DSM - RIC

$159 Find Cheap Flights from Des Moines to Richmond

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Des Moines to Richmond departing on 8/5. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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Cheapest round-trip
$317
Overall average: $351
American Airlines
Tue 8/4Sat 8/8
DSM - RIC • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way
$159
Typical prices: $79-$443
Delta
Wed 8/5
DSM - RIC • 1 stop
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Cheapest • from $317 (round-trip)
Best reviews • 7.8 score
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There are currently no direct flights between Des Moines and Richmond. You'll need at least 1 connection.
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Cheapest • Avg $351 (round-trip)
Shortest trip • 4h 34m (one-way)
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Cheap Flights from Des Moines to Richmond (DSM-RIC)

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

Tue, Aug 4 - Sat, Aug 8
American Airlines Logo
5:00 am - 11:30 am
DSM
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RIC
5h 30m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
8:15 pm - 12:35 am
RIC
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DSM
5h 20m
1 stop
$317American Airlines
Tue, Aug 4 - Sat, Aug 8
American Airlines Logo
7:04 am - 12:32 pm
DSM
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RIC
4h 28m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
5:22 pm - 12:35 am
RIC
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DSM
8h 13m
2 stops
$322American Airlines
Mon, Aug 24 - Sun, Aug 30
Multiple Airlines Logo
10:04 am - 8:17 am
DSM
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RIC
21h 13m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
12:01 pm - 4:38 pm
RIC
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DSM
29h 37m
1 stop
$323Multiple Airlines
Tue, Aug 4 - Sat, Aug 8
American Airlines Logo
1:35 pm - 10:50 pm
DSM
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RIC
8h 15m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
5:22 pm - 12:35 am
RIC
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DSM
8h 13m
2 stops
$327American Airlines
Mon, Aug 17 - Tue, Aug 18
Delta Logo
6:35 pm - 1:05 am
DSM
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RIC
5h 30m
1 stop
Delta Logo
1:04 pm - 5:50 pm
RIC
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DSM
5h 46m
1 stop
$336Delta
Mon, Aug 17 - Tue, Aug 18
United Airlines Logo
1:21 pm - 9:37 pm
DSM
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RIC
7h 16m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
6:40 am - 12:20 pm
RIC
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DSM
6h 40m
2 stops
$341United Airlines
Wed, Jul 8 - Sun, Jul 12
Multiple Airlines Logo
10:59 am - 9:06 am
DSM
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RIC
21h 07m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
3:51 pm - 9:58 pm
RIC
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DSM
7h 07m
1 stop
$347Multiple Airlines
Thu, Aug 6 - Mon, Aug 10
American Airlines Logo
5:10 pm - 10:54 pm
DSM
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RIC
4h 44m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
6:14 am - 9:56 am
RIC
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DSM
4h 42m
1 stop
$355American Airlines
Tue, Aug 4 - Sun, Aug 9
American Airlines Logo
6:33 pm - 12:39 am
DSM
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RIC
5h 06m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
6:17 pm - 12:20 am
RIC
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DSM
7h 03m
1 stop
$362American Airlines
Fri, Aug 7 - Mon, Aug 10
American Airlines Logo
1:08 pm - 6:44 pm
DSM
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RIC
4h 36m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
8:15 pm - 12:20 am
RIC
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DSM
5h 05m
1 stop
$365American Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Des Moines to Richmond flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Des Moines to Richmond 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 Richmond?

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 Richmond departing in August.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Des Moines to Richmond, 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 Richmond is September, where tickets cost $296 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are January and May, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $735 and $647 respectively.

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Low seasonMarch
Cheapest flight$159
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 19% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 26% lower on average.
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When to book flights from Des Moines to Richmond

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Des Moines to Richmond 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 Richmond

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

    In the last 5 days, the lowest price for a flight from Des Moines to Richmond was $159 for a one-way ticket and $304 for a round-trip.

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

    No, a passport isn't needed to fly from Des Moines to Richmond. However, local authorities might ask for an official ID.

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

    Des Moines and Richmond are both served by 1 main airport. You will leave Des Moines from Des Moines and will be arriving at Richmond Byrd Intl.

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

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

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

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

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Des Moines to Richmond, Delta or United Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Des Moines to Richmond are Delta and United Airlines. With an average price for the route of $486 and an overall rating of 7.8, Delta is the most popular choice. United Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $546 and an overall rating of 7.4.

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

    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 Richmond.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Richmond 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 Richmond?

    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 Richmond with an airline and back to Des Moines with another airline. Booking your flights between Des Moines and RIC can sometimes prove cheaper using this method.

