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$118 Find Cheap Flights from San Antonio 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 San Antonio to Des Moines departing on 7/17. 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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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

Wed, Jul 9 - Wed, Jul 16
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7:52 pm - 10:36 pmSAT-DSM
26h 44m1 stop
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7:30 am - 6:36 pmDSM-SAT
11h 06m1 stop
Wed, Jul 9 - Wed, Jul 16
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7:52 pm - 10:36 pmSAT-DSM
26h 44m1 stop
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11:00 am - 11:59 pmDSM-SAT
12h 59m2 stops
Thu, Jun 26 - Mon, Jun 30
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6:13 pm - 6:11 pmSAT-DSM
23h 58m1 stop
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2:06 pm - 1:06 pmDSM-SAT
23h 00m2 stops
Wed, Jul 9 - Wed, Jul 16
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2:11 pm - 10:36 pmSAT-DSM
32h 25m2 stops
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11:00 am - 11:59 pmDSM-SAT
12h 59m2 stops
Thu, Jun 26 - Mon, Jun 30
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6:13 pm - 6:11 pmSAT-DSM
23h 58m1 stop
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1:24 pm - 5:00 amDSM-SAT
15h 36m1 stop
Thu, Aug 7 - Sat, Aug 9
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6:24 pm - 11:27 pmSAT-DSM
5h 03m1 stop
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5:12 am - 9:16 amDSM-SAT
4h 04m1 stop
$283American Airlines
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Thu, Aug 7 - Mon, Aug 11
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6:24 pm - 11:27 pmSAT-DSM
5h 03m1 stop
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5:12 am - 9:16 amDSM-SAT
4h 04m1 stop
$306American Airlines
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Wed, Jun 25 - Tue, Jul 1
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5:25 am - 10:39 amSAT-DSM
5h 14m1 stop
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2:43 pm - 9:23 pmDSM-SAT
6h 40m1 stop
$362Delta
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Wed, Jun 25 - Tue, Jul 1
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6:04 pm - 10:22 pmSAT-DSM
4h 18m1 stop
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1:45 pm - 10:59 pmDSM-SAT
9h 14m2 stops
$367United Airlines
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Thu, Aug 7 - Mon, Aug 11
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6:45 am - 2:41 pmSAT-DSM
7h 56m1 stop
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3:38 pm - 8:50 amDSM-SAT
17h 12m2 stops
$388United Airlines
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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.

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 $316 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and March, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $664 and $597 respectively.

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Low seasonFebruary
High seasonNovember
Cheapest flight$118
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 17% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 22% increase in price.
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When to book flights from San Antonio to Des Moines

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from San Antonio 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 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 $118 for a one-way ticket and $210 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, United Airlines or American Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from San Antonio to Des Moines are United Airlines and American Airlines. With an average price for the route of $687 and an overall rating of 7.4, United Airlines is the most popular choice. American Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $397 and an overall rating of 7.2.

  • 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.

Top airlines flying 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.
7.4
United AirlinesOverall score based on 8790 reviews
6.6Food
7.7Boarding
7.3Comfort
7.0Entertainment
8.1Crew
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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.

10.0 ExcellentDr. Joseph, May 2025ORD - DSM
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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.

My priority checked bag was not loaded on the flight. I had to sit in baggage claim in Las Vegas for 2 1/2 hours waiting for the next flight. All baggage staff were very helpful, tracking showed it as scanned for loading. Nobody told me why it wasn't on my flight.

Food choices were very limited. Taste of the dishes was average.

It’s been awhile since I have traveled on United. I, along with my family who were on the flight noted how smoothly everything went . Boarding, flight crew and service was excellent.

Oh my gosh, I loved my experience with United! they made me want to travel more often.

How badly can you screw up baggage claim? We were told to go to baggage claim too for our bags from this flight. Another flights bags were there. They finished up. More bags from a different flight arrived. Our bags did not Finally the baggage claim belt stopped working and and are flight was still listed on the arrivals for that baggage claim 2. And then nothing It turns out that they had been delivered not only the United baggage claim but far away on a Delta baggage claim No I never told us. It was only the people looking around who had been on the flight But I’m sure there was plenty of time for the employees to raffle through the bags and steal whatever they wanted

No food service almost missed because of first flight delays

Sucks ! All three flights I was on this trip were delayed.

So awful Unreliable Unfriendly Bad Mad Mean Smelly Hot Late Overbooked Understaffed Expensive Cramped Narcs If they were a fruit they’d be rotten durian

At the beginning of the flight there was some turbulence and the announcement was made that there would be no beverage service. The turbulence only last about 5 minutes then it was smooth sailing. I noticed that first class got their service, but the rest of us did not.

Update departure times in a more timely manner. We are not boarding on time if the plane isn’t arriving until after our scheduled departure time.

Update.us on flight information in a more timely manner. Don’t say we are boarding on time ten minutes before the boarding time when the aircraft isn’t arriving for another forty minutes.

Took off on time and successfully avoided weather that looked to be a problem along the way

I liked everything. Except that my neck was hurting on the seat. I couldn't sleep.

We were delayed Al ost / hours after boarding so that maintenance had to add oil to the engines. Then the oil they grabbed had been left out in the Dallas record cold and was frozen. They had to go back to the hanger and grab some that was not frozen.

They changed my seat from one that I had paid for as an upgrade to a regular seat at the last minute.

Flight was empty so had a whole row to myself. Still had to wait to get the bag due to the negligence at Palm Springs departure.

I blame kayak for my last trip to dca. Kayak cancelled my direct flight and put on a one stop flight and made lost whole day from my vacation and had not even refunded my ticket.

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