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$434 Find Cheap Flights from Des Moines to Tokyo

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Cheapest round-trip
$863
Typical prices: $1,073-$1,191
American Airlines
Sun 2/8Sat 2/28
DSM - HND • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way
$434
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Mon 12/1
DSM - NRT • 3 stops
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American Airlines
Cheapest • from $863 (round-trip)
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Best reviews • 8.4 score
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February
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Cheap Flights from Des Moines to Tokyo (DSM-TYO)

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

Sun, Feb 8 - Sat, Feb 28
American Airlines Logo
5:21 am - 6:30 pmDSM-HND
22h 09m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
1:05 pm - 2:31 pmHND-DSM
16h 26m1 stop
$863American Airlines
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Sun, Feb 8 - Fri, Feb 27
United Airlines Logo
5:30 am - 4:30 pmDSM-HND
20h 00m2 stops
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12:50 am - 10:53 amHND-DSM
25h 03m2 stops
$868United Airlines
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Sun, Feb 8 - Fri, Feb 27
United Airlines Logo
3:35 pm - 5:45 pmDSM-HND
35h 10m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
12:50 am - 10:53 amHND-DSM
25h 03m2 stops
$874United Airlines
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Sun, Feb 8 - Sat, Feb 28
Japan Airlines Logo
11:42 am - 2:45 pmDSM-NRT
36h 03m1 stop
Japan Airlines Logo
5:00 pm - 6:24 pmNRT-DSM
16h 24m1 stop
$939Japan Airlines
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Sun, Feb 8 - Sat, Feb 28
American Airlines Logo
5:24 am - 4:00 pmDSM-NRT
19h 36m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
5:00 pm - 10:27 pmNRT-DSM
20h 27m1 stop
$947American Airlines
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Thu, Dec 4 - Thu, Dec 11
ANA Logo
8:00 am - 5:45 pmDSM-HND
18h 45m1 stop
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6:20 pm - 10:29 amHND-DSM
31h 09m1 stop
$956ANA
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Thu, Nov 27 - Sat, Dec 6
ANA Logo
8:02 am - 5:45 pmDSM-HND
18h 43m1 stop
ANA Logo
10:25 am - 10:53 amHND-DSM
15h 28m1 stop
$967ANA
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Thu, Feb 19 - Sun, Feb 22
Delta Logo
5:15 pm - 3:20 pmDSM-HND
31h 05m2 stops
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5:20 pm - 8:53 pmHND-DSM
18h 33m2 stops
$1,035Delta
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Wed, Mar 4 - Sun, Mar 15
Delta Logo
7:00 am - 3:20 pmDSM-HND
17h 20m1 stop
Delta Logo
4:25 pm - 8:53 pmHND-DSM
18h 28m1 stop
$1,038Delta
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Wed, Dec 10 - Wed, Dec 17
Japan Airlines Logo
7:20 am - 2:40 pmDSM-NRT
16h 20m1 stop
Japan Airlines Logo
5:00 pm - 6:35 pmNRT-DSM
16h 35m1 stop
$1,064Japan Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Des Moines to Tokyo flights

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

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 Tokyo departing in February.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Des Moines to Tokyo, 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 Tokyo is February, where tickets cost $950 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and June, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,515 and $1,478 respectively.

Good to know

Low seasonOctober
Cheapest flight$434
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 15% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 25% increase in price.
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FAQs for booking flights from Des Moines to Tokyo

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Des Moines to Tokyo was $434 for a one-way ticket and $863 for a round-trip.

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

    Yes, you'll most likely have to show a valid passport before boarding the plane in Des Moines and on arrival in Tokyo.

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

    Des Moines is served by only 1 airport and there are 2 airports in Tokyo. You will leave Des Moines from Des Moines and you will be arriving in Tokyo at one of these airports: Tokyo Haneda or Tokyo Narita.

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

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

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

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

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Des Moines to Tokyo, ANA or Japan Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Des Moines to Tokyo are ANA and Japan Airlines. With an average price for the route of $1,139 and an overall rating of 8.4, ANA is the most popular choice. Japan Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $1,140 and an overall rating of 8.3.

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

    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 Tokyo.

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

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

    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 Tokyo with an airline and back to Des Moines with another airline.

