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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$81
Knoxville
Knoxville1 stop$249
Memphis
Memphis1 stop$299
Chattanooga
Chattanooga1 stop$319
Blountville
Blountville1 stop$319
Nashville
Nashvillenonstop$81
Knoxville
Knoxville1 stop$249
Memphis
Memphis1 stop$299
Chattanooga
Chattanooga1 stop$319
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

Sun, Sep 13 - Thu, Sep 17
Allegiant Air Logo
9:39 am - 11:15 am
DSM
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BNA
1h 36mnonstop
Allegiant Air Logo
7:10 am - 8:49 am
BNA
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DSM
1h 39mnonstop
$81Allegiant Air
Mon, Aug 17 - Thu, Aug 20
Allegiant Air Logo
7:05 pm - 8:43 pm
DSM
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BNA
1h 38mnonstop
Allegiant Air Logo
7:00 am - 8:38 am
BNA
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DSM
1h 38mnonstop
$81Allegiant Air
Sun, Sep 13 - Thu, Sep 17
Multiple Airlines Logo
11:29 am - 2:18 pm
DSM
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BNA
26h 49m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
7:10 am - 8:49 am
BNA
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DSM
1h 39mnonstop
$158Multiple Airlines
Mon, Aug 31 - Thu, Sep 3
Multiple Airlines Logo
2:19 pm - 12:10 pm
DSM
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BNA
21h 51m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 8:39 am
BNA
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DSM
1h 39mnonstop
$160Multiple Airlines
Mon, Aug 24 - Sat, Aug 29
American Airlines Logo
6:55 am - 12:51 pm
DSM
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TYS
4h 56m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
6:50 pm - 11:16 pm
TYS
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DSM
5h 26m
1 stop
$287American Airlines
Sat, Sep 26 - Mon, Sep 28
United Airlines Logo
1:26 pm - 8:49 pm
DSM
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TYS
6h 23m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 10:31 am
TYS
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DSM
5h 31m
1 stop
$287United Airlines
Tue, Aug 25 - Sat, Aug 29
Delta Logo
6:35 pm - 11:52 pm
DSM
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TYS
4h 17m
1 stop
Delta Logo
5:00 pm - 10:37 pm
TYS
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DSM
6h 37m
1 stop
$287Delta
Wed, Sep 23 - Tue, Sep 29
Delta Logo
6:54 pm - 11:55 pm
DSM
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TYS
4h 01m
1 stop
Delta Logo
11:46 am - 5:19 pm
TYS
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DSM
6h 33m
1 stop
$287Delta
Sat, Sep 26 - Mon, Sep 28
United Airlines Logo
11:27 am - 8:19 pm
DSM
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TYS
7h 52m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 10:31 am
TYS
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DSM
5h 31m
1 stop
$292United Airlines
Thu, Sep 10 - Mon, Sep 14
American Airlines Logo
4:14 pm - 10:29 pm
DSM
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BNA
6h 15m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
4:55 pm - 11:12 pm
BNA
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DSM
6h 17m
1 stop
$297American Airlines
Booking Insights

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.

How much is a round-trip flight from Des Moines to Tennessee?

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 Tennessee departing in August.

Flight prices are below average for this route right now.

Flights to Tennessee from Des Moines usually cost between $131 and $198 in August.
The lowest price found in the past 5 days was $81 on Allegiant Air (Aug 17-Aug 20).

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 5 days was to Nashville, at $82 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 5 days was $82.

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 evening, when round-trip flights cost $149 on average. Morning departures are around 13% 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 $177.

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 $177, 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 $159 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are April and March, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $359 and $348 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 Tuesdays and avoid leaving on a Friday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from Tennessee, Friday is the cheapest day to fly and Saturday 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 10% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 4 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low season

January

Cheapest flight

$37
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 14% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 8% 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.

  • How many flights are there between Des Moines and Tennessee per day?

