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$42 Find Cheap Flights from Philadelphia to Des Moines

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Cheapest round-trip
$85
Typical prices: $550-$293
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Cheapest non-stop
$85
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Cheap Flights from Philadelphia to Des Moines (PHL-DSM)

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

Thu, Jul 30 - Sun, Aug 2
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7:43 pm - 9:27 pm
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$85Allegiant Air
Thu, Jun 11 - Sun, Jun 14
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5:02 pm - 8:18 pm
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$86Allegiant Air
Thu, Jul 30 - Sun, Aug 2
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7:43 pm - 9:27 pm
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$103Allegiant Air
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$141Multiple Airlines
Thu, Jun 11 - Mon, Jun 15
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$158Multiple Airlines
Thu, Jun 11 - Mon, Jun 29
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$173Multiple Airlines
Mon, Jun 8 - Thu, Jun 11
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$177Multiple Airlines
Thu, Jul 30 - Mon, Aug 3
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$191Multiple Airlines
Wed, Jun 10 - Sun, Jun 14
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$195Multiple Airlines
Tue, Jun 9 - Sun, Jun 14
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Booking Insights

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

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

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

This analysis is based on the cheapest round-trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Philadelphia to Des Moines departing in July.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Philadelphia to Des Moines?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Philadelphia 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 Monday. On your return trip to Philadelphia, you should consider flying back on a Friday, and avoid Mondays for better deals.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia to Des Moines is October, where tickets cost $298 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are January and February, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $434 and $399 respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Philadelphia 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.

No, with an average price for the route of $354, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Philadelphia to Des Moines?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Philadelphia to Des Moines, 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 Philadelphia to Des Moines, you should book around 5 weeks before departure, which saves you about 19% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 17 weeks before departure.

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Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$42
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 20% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 15% lower on average.
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When to book flights from Philadelphia to Des Moines

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Philadelphia 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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KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or round-trips with a duration up to 40 days. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs for booking flights from Philadelphia to Des Moines

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

    Each day, there are between 1 and 3 nonstop flights that take off from Philadelphia and land in Des Moines, with an average flight time of 2h 56m. The most common departure time is 7:00 pm and most flights take off in the evening. Each week, there are 8 flights. The most frequent day of departure is Thursday, when 38% of all weekly flights depart. The fewest flights depart on a Sunday.

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Philadelphia to Des Moines was $42 for a one-way ticket and $85 for a round-trip.

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

    No

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

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

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

    The Embraer 175 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Philadelphia to Des Moines flight route.

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

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

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

    There are nonstop flights from Philadelphia to Des Moines on a daily basis.

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

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Philadelphia to Des Moines are Southwest and Delta. With an average price for the route of $369 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 $329 and an overall rating of 7.9.

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

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

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

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $43 or less one-way and $138 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from Philadelphia to Des Moines?

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

Direct departures

Philadelphia to Des Moines

Monday

American Airlines

American Airlines

Tuesday

American Airlines

American Airlines

Wednesday

American Airlines

American Airlines

Thursday

Allegiant Air,American Airlines

Allegiant Air,American Airlines

Friday

American Airlines

American Airlines

Saturday

American Airlines

American Airlines

Sunday

Allegiant Air,American Airlines

Allegiant Air,American Airlines

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Direct returns

Des Moines to Philadelphia

Monday

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American Airlines

American Airlines

Wednesday

American Airlines

American Airlines

Thursday

Allegiant Air,American Airlines

Allegiant Air,American Airlines

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American Airlines

American Airlines

Saturday

American Airlines

American Airlines

Sunday

Allegiant Air,American Airlines

Allegiant Air,American Airlines

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

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia 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.
8.0
SouthwestOverall score based on 4329 reviews
8.6Crew
8.0Comfort
7.0Food
7.5Entertainment
8.1Boarding
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Southwest is kind of a slum airline. It’s gotten more expensive over the years for less and less service. I am a Southwest Chase Visa card holder and was forced to choose a seat in the 26th row in the middle seat. However my wife who is a rewards member but doesn’t hold a card or anything else, gets randomly assigned a normally paid seat in row 6! How does that work?