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

    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 Tokyo 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 5 airlines serving from Des Moines to Tokyo

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Des Moines to Tokyo. 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 Tokyo? 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.
8.4
ANAOverall score based on 996 reviews
8.2Comfort
7.9Entertainment
8.7Crew
8.6Boarding
7.8Food
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They lost my luggage on the inbound flight and then lost it again on this flight. I called online travel agent to change earlier flight to get a longer layover in Vancouver but ANA denied it

2.0 MediocreAnonymous, Oct 2025YVR - HND
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They lost my luggage on the inbound flight and then lost it again on this flight. I called online travel agent to change earlier flight to get a longer layover in Vancouver but ANA denied it

Suite lounge in Honolulu is very exclusive and boarding from the lounge into the plane is unique. First suites were huge and comfortable. Japanese meal is like a high end omakase meal. All the staff were very kind and provided sophisticated service. Fast Track upon landing was appreciated but not needed this time because immigration was so empty and easy.

I like the service very much. The food just okay but maybe different culture who like, who don't like.

Everything was excellent. Only the fish entree in the Japanese meal was overcooked and quite dry but everything else was great

Great first time experience on this airline. Very professional staff and great service.

Warm the bread. Movies: better choices to include Chinese movies options or some of the older winners of flim festival

Business class on ANA was awesome. There lie flat seats made it easier to sleep on a 12 hour flight. Food was great and service was excellent.

The crew was very nice and polite. They made sure everybody got their meal and drinks. Even the economy class had a very adequate leg room for someone that is over 6 foot tall.

Overall it was good. Making changes to the reservation on ANA’s website was little challenging. Would like to see those features improved in the future.

The flight crew was outstanding. Very cheerful and always respectful. I wish the same could be said about United. The AC wasn't the best on the plane.

I traveled business class from Lax to Narita flight Jl61. The crew was attentive and polite. Food was good quality and service was as it should be. Narita to Bengaluru Jl753was another story in business class. The cabin was darkened for the 9hr:30min flight, food was mediocre, service was below standard and crew can't speak English to save their lives. When you ask for noodles soup from Ala carte they gave cup of noodles while Lax to Narita i was served the best Ramen noodles in a big bowl. Why the disparity on this leg of the journey.....or is it because there were mostly Indian passengers and it really did not matter to Jal to bother as its a poor country and Indians refrain from speaking up? A good airline but differentiation like this brings their reputation and business down.

Terrible. Our flight was delayed by 15 hours. We lost a full day of our vacation.

highly recommend for trip to japan only reason why i gave good not excellent is because their selection of movies and tv shows in English is more limited .

We asked for Hindu vegetarian meal in advance and the quality of the food was horrendous. Never flying JAL again!

Overall a great experience. One complain was the vegetarian food that my wife had which was mostly boiled vegetables with not much flavor.

Very accommodating and kind airline crews. The plane is also big which makes the passengers more comfortable and relax

I actually didn’t make it onto the flight. I spent quite a few hours trying to rebook the flight just to get screwed out of $5000. Fun!

We booked business class round trip from Delhi to San Diego and back. On our last leg from Bangalore to Delhi we were down graded to economy class which was big disappointment other than that everything was great.

Had an incident with a stewardess who insisted that I take a seat. I informed her that I came to use the restroom and to have some water. After using the restroom, I wanted to stretch my legs out a little cuz my knees were aching from sitting. I understood her concern for my concern and the potential turbulence (she said she knows this route and the turbulence and safety is not to be taken lightly) but I felt that her mood, tone, demeanor, and a lack of compassion for the pain in my knees were not the proper way to address a customer or anyone for that matter. This left a bitter taste in my mouth. It was her lack of professionalism that surprised me.

we have requested for hindu veg. meal during booking. but served meal was of very poor qualty and taste. they can get such meal from 5 star Indian restaurant at Vancouver/ tokyo/ Bangalore.pure hindu veg meal and no AVML

Staff were friendly and happy. Delta could make sure passengers that don't have the app know of changes. Without Kayak I would not have known about the change of gate or the delay. Kayak was faster to notify me.

They ended up paying for the bag twice, but the counter wouldn't take my baggage receipt. Left it to me to resolve. Not sure how to resolve the issue.

