$42 Find Cheap Flights from Des Moines to Pennsylvania

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Cheap Flights from Des Moines to Pennsylvania

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Philadelphia
Philadelphianonstop$85
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh1 stop$282
Harrisburg
Harrisburg1 stop$309
Allentown
Allentown1 stop$237
Scranton
Scranton1 stop$404
State College
State College1 stop$329
Washington, D.C.
Baltimore1 stop$259
New York
Newarknonstop$183
Philadelphia
Philadelphianonstop$85
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh1 stop$282
Harrisburg
Harrisburg1 stop$309
Allentown
Allentown1 stop$237
Scranton
Scranton1 stop$404
State College
State College1 stop$329
Washington, D.C.
Baltimore1 stop$259
New York
Newarknonstop$183

Book Cheap Des Moines to Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania 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.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent round-trip flight deals from Des Moines to Pennsylvania

Sun, Jun 7 - Sun, Jun 21
Allegiant Air Logo
5:02 pm - 8:18 pm
DSM
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PHL
2h 16mnonstop
Allegiant Air Logo
9:08 pm - 10:52 pm
PHL
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DSM
2h 44mnonstop
$85Allegiant Air
Sun, Jun 7 - Sun, Jun 21
Allegiant Air Logo
5:02 pm - 8:18 pm
DSM
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PHL
2h 16mnonstop
Allegiant Air Logo
9:08 pm - 10:52 pm
PHL
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DSM
2h 44mnonstop
$86Allegiant Air
Tue, Jul 28 - Sat, Aug 8
American Airlines Logo
1:04 pm - 4:44 pm
DSM
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PHL
2h 40mnonstop
American Airlines Logo
9:50 pm - 11:55 pm
PHL
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DSM
3h 05mnonstop
$179American Airlines
Wed, Aug 12 - Wed, Aug 19
Delta Logo
2:15 pm - 10:56 pm
DSM
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ABE
7h 41m
1 stop
Delta Logo
1:00 pm - 5:42 pm
ABE
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DSM
5h 42m
1 stop
$237Delta
Wed, Aug 12 - Wed, Aug 19
Delta Logo
10:15 am - 10:56 pm
DSM
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ABE
11h 41m
2 stops
Delta Logo
1:00 pm - 5:42 pm
ABE
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DSM
5h 42m
1 stop
$302Delta
Wed, Apr 1 - Mon, Apr 6
American Airlines Logo
1:52 pm - 9:59 pm
DSM
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MDT
7h 07m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
6:31 pm - 11:48 pm
MDT
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DSM
6h 17m
1 stop
$309American Airlines
Wed, Apr 22 - Thu, Apr 23
Southwest Logo
5:30 am - 10:15 am
DSM
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PIT
3h 45m
1 stop
Southwest Logo
8:00 pm - 11:05 pm
PIT
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DSM
4h 05m
1 stop
$315Southwest
Sat, Apr 25 - Sat, May 2
Southwest Logo
2:10 pm - 11:45 pm
DSM
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PIT
8h 35m
1 stop
Southwest Logo
8:25 am - 11:30 am
PIT
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DSM
4h 05m
1 stop
$327Southwest
Fri, Apr 17 - Mon, Apr 20
United Airlines Logo
7:16 pm - 12:22 am
DSM
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SCE
4h 06m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
7:41 pm - 11:17 pm
SCE
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DSM
4h 36m
1 stop
$329United Airlines
Sat, Aug 22 - Wed, Aug 26
United Airlines Logo
3:24 pm - 9:12 pm
DSM
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ABE
4h 48m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
2:30 pm - 7:24 pm
ABE
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DSM
5h 54m
1 stop
$348United Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Des Moines to Pennsylvania flights

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

What is the cheapest Des Moines to Pennsylvania flight route?

