 8:52 pm
SNA
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DSM
22h 42m
1 stop
$177Multiple Airlines
Mon, May 11 - Tue, May 19
Multiple Airlines Logo
10:00 am - 11:51 am
DSM
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SNA
3h 51mnonstop
Multiple Airlines Logo
7:30 am - 12:59 pm
SNA
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DSM
27h 29m
1 stop
$178Multiple Airlines
Mon, May 11 - Thu, May 21
Multiple Airlines Logo
10:00 am - 11:51 am
DSM
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SNA
3h 51mnonstop
Multiple Airlines Logo
4:33 pm - 8:52 pm
SNA
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DSM
26h 19m
1 stop
$181Multiple Airlines
Fri, Jun 5 - Mon, Jun 8
Southwest Logo
1:30 pm - 7:55 pm
DSM
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LGB
8h 25m
1 stop
Southwest Logo
6:50 am - 4:00 pm
LGB
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DSM
7h 10m
1 stop
$297Southwest
Thu, Jun 4 - Mon, Jun 8
Southwest Logo
5:10 am - 3:30 pm
DSM
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LGB
12h 20m
1 stop
Southwest Logo
6:50 am - 4:00 pm
LGB
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DSM
7h 10m
1 stop
$319Southwest
Thu, May 28 - Sun, May 31
Southwest Logo
12:25 pm - 9:10 pm
DSM
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LGB
10h 45m
1 stop
Southwest Logo
2:55 pm - 10:20 pm
LGB
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DSM
5h 25m
1 stop
$360Southwest
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Des Moines to Orange County flights

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

What is the cheapest Des Moines to Orange County flight route?

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

The cheapest ticket to Orange County from Des Moines found in the last 72 hours was to Santa Ana, at $134 round-trip. The most popular route is from Des Moines (DSM) to Santa Ana (SNA), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $134.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Orange County?

The average price for all round-trip flights from Des Moines to Orange County depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

The cheapest time of day to fly to Orange County is generally in the afternoon, when round-trip flights cost $369 on average. Morning departures are around 100% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Orange County is generally in the evening, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $412.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Des Moines to Orange County?

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 $363, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Des Moines to Orange County?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Des Moines to Orange County, 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 Orange County is January, when tickets cost $313 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and June, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $403 and $380 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Des Moines to Orange County?

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

For Des Moines to Orange County, Wednesday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Tuesday is the most expensive. Flying from Orange County back to Des Moines, the best deals are generally found on Thursday, with Sunday being the most expensive.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Des Moines to Orange County?

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 Orange County, 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 Orange County, you should book around 5 weeks before departure, which saves you about 28% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 12 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonSeptember
Cheapest flight$67
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 6% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 6% lower on average.
Flight from Des Moines to John Wayne (Santa Ana)

FAQs - booking Orange County flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Des Moines to Orange County?

    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 Orange County.

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

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

    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 Orange County 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 Orange County?

    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 Orange County up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Reviews of the top 4 airlines serving from Des Moines to Orange County

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Des Moines to Orange County. 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 Orange County? 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 4335 reviews
8.0Comfort
8.6Crew
7.0Food
7.5Entertainment
8.1Boarding
Airline reviews

The Air hostess were very rude on my flight from Houston to Austin . Their regular communication itself felt a they are shouting at people.

4.0 Okaysangeetha, Apr 2026
AUS - SJC
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The Air hostess were very rude on my flight from Houston to Austin . Their regular communication itself felt a they are shouting at people.

Boarding was easy. The seats are small and fairly uncomfortable

The problem with the seat assignments is that there were a lot of rows in the front that were empty but my row at the back was full. Just not so pleasant.

No food or entertainment, just a quick 40 minute flight. A little bumpy due to Santa Ana winds but pilot has no control over that. Good flight and landing!

Good but I prefer choose your own seat. With the new assigned seats they should board from the back I see no advantage to this new boarding. Just like every other airline

Mediocre. Boarding is now unpleasant. The employees, once friendly and nice, are now regularly speaking sternly to passengers, badgering them to do things right so they can take off on time and gate check bags because they don't have enough overhead bin space. The pretzel snack was crushed flat and broken into even smaller pieces, which happens frequently lately. Drink service was suspended before they reached my row.

The charges were ridiculous for an hour flight and the turbulence was very scary.

3 hour delay. Had to change plans and was still delayed.

The flight crew was extremely rude and especially not helpful when our flight was delayed.

The boarding and seat assignment system no longer works for me, but I know it is being replaced. Otherwise, I am good with the overall experience.

