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$141 Find Cheap Flights from San Antonio to Des Moines

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Cheap Flights from San Antonio to Des Moines (SAT-DSM)

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

Thu, Nov 13 - Mon, Nov 17
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10:46 pm - 10:40 pmSAT-DSM
23h 54m1 stop
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3:45 pm - 11:45 pmDSM-SAT
32h 00m2 stops
$262Multiple Airlines
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Wed, Nov 12 - Sat, Nov 15
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7:37 pm - 10:00 amSAT-DSM
14h 23m1 stop
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10:00 am - 9:14 amDSM-SAT
23h 14m1 stop
$276Multiple Airlines
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Tue, Nov 25 - Tue, Dec 2
American Airlines Logo
5:00 am - 10:40 amSAT-DSM
5h 40m1 stop
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1:06 pm - 9:49 pmDSM-SAT
8h 43m1 stop
$317American Airlines
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Thu, Nov 27 - Tue, Dec 2
Delta Logo
5:15 am - 12:15 pmSAT-DSM
7h 00m1 stop
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2:59 pm - 9:19 pmDSM-SAT
6h 20m1 stop
$330Delta
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Tue, Dec 23 - Sat, Jan 3
American Airlines Logo
6:00 pm - 11:35 pmSAT-DSM
5h 35m1 stop
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11:32 am - 6:10 pmDSM-SAT
6h 38m1 stop
$350American Airlines
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Tue, Dec 2 - Fri, Dec 5
Southwest Logo
3:05 pm - 7:55 pmSAT-DSM
4h 50m1 stop
Southwest Logo
8:20 am - 4:10 pmDSM-SAT
7h 50m1 stop
$352Southwest
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Tue, Dec 2 - Fri, Dec 5
United Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 2:20 pmSAT-DSM
7h 20m1 stop
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8:00 am - 3:30 pmDSM-SAT
7h 30m2 stops
$357United Airlines
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Thu, Nov 27 - Tue, Dec 2
United Airlines Logo
5:30 am - 2:19 pmSAT-DSM
8h 49m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
1:31 pm - 8:53 pmDSM-SAT
7h 22m1 stop
$374United Airlines
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Tue, Mar 10 - Wed, Mar 11
Delta Logo
4:25 pm - 10:28 pmSAT-DSM
6h 03m1 stop
Delta Logo
5:15 pm - 12:14 amDSM-SAT
6h 59m1 stop
$387Delta
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Tue, Nov 25 - Tue, Dec 2
Southwest Logo
5:50 am - 12:25 pmSAT-DSM
6h 35m1 stop
Southwest Logo
6:15 am - 11:55 amDSM-SAT
5h 40m2 stops
$439Southwest
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Everything you should know

Top airlines
American Airlines
Cheapest • from $317 (round-trip)
Delta
Best reviews • 7.9 score
Airline reviews
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Airline reviews
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When to travel
June
Cheapest • 28% price drop
November
Most popular
Good to know
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Cheapest round-trip
$262
Typical prices: $436-$739
Multiple Airlines
Thu 11/13Mon 11/17
SAT - DSM • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way
$141
Typical prices: $157-$158
Delta
Thu 11/27
SAT - DSM • 1 stop
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KAYAK's insights & trends for San Antonio to Des Moines flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from San Antonio 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 San Antonio 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 San Antonio to Des Moines departing in November.

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

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

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

What is the cheapest month to fly from San Antonio to Des Moines?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from San Antonio 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 San Antonio to Des Moines is June, where tickets cost $315 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and November, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $692 and $560 respectively.

Good to know

Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flight$141
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 17% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 28% increase in price.
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FAQs for booking flights from San Antonio to Des Moines

  • What is the cheapest flight from San Antonio to Des Moines?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from San Antonio to Des Moines was $141 for a one-way ticket and $262 for a round-trip.

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

    A passport is not required to fly from San Antonio to Des Moines.

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

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from San Antonio to Des Moines?

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

  • Which is the best airline for flights from San Antonio to Des Moines, Delta or United Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from San Antonio to Des Moines are Delta and United Airlines. With an average price for the route of $366 and an overall rating of 7.9, Delta is the most popular choice. United Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $497 and an overall rating of 7.4.

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

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

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

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from San Antonio 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 San Antonio 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 7992 reviews
7.9Comfort
8.2Boarding
7.3Food
7.9Entertainment
8.5Crew
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Staff were friendly and happy. Delta could make sure passengers that don't have the app know of changes. Without Kayak I would not have known about the change of gate or the delay. Kayak was faster to notify me.

