£185 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£465
Edinburgh
Edinburgh1 stop£495
Birmingham
Birmingham2 stops£572
Bristol
Bristol2 stops£750
Leeds
Leeds2 stops£647
Manchester
Manchester1 stop£465
Edinburgh
Edinburgh1 stop£495
Birmingham
Birmingham2 stops£572
Bristol
Bristol2 stops£750
Leeds
Leeds2 stops£647

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

Mon, 8 Sep - Wed, 17 Sep
Virgin Atlantic Logo
11:23 - 08:35DSM-MAN
15h 12m1 stop
Virgin Atlantic Logo
11:55 - 22:37MAN-DSM
16h 42m1 stop
£465Virgin Atlantic
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Mon, 8 Sep - Wed, 17 Sep
Virgin Atlantic Logo
05:44 - 08:35DSM-MAN
20h 51m1 stop
Virgin Atlantic Logo
11:55 - 22:37MAN-DSM
16h 42m1 stop
£472Virgin Atlantic
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Tue, 19 Aug - Tue, 2 Sep
United Airlines Logo
15:25 - 08:20DSM-LHR
10h 55m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
14:05 - 12:14LHR-DSM
28h 09m2 stops
£473United Airlines
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Sun, 14 Sep - Sun, 21 Sep
British Airways Logo
18:09 - 10:15DSM-INV
34h 06m2 stops
British Airways Logo
20:55 - 23:28INV-DSM
32h 33m2 stops
£473British Airways
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Tue, 19 Aug - Tue, 2 Sep
United Airlines Logo
15:25 - 08:20DSM-LHR
10h 55m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
14:05 - 10:39LHR-DSM
26h 34m2 stops
£473United Airlines
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Fri, 28 Nov - Wed, 10 Dec
British Airways Logo
16:26 - 11:50DSM-INV
13h 24m2 stops
British Airways Logo
10:30 - 16:10INV-DSM
35h 40m2 stops
£476British Airways
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Fri, 28 Nov - Wed, 10 Dec
American Airlines Logo
11:51 - 11:50DSM-INV
17h 59m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
10:30 - 23:46INV-DSM
19h 16m3 stops
£477American Airlines
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Tue, 2 Sep - Tue, 9 Sep
Air Canada Logo
18:25 - 06:30DSM-LHR
30h 05m2 stops
Air Canada Logo
14:05 - 12:14LHR-DSM
28h 09m2 stops
£477Air Canada
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Fri, 28 Nov - Wed, 10 Dec
American Airlines Logo
14:15 - 11:50DSM-INV
15h 35m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
10:30 - 23:46INV-DSM
19h 16m3 stops
£478American Airlines
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Tue, 16 Sep - Tue, 23 Sep
Air Canada Logo
13:10 - 09:35DSM-LHR
14h 25m2 stops
Air Canada Logo
14:05 - 12:14LHR-DSM
28h 09m2 stops
£493Air Canada
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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 January, when tickets cost £533 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and December, when the average cost of return tickets is £994 and £918 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 5 weeks before departure, which saves you about 30% compared to booking last-minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 25 weeks before departure.


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

Low seasonJanuary
Best time to beat the crowds (18% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (1% more expensive on average)

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.

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

    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 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
Virgin AtlanticOverall score based on 655 reviews
8.1Crew
7.5Entertainment
7.7Boarding
6.9Food
7.3Comfort
Airline reviews

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

10.0 ExcellentSami, Jul 2025YYZ - LHR
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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.

Following a paid seat upgrade for enhanced comfort, I encountered an unacceptable odor in my assigned area. It took three hours for the crew to relocate me, and the replacement seat was unacceptably close to the lavatory, offering no improvement.

Good overall. Cannot fault the airlines. I have had better entertainment systems before ie ice in Emirates but it was not too bad. Food was decent and staff were friendly.

I did not fly by vergin atlantic from bangalore to vasco da gama

Your flight delayed at Heathrow n I almost missed my mother funeral.you idiots. I had to waste 10 hours in different airports. Thank your stars I'm not suing you.

Miami airport needs more thorough signage. It was a long walk from my transport point to the check in desk,

Flight was delayed. Though I checked in with BA live chat three times, our special meals were not provided.

My experience with British Airways is excellent, thanks for all 🫶🏻✈️

Old tired plane, Uncomfortable business class seat. Breakfast dreadful and meagre. At least flight was on time!

The crew is very friendly and helpful. The food is good for airplane food. The flight is long and hard to sleep. The leg space is great. The plane arrived in plenty of time.

Enjoyable flight, helpful crew everything was organized to accommodate passengers.

Captain sick. Unable to get replacement so delayed me 30 hours, many others delayed 54 hours. TOTALLY DESTROYED ALL MY PLANS, including lost my rental car which would now cost over 5 times what I paid so stuck with buses n trains... lost hotel reservations.... HORRIBLE!!!

They’ve lost my bag and I have no way of really getting in touch with anyone and have received no updates.

Very crowded, no real explanation of food "chicken or pasta?" After dinner no drinks service. Plane was clean, but little help with finding soaces fir luggage to get into overhead bins. Many passengers putting 2 bags, hats, duty free in overhead bins so no space for roll ons

Flight was good but seat in 12D was not comfortable, better on the Airbus 321 from Tampa to Charlotte. No breakfast was served before landing in zLonfon only a coffee and orange juice.

I was transferred to an American Airlines flight. The boarding was late and unorganized. The seating was extremely tight and uncomfortable. Will not use AA again.

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