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

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

Reviews of the top 3 airlines serving from Des Moines to Richmond

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Des Moines to Richmond. 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.
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7.8
DeltaOverall score based on 8455 reviews
7.8Entertainment
8.1Boarding
8.5Crew
7.8Comfort
7.2Food
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I was told that they needed to check my bag at the gate and to pick it up at the gate in Richmond. No big deal. I know they can't control the weather, but we flew around RIC for 45 minutes to avoid the storm and were 25 minutes late leaving as well. Once we landed, we were told to go to baggage claim to pick up our luggage. I went to bathroom, paid for parking, and went to the assigned baggage claim location. United flight people came down with us as well. They got their luggage immediately. Next, South West people came down about 10 minutes later. They got their luggage next. We finally got our luggage around 30 minutes in waiting. Was not a wonderful experience. No reflection on Delta, but the ground crew was lousy at best.

6.0 GoodJoseph, Apr 2026
MSP - RIC
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I was told that they needed to check my bag at the gate and to pick it up at the gate in Richmond. No big deal. I know they can't control the weather, but we flew around RIC for 45 minutes to avoid the storm and were 25 minutes late leaving as well. Once we landed, we were told to go to baggage claim to pick up our luggage. I went to bathroom, paid for parking, and went to the assigned baggage claim location. United flight people came down with us as well. They got their luggage immediately. Next, South West people came down about 10 minutes later. They got their luggage next. We finally got our luggage around 30 minutes in waiting. Was not a wonderful experience. No reflection on Delta, but the ground crew was lousy at best.

Never got on it. Was re-routed through Detroit and am still in airports 12 hours later waiting for my connecting plane to arrive.

Flight was delayed and no reasons provided. After the passengers were boarded, the crew made announcement that the captain has jot arrived and he would take another 15 mins. All passengers patiently sat until the captain came and started. Terrible experience!

Seats were really tight and the seat belts did not give enough slack.

Great flight. On-time, comfortable, clean aircraft, and offered snacks pre-flight to plan for a potentially turbulent route. I wish there was Wi-Fi an all Delta Aircrafts but for a short flight this is not much of a problem.

Flight was changed from departing from Boston to departing from Detroit.

cancel my non stop flight for no reason. And force me rebook 2stop flights automatically then get short time to catch my flight from Atlanta to Charlottesville. We missed the flight then ask me rebook again to another city Richmond which far away 90mile from Charlottesville. Spend all day for flight and spend Uber from Richmond to Charlottesville airport cause my luggage was sent to there earlier half day and my food was bad cause heat. Damn delta

Older plane and it came with Fleas and flea bites!

Wifi wasn’t working well so we couldn't view any media.

Old plane with small unviewable screens. Crew was great. Boarding was quite quick.

Great staff. Clean plane, but we were delayed for more than an hour due to maintenance issues and had to board another plane.

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

1 flight cancelled Had to fly out of different city Flight at new departure city was delayed 3 hours causing us to miss connecting flights. By the time we did make it to Prague our luggage did not. Had to wait day and a half for luggage to be delivered. Customer service was not good. Agents did not arrive at gate until 5-10 minutes before boarding

Awful. Delayed flights, missed connection to Toronto. Hotel vouchers were for already booked hotels x3. Giant waste of my time

It was better than excellent. The staff in Mason City were great. The young woman that pushed my wheelchair did more than could be expected of her. She came from India 17 years ago. I don't remember her name.

I understand weather is an issue, but making us chase our plane down at five scheduled gates across three terminals in an airport the size of O'Hare was unfair. They'd have probably been better off to leave gates as TBD until the inbound plane is in final approach instead of running us all over the place. Also, props to the consistently-unprepared ground crew in Richmond for once again leaving my lane parked short of the gate because they couldn't have a crew in place on time with 2 hours notice...

cabin crew was OK, food was OK, the trip from the US to Munich was actually pretty bad comfort wise. Noisy aircraft, lights never dimmed even in Business class (night flight) barely sufficient amenities for the price. I have millions of miles with United but TBH American is gaining ground and Delta has always been marginally better then United although on paper United has more longes and cheaper upgrades.

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 had requested wheelchair assistance prior to flight. The airport staff had no record of it. It was not provided at Cedar Rapids which was a small airport, so I managed on my own. At O'Hare airport the same thing happened. The staff told me they had no record of my request for a wheel chair. But they finally provided it after a delay when I insisted that I needed it.

The plane was experiencing problems with the HVAC system, it was very cold in the front of the plane and very hot in the back.

3 hour weather delay followed by 1 hour (and counting) maintenance delay. UGH!

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.

Flight was delayed , waited in the tarmac for 3 hours and then came back and was cancelled

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.

Delayed almost 4 hours for a 45 minute flight with no explanation.

The flight was excellent, provided that we had inclement weather. We departed earlier than scheduled and arrived early. There was a little turbulence, but nothing to be worried about.

I disliked that I didn’t have a flight today, not entirely sure why I’m being asked

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