8.0 ExcellentJulie, Oct 2025LAX - SFO
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Staff were friendly and happy. Delta could make sure passengers that don't have the app know of changes. Without Kayak I would not have known about the change of gate or the delay. Kayak was faster to notify me.

They ended up paying for the bag twice, but the counter wouldn't take my baggage receipt. Left it to me to resolve. Not sure how to resolve the issue.

The customer service before board was very rude and when I expressed my concerns about making the connecting flight she laughed and told me I bought the wrong ticket. I explained once it showed the flight was delayed it no longer let me change seats or anything. I was trying to upgrade to make sure I would get to the next gate on time.

Non stop on long haul is the way to go. Great experience

The flight used a B767 with a very old interior from before 2014. The entertainment system did not work at all during the flight despite attempts to reset the system. It was like they flew this route just to be competitive.

They changed planes and the new plane couldn’t carry enough fuel to fly across the country so we had to stop in Kansas City to refuel. Flight was delayed .

Flight was too crowded and seats are too small, especially since passengrs are getting larger. Having a middle seat is ALWAYS tough! Woman on my left was large & kept creeping in to my space. Flight personnel were great! Have more savory rather than sweet snacks please.

Flight was crowded and the woman sitting on my left was large & kept crouching in to my space. You need bigger seats or smaller passengers to fit into the seats you DO have! Snack were OK. Would appreciate if airlines had more savory rather than sweet snacks, thank you!

Delayed flight (1hour) plus a long layover after an overnight flight with no backup plane available.

We were delayed, which I think had to do with air traffic control. Otherwise, everything was great.

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.

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.

Flight was good and crew was super polite. However, there were around 5 kids screaming the WHOLE 2 hours. I understand kids have to come but parents need to do something to control their children. They make the experience terrible, especially after finishing 16 hour shifts at the hospital I needed some sleep, which I did not get.

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

It was great, I’m very grateful for the pilots and crew flight attendants for everything.

Overall it was good. I missed my connection but I was put on another flight.

Gate agent did not hold flight for connection, provided no assistance to get new flight

Flight was great. Efficient boarding. Short flight. Early arrival. Friendly flight crew. The entertainment system did not work well. Could not access it until the aircraft reached 10K feet or more. Lots of glitches.

Smooth flight. Boarding was chaotic. Could not hear the gate agent over the intercom. People were lined up in the wrong lines. Groups one and two were told to board through line one and group 3 through line 2. All very confusing. Once in the air, the flight was smooth. There was no entertainment option on this aircraft, even though it was a larger aircraft.

We boarded but then sat there waiting on some missed connection people to get on so we sat for about 15 minutes for that. Then we sat again because the passenger manifest was wrong and they had to figure it out before we could leave. That took about another 20 minutes or so. The crew was working hard to figure it out so it’s not their fault. It ended up being a system glitch where someone was upgraded to first class while another person was also in the same seat and it just created a mess that took a little while to figure out. They literally went to every person on the plane asking their names to see who was sitting in the wrong seat. I also hate the entertainment that must be watched on your phone or tablet. Just give us setback screens. It’s so much better. Almost every Delta flight has this now and it is so nice to have them. The crew did a great job. I have no complaints from them. They were very hard working, even with the mishap and a disgruntled passenger.

Wish some foods provided rather than just biscuit/cookie for flight more than 2 hours

Flight was delayed leaving Dallas. Arrived about 2 hours later than scheduled.

The only thing to like was that we eventually got to our destination

Poor seat in rear of aircraft Food at Admiral’s Club Terminal D at DFW inedible

After we landed we sat on the tarmac for 1.5 hours waiting to get to our gate. Ridiculous.

We were delayed for a “couple of maintenance issues.” They were resolved rather quickly but a computer glitch caused someone in the airport to have to bring a physical copy of the paperwork so we could leave. I don’t know where they had to drive from to get to our plane but it took forever & we were 1 1/2 hrs late in leaving. The flight itself was fine.

We didn't take off until an hour after we boarded.

The flight was fine. This survey is not. There is no option for N/A so items which don’t apply to my experience still must be rated. In those instances I give a “3” rating which ultimately skews the results.

The actual trip was fine, however, the changes made to our flights and the layovers were had to endure were awful.

Flight from Dallas to OKC was good, but my trip was interrupted due to a delayed flight from Austin to DFW, which happens all the time. I frequently miss my connection from DFW and American can never seem to make this work!

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