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Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Des Moines to Orlando 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 Orlando

Sat, Jan 31 - Mon, Feb 9
Allegiant Air Logo
5:58 pm - 9:49 pmDSM-SFB
2h 51mnonstop
Allegiant Air Logo
11:11 am - 1:18 pmSFB-DSM
3h 07mnonstop
$186Allegiant Air
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Sat, Mar 7 - Sun, Mar 15
Frontier Logo
1:20 pm - 5:21 pmDSM-MCO
3h 01mnonstop
Frontier Logo
10:00 am - 12:20 pmMCO-DSM
3h 20mnonstop
$191Frontier
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Tue, Dec 23 - Sun, Dec 28
Frontier Logo
11:14 am - 3:14 pmDSM-MCO
3h 00mnonstop
Frontier Logo
7:00 am - 9:22 amMCO-DSM
3h 22mnonstop
$193Frontier
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Thu, Feb 26 - Sat, Mar 7
Frontier Logo
7:36 pm - 2:24 pmDSM-MCO
17h 48m1 stop
Frontier Logo
10:00 am - 12:20 pmMCO-DSM
3h 20mnonstop
$196Frontier
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Mon, Dec 8 - Mon, Dec 15
Multiple Airlines Logo
8:00 am - 2:13 pmDSM-MCO
29h 13m1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 2:58 pmMCO-DSM
8h 58m1 stop
$204Multiple Airlines
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Sun, Nov 16 - Thu, Nov 20
Multiple Airlines Logo
9:03 pm - 9:32 amDSM-MCO
11h 29m1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
9:35 pm - 12:55 pmMCO-DSM
16h 20m1 stop
$207Multiple Airlines
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Mon, Dec 15 - Mon, Dec 15
American Airlines Logo
5:40 am - 1:56 pmDSM-MCO
7h 16m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
3:04 pm - 10:04 pmMCO-DSM
8h 00m1 stop
$231American Airlines
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Wed, Dec 10 - Mon, Dec 15
Delta Logo
2:59 pm - 9:12 pmDSM-MCO
5h 13m1 stop
Delta Logo
6:40 am - 2:19 pmMCO-DSM
8h 39m1 stop
$237Delta
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Tue, Dec 16 - Tue, Dec 23
American Airlines Logo
5:01 pm - 11:25 pmDSM-MCO
5h 24m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
8:00 am - 1:21 pmMCO-DSM
6h 21m1 stop
$281American Airlines
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Tue, Dec 9 - Thu, Dec 11
Southwest Logo
6:15 am - 2:00 pmDSM-MCO
6h 45m2 stops
Southwest Logo
7:55 am - 11:25 amMCO-DSM
4h 30m1 stop
$291Southwest
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Frontier's Premium Bundle adds legroom and priority.
Allegiant's Bonus bundle covers carry-on and seat choice.
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Allegiant Air
Cheapest • from $186 (round-trip)
Southwest
Best reviews • 8.0 score
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DSM-SFB
Cheapest • 7% average savings
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Cheapest • 32% price drop
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Cheapest round-trip
$186
Overall average: $233
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Cheapest one-way
$48
Typical prices: $130-$283
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Sun 12/21
DSM - MCO • Non-stop
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Des Moines to Orlando flights

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

What is the cheapest Des Moines to Orlando flight route?

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

The cheapest return flight from Des Moines to Orlando costs $154 on the route between Des Moines (DSM) and Orlando Sanford Intl Airport (SFB). Over the past month, this route was, on average, 7% cheaper than other Des Moines-Orlando routes. It is also the most popular route.

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

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

If you are looking for a flight deal from Des Moines to Orlando, look for departures on Mondays and avoid leaving on a Thursday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from Orlando, Friday is the cheapest day to fly and Monday is the most expensive.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Des Moines to Orlando?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Des Moines to Orlando, 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 Orlando is September, where tickets cost $193 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and February, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $386 and $338 respectively.

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

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 $311, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

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

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 Orlando, 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 Orlando, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 17% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 18 weeks before departure.

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Expert advice for your flight from Des Moines to Orlando

 
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Low seasonSeptember
Cheapest flight$48
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 33% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 15% increase in price.
Flight from Des Moines to Orlando Airport

When to book flights from Des Moines to Orlando

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Des Moines to Orlando based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking flights from Des Moines to Orlando

  • What is the cheapest flight from Des Moines to Orlando?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Des Moines to Orlando was $48 for a one-way ticket and $186 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Des Moines and Orlando?

