JAX - DSM

$204 Find Cheap Flights from Jacksonville to Des Moines

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Jacksonville to Des Moines departing on 3/13. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from Jacksonville to Des Moines, as well as popular online travel agencies
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Cheapest round-trip
$335
Overall average: $553
United Airlines
Wed 2/25Wed 3/4
JAX - DSM • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way
$204
Typical prices: $226-$375
American Airlines
Fri 3/13
JAX - DSM • 1 stop
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United Airlines
Cheapest • from $335 (round-trip)
Southwest
Best reviews • 8.0 score
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September
Cheapest • 73% price drop
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Cheap Flights from Jacksonville to Des Moines (JAX-DSM)

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

Wed, Feb 25 - Wed, Mar 4
United Airlines Logo
7:45 am - 2:27 pm
JAX
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DSM
7h 42m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
2:59 pm - 9:32 pm
DSM
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JAX
5h 33m
1 stop
$335United Airlines
Wed, Feb 25 - Wed, Mar 4
United Airlines Logo
6:25 am - 2:27 pm
JAX
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DSM
9h 02m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
7:52 am - 4:25 pm
DSM
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JAX
7h 33m
1 stop
$340United Airlines
Wed, Feb 25 - Wed, Mar 4
Southwest Logo
11:50 am - 9:10 pm
JAX
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DSM
10h 20m
2 stops
Southwest Logo
8:35 am - 7:55 pm
DSM
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JAX
10h 20m
2 stops
$345Southwest
Wed, Feb 25 - Mon, Mar 2
United Airlines Logo
7:45 am - 2:27 pm
JAX
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DSM
7h 42m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
3:24 pm - 9:24 pm
DSM
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JAX
5h 00m
1 stop
$347United Airlines
Wed, Feb 25 - Mon, Mar 2
Southwest Logo
11:50 am - 9:10 pm
JAX
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DSM
10h 20m
2 stops
Southwest Logo
4:40 pm - 10:15 pm
DSM
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JAX
4h 35m
1 stop
$352Southwest
Wed, Feb 25 - Mon, Mar 2
Southwest Logo
11:50 am - 9:10 pm
JAX
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DSM
10h 20m
2 stops
Southwest Logo
5:20 am - 5:25 pm
DSM
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JAX
11h 05m
2 stops
$357Southwest
Thu, Mar 5 - Sun, Mar 8
United Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 10:30 am
JAX
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DSM
5h 30m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
2:04 pm - 9:35 pm
DSM
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JAX
6h 31m
1 stop
$383United Airlines
Thu, Mar 5 - Sun, Mar 8
Southwest Logo
5:50 am - 12:10 pm
JAX
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DSM
7h 20m
2 stops
Southwest Logo
4:40 pm - 10:05 pm
DSM
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JAX
4h 25m
1 stop
$388Southwest
Thu, Mar 5 - Sun, Mar 8
Southwest Logo
5:50 am - 12:10 pm
JAX
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DSM
7h 20m
2 stops
Southwest Logo
5:25 am - 1:55 pm
DSM
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JAX
7h 30m
2 stops
$393Southwest
Fri, Apr 24 - Sun, Apr 26
United Airlines Logo
8:00 am - 12:29 pm
JAX
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DSM
5h 29m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
8:20 am - 4:20 pm
DSM
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JAX
7h 00m
1 stop
$407United Airlines
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Jacksonville to Des Moines flights

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

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

Your flight ticket price will generally be cheaper if you fly to Des Moines on a Thursday and more expensive on a Sunday. On your return trip to Jacksonville, you should consider flying back on a Thursday, and avoid Sundays for better deals.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Jacksonville to Des Moines, 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 Jacksonville to Des Moines is September, where tickets cost $86 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and February, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $694 and $553 respectively.

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

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.

Yes, flying with a layover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 1 stop layover the cheapest option at $406 on average.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$204
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 11% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 53% lower on average.
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When to book flights from Jacksonville to Des Moines

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FAQs for booking flights from Jacksonville to Des Moines

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Jacksonville to Des Moines was $204 for a one-way ticket and $335 for a round-trip.

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

    A passport is not required to fly from Jacksonville to Des Moines.

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

    When flying out of Jacksonville you will be using Jacksonville. You will be landing at Des Moines, also known as Des Moines.

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

    The Airbus A320-100/200 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Jacksonville to Des Moines flight route.

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

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

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

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Jacksonville to Des Moines are Southwest and Delta. With an average price for the route of $347 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 $388 and an overall rating of 7.9.

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

    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 Jacksonville to Des Moines.

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

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

    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 Des Moines with an airline and back to Jacksonville with another airline. Booking your flights between Jacksonville and DSM 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 Jacksonville to Des Moines?

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

KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from Jacksonville to Des Moines

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $124 or less one-way.

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

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Jacksonville to Des Moines. 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 Jacksonville to Des Moines? 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.
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SouthwestOverall score based on 4267 reviews
8.0Comfort
8.6Crew
7.5Entertainment
7.0Food
8.1Boarding
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All good except once again bags took an hour at Midway Airport Happens all the time. Ridiculous

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Jan 2026
PHX - MDW
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All good except once again bags took an hour at Midway Airport Happens all the time. Ridiculous

Departure was delayed more than 1/2 hour while we waited for luggage (only) transfer from another flight/plane. Once approved for takeoff, the flight was excellent.

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

Near 4 hour flight with only 1 service. Had to use call button to request water. Internet and power not working until into flight. Internet would stop working during flight.

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.

If we are going to have to pay for luggage, make it easier to do. Put something on the app during check-in so I don't need to do it at the kiosk. I've done it twice recently and I ended up having to pay at the desk because something went wrong at the kiosk in Tampa.