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

The cheapest ticket to Pennsylvania from Des Moines found in the last 72 hours was to Philadelphia, at $124 round-trip. The most popular route is from Des Moines (DSM) to Philadelphia (PHL), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $124.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Pennsylvania?

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

The cheapest time of day to fly to Pennsylvania is generally in the evening, when round-trip flights cost $131 on average. Morning departures are around 208% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Pennsylvania is generally in the afternoon, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $965.

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

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 $369, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Des Moines to Pennsylvania, 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 Pennsylvania is May, when tickets cost $246 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are March and January, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $476 and $433 respectively.

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

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

When flying from Des Moines to Pennsylvania, you should consider leaving on a Friday and avoid Mondays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Des Moines, you’ll find the best rates on Saturdays and the most expensive ones on Mondays.

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

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 Pennsylvania, 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 Pennsylvania, you should book around 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 17 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flight$42
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 9% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 19% lower on average.
Flight from Des Moines to Philadelphia

FAQs - booking Pennsylvania flights

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

    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 Pennsylvania.

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

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

    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 Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania?

    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 Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found tickets from Des Moines to the following destinations at these prices or less: Washington, D.C. $223 one-way - $387 round-trip; New York $243 one-way - $367 round-trip; Philadelphia $193 one-way - $224 round-trip

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

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Des Moines to Pennsylvania. 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 Pennsylvania? 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 4318 reviews
8.6Crew
8.1Boarding
7.0Food
8.0Comfort
7.5Entertainment
Airline reviews

Long layover between flights to Long Island from BWI - need better coordination between flights

4.0 OkayKenny, Mar 2026
TPA - BWI
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Long layover between flights to Long Island from BWI - need better coordination between flights

I elected to pay for the upgrades and found very little difference

The new seating arrangement is so over priced for what you get.

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

I realize they are still working out kinks with the new boarding process, but by the time I boarded in group 5, most of the bins were full. All airlines should better enforce small bags and jackets going under the seats until everyone has boarded.

WiFi was not working and didn’t have a beverage service

Snacks are always pretzels. Why can't you also offer peanuts ?

Flight boarded late after announcing on time boarding. Flight arrived only a little late despite late departure. Had trouble connecting to WiFi

First class is comfortable. Enjoyed a movie and was able to relax compared to coach.

Loved flying First Class. Very comfortable. The seat was amazing. Enjoyed a movie and was able to relax so much better than in coach.

We landed and sat on the tarmac for 45 minutes because they only have one gate at the airport and there was another plane running late so we had to wait

The WiFi was not working. That made for a long flight.

Absolutely no communication on why there's a delay and multiple flight time reschedules. I would have canceled the flight and drove back home if I known it was going to be rescheduled 3 or 4 times.

Another late night flight and MORE men belligerently drinking and yelling. I had to move from first to economy because they were so obnoxious and disruptive. Crazy to go from a cozy chair to cardboard when you were supposed to be in first. Delta allows was too much drinking which leads to belligerent behavior.

I was in first class and literally the men behind me were so aggressively loud I moved myself to economy. This has become so common on Delta - people using audio without headphones, and men on 12am / late night flights drinking and yelling to talk to each other which prevents anyone around them from resting. Pretty crazy to have to move from first to economy (poorer service, less comfort...). Wild wild. Looking into other airlines.

Love delta smaller commuter plane so no entertainment and paid wifi on MKE-LGA leg was extremely unreliable and slow

Stop changing gates. Stop cancelling flights Stop moving my seat.

Extremely disappointed with Delta. They canceled flight last minute and then I rebooked the other flights and with which were delayed as well

Both my flight where delayed Had 25min to make it to my transfer flight

Everything was on time and service on the flight was great!

Wifi Bluetooth features for watching in flight movie was horrible. Screen kept blacking out no connection of sound although it said connected. Other than that smooth trip .

