$47 Find Cheap Flights from Des Moines to Tennessee

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Cheap Flights from Des Moines to Tennessee

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Nashville
Nashvillenonstop$71
Knoxville
Knoxville1 stop$295
Memphis
Memphis1 stop$269
Chattanooga
Chattanooga1 stop$309
Blountville
Blountville1 stop$319
Nashville
Nashvillenonstop$71
Knoxville
Knoxville1 stop$295
Memphis
Memphis1 stop$269
Chattanooga
Chattanooga1 stop$309
Blountville
Blountville1 stop$319

Book Cheap Des Moines to Tennessee 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 Tennessee 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 Tennessee

Mon, Apr 13 - Fri, May 8
Allegiant Air Logo
9:07 pm - 10:42 pm
DSM
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BNA
1h 35mnonstop
Allegiant Air Logo
9:13 pm - 10:57 pm
BNA
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DSM
1h 44mnonstop
$71Allegiant Air
Mon, Apr 13 - Fri, May 8
Allegiant Air Logo
9:07 pm - 10:42 pm
DSM
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BNA
1h 35mnonstop
Allegiant Air Logo
9:13 pm - 10:57 pm
BNA
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DSM
1h 44mnonstop
$73Allegiant Air
Tue, Apr 28 - Tue, May 5
American Airlines Logo
7:25 am - 3:08 pm
DSM
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MEM
7h 43m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
3:44 pm - 11:16 pm
MEM
-
DSM
7h 32m
1 stop
$269American Airlines
Wed, Apr 15 - Tue, Apr 21
Delta Logo
2:44 pm - 7:29 pm
DSM
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MEM
4h 45m
1 stop
Delta Logo
6:20 am - 11:05 am
MEM
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DSM
4h 45m
1 stop
$271Delta
Tue, Apr 28 - Tue, May 5
American Airlines Logo
11:09 am - 7:06 pm
DSM
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MEM
7h 57m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
7:34 pm - 11:49 pm
MEM
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DSM
4h 15m
1 stop
$275American Airlines
Sat, Apr 25 - Mon, Apr 27
United Airlines Logo
8:20 am - 2:01 pm
DSM
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MEM
5h 41m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
3:20 pm - 10:43 pm
MEM
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DSM
7h 23m
1 stop
$281United Airlines
Sat, Apr 25 - Mon, Apr 27
Southwest Logo
6:40 am - 2:00 pm
DSM
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MEM
7h 20m
2 stops
Southwest Logo
4:10 pm - 11:05 pm
MEM
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DSM
6h 55m
1 stop
$286Southwest
Wed, Apr 15 - Tue, Apr 21
Southwest Logo
6:55 am - 5:35 pm
DSM
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MEM
10h 40m
2 stops
Southwest Logo
6:00 am - 2:05 pm
MEM
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DSM
8h 05m
2 stops
$287Southwest
Fri, Jul 3 - Sun, Jul 5
Delta Logo
5:45 am - 1:05 pm
DSM
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CHA
6h 20m
1 stop
Delta Logo
7:15 am - 10:14 am
CHA
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DSM
3h 59m
1 stop
$374Delta
Sat, Apr 18 - Wed, Apr 22
United Airlines Logo
1:10 pm - 8:54 pm
DSM
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CHA
6h 44m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
6:30 am - 12:29 pm
CHA
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DSM
6h 59m
1 stop
$379United Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Des Moines to Tennessee flights

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

What is the cheapest Des Moines to Tennessee flight route?

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

The cheapest ticket to Tennessee from Des Moines found in the last 72 hours was to Nashville, at $98 round-trip. The most popular route is from Des Moines (DSM) to Nashville (BNA), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $98.

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

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

The cheapest time of day to fly to Tennessee is generally in the afternoon, when round-trip flights cost $114 on average. Morning departures are around 27% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Tennessee is generally at night, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $185.

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

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 $266, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Des Moines to Tennessee, 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 Tennessee is July, when tickets cost $115 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are March and April, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $352 and $306 respectively.

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

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

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

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

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 Tennessee, 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 Tennessee, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 30% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 4 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$43
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 11% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 27% lower on average.
Flight from Des Moines to Nashville

FAQs - booking Tennessee flights

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

    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 Tennessee.

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

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

    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 Tennessee 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 Tennessee?

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

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

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Des Moines to Tennessee. 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 Tennessee? 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 4320 reviews
8.1Boarding
8.6Crew
8.0Comfort
7.5Entertainment
7.0Food
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We had a 5 hour delay on the tarmac in Baltimore

2.0 MediocreDavid, Mar 2026
ALB - BWI
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We had a 5 hour delay on the tarmac in Baltimore

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 ?

Perhaps when you’re sitting in 1st class and the crew closes the bathroom for the pilots, there could be a notification other than holding your hands up as a blockade when you get there and you’re told the restrooms are closed please turn around … especially at night when visibility is poor and you’re met by a flight attendants with their arms up

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.

OK, we were delayed and had to de plane and reboard.

United is one airline which regardless of how many separate United tickets in existence, if one flight breaks down, the airline will take care of all the flights.

Both our flights were delayed. Almost didn’t get in the second flight. Staff was rude to the bone.

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.

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.

As a first class customer, there was no power the entire flight which limited my ability to work. I find this unacceptable. The first 11 rows on the left side of the plan were out. I was only offered the option to charge my phone which was not the issue because my laptop was out of power. I asked if there was anything that can be done for me, and the answer was, "no". I was not offered any type of compensation for this AA problem which caused me unnecessary stress due to inability to address business issues on an already challenging travel day. Flight attendants tried to reset the power once but that was the extent of their support. Very disappointing for the lack of expected services on a flight. Please contact me with customer focused response to this complaint.

Delay after delay with little communication then AA lost my luggage and at airport would not assist just said scan this QR code to track your luggage and submit a claim. However QR code provided did not work so have to go back to airport

After changing the departure gate 5 times making us mo e from one side of the airport to the other and then back the flight was delayed nearly 2 hours. The male flight attendant had a bad attitude with the guest being condescending, disrespectful with people who were already on edge.

Easy boarding. Rows are smaller but that may be an older and bigger me now :)

It would have been nice if American tried to care.

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 booked 1st class, my flights were changed and I was sitting in the middle at the back of the plane. A far cry from the 1st class I purchased for my flights. I am grateful I arrived on time.

There was no beverage service and the only time I saw a crew member walk through the cabin is when we were preparing to land.

Our flight was delayed 3 times and this is why I am giving such low reviews. Everything else was okay but being in the airport at 4:30pm for my initial flight at 7pm to not leave until after 9:30pm is insane,

Flights were constantly delayed. CRW took 50 minutes to get bags

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