$88 Find Cheap Flights from Des Moines to Orange County

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Best Orange County Flight Deals from Des Moines

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$161
Santa Ana
Santa Ananonstop$108
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$161
Santa Ana
Santa Ananonstop$108

Cheap Flights from Des Moines to Orange County

 
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

Thu, Aug 28 - Sun, Aug 31
Allegiant Air Logo
7:00 am - 8:47 amDSM-SNA
3h 47mnonstop
Allegiant Air Logo
9:37 am - 2:55 pmSNA-DSM
3h 18mnonstop
$108Allegiant Air
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Sun, Aug 3 - Sun, Aug 10
Allegiant Air Logo
7:00 am - 8:31 amDSM-SNA
3h 31mnonstop
Allegiant Air Logo
9:21 am - 2:39 pmSNA-DSM
3h 18mnonstop
$158Allegiant Air
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Thu, Aug 21 - Sun, Aug 24
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2:14 pm - 7:35 pmDSM-SNA
7h 21m1 stop
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9:37 am - 2:55 pmSNA-DSM
3h 18mnonstop
Thu, Aug 28 - Sun, Aug 31
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3:23 pm - 11:24 amDSM-SNA
22h 01m1 stop
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9:37 am - 2:55 pmSNA-DSM
3h 18mnonstop
Thu, Aug 21 - Sun, Aug 24
Frontier Logo
3:23 pm - 11:24 amDSM-SNA
22h 01m1 stop
Frontier Logo
1:03 pm - 2:23 pmSNA-DSM
23h 20m1 stop
$301Frontier
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Tue, Aug 12 - Tue, Aug 19
American Airlines Logo
5:00 am - 9:48 amDSM-SNA
6h 48m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
3:05 pm - 11:17 pmSNA-DSM
6h 12m1 stop
$302American Airlines
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Tue, Aug 12 - Tue, Aug 19
American Airlines Logo
11:00 am - 7:13 pmDSM-SNA
10h 13m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
3:05 pm - 11:17 pmSNA-DSM
6h 12m1 stop
$303American Airlines
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Thu, Nov 13 - Mon, Nov 17
Frontier Logo
8:44 pm - 11:24 amDSM-SNA
16h 40m2 stops
Frontier Logo
12:01 pm - 7:59 pmSNA-DSM
5h 58m1 stop
$344Frontier
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Wed, Oct 8 - Sat, Oct 11
Southwest Logo
3:00 pm - 7:00 pmDSM-SNA
6h 00m1 stop
Southwest Logo
6:45 am - 8:50 pmSNA-DSM
12h 05m2 stops
$354Southwest
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Wed, Oct 8 - Sat, Oct 11
Southwest Logo
10:15 am - 5:30 pmDSM-SNA
9h 15m2 stops
Southwest Logo
6:45 am - 8:50 pmSNA-DSM
12h 05m2 stops
$359Southwest
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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?

The cheapest price for flight routes found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks for round-trip flights from Des Moines to Orange County.

The cheapest ticket to Orange County from Des Moines found in the last 72 hours was to Santa Ana, at $120 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 $120.

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 $426, 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 August, when tickets cost $276 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and February, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $456 and $451 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, Friday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Sunday is the most expensive. Flying from Orange County back to Des Moines, the best deals are generally found on Friday, with Monday 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 3 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 10 weeks before departure.


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Low seasonFebruary
High seasonNovember
Cheapest flight$88
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 5% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 24% increase in price.
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.

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

    The cheapest time of day to fly to Orange County is generally in the morning, when round-trip flights cost $194 on average. Morning departures are around 78% 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 $888.

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 4278 reviews
8.2Boarding
7.6Entertainment
8.0Comfort
7.0Food
8.6Crew
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First time traveling on Southwest since bag fees were implemented. Usual good service. Just more expensive now.

8.0 ExcellentMichael, Jun 2025PHX - SAN
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First time traveling on Southwest since bag fees were implemented. Usual good service. Just more expensive now.

It was a perfect flight in all aspects! Both legs!

Boarding process, crew were good. But the seats were so uncomfortable that was all I could focus on. I literally had to sit forward so that all 3 of us could fit in row. I will try to avoid Southwest in the future for any flights over 60 minutes.

Great flight, 47 passengers on a 180 seat plane. Stewardess was pleasant and cheerful.

Great experience flying Southwest. The crew was really kind and helpful, and very friendly with our toddler.

Plane late from DC to Austin 30 minutes. Crew made up much of the time enroute to San Diego.

