£216 Find Cheap Flights from Des Moines to the United Kingdom

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Cheap Flights from Des Moines to the United Kingdom

Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Manchester
Manchester1 stop£489
Edinburgh
Edinburgh2 stops£517
Birmingham
Birmingham2 stops£646
Bristol
Bristol2 stops£644
Leeds
Leeds2 stops£615
Manchester
Manchester1 stop£489
Edinburgh
Edinburgh2 stops£517
Birmingham
Birmingham2 stops£646
Bristol
Bristol2 stops£644
Leeds
Leeds2 stops£615

Book Cheap Des Moines to the United Kingdom Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Des Moines to the United Kingdom 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 return flight deals from Des Moines to the United Kingdom

Tue, 7 Oct - Thu, 16 Oct
Virgin Atlantic Logo
14:13 - 11:10DSM-LHR
14h 57m1 stop
Virgin Atlantic Logo
12:25 - 21:03LHR-DSM
14h 38m1 stop
£439Virgin Atlantic
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Fri, 28 Nov - Wed, 10 Dec
American Airlines Logo
13:53 - 11:50DSM-INV
15h 57m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
10:30 - 22:02INV-DSM
17h 32m2 stops
£441American Airlines
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Mon, 10 Nov - Thu, 13 Nov
Scandinavian Airlines Logo
14:17 - 17:40DSM-LHR
21h 23m2 stops
Scandinavian Airlines Logo
06:40 - 22:33LHR-DSM
21h 53m2 stops
£453Scandinavian Airlines
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Wed, 29 Oct - Wed, 5 Nov
Multiple Airlines Logo
14:40 - 07:05DSM-LHR
11h 25m1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
11:45 - 20:35LHR-DSM
14h 50m2 stops
£455Multiple Airlines
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Sun, 30 Nov - Mon, 8 Dec
British Airways Logo
13:06 - 19:00DSM-INV
23h 54m2 stops
British Airways Logo
19:45 - 22:02INV-DSM
32h 17m2 stops
£473British Airways
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Sun, 30 Nov - Mon, 8 Dec
British Airways Logo
21:00 - 11:50DSM-INV
32h 50m2 stops
British Airways Logo
19:45 - 18:34INV-DSM
28h 49m2 stops
£481British Airways
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Sat, 15 Nov - Wed, 19 Nov
Scandinavian Airlines Logo
14:17 - 18:35DSM-MAN
22h 18m2 stops
Scandinavian Airlines Logo
19:15 - 22:33MAN-DSM
33h 18m2 stops
£492Scandinavian Airlines
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Sun, 9 Nov - Thu, 13 Nov
Multiple Airlines Logo
10:50 - 06:00DSM-LGW
37h 10m2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
14:00 - 10:00LGW-DSM
26h 00m1 stop
£498Multiple Airlines
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Wed, 29 Oct - Wed, 5 Nov
United Airlines Logo
13:05 - 07:55DSM-LHR
13h 50m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
06:35 - 20:45LHR-DSM
20h 10m2 stops
£542United Airlines
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Wed, 29 Oct - Wed, 5 Nov
United Airlines Logo
11:26 - 05:55DSM-LHR
13h 29m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
11:35 - 23:44LHR-DSM
18h 09m1 stop
£553United Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Des Moines to the United Kingdom flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Des Moines to the United Kingdom to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Des Moines to the United Kingdom?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Des Moines to the United Kingdom, 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 Des Moines to the United Kingdom is February, when tickets cost £545 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and December, when the average cost of return tickets is £950 and £909 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Des Moines to United Kingdom?

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

If you are looking for a flight deal from Des Moines to United Kingdom, look for departures on Wednesdays and avoid leaving on a Tuesday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from United Kingdom, Friday is the cheapest day to fly and Sunday is the most expensive.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Des Moines to the United Kingdom?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Des Moines to the United Kingdom, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below-average price on a flight from Des Moines to the United Kingdom, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 31% compared to booking last-minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 12 weeks before departure.

Good to know - Cheap tickets from Des Moines to the United Kingdom

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight£216
Best time to beat the crowds (16% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (1% more expensive on average)
Flight from Des Moines to Edinburgh

FAQs - booking United Kingdom flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Des Moines to the United Kingdom?

    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 Des Moines to the United Kingdom.

