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£374 Find Cheap Flights from London to Des Moines

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Cheapest return fare
£658
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Fri 10/7Mon 27/7
LGW - DSM • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way flight
£374
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Tue 25/8
LHR - DSM • 3 stops
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Cheapest • from £722 (return)
Best reviews • 7.5 score
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Cheapest • Avg £951 (return)
Shortest trip • 12h 26m (one-way)
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Cheap Flights from London to Des Moines (LON-DSM)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from London 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.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent return flight deals from London to Des Moines

Fri, 10 Jul - Mon, 27 Jul
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14:00 - 16:09
LGW
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DSM
32h 09m
1 stop
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17:30 - 10:00
DSM
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LGW
34h 30m
2 stops
£658Multiple Airlines
Fri, 10 Jul - Tue, 21 Jul
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14:00 - 16:09
LGW
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DSM
32h 09m
1 stop
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16:14 - 10:00
DSM
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LGW
35h 46m
1 stop
£663Multiple Airlines
Fri, 10 Jul - Sat, 25 Jul
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14:00 - 16:09
LGW
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DSM
32h 09m
1 stop
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16:59 - 10:00
DSM
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LGW
35h 01m
1 stop
£698Multiple Airlines
Wed, 2 Sep - Wed, 16 Sep
Lufthansa Logo
10:50 - 21:23
LHR
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DSM
16h 33m
2 stops
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15:22 - 08:30
DSM
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LHR
11h 08m
1 stop
£722Lufthansa
Fri, 2 Oct - Fri, 6 Nov
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06:40 - 22:29
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DSM
21h 49m
2 stops
Scandinavian Airlines Logo
11:04 - 18:30
DSM
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LHR
25h 26m
2 stops
£725Scandinavian Airlines
Thu, 3 Sep - Tue, 15 Sep
Lufthansa Logo
07:25 - 17:28
LHR
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DSM
16h 03m
2 stops
Lufthansa Logo
15:22 - 16:40
DSM
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LHR
19h 18m
2 stops
£726Lufthansa
Thu, 17 Sep - Mon, 21 Sep
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09:30 - 22:30
LHR
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DSM
19h 00m
2 stops
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11:32 - 06:45
DSM
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LHR
13h 13m
1 stop
£747United Airlines
Sun, 4 Oct - Sun, 11 Oct
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09:30 - 23:35
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DSM
20h 05m
2 stops
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18:55 - 08:30
DSM
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LHR
31h 35m
1 stop
£748United Airlines
Thu, 17 Sep - Mon, 21 Sep
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19:15 - 19:21
LCY
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DSM
30h 06m
2 stops
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14:29 - 09:00
DSM
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LCY
36h 31m
2 stops
£870British Airways
Thu, 17 Sep - Mon, 21 Sep
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19:15 - 19:21
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DSM
30h 06m
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14:29 - 09:00
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36h 31m
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£872British Airways
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KAYAK’s insights & trends for London to Des Moines flights

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

How much is a return flight from London to Des Moines?

This analysis is based on the cheapest return trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from London to Des Moines departing in July.

What is the cheapest month to fly from London to Des Moines?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from London 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 London to Des Moines is January, where tickets cost £157 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and June, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is £783 and £777 respectively.

Good to know - Cheap tickets from London to Des Moines

Low seasonMay
Cheapest flight£374
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 1% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly (25% more expensive on average)
Flight from London Heathrow Airport to Des Moines

When to book flights from London to Des Moines

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from London 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 London to Des Moines

  • What is the cheapest flight from London to Des Moines?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from London to Des Moines was £374 for a one-way ticket and £658 for a return.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from London to Des Moines?

    There are 4 airports in London (London City, London Gatwick, London Heathrow, and London Luton.) and only 1 airport in Des Moines (Des Moines). The cheapest flights are generally found on the London Gatwick Airport to Des Moines flight route.

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

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from London to Des Moines?

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

  • Which is the best airline for flights from London to Des Moines, Virgin Atlantic or United Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from London to Des Moines are Virgin Atlantic and United Airlines. With an average price for the route of £1,148 and an overall rating of 7.5, Virgin Atlantic is the most popular choice. United Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of £835 and an overall rating of 7.4.

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

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Des Moines from London 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 London to Des Moines?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly to Des Moines with an airline and back to London with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from London 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 London up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying from London to Des Moines

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from London 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.
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Virgin AtlanticOverall score based on 690 reviews
7.7Boarding
7.3Comfort
6.9Food
7.5Entertainment
8.1Crew
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Lounge was top notch h with great variety of food and drinks. Cabin crew were great. Smooth flight.

10.0 ExcellentLye Sim, Jun 2026
LHR - JFK
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Lounge was top notch h with great variety of food and drinks. Cabin crew were great. Smooth flight.