Fine, but how to board on SW versus othrr airlines, is just lame. Goood staff though and all was solid otherwise.

Was as expected. Crowed planes. Too many carryons delaying takeoff. But the ride only took an hour and saved me a lot of time SFO is a not a great airport.

Was as expected. Crowed planes. Too many carryons delaying takeoff. But the ride only took an hour and saved me a lot of time SFO is a hell hole of an airport. It is the new LaGuardia. Everything Cobbled together. Security gates closed. Terri directional signage

I will be flying again Southwest Airlines. Friendly crew, comfortable and affordable.

Horrific. They missed my connecting flight to San Diego. I didn’t get there until Monday at 9am when I had a mandatory court settlement conference scheduled at 6am since we had parties on the east coast. This caused many issues. All because United apparently forgot to hold the doors open until my flight landed that only had a 10 minute delay. This was the last flight to Southern California. So I couldn’t even rent a car to finish the trip. United cannot be trusted when traveling on specific days and times since weather didn’t have anything to do with the delays.

My flight was delayed a very short period of time but they did not hold my connecting flight to San Diego, also through United. So they closed the doors before we got off our plane. They would only have to help the door open for another five to ten minutes. So I missed a court deadline for a manditory mediation settlement conference for my client. I had to get an associate to be there in person and be on the phone with him relaying what he needs to do the entire time. The court was very upset with me and so was my client. United cannot be trusted.

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

We were given vouchers we couldn’t use with a 5.5 hour delay

Really good 😊 the woman at the gate entrance was a little rude checking in our carry-on but i dont think she worked for the airline, she worked for the airport at sacramento, other than that amazing.

Boarding was mayhem. Late boarding by 15 minutes because of lack of staff (missing 1 flight attendant. We had to wait for an arrival of another plane before we could board). Flight was a little rough, but cannot blame on airlines.

Great experience…left a bit behind schedule but made up fir that in the air and landed 10 minutes early 😁

United out of SFO is having issues with catering so none of our meals were loaded on the plane and no offer of compensation for our tickets purchased was offered.

A bit rush for transit. Food and entertainment are not available

The gate was too far away for the connecting flight

This was a horrible experience. For a first class experience, my chair was held together by 3M tape - and I have a photo. The crew weren’t very attentive, somewhat dismissive and forgot my drink and snack, the chair reclined about 3 inches on a 6-hour cross country flight. I was also not informed that there was no lounge available in Newark airport because of renovations, so all around this was one of the worst experiences and I would actively avoid both American and Alaska Air going forward.

Boarding was very efficient. Everyone got on board and we got on our way very quickly. It was frustrating that the entertainment app was not functioning properly. I was not able to activate some of the movies offered. The crew on this flight appears to be pretty grumpy. They had no smile on their faces. I felt like they were doing us a favor for being there.

Loved the staff, boarding and drink options! Wish the comfort of the seat could have been better nevertheless

Honestly, I haven’t flown American in years, probably due to the pandemic and my being unable to travel for certain periods in the last two years, but it was a good experience to dig out or obtain a new American Airlines account after many years of traveling for business with American in the past.

Long 5 hour and 45 min flight and only one drink service and cookie snack

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

One bottle of water and a package of cookies for comfort plus. We had to literally beg a flight attendant for an extra bottle of water later in the flight due to feeling dehydrated.

Flight boarded from Gate 39 at OGG, the farthest gate in the terminal. There were no Hawaiian themed amenities for the flight. The first class service was mediocre at best; I received not special welcome or recognition as an executive platinum member of American Advantage program. The flight attendants were more concerned with their cell phones than saying "thank you" to the passengers as we disembarked. Fortunately, the flight arrived at LAX a few minutes early.

Bigger seats. Board back to front! Disembark front to back!

Extraordinary service in business class, and very good breakfast and snacks. A really lovely flight.

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.

Good, but a bit late on take off after loading. Don't like charging for carry ons!

First time flying with them and will definitely fly again in the future. Crew was so nice and friendly, fought was seamless. They are simple planes, no entertainment, but it’s fine for a short flight or if you have personal devices Rates are competitive, and they did so well with keeping the flight on time after a tropical storm, where other airlines had delays and cancellations.

They boarded passengers that sat in the back of the plane first, making boarding very efficient.

I didn't even take this flight. My plans changed and I couldn't get ahold of customer service and the website kept breaking down during the attempt to change the flight. I wound up taking another airline entirely and eating the cost.

The worst flying experience ever 3 delays. No accommodations. Had to deboard the plane after being delayed.

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