    There is a maximum of 1 nonstop flight a day that takes off from Des Moines and lands in Tennessee, with an average flight time of 1h 36m. The most common departure time is 9:00 am and most flights take off in the morning. Each week, there are 4 flights.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to Tennessee

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found tickets from Des Moines to the following destinations at these prices or less: Nashville $47 one-way - $123 round-trip

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 4230 reviews
8.1Boarding
8.6Crew
7.5Entertainment
8.0Comfort
7.0Food
Airline reviews

Eveeyrime I fly they are begging for bags due to cabin overhead space. What they should so ia take the bags that are clearly too big to fit wheels first on their side. And those of us who give up the bag should really get their bags first. When boarding, nobody wants stupid jokes about how hot it is on board. Give us some cool air. Im usually sick from the heat by the time we take off.

6.0 GoodVera, Jul 2026
MCO - BNA
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Eveeyrime I fly they are begging for bags due to cabin overhead space. What they should so ia take the bags that are clearly too big to fit wheels first on their side. And those of us who give up the bag should really get their bags first. When boarding, nobody wants stupid jokes about how hot it is on board. Give us some cool air. Im usually sick from the heat by the time we take off.

My experience will Southwest was good. I wish there was more entertainment and the boarding process was slow at time but other than that my experience was great definitely will be flying with SouthWest again.

if I was good. Not happy that I have to pay extra money to get the seat I need for lake room, but I guess that’s a sign of the times.

Great flight. Good snacks and drinks. Grateful it was free. The flight from Nashville to louisville, i think her name was Tracy (not sure that's right) super awesome, nice and cheerful. She really enjoyed being at work today! She was the person who scanned the boarding pass on flight wn941. She should be recommended for a raise !

Southwest was greaat! The most expensive but the least upsetting for those we were flying to see.

I was supposed to be on a later flight. When I showed up at the gate, the woman working there was extremely helpful getting moved up to this earlier flight.

Flight was on time. Wi-fi was a little spotty/slow. Boarding and exit were efficient.

The weather could have been better. There was a 40 minute ATC delay in SFO because of marine fog and a micro cell storm delayed landing and take-off at Nashville. The gate was changed 5 minutes from boarding from gate B3 to gate C23 at Nashville airport.

My flight was delayed 50 minutes and we were rushed to board to then sit for 15 minutes until the pilot arrived. Unacceptable since we could have waited to board. Also the delayed flight was updated AFTER we boarded to more than the 10 minutes as originally stated.

Wi Fi was horrible kept cutting out the whole time and too expensive

Internet didn’t work for this leg either. The seat was fine but didn’t have seatback screen, which I knew when I booked it. The biggest letdown is Deltas new policy on beverage/snack service not being served for flights less than 350 miles. I know this is a cost cutting measure, but how much does it really cost to give a drink and a snack for inflated airfare? I really am surprised that with Delta Comfort they don’t provide beverage/snack service given these seats cost extra to purchase. Really need to reconsider this, even if it’s for the Delta Comfort and above.

The flights are constantly late anymore, and they won't even give you a glass of water on the plane. For years, they were able to do a service on this flight from Atlanta to Knoxville and Knoxville Atlanta now they say it's too short of a flight. You can't even get a quick drink of water.

Should never have had to go to Detroit from Orlando back to Tennessee!

My flight was canceled on Sunday. Rebooking took three hours. Had to pay for accommodations another night. New flight was delayed for 5 hours, all that was sent was a 12 dollar food voucher, which doesn’t tell you how to use it. Then when we landed we had to sit on the plane for an hour before we could get off.

Same experience as the flight from Norfolk to Atlanta where people are boarded in zones that don't make sense. People behind you on the plane will get on before you and they take the luggage space on your row.

Smallest leg room I've ever had on a plane.

The plant way delayed departing by 3 hours. It was an old airplane with broken seats and armrests. The bathroom made a hollering sound. A really crappy flight experience and travel day all around.

Kind staff. Snacks are small but that’s the new normal.

Very frustrated with boarding gate crew. She announced the plane was small and they would be limiting us to one item to carry on. Not a problem for me as I understand the tiny planes have limited space!! Not the case here! It was a rather large plane and had plenty of room for bags! So because I don’t want to be one of “those people” who ignores the request to check a carry on I did so asking if I would be able to pick it up at the bottom of the ramp on arrival in Knoxville to which she responded “yes”! Then I watched as every other passenger held onto their 2 items and boarded!! Then when we arrived in Knoxville our 2 carry ons had been put with all the other luggage and we had to go to baggage pick up and wait for all the big checked bags to come off the carousel! So she lied!! Frustrating. Next time I won’t be so nice!

