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$85 Find Cheap Flights from Nashville 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 Nashville to Des Moines departing on 8/3. 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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Cheapest round-trip
$86
Overall average: $202
Allegiant Air
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BNA - DSM • Non-stop
Cheapest one-way
$85
Typical prices: $76-$201
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Mon 8/3
BNA - DSM • Non-stop
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Cheap Flights from Nashville to Des Moines (BNA-DSM)

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

Fri, Apr 10 - Mon, Apr 13
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9:13 pm - 10:57 pm
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DSM
1h 44mnonstop
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9:07 pm - 10:42 pm
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BNA
1h 35mnonstop
$86Allegiant Air
Fri, Apr 10 - Mon, Apr 13
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9:13 pm - 10:57 pm
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DSM
1h 44mnonstop
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9:07 pm - 10:42 pm
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BNA
1h 35mnonstop
$90Allegiant Air
Fri, Apr 3 - Mon, Apr 6
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7:13 pm - 8:57 pm
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1h 44mnonstop
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4:48 pm - 6:23 pm
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BNA
1h 35mnonstop
$92Allegiant Air
Fri, Apr 3 - Mon, Apr 13
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7:13 pm - 8:57 pm
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DSM
1h 44mnonstop
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9:07 pm - 10:42 pm
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BNA
1h 35mnonstop
$93Allegiant Air
Fri, Apr 10 - Mon, Apr 13
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9:13 pm - 10:57 pm
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DSM
1h 44mnonstop
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9:07 pm - 10:42 pm
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1h 35mnonstop
$96Allegiant Air
Fri, Apr 3 - Mon, Apr 13
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7:13 pm - 8:57 pm
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DSM
1h 44mnonstop
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9:07 pm - 10:42 pm
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BNA
1h 35mnonstop
$98Allegiant Air
Fri, May 22 - Mon, May 25
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7:28 pm - 9:09 pm
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DSM
1h 41mnonstop
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9:59 pm - 11:35 pm
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1h 36mnonstop
$101Allegiant Air
Fri, Apr 3 - Mon, Apr 6
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7:13 pm - 8:57 pm
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DSM
1h 44mnonstop
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4:48 pm - 6:23 pm
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1h 35mnonstop
$106Allegiant Air
Fri, Apr 3 - Mon, Apr 20
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7:13 pm - 8:57 pm
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DSM
1h 44mnonstop
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6:48 pm - 8:23 pm
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1h 35mnonstop
$111Allegiant Air
Fri, May 22 - Sun, May 24
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7:28 pm - 9:09 pm
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1h 41mnonstop
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2:10 pm - 3:46 pm
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$114Allegiant Air
Booking Insights

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

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

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

When flying from Nashville to Des Moines, you should consider leaving on a Saturday and avoid Sundays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Nashville, you’ll find the best rates on Sundays and the most expensive ones on Thursdays.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Nashville 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 Nashville to Des Moines is September, where tickets cost $86 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are March and January, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $404 and $239 respectively.

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Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$85
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 58% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 24% lower on average.
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When to book flights from Nashville to Des Moines

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Nashville to Des Moines based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking flights from Nashville to Des Moines

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Nashville to Des Moines was $85 for a one-way ticket and $86 for a round-trip.

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

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

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

    Nashville airport is called Nashville Intl and the only airport in Des Moines is Des Moines.

  • Which airlines offer Wi-Fi service onboard planes from Nashville to Des Moines?

    American Airlines, JetBlue, and Delta offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the Nashville to Des Moines flight route.

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

    The Airbus A319 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Nashville to Des Moines flight route.

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

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

  • On which days can I fly direct from Nashville to Des Moines?

    You can catch a nonstop flight from Nashville to Des Moines on on Monday, and Friday.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Nashville to Des Moines, Delta or Allegiant Air?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Nashville to Des Moines are Delta and Allegiant Air. With an average price for the route of $311 and an overall rating of 7.9, Delta is the most popular choice. Allegiant Air is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $97 and an overall rating of 7.3.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Nashville 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 Nashville to Des Moines.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Des Moines from Nashville 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 Nashville 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 Nashville with another airline. Booking your flights between Nashville 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 Nashville 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 Nashville 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 Nashville to Des Moines

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $166 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from Nashville to Des Moines?

 
Direct data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying direct from Nashville Intl to Des Moines.
Find which airlines fly direct from Nashville Intl Airport to Des Moines Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

Nashville Intl to Des Moines

Monday

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Thursday

Allegiant Air

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Friday

Allegiant Air

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Sunday

Allegiant Air

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Direct returns

Des Moines to Nashville Intl

Monday

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Thursday

Allegiant Air

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Friday

Allegiant Air

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Sunday

Allegiant Air

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Reviews of the top 3 airlines serving from Nashville to Des Moines

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Nashville 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 Nashville 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.
7.9
DeltaOverall score based on 8292 reviews
7.8Entertainment
8.1Boarding
7.9Comfort
7.2Food
8.5Crew
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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

2.0 MediocreSusan, Mar 2026
JAX - ATL
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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.

Extremely disappointed with Delta. They canceled flight last minute and then I rebooked the other flights and with which were delayed as well

Could not get my connecting flight boarding pass until four hrs before departure! Ver annoying especially since the staff could not explain why!

The flight was flying with 30% capacity. The flight my seat from preferred seating to back of the seat. Even though i can understand that this was to balance the flight weight. The flight attendance decided to do the serving near my seat and in the middle , their noices woke me up from sleep , when i realized that the service has ended and when they were going back asked for a coffee, for which they answered they have completed teh service in my location. That really upset me as they woke me up and also rejected the coffee i asked. I ended up landing with a headache, thanks to the crew that screwed up my travel

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.

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

Flight has been delayed every time I've ever taken it. Seats uncomfortable. Children behind me yelling the entire flight. Some of this is out of their control but overall just consistently not a great experience.

Check in was rough because the check in crew did not know how to manage my international visa documents. Required a long process and 4 people to finally be able to proceed to security. They told us incorrect information several times before acknowledging we did indeed have everything we needed from the start.

Where do I start!! I was delayed with my flight from Dallas to Tampa. On the way back from Tampa to Dallas the flight was delayed over 4 hours+. I was put on another flight that was also delayed but not as long. Traveling on American Airlines is becoming exhausing.

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