$169 Find Cheap Flights from Houston Hobby Airport to Iowa

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Cheap Flights from Hobby to Iowa

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Des Moines
Des Moines1 stop$229
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids1 stop$246
Moline
Moline1 stop$231
Des Moines
Des Moines1 stop$229
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids1 stop$246
Moline
Moline1 stop$231

Book Cheap Hobby to Iowa Plane Tickets

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

Fri, Feb 20 - Sun, Feb 22
American Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 10:34 am
HOU
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DSM
4h 34m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
7:27 pm - 11:58 pm
DSM
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HOU
4h 31m
1 stop
$229American Airlines
Fri, Feb 20 - Sun, Feb 22
American Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 10:34 am
HOU
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DSM
4h 34m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
7:27 pm - 11:58 pm
DSM
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HOU
4h 31m
1 stop
$230American Airlines
Wed, Mar 25 - Sat, Apr 11
Delta Logo
5:22 pm - 10:30 pm
HOU
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MLI
5h 08m
1 stop
Delta Logo
5:14 pm - 10:51 pm
MLI
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HOU
5h 37m
1 stop
$231Delta
Sat, Mar 14 - Wed, Mar 18
American Airlines Logo
12:18 pm - 6:39 pm
HOU
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CID
6h 21m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
7:25 pm - 11:58 pm
CID
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HOU
4h 33m
1 stop
$246American Airlines
Fri, Feb 27 - Fri, Mar 6
Southwest Logo
5:15 am - 10:55 am
HOU
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DSM
5h 40m
1 stop
Southwest Logo
7:10 pm - 12:10 am
DSM
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HOU
5h 00m
1 stop
$268Southwest
Fri, Mar 27 - Mon, Mar 30
Delta Logo
5:22 pm - 10:30 pm
HOU
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MLI
5h 08m
1 stop
Delta Logo
5:15 pm - 10:42 pm
MLI
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HOU
5h 27m
1 stop
$269Delta
Fri, Feb 27 - Fri, Mar 6
Southwest Logo
5:45 am - 12:20 pm
HOU
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DSM
6h 35m
1 stop
Southwest Logo
12:45 pm - 11:10 pm
DSM
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HOU
10h 25m
2 stops
$273Southwest
Thu, Feb 19 - Sun, Feb 22
American Airlines Logo
12:18 pm - 6:39 pm
HOU
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CID
6h 21m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
7:24 pm - 11:58 pm
CID
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HOU
4h 34m
1 stop
$274American Airlines
Fri, Mar 27 - Sun, Mar 29
Delta Logo
5:22 pm - 10:30 pm
HOU
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MLI
5h 08m
1 stop
Delta Logo
5:15 pm - 10:42 pm
MLI
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HOU
5h 27m
1 stop
$294Delta
Mon, Mar 16 - Mon, Mar 23
Southwest Logo
6:10 am - 1:40 pm
HOU
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DSM
7h 30m
1 stop
Southwest Logo
4:20 pm - 12:20 am
DSM
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HOU
8h 00m
1 stop
$303Southwest
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Hobby to Iowa flights

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

What is the cheapest Houston Hobby Airport to Iowa flight route?

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

The cheapest ticket to Iowa from Houston Hobby Airport found in the last 72 hours was to Des Moines, at $132 round-trip. The most popular route is from Houston Hobby Airport (HOU) to Des Moines (DSM), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $132.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Houston Hobby Airport to Iowa?

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 $214, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Houston Hobby Airport to Iowa?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Houston Hobby Airport to Iowa, 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 Houston Hobby Airport to Iowa is May, when tickets cost $141 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are January and March, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $414 and $414 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Houston Hobby Airport to Iowa?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Houston Hobby Airport to Iowa clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

If you are looking for a flight deal from Houston Hobby Airport to Iowa, look for departures on Thursdays and avoid leaving on a Sunday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from Iowa, Thursday is the cheapest day to fly and Wednesday is the most expensive.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Houston Hobby Airport to Iowa?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Houston Hobby Airport to Iowa, 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 Houston Hobby Airport to Iowa, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 41% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 20 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonSeptember
Cheapest flight$115
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 6% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 14% lower on average.
Flight from Houston Hobby Airport to Des Moines

FAQs - booking Iowa flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Houston Hobby Airport to Iowa?

    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 Houston Hobby Airport to Iowa.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Houston Hobby Airport to Iowa?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Houston Hobby Airport to Iowa 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 Houston Hobby Airport to Iowa?

    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 Houston Hobby Airport to Iowa 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 Houston Hobby Airport to Iowa?

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

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Iowa?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to Iowa is generally in the evening, when round-trip flights cost $114 on average. Morning departures are around 149% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Iowa is generally at night, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $301.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Hobby to Iowa

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Houston to Iowa. 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 Hobby to Iowa? 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 4267 reviews
8.0Comfort
8.1Boarding
8.6Crew
7.0Food
7.5Entertainment
Airline reviews

WIFI was great. My selection for seating is an aisle, but during my trip, I never had an aisle seat. If we can get that corrected, I will be thrilled. No snack or drink on this flight.

10.0 ExcellentJoseph, Jan 2026
BWI - RIC
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WIFI was great. My selection for seating is an aisle, but during my trip, I never had an aisle seat. If we can get that corrected, I will be thrilled. No snack or drink on this flight.

WIFI was great. My selection for seating is an aisle, but during my trip, I never had an aisle seat. If we can get that corrected, I will be thrilled.

The wifi on the plane is great. The only issue that I have is that I prefer an aisle seat and on my trips this week, I was either in the middle or window. If we can work to secure aisle seating, I will be thrilled. Nice trip.

