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$149 Find Cheap Flights from Des Moines to San Jose

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Cheap Flights from Des Moines to San Jose (DSM-SJC)

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

Thu, Aug 14 - Thu, Aug 21
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4:00 pm - 10:58 pmDSM-SJC
8h 58m1 stop
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6:00 am - 9:16 pmSJC-DSM
13h 16m1 stop
Thu, Aug 14 - Thu, Aug 21
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4:00 pm - 10:58 pmDSM-SJC
8h 58m1 stop
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12:39 pm - 9:16 pmSJC-DSM
6h 37m1 stop
Thu, Aug 14 - Thu, Aug 21
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4:00 pm - 10:58 pmDSM-SJC
8h 58m1 stop
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6:00 am - 6:25 pmSJC-DSM
10h 25m2 stops
Thu, Aug 14 - Thu, Aug 21
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4:00 pm - 10:58 pmDSM-SJC
8h 58m1 stop
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6:00 am - 6:25 pmSJC-DSM
10h 25m2 stops
Wed, Aug 13 - Wed, Aug 20
American Airlines Logo
9:28 am - 4:36 pmDSM-SJC
9h 08m1 stop
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6:00 am - 1:43 pmSJC-DSM
5h 43m1 stop
$296American Airlines
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Thu, Oct 16 - Wed, Oct 22
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2:37 pm - 9:00 pmDSM-SJC
8h 23m1 stop
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6:30 am - 5:13 pmSJC-DSM
8h 43m1 stop
$297Delta
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Thu, Oct 16 - Wed, Oct 22
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2:37 pm - 9:00 pmDSM-SJC
8h 23m1 stop
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9:05 am - 9:24 pmSJC-DSM
10h 19m2 stops
$302Delta
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Tue, Aug 5 - Tue, Aug 12
American Airlines Logo
3:59 pm - 10:59 pmDSM-SJC
9h 00m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
9:49 am - 11:17 pmSJC-DSM
11h 28m2 stops
$307American Airlines
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Thu, Oct 16 - Wed, Oct 22
United Airlines Logo
3:25 pm - 9:52 amDSM-SJC
20h 27m2 stops
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8:45 am - 9:50 pmSJC-DSM
11h 05m2 stops
$538United Airlines
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Tue, Jul 15 - Wed, Jul 16
United Airlines Logo
6:02 am - 12:02 pmDSM-SJC
8h 00m1 stop
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7:00 am - 4:15 pmSJC-DSM
7h 15m1 stop
$617United Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Des Moines to San Jose flights

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

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

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

When flying from Des Moines to San Jose, 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 Wednesdays and the most expensive ones on Thursdays.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Des Moines to San Jose?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Des Moines to San Jose, 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 San Jose is November, where tickets cost $342 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are March and June, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $700 and $582 respectively.

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

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 San Jose, 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 San Jose, you should book around 5 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 24 weeks before departure.

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Low seasonApril
High seasonDecember
Cheapest flight$149
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 20% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 22% increase in price.
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When to book flights from Des Moines to San Jose

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

  • What is the cheapest flight from Des Moines to San Jose?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Des Moines to San Jose was $149 for a one-way ticket and $240 for a round-trip.

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

    No

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

    Des Moines and San Jose are both served by 1 main airport. You will leave Des Moines from Des Moines and will be arriving at San Jose.

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

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Des Moines to San Jose?

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

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

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Des Moines to San Jose are Southwest and Delta. With an average price for the route of $461 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 $361 and an overall rating of 8.0.

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

    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 San Jose.

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

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

    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 San Jose with an airline and back to Des Moines with another airline. Booking your flights between Des Moines and SJC 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 San Jose?

    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 San Jose 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 4 airlines serving from Des Moines to San Jose

 
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SouthwestOverall score based on 4278 reviews
7.0Food
7.6Entertainment
8.2Boarding
8.6Crew
8.0Comfort
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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.

Not a "Delta" issue, but a JFK issue: We booked a connecting flight with 3 1/2 hours between to clearn immigration and customs. Our inbound flight (BCN to JFK) was on the taxiway 45 minutes which ate into our layover time. Immigtration was insanely quick with the CBP MPC app; however, clearing TSA (again, after we were ALREADY cleared in Spain on the inbound international flight) took over 95 minutes. This left us with 10 minutes before boarding the connecting flight (JFK to SAN) to walk to the far end of Terminal 4 and try to find food. We didn't find any food that could promise to serve us in under 10 minutes so we boarded the Delta flight after coming off a plance and an 8-hour flight knowing that we wouldn't be served any food on the next 5 1/2 hour flight. I feel like Delta needs to put pressure on the JFK TSA to open more screening stations (by our count, we saw only 5 scanners open and a line of - as we said - over 90 minutes. The insult is that we WERE ALREADY SCREENED through TSA, but as you come off one flight into the USA, you have to go through the whole process again. It seems like if you have a connecting flight, there should be a way to pass through immigration and customs without needing to return through TSA.

There are 4 flights in consecutive gates with about the same departure time. Two flights were boarding at the same time. One was delayed or boarding would be happening at the same time. I am not sure what Delta and LAX need to do to have a better layout at the end of Terminal 2

5 hours of delay that could've been much shorter if Delta had taken the 1 hour delay they imposed on the flight before boarding to run any of the plane checks required for flight to find the hydraulic issue that required nearly 3 hours to fix. $24 of meal credit buys a sandwich and a soft drink. Poor communication within the terminal about what gate we'd be re-boarding from and when we'd be re-boarding.

The entertainment and wifi mostly didn't work on this flight.

Terrible entertainment system - kept freezing and audio kept cutting out. Snacks were mediocre at best for a 5 hour flight.

I am still upset that my bag was lost on a recent trip to Rome ; we were inconvenienced and out €150 Euros ; delta has refused to reimburse us

This had nothing to do with Delta… The flights were on time and flawless. The service was excellent. We purchased seats in (aisle/middle) comfort plus since this was a cross country flight. Unfortunately, the woman seated at the window was 300+ pounds and, as might be expected, covered up about a third of the middle seat also. there was absolutely nothing that Delta could have done about that… I just don’t know what the answer should be. If you purchase a seat, you should should be able to use the entire seat and not just the portion that someone else is not sitting/oozing in. Disappointing…there should be something that could be done….I'm just not sure what solution could be.

Seats are much much more comfortable than United, which is what I usually fly

If I pay extra for "comfort+" I expect leg room where I can stretch my legs. I was seated with an attendant's seat blocking my feet. Knee space was fine but my feet had less room than the non-"comfort+" seats. Also, don't go cheap on food when you have flights of 3+ hours. It's insulting.

Only one side of the heafphone jack work. Crew was friendly and helpful.

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.

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