The travel company that you have on your site did me so wrong. I don’t know how it happened, but they put my son‘s name on my plane ticket flying to Vietnam. Along with his birthday. They would not have let me fly from Fort Myers to Ho Chi Minh City. I don’t think that I can ever use your service again. I typed my information into the browser along with my passport number and four days before I’m leaving I have to quickly search another ticket to fly out here.

Seats are uncomfortable. This has been a trend in the industry for decades. Trying to fit more seats on each plane to increase profits at the expense of the passenger.

The flight was delayed so we were dead tired, and after that the turbulence was horrible. I was very scared.

It’s always a great time flying with united airlines.

Good flight. Efficient boarding and competent flight crew. No problems until we arrived at our destination gate. We were early so there was an aircraft at the gate that had to move before we could pull in. Then, due to the type of aircraft we flew, the cabin door could not be opened until some luggage from the cargo bay was offloaded to preserve center of gravity characteristics. So, that further delayed deplaning. Despite being 20 minutes early on landing, we ended up being 5 to 10 minutes late after all the delays.

Everything went well except the turbulence what no one have a control of but pilot and crew handled very good!

There was no WiFi available, there were mechanical problems with the plane and we landed at C 124, then the gate was switched to A 26, then all the way back to C126! For a 75 yo woman traveling alone, this was a difficult journey, indeed!

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.

Check in on the web portal was cumbersome! After several attempts I finally got the boarding pass.

Excellent flight and even arrived 23 min early. No entertainment , or wi fi on board, but I downloaded a couple of movies beforehand which kept me entertained. Really like flying Allegiant airlines.

WE were delayed about an hour and never any communications from the employees working the gate. We also were moved to a total of three gates.

I love how they show love to their customers and care about them too.

American Airlines did everything they could with the high Spring Break crowd. I was frustrated to be changed from 1st class to a middle seat at the back of the plane. This has happened before, not sure booking 1st class and paying the extra actually works.

I didn't end up taking this flight. I got up at 4am for a flight that was supposed to board at 6am - at 5:55am you delayed the flight to 10am. The airport is under construction so I switched to a later flight as I wasn't going to sit in the airport for 4 hours. They said the delay was due to the crew needing rest from a flight coming in late the night before - if that was the case then I think you should have delayed the flight much sooner so that passengers wouldn't get up so early and get to the airport to sit and wait.

I very rarely fly American and my experience today reenforces that is the correct decision. While the staff were all very courteous, our flight was first thing in the morning so there was no reason to be delayed, yet appropriate maintenance checks weren’t completed prior to our flight so we were delayed multiple times. Not a great showing, American Airlines.

Boarding is always an ordeal. Less dogs on flights. I am highly allergic to dogs and cats. Why are there so many animals these days?

I was on a small regional flight from Detroit to Philadelphia. When we landed the outside cruise needed to turn something off with the engine, which took quite a long time. Then, when they allowed us to get off the plane it was outside. They took their time, unloading all the luggage and waited till they unloaded all the luggage before they brought it over to us. It was 9 o’clock at night freezing cold out, and there was no proactive hustle to try to get people their luggage. It was really one of the worst experiences I think I’ve ever had with American until a manager came over. I don’t think they were going to even consider pulling the luggage over to the people that had been waiting outside for at least 10 minutes in the freezing cold.

Awful. Original flight was delayed 5 hours. Had to to take a connecting flight instead of direct. Had a 4 hour layover. I missed all of my morning meetings getting in 5 hours later than I was supposed to and had to change to take a later flight the next day to get them back in which cia time another $150.

I was trying to take 2 one and a half hour one way trips and I experienced almost 20 delays over the course of those two trips. Only a few of them were due to weather the rest was disorganization

The attendants were kind and helpful. A sugar-free drink would have been very welcome.

The entertainment options were at best, fair. It was exactly the same as my outbound flight. It would have been more entertaining if there were some series from Apple TV, HBO, Showtime or other carriers for me to catch up with.

The seat cushions were very worn so they were extremely uncomfortable.

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