4.0 OkayDavid, Apr 2026
COS - DAL
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Southwest is kind of a slum airline. It’s gotten more expensive over the years for less and less service. I am a Southwest Chase Visa card holder and was forced to choose a seat in the 26th row in the middle seat. However my wife who is a rewards member but doesn’t hold a card or anything else, gets randomly assigned a normally paid seat in row 6! How does that work?

For the first time in a long time, the Wi-Fi actually worked the entire flight! The flight crew was amazing as usual.

The seat was not comfortable. 1D. My back was sore all night and the next day.

Great flight. I didn't get a drink because I was asleep whole on the flight.

Great flight from Seattle to Phoenix and to Chicago-Midway from Phoenix

The new boarding process was easy and straightforward. Very pleasant.

The flight was okay. The pilots did an amazing job and kept us updated on the flight. The flight attendants were okay. They found time to be chatty with each other rather than focus on the guests. One of the attendants was a little less warm when asking about my bag I had on my lap that I was using during latter part of the mid- flight. Mind you, it was not the departure descent. I’m respectful to each and every attendant, it was the tone in her voice reminding me to place my carryon bag on the floor. I hope to have a better experience next time.

The entire travel day was a disaster from beginning to end. Woke up at two in the morning to make it to San Juan airport in time for a 5:30 am flight to Milwaukee which connected in Baltimore. Massive delays lead to me missing original connection out of Baltimore. Sixteen hours of delays/rebooking/layover time later, arrived in Milwaukee to find that only one of two checked bags made it there (despite the fact that Southwest brought another 737 jet to San Juan to fly us out to our original Baltimore connection—-not squeezed into another booked flight). The flight from Baltimore to Milwaukee was barely half full, so there was no logical reason to ship my bags out of Baltimore on a different flight to Chicago to then ship to Milwaukee. Southwest decided that my bags should not have been on the same connecting flight I WAS ON to Milwaukee, and then proceeded to accidentally leave my larger bag with the important items in Chicago. Terrible logic and support all around. Extremely angered and disappointed with SW. What a clownish operation your company has become!

It was as expected and I was grateful for the wheel chair help and ease of use.

One of the best airlines for fast boarding, on time arrivals, and top notch service!

Very old plane with no inflight entertainment. I purchased the internet pass and it was nearly unusable.

My tray was broken so i had no place to work or eat except my lap. Flight attendant said I would get an email with some credit or miles, it was a complete waste of time as I could only function at about 20% of normal. I have not received anything yet.

Short trip, no food and therefore no expectation for much interaction with staff who were pleasant and professional. My critique is on comfort of the seats. Exit rows and comfort seats do not provide enough personal space for 3 side-by-side seats, especially when in the middle row. Some passengers are not considerate of the middle seat and there should be signs that state something to the effect of: "please consider giving middle seats use of the armrests."

My flight yesterday evening was delayed 3.5 hours with no water or food service. Poor experience

Transparency from pilots, quick boarding and exiting the plane, staff greeted to each and everyone,

Didn't like sitting on the waiting pad for 30 minutes right after departing the gate. If you're going to do that, just don't board so people can still get up and walk around in the terminal. My luggage was damaged by the baggage handlers.

Pilots lied about waiting on “paperwork”. Sat in the plane for over an hour, waiting on some papers to be printed according to the pilot and then all of a sudden he says good news maintenance is finally on their way. Maybe they can fix it before we get our paperwork. Ended up missing my connection in LaGuardia and as a result, had a fly home to Lexington instead of the Louisville airport. Then paid $100 to uber to Louisville since it was midnight by the time I got in. I wish they would just be transparent with passengers sometimes and not try to beat around the bush on why things are delayed.