The customer service before board was very rude and when I expressed my concerns about making the connecting flight she laughed and told me I bought the wrong ticket. I explained once it showed the flight was delayed it no longer let me change seats or anything. I was trying to upgrade to make sure I would get to the next gate on time.

Non stop on long haul is the way to go. Great experience

The aircraft interior is old and tired on this aircraft. The entertainment system never worked despite the crews attempt to reset the system.

The flight used a B767 with a very old interior from before 2014. The entertainment system did not work at all during the flight despite attempts to reset the system. It was like they flew this route just to be competitive.

Old plane and old configuration/seats but still comfortable for a morning flight

They changed planes and the new plane couldn’t carry enough fuel to fly across the country so we had to stop in Kansas City to refuel. Flight was delayed .

Flight was too crowded and seats are too small, especially since passengrs are getting larger. Having a middle seat is ALWAYS tough! Woman on my left was large & kept creeping in to my space. Flight personnel were great! Have more savory rather than sweet snacks please.

Flight was crowded and the woman sitting on my left was large & kept crouching in to my space. You need bigger seats or smaller passengers to fit into the seats you DO have! Snack were OK. Would appreciate if airlines had more savory rather than sweet snacks, thank you!

Flight was delayed only slightly before takeoff due to traffic control. However, the flight arrived early to ORD. Good flight. United has been very reliable for me.

The person I bought the ticket for didn’t make the flight.

Lately I like the planes have been exceptionally filthy. There’s lines of dust and dirt all across the ceiling in the vents, and the cracks in between the seats are literally full of food. It’s definitely not the quality of service that I was used to with United. I’m also very disappointed with the Wi-Fi! All I wanna do is knock out a few work jobs while I’m trapped in my seat And it spools so bad. They did provide me with a refund, but the process of getting that refund is so complicated. It’s unfortunate.

Another delayed flight. When the delays exceed the duration of the flight, it’s a problem.

Excellent flight. Smooth, efficient boarding. Quick flight. Arrived early at STL.

After boarding the plane in Chicago, the passengers were told that there was a technical problem with the plane. Passengers remained on the plane as they tried to fix the problem. After what was probably an hour passengers were told that there was a need to change planes as the problem was not solved. Passengers disembarked and boarded another plane. After taxing to the runway and waiting for takeoff, passengers were told that owing to the thunderstorm the flight was unable to take off but would try and reroute. After some time passengers were told there wasn't enough fuel for the new route and the plane had to return to the gate for additional fuel. after another log delay the flight got underway. On the plane there was food, drinks, ice or entertainment. We were a glass of water, which appeared rationed. Flight arrived about 5 hours late. The pilot was fantastic and communicated with the passengers throughout the ordeal.

Same as last comment. Food sucks. Quality. Not surprising most people have no clue about nourishment Clearly

Not the fault of United—weather, reroute around weather, time sitting on tarmac, arrived couple hours late, too late for train into city necessitating a much pricier cab but weather…can’t be helped.

Friendly and professional flight crew. Aside from departure delay after boarding, easy flight and smooth landing.

Great smooth flight. Had a seating change, but that was an improvement. Thanks United Airways Crew.

The flight attendant, a black woman with curly hair who sat near Row 21, was wonderful and kind.

It was good..clean, comfy seat. Friendly warm welcoming crew. Was able to check my cabin luggage at the gate which I was able to pickup in a decent time from baggage claim. The app gave all updates from delays to baggage claim info. Overall smooth flight.

Flight was delayed leaving Dallas. Arrived about 2 hours later than scheduled.

Flight delayed and missed connection. Rescheduled flight cancelled after 6 hrs wait. Rerouted thru ORD, flight cancelled, overnight stay in ORD. Still in the air on new flight!

We are too tired and frustrated to comment politely at this point

Terrible. Our luggage was delayed and couldn’t be delivered for several days. We got bad information from the airline agents at baggage claim. We had to pick up our car so we wouldn’t be charged for an extra day. We got lost in the maze of airport parking. The baggage claim agents didn’t offer us any compensation for our extra time and expense. We are tired, hungry and very frustrated.

The flight was flawless and we even arrived between 20 and 25 minutes early!

The only thing to like was that we eventually got to our destination

Delayed delayed delayed and no offer for food or vouchers

Disliked having to wait a little longer to disembark from the plan when we landed in London

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