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    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Des Moines to the United Kingdom is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Des Moines to the United Kingdom?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly from Des Moines to the United Kingdom 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 Des Moines to the United Kingdom?

    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 Des Moines to the United Kingdom 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 the United Kingdom?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to the United Kingdom is generally in the evening, when retur flights cost £847 on average. Morning departures are around 13% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to the United Kingdom is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is £957.

Reviews of the top 3 airlines flying from Des Moines to the United Kingdom

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Des Moines to the United Kingdom? 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 8929 reviews
7.1Entertainment
6.6Food
8.1Crew
7.7Boarding
7.3Comfort
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We had to deboard 2 times due to maintenance issues. They changed the plane, and then we got deviated to LAX due to maibtenance issues on the other plane, had to sleep at LAX and los a full day.

2.0 MediocreAnonymous, Sept 2025SFO - MEX
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We had to deboard 2 times due to maintenance issues. They changed the plane, and then we got deviated to LAX due to maibtenance issues on the other plane, had to sleep at LAX and los a full day.

Everything was good, except the seats in economy were so close together, you could barely get out when the seat in front of your was reclined. If the airlines keep jamming in more and more seats, it will become intolerable. I will look for another airline that considers customer comfort and does not keep adding more rows of seats for more profit.

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.

Great service on board. Boarding a bit slow due to process. Food was pretty average.

Tastless food and too obvious lack of enthusiasm for service in the economy vesus business class

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.

I had no checked baggage but was required to hand over carry on baggage at the door of the plane. There was a lot of overboard space in the plane and I was one of the last ones. I ran to get my carry on but it was gone. I was given back at the plane door in Toronto, so the wait was not as long as it would have been at the carousel.

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. .

Food was the worst I’ve had on a VA flight. Normally it’s a lot better

I was my pleasure to fly virgin on my birthday for my first solo trip ever 🫶🏼

These are one of the older seat arrangements facing away from the windows! Not particularly convenient sets. No storage spaces. NO COAT HANGING HOOKS. Inconvenient business class seat compared to any other airlines of similar class. Staff are excellent! Extremely professional, friendly. Food is good too.

Overall, flight was excellent but check in was very slow for Premium Economy. Economy queue was shorter but we weren't allowed to use it.

The staff was not very polite but the flight was very very nice and comfortable and the entertainment was great

Great crew - old style upper class seats on the older fleet now feels dated

Premium economy more comfortable than economy, but not by much. Did was awful, do not try the omelette. Flight crew were helpful. Flight was delayed by over an hour. Overall but bad, arrived safely and thank God.

Food was excellent. Service was very good. Staff was very helpful to all passengers.

The crew was excellent as ever on Virgin. The special meal was poor unfortunately. More significantly when we arrived at Manchester Airport there was no air bridge provided and we had to exit the plane down a rickety stair case. This is unacceptable for a transatlantic flight. Whilst I understand that this is the airport’s fault at the end of the day the airline is responsible for our transportation and needs to do something.

Super friendly and helpful staff, from check-in desk to cabin crew.

The seating has become ridiculous… like a contest to see how narrow and short they can be made- forcing anyone over 5’1 to pay more to not be twisting oneself into a pretzel. Really insane- would have thought BA was better than this. Frankly- it cancels out a lot of the positive aspects.

flight was delayed from BWI to London - missed my connecting flight & then connecting flight (also British Air) was delayed - food is awful, TV & movie selection is great

Super tight economy class. My knees were hitting the back of seat in front of me (I'm only 5'6"). My small backpack (sized according to their required dimensions) would not fit under the seat in front of me because there is a box (is that the life jacket?) in the way. Over all, extremely uncomfortable. I forgive the tasteless food, but the tight seating was torture

Didn’t fly with them as someone had cancelled my flight

Online check-in 24 hours in advance something seems not so easy to check in to pick seats and to print a boarding pass

I like the crew, very welcoming. Food can be better. The seat arms don’t go up so. I could use the empty seat next to mine to relax better. 3hrs delay 😠

Boarding was efficient and quick, crew was very attentive, seats were comfortable.

Everything was very good! I personally struggled with the heat in the cabin for the first 2 hours

Very caring crew on board. Didn’t have dinner as I was sleeping. Was seating in the emergency row so I had comfortable leg room

Had a nice little suite although I couldn’t close the door (but I didn’t ask anyone to help). 5K is a nice seat and very private (you look in on first class). Enjoyable flight and nice crew.

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