Checking in united could not figure out my star alliance gold. Baggage did not get marked priority and didn't receive boarding passes. When got to SFO lounge personal fixed everything Immediately

Flight left on time, arrived early, pleasant staff provided water, coffee, etc. access to bathrooms was reasonable and were well maintained. blankets were available, lots of entertainment options. LUGGAGE SERVICE WAS GREAT. I got my one checked bag quickly and was able to make a bus connection for a 2 hour bus ride saving me from waiting another 1.5 hours.

Terrible, if possible won't be flying again anytime soon!

Wonderful in-seat entertainment with seatback screens and huge selection of quality movies. The ability to bluetooth connect headphones was amazing.

Horrible service no Wi-Fi connection on both leg of the flight and they are refusing to fix bad service

I will never fly ANA again. They lost one of my large pieces of checked luggage, the heaviest one with the most valuable items in it, and they said they will not send me an email unless they can't find it, even though the paper they gave me to track the status of my lost luggage requires a code from an email they are supposed to send me so I can do baggage tracing. They claim to be an international airline, but they also insist on calling a Japanese telephone number to confirm where to send the lost baggage if they find it. It is impossible to find an actual contact email address for customer support on their website, and their AI chatbot is unhelpful, directing you to a webpage that says it is for contact information but does not have any actual email addresses or phone numbers listed on it. My seat in economy did not recline at all, even though I was not sitting in an exit row nor the very back row. I had to sit in the fully upright position for over ten hours of international travel. Awful experience overall.

Flight delayed for more than 16 hrs and no effort was spent to provide an alternate

Overall we had a good experience during our flight from San Francisco to Houston.

it was a very short flight so my expectations were low.

Very disappointing given gate agent behavior. Filed a formal complaint with United.

just had water and there was plenty of leg & seat room. But then i don't weight 220#s!!

Not totally their fault- screaming kids that had zero parent intervention.

It was cold on the flight. The crew was very pleasant. I didn't order any food. We were delayed due to Captain waiting on maintenance log. He kept us informed though. The flight itself was smooth. I would definitely fly with Allegiant again!

I had a fantastic experience with Allegiant. I had wheelchair assistance and they helped me find my luggage and brought me to my car. Even loaded my luggage. Wonderful service!! Thank you Allegiant!

Superb. Staff great. Great flight. As with other airlines, seating too tight and restrictive.

There is not one likable thing about this airline. It’s starts with the deceptive pricing and continues through the whole flight. The worst staff I’ve ever experienced way over priced bags absolutely no food or drink (unacceptable and you should be embarrassed) the seats are cramped and uncomfortable there is no entertainment there is nothing about this trash airline that constitutes any amount of money. It’s worse than spirit and way more expensive it is disgraceful. Do not travel with Allegiant I repeat do not bother no matter what they say the price is it is never ever going to be the right choice I’m mind blown at how awful the entire experience was I’m embarrassed that I chose so poorly I cannot reiterate enough how beyond horrible this company and its staff are, not one person on this flight or at the airport is qualified to sweep up trash on a city sidewalk they should certainly never be given any job that requires a brain or manners or communication with human beings, what a disgrace to the human race. Your criminal chiselers and should be put out to pasture

Great flight. Friendly staff. Free snacks and drinks would be nice. I would love fewer taxes and fees added on.

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.

The WiFi would not connect enough for me to do my actual work. It permaspooled, disconnected, said it was connected, then wouldn't open an email... it was frustrating. I am not a tall person, 5'4" - and I felt cramped with little room to reach into my bag under the seat in front of me. I feel sorry for anyone taller than me having to fly. the one positive thing I will add, is the overhead bins are roomy enough to manage more bags than other carriers.

Going non stop to lax like I paid for. Not stopping in MCI for gas. Too long of delays

Delayed for mechanical and no updates on what was happening and how long the delay might be.

A first class seat should fit a fat person, and this doesn't. The trays in the armrest are less functional than an ordinary tray in the back of the seat.

The experience at checkin for my American Airlines flight from Sacramento to LAX was very good including the assistance I received in getting my bags checked in and boarding passes printed. Was pleasantly surprised the my bags were checked through all the way to my destination at Clark International Airport in Angeles, Philippines.

Smooth flight. From the early boarding and all were on board before departure time and arrived early in ONT. Great crew. Thank you!!!!

The flight was significantly delayed for 6.5 hours because of snow. There was no communication once the plane returned to the gate regarding when the flight would resume. Other flights were departing while our flight was being unloaded for reasons unknown. Our flight also seemed out of the queue regarding further deicing, refueling, and waiting to Taxi to the runway.

They are always late and seats was also not having working charger

did not have enough meal for first class passengers so offer us snack

Amazing I love American. I’ll never fly anyone else if I can help it.

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