    Yes, you'll most likely have to show a valid passport before boarding the plane in Des Moines and on arrival in Orlando.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Des Moines to Orlando?

    Des Moines is served by only 1 airport and there are 2 airports in Orlando. You will leave Des Moines from Des Moines and you will be arriving in Orlando at one of these airports: Orlando or Orlando Sanford Intl.

  • Which airlines offer Wi-Fi service onboard planes from Des Moines to Orlando?

    American Airlines, and Delta offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the Des Moines to Orlando flight route.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Des Moines to Orlando?

    The Boeing 737 MAX 8 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Des Moines to Orlando flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Des Moines to Orlando?

    Star Alliance, SkyTeam, and oneworld are the airline alliances operating flights between Des Moines and Orlando, with Star Alliance being the most commonly used for this route.

  • On which days can I fly direct from Des Moines to Orlando?

    You can catch a nonstop flight from Des Moines to Orlando on on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Des Moines to Orlando, Southwest or Delta?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Des Moines to Orlando are Southwest and Delta. With an average price for the route of $410 and an overall rating of 8.0, Southwest is the most popular choice. Delta is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $368 and an overall rating of 7.9.

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

    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 Orlando.

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

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

    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 to Orlando with an airline and back to Des Moines with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Des Moines to Orlando?

    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 to Orlando from Des Moines up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from Des Moines to Orlando

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $119 or less one-way and $251 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from Des Moines to Orlando?

 
Direct data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying direct from Des Moines to Orlando.
Find which airlines fly direct from Des Moines Airport to Orlando, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

Des Moines to Orlando

Monday

Allegiant Air

Allegiant Air

Tuesday

Allegiant Air, Frontier

Allegiant Air, Frontier

Wednesday

Allegiant Air

Allegiant Air

Thursday

Allegiant Air

Allegiant Air

Friday

Allegiant Air

Allegiant Air

Saturday

Allegiant Air

Allegiant Air

Sunday

Allegiant Air, Frontier

Allegiant Air, Frontier

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Direct returns

Orlando to Des Moines

Monday

Allegiant Air

Allegiant Air

Tuesday

Allegiant Air, Frontier

Allegiant Air, Frontier

Wednesday

Allegiant Air

Allegiant Air

Thursday

Allegiant Air

Allegiant Air

Friday

Allegiant Air

Allegiant Air

Saturday

Allegiant Air

Allegiant Air

Sunday

Allegiant Air, Frontier

Allegiant Air, Frontier

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Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Des Moines to Orlando

 
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SouthwestOverall score based on 4238 reviews
8.1Boarding
8.6Crew
7.5Entertainment
7.0Food
8.0Comfort
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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.

8.0 ExcellentGreg, Oct 2025OAK - BUR
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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.

Tried watching free movie and it kept freezing so I couldn’t finish.

All was good. I just had a hard time getting connected to the WiFi/internet during the flight

Sacrament staff are always polite and helpful. Airport is easy to maneuver and boarding is straightforward.

Great flight. Outstanding Service. Southwest was able to put us on a direct flight to Denver when the connection could have been affected by a later arrival to Baltimore. The direct flight was less expensive that the flight with the connection in Baltimore.

Delays delays delays. Late taking off, late landing, wait for a gate, etc.

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

I truly love flying with Delta. They have always treated me with the upmost respect

Our flight attendant in FIRST CLASS was one of the worst I’ve ever had. She was not at all pleasant, nor particularly good at her service.

Everything went well and was good. Nothing exceptional, but no complaints either. Cheap seats are pretty comfortable.

Staff were friendly and happy. Delta could make sure passengers that don't have the app know of changes. Without Kayak I would not have known about the change of gate or the delay. Kayak was faster to notify me.

They ended up paying for the bag twice, but the counter wouldn't take my baggage receipt. Left it to me to resolve. Not sure how to resolve the issue.

The customer service before board was very rude and when I expressed my concerns about making the connecting flight she laughed and told me I bought the wrong ticket. I explained once it showed the flight was delayed it no longer let me change seats or anything. I was trying to upgrade to make sure I would get to the next gate on time.

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

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

The flight attendant in first class was beyond rude and didn't care at all about her job. AND the gate agent was even worse than the flight attendant for rudeness. She was awful.

Movie selection was meh. Food was great. Crew as always great. I paid for premium because that’s the only way not to feel like a sardine. That’s how economy should be imo. Sadly passengers have to pay an extra $1000 to get what they should at base price but that’s all airlines. The airline industry in general treats passengers as cargo.