Everything was on time. I was disappointed by the front section female, African American flight attendant. I did not see her name tag or would have identified by name not race. As passengers moved to the bathroom early in flight, she would say with a disdainful tone “I have to say the seat belt light is on” then go back to her book. Better trained flight attendants say something like be careful the seat belt light is on.

The price of the tickets isn't matching the flight experience. No matter how long the flight is, you're only getting pretzels. The flight attendants looked unkept and over it.

WiFi on the flight was not working. Thus, entertainment options were limited.

Flight was awfully bumpy and landing was a bit jolting. I was in the restroom when snacks and drinks were served and was not asked if i wanted any. I had to ask for water finally.

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

Connection through Atlanta was difficult. Mechanical issue on plane caused a two hour delay. New gate was a mile away.

No WiFi. Comfort plus should have alcohol provided, crew only offered water or tea. Who the heck wants tea?

I have diamond medallion status and usually we are in comfort plus . We were in main this time ( which was fine ) and my husband wanted wine . I have at least 10 vouchers for drinks that are good for this year and next! The attendant would not take the picture of the voucher as proof and never came back to check as She asked me to pull it up on delta Wi-Fi. Instead my husband just used his Amex to buy the wine . Disappointing!!!

Food is basically Sun Chips, cookies or Cheezits. I had an exit row seat so I had plenty of room. The crew was very nice and efficient. Pilot kept us informed. Pretty good flight.

The only thing nice I can say is the flight crew was really nice and apologetic about the situation. They shared as much information as they had and advised us on what we could do about missing connecting flights. The boarding process was so slow. The gate agent was working by herself and should have had someone working with her. It took almost an hour to board because she was trying to board a full flight of people and provide customer service to everyone who was flying standby and/or had questions. It was really chaotic. This didn't help the fact that we were delayed and folks were missing connections the longer it took.

The food is terrible. The staff is wonderful. Comfort is good.

I fly Delta all the time, have Platinum Medallion status. But this route seems to have major problems with delays and seems to never leave on time! Have only taken it twice in the last two weeks, and each time it had delays of more than 1 hour... very disappointed!!!!

We had a lot of really rough weather but that was not Delta's fault. Pilot was amazing.

This flight was straightforward and without difficulty. Service was OK, but I continue to be underwhelmed by level of attention given to Sky Priority passengers.

In overall it was a good experience, the only down point was that the entertainment screen was working properly.

HORRIBLE, my initial flight was cancelled, they made me pay $200 extra dollars and that got cancelled as well! After 6 cancellations I decided to get a refund because I needed to get home to my babies. Out of $1000+ dollars they offered me only $40 in refund! Totally unacceptable! The flight that they cancelled I was able to fly it on another airline. I had to spend $400 on one way tickets just to get home! I’m still getting the runaround.

First class ticket gets you a choice of chips or nuts. . Just like economy Southwest. Also no screen in the seats. This is first class???!

Everything was absolutely wonderful from check in to baggage claim. Staff was very professional and sweet. Will definitely recommend United to family and friends.

Very turbulent trip made it pretty bearable, plus the lack of refreshments served and the lack of any air conditioning before takeoff which took an hour or more.

It was nice to have gotten up upgraded to first class with a meal on a three hour flight

They charged a fee for 1st bag checked. Others in same party were free.

Flight team stood out for perzonal attention, kindness at bright cheery attitudes at 8am. Very helpful.

The worst landing I have ever had on a domestic flight. Thought we would lose the landing gear on landing in Newark. Then we spent 40 minutes trying to position the plane in the right place to be able to get the jet way to the plane. The plane arrived stopped. The announcer was that we were there. Everybody got up, then we were told to sit back down because they had to have us towed to a different position. We got towed and then everyone stood up and they told us we were in the wrong position to sit back down again, and then we got towed to a different position This did not happen immediately. It was 30 minutes while we wandered around a small section of the tarmac in Newark close to the gate, but apparently not close enough. Horrifying experience The CAB should be investigating that flight

Boarding was organized. Plane seats comfortable and service was attentive. Food options were good.

On time on a day with lots of weather cancellations on other flights. Thank you for getting me home during a winter storm!

Don't change gate multiple times make people run across the airport. Announce delays in a timely manner. Have maintenance crew ready. Don't delay and keep passengers on the plane for 3 hrs. on tarmac.

The attendants were kind and helpful. A sugar-free drink would have been very welcome.

Little warm on the plane and delayed for an hour

UGH I HAD TO MISS MY FIRST FLIGHT TO TAMPA CAUSE OF THE 10 MINUTE DELAY OF THE ORLANDO TO MIAMI ONE SO THEY HAD ME GET ANOTHER TICKET. I AM NOT HAPPY AT ALL BECAUSE IT MADE ME MISS MY CONNECTING FLIGHT FROM TAMPA TO LONDON AND FORCED ME TO MISS A DAY AT MY ROOM IN THE UK.

Wish they didnt delay off-boarding for 10 minutes so i could connect to my flight from miami to tampa

It was fine. My connection in Charlotte to go to WPB was too late and I had to spend the night in the Charlotte Airport in the mini suites.

Boarding was organized and timely. Food was mediocre, especially for first class travel.

We were 4+ hours delayed. AA is absolutely obnoxious. They just kept pushing back the time to the point where we did not get into Vegas until after midnight when we were supposed to arrive like 845pm.

My last flight on 25 Dec, it’s Christmas Day, everyone happy and very good mood. I really enjoy traveling with Americans Airlines from Miami to Minneapolis my home town after long flight from lhe to Doha then Miami. Thank you again to make my travels comfortable and relaxed. Best regards

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

It was canceled. The flight wasn’t rescheduled, everyone had to figure out their own new arrangements. They said we would get refunded our original fare and receive an additional $150. We received links for $100 only and they expired before we could activate them.

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