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$224 Find Cheap Flights from Sacramento 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 Sacramento 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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These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from Sacramento to Des Moines, as well as popular online travel agencies
These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from Sacramento to Des Moines, as well as popular online travel agencies
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Everything you should know

Cheapest round-trip
$320
Typical prices: $725-$354
Multiple Airlines
Mon 8/3Mon 8/10
SMF - DSM • 2 stops
Cheapest one-way
$224
United Airlines
Mon 8/3
SMF - DSM • 1 stop
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Cheapest • from $367 (round-trip)
Best reviews • 8.0 score
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Nonstop flights
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There are currently no direct flights between Sacramento and Des Moines. You'll need at least 1 connection.
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Cheapest • Avg $445 (round-trip)
Shortest trip • 5h 24m (one-way)
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Cheapest • 31% price drop
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Cheap Flights from Sacramento to Des Moines (SMF-DSM)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Sacramento 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.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent round-trip flight deals from Sacramento to Des Moines

Mon, Aug 3 - Mon, Aug 10
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7:44 pm - 12:59 pm
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DSM
39h 15m
2 stops
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10:06 pm - 4:11 pm
DSM
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SMF
20h 05m
1 stop
$320Multiple Airlines
Wed, Jun 24 - Wed, Jul 1
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11:45 pm - 9:11 am
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DSM
7h 26m
1 stop
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4:48 pm - 10:55 pm
DSM
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SMF
8h 07m
1 stop
$367American Airlines
Wed, Jun 24 - Wed, Jul 1
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12:57 pm - 11:58 pm
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DSM
9h 01m
2 stops
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7:02 pm - 12:11 am
DSM
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SMF
7h 09m
1 stop
$396American Airlines
Thu, Jul 30 - Tue, Aug 4
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12:56 pm - 11:39 pm
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DSM
8h 43m
1 stop
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1:41 pm - 9:03 pm
DSM
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SMF
9h 22m
1 stop
$407American Airlines
Thu, Jul 30 - Tue, Aug 4
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3:05 pm - 12:01 am
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DSM
6h 56m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
7:13 pm - 11:59 pm
DSM
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SMF
6h 46m
1 stop
$415American Airlines
Thu, Jul 30 - Tue, Aug 4
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12:56 pm - 11:39 pm
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DSM
8h 43m
1 stop
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5:00 am - 12:04 pm
DSM
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SMF
9h 04m
2 stops
$420American Airlines
Wed, Jul 29 - Mon, Aug 3
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12:56 pm - 11:58 pm
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DSM
9h 02m
2 stops
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6:33 pm - 11:34 pm
DSM
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SMF
7h 01m
1 stop
$422American Airlines
Fri, Jun 19 - Wed, Jun 24
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1:15 pm - 10:40 pm
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DSM
7h 25m
1 stop
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5:50 am - 9:35 am
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SMF
5h 45m
1 stop
$427United Airlines
Wed, Jun 24 - Wed, Jul 1
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12:57 pm - 11:58 pm
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DSM
9h 01m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
5:30 am - 12:06 pm
DSM
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SMF
8h 36m
2 stops
$429American Airlines
Thu, Jul 9 - Sun, Jul 12
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6:28 pm - 9:23 pm
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DSM
24h 55m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
9:33 pm - 10:35 am
DSM
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SMF
15h 02m
2 stops
$430Multiple Airlines
Booking Insights

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

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Sacramento 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 Sacramento 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 Sacramento to Des Moines departing in August.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Sacramento 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 Sacramento to Des Moines is July, where tickets cost $353 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are April and February, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,051 and $582 respectively.

Good to know

Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flight$224
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 14% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 12% lower on average.
Flight from Sacramento to Des Moines

When to book flights from Sacramento to Des Moines

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Sacramento 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 Sacramento to Des Moines

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Sacramento to Des Moines was $224 for a one-way ticket and $320 for a round-trip.

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Sacramento to Des Moines, Southwest or United Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Sacramento to Des Moines are Southwest and United Airlines. With an average price for the route of $450 and an overall rating of 8.0, Southwest is the most popular choice. United Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $445 and an overall rating of 7.4.

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

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Des Moines from Sacramento 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 Sacramento 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 Sacramento with another airline. Booking your flights between Sacramento 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 Sacramento 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 Sacramento up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Sacramento 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 Sacramento 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 4266 reviews
8.0Comfort
7.5Entertainment
8.1Boarding
7.0Food
8.6Crew
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The entire experience from boarding to landing was amazing! The crew were very friendly. Will definitely be back.

10.0 Excellentlarry, Apr 2026
LGB - PHX
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The entire experience from boarding to landing was amazing! The crew were very friendly. Will definitely be back.