Seating and zone. The minor I went with didn’t even seat close to me

My seat 3G did not go down fully and the buttons were not working properly

Food has been disappointing in both legs of flight to india

Great staff great experience, made a 2 hour delay very bearable

Great staff, great experience, made a 2 hour delay very bearable

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.

Horrible! Several delays and then was cancelled! I spent over 24 hours in the airport and was unable to get a hotel or food voucher.

The entertainment is a bit limited, it would be better if they added some games to play besides the movies and tv shows. But the seats are comfortable and the crew is polite

This planes staff was top tier. Everything went great and had a great flight home.

Food was great. Staff was phenomenal. Seats were a bit hard and could use a lot more entertainment options as far as movies to choose from. WiFi was good. Overall great trip.

This was an overnight flight, and in the morning they did know coffee service. How you can throw passengers in a San Francisco airport at 5:40 a.m. in the morning and not giving them Coffee is a crime.

Our flight was delayed several Times due to mechanical issues. Although I understand this may happen at times, it was very inconvenient and we had to book a hotel for an overnight stay. We were traveling with my 3-yo grandson and waiting at the airport from noon until 6:30pm with no reassurance that our next rescheduled flight would depart, we had to decide what’s best for him. A day later, I found out that I may be able to demand compensation if my flight is delayed more than 4 hours. I will hav to read the fine print next time.

The pilot had to extend the flight time from san antonio to Houston to burn off fuel. This caused a lot of unnecessary stress since we had a tight connection to Aruba. And with no other flights going to Aruba we were worried about spending a night in Houston. We had to to run to our connection because of the flight crews mistake. Not happy.

Service was professional and quick. Premium economy seat was comfortable given the class

I'm a United 1K member and have ben for 10 years. The gate agent had no control over the boarding process and had us passengers queued for hours as delays were announced. On the plane, the overhead air nozzle was broken so col over was powering through on me and the passenger next to me. Not a great experience for a million miler on United. Feel free to contact me. Josh Smigel - DM426089

Like: departed and arrived on time. Unlike: Food options for purchase allways bad, 1 of 2 of the crew members not very friendly at all. Seats and leg room aweful. At this point I am thinking on switching to AA.

Crew was nice, aircraft dated, entertainment same. Internet is expensive and terribly slow. Food pretty bad

Horrible experience. Food was ridiculous, insufficient, and not appetizing at all. They served sugary granola bar for breakfast. Furthermore, my bags were delayed and delivered damaged and American made it impossible to file for damages. Furthermore, the flights were delayed causing unnecessary stress given the connecting flights. It was awful experience, would never want to fly American.

My table was broken so it made it difficult to eat the food during the service. I was also informed that my luggage did not make it with me to Phoenix. I live two hours away so this makes it even more stressful to try and arrange a time for pick up

Part of my stress and frustration was 50% with the TSA security. However. It is nearly impossible, if you are flying long-range and carrying luggage, to get through security and to the Gate before it closes. I was scheduled to fly out at approximately 12 and got hung up at TSA from 11:00-11:20. When I looked at the screen, the gate was already closing. I have to run to gate 24. Barely made it - all that to say you might consider lengthening the connection time by at least 30 mins.

Very hard to beat a British Airways international flight…the crews are always so amazing! One flight attendant that really stood out was Emma…she was very personable and accommodating with any request we had!!

The passport line was so long that many of us were concerned about missing our flight and some did. It would've helped if a AA representative had gone to the passport check-in sooner to advise that boarding was closing and those flying that were stuck back in the line, needed to come forward with apologies to others. An AA representative did do that but only after boarding had already closed. (They delayed take-off so that more who were running with carry-ons could get to the gate - especially stressful for older people!) Then to be crammed into a seat with barely enough leg room for a thin woman, 5'7", like me, much less for a taller, bigger person was not comfortable, especially if the person in front decided to lean back. Crew was fine, food and entertainment also.

The seat when "flat" was not flat and pad was too thin to cover it.

Awful customer service, horrible experience. We travel a lot domestic & international- worst flights to/from ever. Brief bkgd as Inhate to relive this experience: booked and chose 2 seats 4 months prior in Premium Economy - last row end seats close to bathroom, no one behind us, plenty of legroom;, underwear storage — flown this was on other airlines, love it. We receive notice 4 days before scheduled overseas flight - plane has changed, new seats assigned. Seats are split into single seats, opposites of the plane, FRONT Row so no reachable storage. Called BOTH British Air & America. American “switched planes and the seats you want are taken;” British Air “Yes, we’ll be glad to accommodate you (type type type). Just ask at the Gate and someone will give you new boarding passes with seats together in middle, OK?” — OK. —At Gate the attendant looks us up saying “No, it is an overbooked flight and yours are the only seats available.” But but but wait, “We were TOLD our seats had been switched and seated together?” Gate attendant “Well they were wrong and don’t change your seats. Your original seats are where you’ll sit.”. Right. No help WHATSOEVER. We sit opposite on way there, wife VERY disgruntled, a Tol 5 worst ways to start a 3-week bus tour of UK. We promise to NEVER FLY AMERICAN OR BROTISH AIR EVER, and we have 3 more extensive trips planned..