All good except once again bags took an hour at Midway Airport Happens all the time. Ridiculous

Everything went smoothly and we even arrived a little bit early.

Great vacation. Can't wait till next year for another one.

Great flight but super high price. Glad it was a business trip and not personal

On time. Friendly staff. Took to long to pre bord all the specialty groups. Cramped small plane

The seats were comfortable, and the boarding process was pretty smooth.

3 hour delay. Had to change plans and was still delayed.

I didn't take this flight. I changed the flight. Why am I getting surveys and notifications on flights that I change. Seems like a defect with Kayak.

Delta One is extraordinary. I fly business when somebody hires me. I just wonder why there is such a chasm between business class and the insanely inhumane and nonsensical coach. The seats are not large enough to fit even my tiny wife. We fly 10% of what we did because we don’t want to pay 5-10 k but for $400 it’s unbearable. It seems like the accountants took over and made stupid decisions. Screw in 20 extra seats and make it so unbearable that people fly 90% less. Just put the damn price up and put some proper chairs in. But business, yay.

Timing, quality of service, promptness and courtesy of the staff

It was last minute due to weather - considering - it was amazing! Good smiles, friendly staff and they were making sure we knew what was going on when and where.

delta last minute gave me a boarding pass for a different flight with no confirmation that they were changing it

The service from the flight attendants were of supreme quality. They greeted and treated everyone with a wide smile. This is totally absent nowadays. Kudos to them!!!!

Excellent flight and got us around tough weather. Only issue was seat TV did not work and crew tried to reboot.

Very large passenger too space from my own seat. Arm board couldn’t be lowered because of his size. It wads very uncomfortable trip, as the flight was full couldn’t move anywhere having back pain because of the position in which I was the entire flight.

was sitting in the jet bridge for 10 minutes in -20 degree weather waiting for my bag

Outdated equipment in disrepair, wifi inoperable. Broken seats, taped air vents, generally poor condition, the 717 showed its age and lack of upkeep.

I like flying first class, and United has a nice one

Unbelievably poor service from flight attendants. They didn’t even do water service on a four hour flight. Just disrespectful.

Seats had less pitch than a regional jet. Food was OK. Have to buy alcohol on US based carriers flying international. Boarding was a mess. Did not have bags but overhead space was gone quick. Would like to see the airlines enforce the one bag over and one bag under policy

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.

Crew was excellent. This was a relatively long flight though and had very little leg room, and no entertainment.

The newer screen was super cool and had the option to watch many different shows or movies. Crew was polite and helpful. However again, many children screaming bloody murder and kicking my seat, and parents doing nothing about it as usual.

Plane was crowded and even when we hit altitude, the plane was hot, not enough air flow.

Flight was delayed and missed my connection Lufthansa didn’t respond.

the delay for 3 hours was understandable due to weather conditions but the flight should’ve provided some on flight compensations or at least provide more food.

United could have one single once of customer service. No human United employee would help me with the invalid mileage plus number, they said I had to speak with the computer.

Update to handle the delay was very bad, crews no smiles or welcome or thanks. Don’t care attitude

No gates avail at DFW so our incoming had to wait 30 mins for a plane to push back because they Had mechanical. We boarded 90 mins delayed and then we had a mechanical. Come on American…do better. Also at my seat the tray table had not been cleaned. Floor had not been cleaned. But captain and flight Att were very picture and apologetic.

Flight was canceled. I asked to be rerouted to OKC and then took an Uber.

AA did not allow to board a flight because my connecting flight from DFW had been canceled. I got on another flight to another city. No service on the plane and I did not use their entertainment system.

I booked an aisle seat and was given a middle. At 6'4" 230lbs, it is not ideal to fly in the middle row for myself and passengers.

Concern Regarding Significant Gate Delay and Jet Bridge Issue Dear Customer Relations Team, I am writing to express my disappointment with the experience I had on my recent flight AA 2414 on Sunday January 18, 2026. What should have been a routine departure turned into a frustrating and avoidable delay due to an issue with the jet bridge at the gate. As a result, the flight was delayed by approximately 90 minutes while multiple gate changes were attempted. The lack of clear communication during this period made the situation even more challenging. Passengers were left uncertain about the cause of the delay, the expected timeline, and the next steps. This not only disrupted travel plans but also created unnecessary stress for everyone on board. I understand that operational issues can arise, but a malfunctioning jet bridge and the resulting extended delay suggest an area where procedures or equipment maintenance may need attention. I hope you will review this incident to prevent similar disruptions in the future. I would appreciate acknowledgment of this concern and consideration of appropriate compensation for the inconvenience and lost time caused by this delay. Thank you for taking the time to review my experience. I look forward to hearing from you. Sincerely, Dion Dillard

They made me pay $40 to check a bag that was listed as free when I bought my ticket. Then before boarding they offered to check any bags free.

The seat cushions were very worn so they were extremely uncomfortable.

Delayed, no updates, had a rewards number but was not working

AA should improve their in air internet & entertainment options. Seems unreasonable to charge $20/hr and should have some form of free connections. The entertainment options are also pretty limited, movies are outdated and the series only show 3-5 episodes.

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.

I liked how when I got on board how fast we ended up taking off but what I truly disliked was how uncomfortable the seats were. There was truly never a time that I could ever get comfortable during both of my flights. The seats could get away during shorter flights but flights 3 hour plus makes it hard to enjoy.

The crew was great and the flight was very smooth. Can’t really judge food since I did not get any because it costs money. The seat was comfortable for what we bought. Thanks!

Crew was great. No entertainment and food and beverage was for purchase only, even water

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