Flight was great. DELTA did a fantastic job! ATL was busy, as usual!

It's fine but Newark to Nashville was too long

They delayed the flight 3 hours because it wasn't full they moved us to 5 different gates probably the worst airline ever not even spirit is this bad.

Poor communication, flight was delayed for preventable reasons. I missed my connection.

We had excellent customer service despite the chaos at George Bush airport in Houston!

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

Was happy we finally got upgraded in 1st class. The seat getting old. The cushiness need some improvement.

Once we got in the air the pilot made up some of the time of the delay. So that was really nice.

Very rough getting into denver. my kid threw up it was so rough.

We boarded but then sat there waiting on some missed connection people to get on so we sat for about 15 minutes for that. Then we sat again because the passenger manifest was wrong and they had to figure it out before we could leave. That took about another 20 minutes or so. The crew was working hard to figure it out so it’s not their fault. It ended up being a system glitch where someone was upgraded to first class while another person was also in the same seat and it just created a mess that took a little while to figure out. They literally went to every person on the plane asking their names to see who was sitting in the wrong seat. I also hate the entertainment that must be watched on your phone or tablet. Just give us setback screens. It’s so much better. Almost every Delta flight has this now and it is so nice to have them. The crew did a great job. I have no complaints from them. They were very hard working, even with the mishap and a disgruntled passenger.

Liked that we left on time for each flight. Snacks not the best, but we're okay.

It was poor a four hour delay and no explanation for the delay. What’s a 35 dollars going to do. It also made me miss my car rental,

It was on time. Flight was comfortable. Staff was nice. It was the way a flight should always be.

The price was the only good thing about this flight. It was scary during takeoff when the plane tilted side to side. It made me feel very nervous as I have never had a take-off that unsmooth. There was no on-flight movie or music options and the only complimentary option was water. Other airlines offer trail mix or a caramel cookie and pop options as complimentary. This flight was a 2.5 hour flight. I understand for shorter flights not having options, but a flight 2 hours or longer should offer more complimentary options and in flight entertainment. Also the seats did not recline and for a longer flight reclining seats are a must for comfort.

A very pleasant flight but it would be greatly improved with wifi to help entertain kids

This is a no frills, get it done, efficient airline. The seat is a lawn chair. You better bring your own entertainment. If you want something other than water you need to pay for it. But they will get you to your destination quickly, on time, and then they will turn the flight around and go right back where they came from. Reliably. Couple times a week tops. If it fits into your schedule, you can’t get there cheaper or faster.

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.

Easiest flights I’ve ever taken. Plane was comfortable without overly crowded seating.

Flight was good, boarding was a breeze, flight attendants were friendly and professional. There was a medical issue with another passenger and the crew handled it in a calm and professional way.

Great seat space. However food and drink prices outrageous. Jabbing to pay for a carry on bag or stuck paying at the gate too much.

desk agent in sioux falls is rough .needs customer courtesy training

The flight was delayed almost three hours. I understand delays happen from time to time, but this flight was delayed no less than 10 times. I wish the amount of time of the delay was more accurate, versus delaying in 10 or 20 minute increments many, many times.

Delayed by 5 hours and I had to wit in the airport for more than 6+ hours.

technology worked well and everything ran smoothly. The seats are quite cramped so please don't try to re-engineer the cabin to squeeze more bodies on board.

Flying in the United States with the major airlines has become so underwhelming. A 2-3hr flight in most other parts of the world with the major carriers of the area comes with newer, CLEANER aircraft and significantly better in flight service in terms of both staff attitude and a actual meal service.

Delays experienced in boarding/take off due to incoming plane delayed. However, the boarding time/depart time in the app was significantly delayed in providing these updates. Usually not updated until an hour after we should have already boarded. Poorly managed.

Arrived early picked up my bag in a few minutes- great trip - thank you

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.

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.

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