They lost my bag. ... And I asked them 3 times to 3 different people if my checked bag will maKe it all the way - they all confirmed and at the end it was left at the connection... Bravo

British Airways is an excellent airline. Comfort, food and airline personnel.

The food on this flight was better than what we had getting to Rome. The flight was comfortable and the staff was great. One of the staff members was a stickler about the blankets in the aisle, which I get, but still. Overall, great flight and will fly with them again!

Our screen kept turning off ...3 times...had to get crew attention to turn it on again

The legroom was lacking and the entertainment system lacked adequate selection of older films. Modern films are generally not very good.

Perfect airline, super friendly, great service, tasty food. Would fly again.

The flight attendants were wonderful - one man put my carry on in the bin for me. Very attentive service. Loved the blanket and pillow waiting for me in economy. Food was excellent which is a surprise given the reputation of any airline food. Wine was fine with the meals. Delighted with the new movies - flight went by very quickly. I would definitely fly Lufthansa again.

Flight was delayed by several hours and then cancelled due to weather. But Staff was very helpful getting me on a different flight. United should offer food coupons and tooth brush and paste for stranded passengers

Service was excellent. Flight was only about half full, which meant we had tons of room to stretch out. Boarding area was nice and well organized, flight attendants were super friendly and attentive and we loved the 3 snacks!

My flight was cancelled, but it was not Kayak's fault. Kayak did require me to pay for the ticket twice to two different venders who paid Lufthansa. Kayak/Lufthansa owes me for the first booking I made first was fraudulent on the part of the subcontracting ticket seller. There will be litigation over this issue under the current passenger protection laws.

flight was half full, plenty of empty seats, was able to lie down across 4 seats, food was good, arrived on time

Was never allowed on and not refunded the full amount of the ticket plus charged a $300 processing fee.

Seats not as comfortable as I had hoped. Food was very nice, service was fine. Entertainment options very nice. Had thought the premium economy was a more plus 2-3-2 layout but it was a 2-4-2 with seats not as wide as I had expected.

I flew four flights on British Airways within two weeks. I was unable to download the boarding pass to my phone for any of the four flights. I could check-in for my flight but the system would not give me boarding pass. I tried multiple ways and multiple times. I discovered many other passengers also had the same issue with their boarding passes. No explanation or acknowledgement by BA.

Lovely big plane. Excellent take off and landing. Cabin crew were so nice. Flight in time no delays

Because our ABZ-LHR flight was cancelled by BA for reasons they refuse to tell us--not weather--we did not make this flight and were booked on the following day. BA offered no assistance to us on the phone or in the airport, and we had to find a hotel at Heathrow on our own.

Horrible - flight was delayed by 6 hours - we boarded, were made to de-board due some technical fault; aircraft changed; special meals request on new flight - all went awry. Landed in Dulles airport; breezed thru immigration; as Business Class passengers or baggage was delivered almost 90 minutes after landing; air tags indicated the bags were just near the carousel but the unhelpful BA staff - Maria and Ghina refused to give any update - palming it off on some imaginary invisible “manager” despite air tags evidence showing it right there. So about 50-60 passengers waiting and getting infuriatingly impatient for their bags coz one container was not delivered. Finally after much argument by some other passengers Maria condescended to go to the “ramp” and within 5 minutes the baggage was delivered miraculously. Question is why couldn’t she have done it one hour earlier ? Poor poor experience once again on Business Class BA.

Cheap Flight Fares would not provide booking info. I canceled the reservation and we arbitrated with American Express. They provided erroneous info to Amex and it was determined that C.F.F. deserved the price of the ticket. Worse experience I've ever had.

Seating space is appalling. Seats and all surrounding area in "Economy" is built for individuals shorter than 4' 10" and below 120 lbs. Ridiculous. While I'm not expecting fine dining, the food was the worst airplane food that I can recall.

Business class lounge for my gate was closed and no email was sent, causing me to walk back and forth to different gates, etc for over 20 minutes one way. Flight entertainment was mediocre with very poor choices especially for business class cabin. Original flight was cancelled and rebooking was difficult and no reason given for cancellation.

Very comfortable flight and simple and directed one way and back. Amazing price.

We loved our flight attendant, Emma from Scotland, the meal and entertainment offerings were wonderful, the flight was smooth, and enough leg room to stretch. We would fly with you again!

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