The WiFi was horrific. I fly delta often and love their (usually reliable and free) WiFi. On this flight it was intermittent and when it did connect was extremely slow. I couldn’t get any work done while I was on the flight which was extremely frustrating. I was also in the exit row seat where there is now immediate seat in front of you, so while the leg room was nice, I couldn’t even watch the TV when the internet wasn’t working. Finally, for the last 20 mins of the flight, the announcement indicator came on the TV screens and took them over, even though no announcement was being made. Really disappointed.

The flight was way too HOT! And the plane did not have any in-flight TV entertainment.

The tray table was broken and the food was terrible.

My bags were misplaced!!! Im in a foreign country with no bags

The entertainment options on the seat back video boards were nice.

The flight I was supposed to be on was supposed to take off at 1:50 from State College. It was delayed over and over and over again until somehow I had to rebook on a flight that was supposed to have left State College at 8 am that morning but didn't end up taking off until almost 6 pm. Not only was this completely unacceptable, the "token from United" was a 15 dollar meal voucher that has to be used by today. I would personally like some miles added to my account for this inconvenience. I was in transit for 8 hours from the time I arrive at State College Aiport to when I got home. I was supposed to be home at 3 pm and I returned at 8 pm. Unacceptable. I have not been on an on Time united flight in nearly 5 years.

Crew was friendly. Seats are too narrow, particularly when a big person is in the adjacent seat, but I understand this is due to smaller planes usually flight into Lincoln. I have experienced several flight delays going out and coming into Lincoln airport, I say maybe 50% or higher of the flights I've taken out of this airport have been delayed.

newer aircraft, ability to connect my headset via blue tooth for entertainment.

Great flight. Boarded efficiently. Arrived early at CLT. There was no in flight entertainment on this aircraft. Great crew.

The seat was comfortable. There was a lot of turbulence. If it weren't for that,it would have been okay.

It was a red-eye, but the flight felt surprisingly quick. The seats were very comfortable, and that made resting much easier. I also want to thank the gentleman seated next to me, who graciously moved so my mom could sit beside me. We slept almost the entire way. The cabin crew was respectful in not disturbing us, while also being courteous and professional throughout. Thank you, United.

Packed in plane small uncomfortable seats elbow to elbow nobody wants to be in that situation for the money they paid

Overall flight was ok. Flight attendant was receptive to assisting passengers with tight connections.

just had water and there was plenty of leg & seat room. But then i don't weight 220#s!!

Not totally their fault- screaming kids that had zero parent intervention.

It was cold on the flight. The crew was very pleasant. I didn't order any food. We were delayed due to Captain waiting on maintenance log. He kept us informed though. The flight itself was smooth. I would definitely fly with Allegiant again!

I had a fantastic experience with Allegiant. I had wheelchair assistance and they helped me find my luggage and brought me to my car. Even loaded my luggage. Wonderful service!! Thank you Allegiant!

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.

Flight was 3 hours delayed. They gave our plan to two other routes. Need to knock that off.

The flight was on time and the landing was very smooth. The crew and flight attendants were all very friendly and professional.

Plane was super cold. No entertainment unless you were with mileage program Getting off the plane was super slow

I appreciate that I finally got the seat I paid extra for this time. Thank you

Half of the TSA checkpoints at PHL are closed. Also, there is no standby for first class passengers. You can only standby for coach. Very dated policy and inconsistent with peers.

It would have been nice if American tried to care.

Delayed initially because they couldn’t print the flight details. Poor instruction on delay. When I got on the plane the flight attendant argued with me about whether my carry on would fit (it did, although she didn’t acknowledge that). No greeting (other than arguing with me) getting on or off the plane.

Beverage service was not good. Also just one service in 5 hr 30 min flight. No ask fir water ir anything beside one time beverage service.

They are always late and seats was also not having working charger

This flight captain and crew were amazing, started ahead of time of departure and reached 30 mins before arrival time. Amazing!

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