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

It was a red eye flight, so no meals were provided, but it was fine with snacks. The seats felt cramped and almost too narrow.

We didn't take off until an hour after we boarded.

Wish they had the seat-back video screens for watching movies or playing games.

Very good but wish they had the seat-back video screens for movies & games

Flight was delayed not sure why no explanation given and no apologies either. Otherwise the flight was fine

While waiting to claim my checked luggage, I discovered the airline had lost it. After a long wait and inquiries, I discovered it was on another flight. Fortunately, the airline finally sent my luggage home.

Flight delays numerous times. Everytime we would get close to boarding it would be delayed again. Strung along the entire time.

This flight never occurred because AA couldn’t get their act together.

During service there was a garbage/beverage spill near our seats that never was cleaned up. On a relatively short flight when we’re fortunate enough to actually have in flight movies available, the flight attendants pitching the AADVANTAGE credit card shouldn’t talk for the last 10 minutes of the flight so that we miss the end of the movie.

I liked how when I got on board how fast we ended up taking off but what I truly disliked was how uncomfortable the seats were. There was truly never a time that I could ever get comfortable during both of my flights. The seats could get away during shorter flights but flights 3 hour plus makes it hard to enjoy.

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.

Terrible. Flight cancelled with no reasoning and no flights to rebook. Employees were useless and did nothing to help. Did not even know where to retrieve luggage from the cancelled flight. Flyers beware.

No fault of Frontier staff: plane was very late, reached Orlando at 1 am, took a while to get luggage. Weather, gov financial shutdown impact on TSA, air controllers seemed to have multiple flights backed up. Frontier staff seemed to cope as gracefully as possible. It did reassure me that I and my new hip could adapt to travel challenges. Food/entertainment were irrelevant to my trip.

Terrible. The canceled my entire flight when I requested a refund for a trip frontier canceled trip one way.

Boarding was on time and plane departed as scheduled. There are obviously no amenities (food, drink, entertainment) on Frontier, but there also didn't seem to be any issues with luggage space either.

Inbound plane was on time and flight departed on time with no issues while boarding.

It was well done. It was my first time flying with them and I was nervous b/c I have heard of many cancelled and/or delray flights. Everything went smoothly.

Frontier is the Walmart of airlines. Frontier has removed adjustability and comfort from their seats to make the flight lighter and save gas. This makes it impossible to sleep on their flights. Their customer service is abysmal. Once, I bought a drink on the plane, and they swiped my credit card on the plane to pay for it. Then I got three weeks of daily notices from my bank telling me they tried to charge the wrong card number over and over again. I tried to call them, but they removed the ability to actually talk to someone that can resolve such a problem from their company to cut corners. The only way to talk to someone in person is to go to the check-in counter at the airport (40 minutes drive from my house). Eventually their system gave up on trying to charge the card, after 21 days of repeated tries. They don't pad their prices even a little to handle customer service issues like missed flights. They also have a blanket policy preventing helping you reschedule a missed flight if their system says you "cancelled" your own flight online. This is a major problem because their website is broken on mobile devices, the only web browser you have at the airport when their gate staff tell you that you have to reschedule your own missed flight online because they can't help you. I tried to reschedule my flight on my android device and instead, their website crashed and "cancelled" my missed flight. When I got to the counter, the agent argued with me for 5 minutes insisting that I intentionally cancelled my own flight (implying I had to buy another flight). She missed the point: the problem was that I could not buy another flight because their website is broken. I left to avoid more conflict with the "customer service" agent. I tried to redress my issue with their only other "customer service" chanel available: the contact form on their website. The response I got was more of the same: you cancelled your own flight, according to our website / computer records, therefore we won't help you. I was trying to explain the problem with their broken website that cost me hundreds of dollars by crashing / malfunctioning and resulting in a cancelled flight, but they only had deaf ears for this problem. Worst customer service I have ever experienced. I will never buy another Frontier flight again, because it is a risky, painful move that I will likely regret often.

I was 2 hr arrive in the airport and 45 min in the line . After take to my turn . The agent tell me I’m later . I can not board . So my vacation was going to the floor . Just for their bad customer service agent in the airline

2 hour delay due to late plane, wrong size plane causing overbooking, and people getting off and on the plane after boarding was completed.

Since you have to pay for overhead bags then they shouldn't be running out of space and asking individuals who paid to remove stuff from the overhead

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