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$237 Find Cheap Flights from San José to Des Moines

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Cheap Flights from San José to Des Moines (SJO-DSM)

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

Sat, Sep 27 - Sun, Oct 5
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12:19 pm - 4:59 pmSJO-DSM
27h 40m2 stops
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10:41 am - 11:30 amDSM-SJO
25h 49m1 stop
Sat, Sep 27 - Sun, Oct 5
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12:19 pm - 4:59 pmSJO-DSM
27h 40m3 stops
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8:47 pm - 3:17 pmDSM-SJO
19h 30m2 stops
Sat, Sep 27 - Sun, Oct 5
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12:19 pm - 4:59 pmSJO-DSM
27h 40m3 stops
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10:41 am - 10:41 amDSM-SJO
25h 00m3 stops
Tue, Dec 23 - Wed, Jan 7
American Airlines Logo
12:34 am - 5:09 pmSJO-DSM
16h 35m1 stop
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6:57 am - 8:02 pmDSM-SJO
13h 05m1 stop
$542American Airlines
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Tue, Dec 23 - Wed, Jan 7
American Airlines Logo
12:34 am - 2:53 pmSJO-DSM
14h 19m2 stops
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9:22 am - 11:00 pmDSM-SJO
13h 38m1 stop
$546American Airlines
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Mon, Dec 15 - Wed, Jan 7
American Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 5:57 pmSJO-DSM
11h 57m1 stop
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6:57 am - 8:02 pmDSM-SJO
13h 05m1 stop
$563American Airlines
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Mon, Dec 15 - Wed, Jan 7
American Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 11:50 pmSJO-DSM
16h 50m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
12:52 pm - 11:00 pmDSM-SJO
10h 08m2 stops
$567American Airlines
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Sat, Sep 27 - Sun, Oct 5
American Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 9:58 pmSJO-DSM
14h 58m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
6:11 pm - 1:38 pmDSM-SJO
20h 27m2 stops
$623American Airlines
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Sun, Dec 14 - Wed, Jan 7
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1:45 am - 9:37 pmSJO-DSM
43h 52m2 stops
Avianca Logo
8:00 am - 11:15 pmDSM-SJO
15h 15m2 stops
$1,069Avianca
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Sat, Sep 27 - Sun, Oct 5
Delta Logo
1:35 pm - 10:37 pmSJO-DSM
8h 02m1 stop
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5:44 am - 12:08 pmDSM-SJO
7h 24m1 stop
$1,237Delta
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American Airlines
Cheapest • from $542 (round-trip)
United Airlines
Best reviews • 7.4 score
Airline reviews
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When to travel
January
Cheapest • 20% price drop
June
Most popular
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Cheapest round-trip
$356
Typical prices: $553-726
Multiple Airlines
Sat 9/27Sun 10/5
SJO - DSM • 2 stops
Cheapest one-way
$237
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Fri 10/10
SJO - DSM • 2 stops
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KAYAK's insights & trends for San José to Des Moines flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from San José 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 José, San José Province to Des Moines?

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

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

For San José to Des Moines, Tuesday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Sunday is the most expensive. Flying from Des Moines back to San José, the best deals are generally found on Tuesday, with Saturday being the most expensive.

What is the cheapest month to fly from San José 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 José 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 José to Des Moines is January, where tickets cost $476 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are April and November, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $764 and $688 respectively.

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Low seasonJuly
Cheapest flight$237
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 12% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 12% increase in price.
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FAQs for booking flights from San José to Des Moines

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from San José to Des Moines was $237 for a one-way ticket and $356 for a round-trip.

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

    Yes, you’ll need a passport to travel to Des Moines from San José.

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

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

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

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

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

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from San José to Des Moines are United Airlines and American Airlines. With an average price for the route of $670 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 $609 and an overall rating of 7.2.

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

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from San José 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 José 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 José 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 José with another airline. Booking your flights between San José 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 José 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 José up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Reviews of the top airlines flying from San José to Des Moines

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from San José 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 José 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 8931 reviews
6.6Food
7.3Comfort
7.7Boarding
7.1Entertainment
8.1Crew
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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.

6.0 GoodKaren Andrea, Sep 2025IAH - MCO
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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.

IAD with the archaic people movers is just a place to be avoided.

Overall, it was good. I was seating next to a wonderful lady and did not notice how time flew. Thanks

All of the United employees I interacted with were professional and courteous. The aircraft was clean, the food on the flight was good. No complaints here.

Armrest controller on my seat 35D and nextbooennseat 35E did not work right. Hard to press buttons to recognize and 35D had constantnpressure either upmost down somit was nearly impossible to make selections. .

I flew with my dog and had already purchased my dog’s ticket. Even that morning I had called costumer service to insure that my husband and I had seats together since the website was giving me an error when choosing our seats and the representative mentioned our dog. I showed up early to the airport and when I got to the gate and we started boarding I was help back and told that I was supposed to have a yellow tag and that I should have checked in at the counter for them to give me that tag. I was not aware of this, the representative on the phone did not say anything. Nor did I see it anywhere in the checking process online, so if you travel with a pet and are not checking in luggage, just know that you still have to go to the check in counter when arriving at the airport unless you want to be the last one to board and not have room for your carry on in the overhead bins. Other than that, I had a great experience.

Once we got in the air the pilot made up some of the time of the delay. So that was really nice.

My flight was delayed about 1 1/2 hours in Chicago, but other then that it was a good flight.

This is the best united airlines flight that I took. The crew was very friendly and the food was tasty!

Given it’s a red-eye into Charolotte, we didn’t get any food. The survey does not include “N/A” so the rating will be skewed.

The delayed flight was awful and moving the departure gate twice was annoying

Great. Quick and quiet and east. The breakfast choices were a welcome surprise!

The flight was on time and crew were nice, seats were tight and there was entertainment available

American airlines suck they delay the flights all the time made me sleep in an airport because my flight was delayed and I miss my connecting flight

There's nothing I liked about it. For first off I scheduled this trip two weeks in advance then they delayed my flight which messed up my whole trip. So I scheduled it for the following weekend thinking there won't be a delay and guess what as soon as I got to the airport we said in the airplane on the tarmac for an hour and a half. Not only was it delayed I missed my connecting flight meaning I had to stay the night at Dallas-Fort Worth airport sleeping on the floor. I will tell you this I will never fly American airlines ever again I have had nothing but horrible experience with them and I just throw money at them

The stewardess hit me with the food kart twice on the head and didn't say I'm sorry once. The same stewardess gave me a warm Apple Juice with No ice. The Flight was delayed for Departure 6 times, starting from 2:36pm, finally taking off 7:50pm. I was late picking up my child from the sitter by 3 hours.

Having to reschedule flights a day later, they loaded by luggage on the wrong plane from Little rock now I have to HOPE they deliver it to where im staying like they said would. International flight crew was very disgruntled and not very friendly.

We will be writing a long, detailed letter to corporate about our awful experience with American airlines.

It took way too long to diagnose and solve the problem of a broken crew member cabin seat. Though compensation for the volunteer who left the flight was very kind.

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