$293 Find Cheap Flights from San José to Iowa

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Cheap Flights from San José to Iowa

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Des Moines
Des Moines2 stops$428
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids1 stop$512
Des Moines
Des Moines2 stops$428
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids1 stop$512

Book Cheap San José to Iowa Plane Tickets

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

Thu, Nov 20 - Sun, Nov 23
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1:20 pm - 8:44 amSJO-DSM
19h 24m2 stops
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9:19 am - 12:15 pmDSM-SJO
26h 56m1 stop
$428Multiple Airlines
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Thu, Nov 20 - Sun, Nov 23
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1:20 pm - 8:44 amSJO-DSM
19h 24m2 stops
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9:19 am - 10:19 amDSM-SJO
25h 00m2 stops
$482Multiple Airlines
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Fri, Dec 26 - Mon, Mar 2
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2:05 pm - 4:53 pmSJO-CID
26h 48m1 stop
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8:00 am - 7:53 pmCID-SJO
11h 53m2 stops
$512United Airlines
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Fri, Dec 26 - Sat, Feb 28
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6:30 am - 9:34 pmSJO-CID
15h 04m2 stops
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1:10 pm - 12:56 pmCID-SJO
23h 46m1 stop
$520United Airlines
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Fri, Dec 26 - Mon, Mar 2
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7:00 am - 11:50 pmSJO-CID
16h 50m1 stop
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6:00 am - 8:14 pmCID-SJO
14h 14m1 stop
$521American Airlines
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Thu, Nov 20 - Tue, Nov 25
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6:22 am - 11:35 pmSJO-CID
17h 13m1 stop
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2:02 pm - 12:31 pmCID-SJO
22h 29m1 stop
$531American Airlines
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Thu, Nov 20 - Sun, Nov 23
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7:00 am - 5:46 pmSJO-DSM
10h 46m1 stop
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2:17 pm - 10:07 pmDSM-SJO
7h 50m1 stop
$563Delta
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Sat, Nov 22 - Sat, Dec 6
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2:31 pm - 10:33 pmSJO-DSM
8h 02m1 stop
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3:00 pm - 10:20 pmDSM-SJO
7h 20m1 stop
$590Delta
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Mon, Nov 24 - Sat, Dec 13
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4:08 am - 5:25 pmSJO-DSM
13h 17m2 stops
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8:00 am - 8:19 amDSM-SJO
24h 19m2 stops
$1,024Copa Airlines
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Thu, Nov 27 - Sat, Dec 13
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4:08 am - 5:25 pmSJO-DSM
13h 17m2 stops
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8:00 am - 7:10 amDSM-SJO
23h 10m2 stops
$1,158Copa Airlines
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Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for San José to Iowa flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from San José to Iowa to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest month to fly from San José to Iowa?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from San José to Iowa, 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 Iowa is January, when tickets cost $422 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are April and December, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $809 and $649 respectively.

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

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

When flying from San José to Iowa, you should consider leaving on a Tuesday and avoid Sundays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to San José, you’ll find the best rates on Tuesdays and the most expensive ones on Saturdays.

Good to know

Low seasonJuly
Cheapest flight$293
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 10% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 4% increase in price.
Flight from San José to Cedar Rapids

FAQs - booking Iowa flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from San José to Iowa?

    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 Iowa.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from San José to Iowa 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 Iowa?

    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 from San José to Iowa with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from San José to Iowa?

    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 from San José to Iowa up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Iowa?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to Iowa is generally in the morning, when round-trip flights cost $604 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Iowa is generally at night, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $639.

Reviews of the top airlines flying from San José to Iowa

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from San José to Iowa. 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 Iowa? 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 9012 reviews
7.3Comfort
8.1Crew
7.7Boarding
6.6Food
7.1Entertainment
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Older aircraft, no meal, only food was for purchase. Not impressed United.

4.0 OkayThomas, Nov 2025SFO - KOA
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Older aircraft, no meal, only food was for purchase. Not impressed United.

United needs to step up their game. Delayed flight leaving Seattle, San Francisco. Older aircraft, not very comfortable.

Always wish for more healthy, gluten free options. We have to bring our own.

Having a long layover, I was very appreciative of the ability to stand by for an earlier flight. Other airlines like Delta have refused this to me in the past, just to be mean (because my ticket class wasn't high enough). United went out of their way to help me get to my destination early, which I really appreciated given that it was the third leg of a 24+ hour journey for me.

This flight leg was fantastic - super comfortable and a great selection of things to watch on the TV. Staff were excellent, really above and beyond.

Other than a way way too cold cabinets for the entire flight, all was great

One bag is incorrect and not acceptable for an international flight. The food was not just good. I won't fly with them again.

The flight attendants were very rude, beyond comprehension. I took a business class from London to SFO for the first time on United. When I asked for a second piece of bread during dinner, the serving attendant threw a 3rd bread on my plate and said, “here. You can have this one too”! I couldn’t believe the rudeness of the attendant. Most all attendants were very rude, unhelpful, sing the food was absolutely disgusting. Never fly United internationally in business class. My flight back to SFO was a nightmare!!

Not pleasant trip cross country when the entertainment and WiFi system not working. No entertainment for entirety of route. Staff was rather nonchalant in that they dismissed the problem due to age of plane. It would have been nice to know this up front so I could have come prepared to read or download movies before boarding Coincidentally or not, there was a similar issue with the entertainment system on my previous flight I took on my fist leg of the trip. There are no seat TVs, so you must rely on the app when it works. United can do better. Also, what use it it to pay for boarding group 2 when half of the passengers are in the same line as you?

Plane boarded early a quickly, was mostly full. We left close to on time. And landed early.

this plane was really old, had exit row seats and tray was in arm of seat so super uncomfortable to use. another seat they could t even use the tray it was broke. seat i. front of me had duct tape on it cause seat was ripped open... this plane should either be updated or retired.

Baggage handling poor. Second time this has happened. My bag went to San Francisco instead of Fiji. No apology. Luckily Nadi airport staff are fantastic. My bag arrived in Fiji the next day.

We loved the steward on the plane. He made the night enjoyable

I enjoyed the extra leg room compared to other airlines. The first stewards made my daughter’s birthday special by giving her an extra snack. Then the last one coming home from Chicago to Appleton made our night really enjoyable Thanks for making our trip enjoyable

The flight was smooth, the pilot kept us informed about delays and we arrived more of less on time

Flight delay was communicated before leaving for airport which caused it to be a non-event. Great flight and crew!

Did not get any refreshments. Crew was very nice but limited. Small seats

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

Wish a flight with more than 2 hours with some snack rather than just cookie/biscuit.

The flight attendant, a black woman with curly hair who sat near Row 21, was wonderful and kind.

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