Delayed flight, lack of information, boarding process is a mess as is the carryon luggage causing issues when leaving the plane….just a poor experience.

Comfortable. Easy. No problems. Just wish they had gf options for snacks.

The crew was very kind and made going to Hawaii relaxing and fun to look forward to! Thank you Southwest for a pleasant flight!

Terrible. Even though there’s assigned seating now, they are still the slowest boarding airline of anyone.

It was good from LAX to Phoenix, But the connection in Phoenix to Tulsa was not that great. The staff on both flights were great. The choice of free entertainment was ok nothing to brag about. The 45 min delay because of some electrical issue wasn't great from Phoenix to Tulsa. We sat there with hardly any air, The seat I had was between windows so the side of the plane pushed in on you. My being a bigger man it then made the seating area uncomfortable. The seats on the plane had no power to connect to recharge your phone or anything. I would recommend that they should look into a slot or clamp to hold your phone to enjoy while watching the entertainment choices hands-free. Also make it possible to raise the inner seat by the window be able to raise the arm rest up to make more room for larger people to set more comfortably. I would also say other then that stop price gouging the airfare or nickel and diming everything. Not fair for people having to fly for emergencies and be paying for higher prices due to the season or holidays. Your making your money either way and the cost of flying is still going to be the same regardless if there's 100 people or 200 people.

Southwest was greaat! The most expensive but the least upsetting for those we were flying to see.

Boarding was easy. The seats are small and fairly uncomfortable

The problem with the seat assignments is that there were a lot of rows in the front that were empty but my row at the back was full. Just not so pleasant.

Good but I prefer choose your own seat. With the new assigned seats they should board from the back I see no advantage to this new boarding. Just like every other airline

Seat pitch is horrible especially on the 15 hour flight. Gate crew at SFO was Outstanding. The flight crew was also great.

My service dog and I were asked to deplane just before they closed the door - clearly very last minute they couldn’t find the documentation that I have filled out many many times before that is for flying service animals. I purposely purchase 3seats (a whole row) since he is large and not all passengers want to sit next to a dog on a cross country flight. The plane departed with my husband on it!!! They made me fill out a hard copy of the same form and had to reschedule me on a later flight where they could find 3 seats together!! I’ve done this so many times before - clearly the error was on their part in a technology glitch - but really people - do better!! Very traumatic - and my husband had to wait for us when he landed ….so bad. Poor pup was confused and tired.

Late plane. Only one crew on the ground so we b had to wait for Denver flight to come in, board, and depart. At 78 yrs of age I was not pleased trying to get my connection. What really made me angry was the notification you sent me to hurry up or I would miss my connection. Why tell me to hurry up when you got me in late. It was not a good way of treating customers.

No screens or meal options. Freezing cold. Dirty seats. Left late.

Booked through Kayak Business, had a seat in middle and towards back due to booking rate, not comfortable.

A long delay. Don't travel late in the day.

Outstanding service, efficient & friendly crew, flight was safe, comfortable & on time

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.

Boarding was again a "free for all". We were boarding group 4, and almost the entire plane was able to board before us. It's a shame that someone who follows the rules, gets the short end of the stick. Not fair.

Ontario airport boarding was very easy to park and access, is clean and TSA took 10 minutes total. Check-in was a breeze and cruise was very nice.

Left early arrived early..right amount of talking from pilots..of course had to love the biscuit and water!

Boarding gate at LAX was too crowded—two gates next to one another

On time departure and early arrival. Flight attendant very nice.

The SFO Lounge crew were amazing. The bartender Faris was great. Thanks!

Was not able to do a online check-in because the American Airlines system doesn't store our visa or other passport information, allowing us to have a trouble-free check-in. We were forced to have to check-in at the counter which Changes are upgrade status given that we were not able to check in much earlier.

Good flight, seated and had a water within 5 minutes. Crew was hospitable.

We left at 1030 am pacific from LA and supposed to land at 7 pm Eastern in NY. They made a detour, stopped in Philadelphia and didn’t land till 1130 PM Eastern!!! Worst flight experience with no pilot communication with no explanation as to what was going on. Everyone was very frustrated to say the least.

Flight boarded from Gate 159B, the farthest gate in the LAX Bradley Terminal. While the flight operated on time, the first class cabin attendant made no recognition of my being an Advantage Executive Platinum member.

The flight itself was excellent but the gate attendant made me check my carryon since she said it was an inch too big. I’ve had no problems with this carryon on recent flights on Qantas, Delta, Austrian, Southwest Airlines even though the overhead bins are the same size. there were other carryons in the bins that also looked larger than mine and there was room left in the bins for more. When I picked up my carryon from baggage claim one of the wheels had broken off.

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