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Cheapest return fare
£562
Overall average: £593
Scandinavian Airlines
Mon 16/11Mon 23/11
LHR - DSM • 2 stops
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£440
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Mon 23/11
LGW - DSM • 3 stops
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Mon, 16 Nov - Mon, 23 Nov
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06:40 - 22:35LHR  London Heathrow-DSM Des Moines
21h 55m2 stops Kastrup Copenhagen Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson
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14:59 - 16:00DSM  Des Moines-LHR London Heathrow
19h 01m2 stops Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Kastrup Copenhagen
£562Scandinavian Airlines
Wed, 18 Nov - Mon, 23 Nov
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06:40 - 22:35LHR  London Heathrow-DSM Des Moines
21h 55m2 stops Kastrup Copenhagen Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson
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14:59 - 16:00DSM  Des Moines-LHR London Heathrow
19h 01m2 stops Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Kastrup Copenhagen
£576Scandinavian Airlines
Mon, 16 Nov - Mon, 23 Nov
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07:05 - 22:35LHR  London Heathrow-DSM Des Moines
21h 30m3 stops Oslo Gardermoen Kastrup Copenhagen Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson
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11:36 - 21:40DSM  Des Moines-LHR London Heathrow
28h 04m2 stops Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Kastrup Copenhagen
£598Scandinavian Airlines
Tue, 10 Nov - Mon, 16 Nov
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07:40 - 17:28LHR  London Heathrow-DSM Des Moines
15h 48m2 stops Munich Franz Josef Strauss Chicago O'Hare Intl
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11:22 - 07:55DSM  Des Moines-LHR London Heathrow
14h 33m1 stop Chicago O'Hare Intl
£789Lufthansa
Tue, 10 Nov - Wed, 18 Nov
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07:40 - 17:28LHR  London Heathrow-DSM Des Moines
15h 48m2 stops Munich Franz Josef Strauss Chicago O'Hare Intl
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11:23 - 07:55DSM  Des Moines-LHR London Heathrow
14h 32m1 stop Chicago O'Hare Intl
£789Lufthansa
Tue, 10 Nov - Tue, 17 Nov
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11:10 - 21:55LHR  London Heathrow-DSM Des Moines
16h 45m2 stops Munich Franz Josef Strauss Chicago O'Hare Intl
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11:22 - 07:55DSM  Des Moines-LHR London Heathrow
14h 33m1 stop Chicago O'Hare Intl
£789Lufthansa
Wed, 17 Mar - Wed, 31 Mar
British Airways Logo
11:15 - 19:09LHR  London Heathrow-DSM Des Moines
12h 54m1 stop Chicago O'Hare Intl
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14:01 - 08:05DSM  Des Moines-LHR London Heathrow
12h 04m1 stop Chicago O'Hare Intl
£810British Airways
Sun, 10 Jan - Mon, 10 May
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11:00 - 19:13LHR  London Heathrow-DSM Des Moines
14h 13m1 stop Chicago O'Hare Intl
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20:02 - 12:50DSM  Des Moines-LHR London Heathrow
10h 48m1 stop Chicago O'Hare Intl
£831British Airways
Fri, 18 Dec - Mon, 28 Dec
Delta Logo
14:55 - 10:49MAN  Manchester-DSM Des Moines
25h 54m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson
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18:43 - 20:00DSM  Des Moines-MAN Manchester
19h 17m2 stops Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Amsterdam Schiphol
£1,120Delta
Fri, 18 Dec - Mon, 28 Dec
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14:55 - 10:49MAN  Manchester-DSM Des Moines
25h 54m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson
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18:43 - 20:00DSM  Des Moines-MAN Manchester
19h 17m2 stops Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Amsterdam Schiphol
£1,123Delta
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What is the cheapest flight to Des Moines?

In the last 5 days, the cheapest flight deal to Des Moines was found on the route from London, at £562 return. The most popular connection is from London to Des Moines, while KAYAK users have found return deals for as low as £562 in the last 5 days.

Good to know - Cheap tickets to Des Moines

Low season

February

Cheapest flight

£435
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 14% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 4% lower on average.
Flight from London Heathrow Airport to Des Moines

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FAQs - booking Des Moines flights

  • What is the cheapest flight to Des Moines?

    In the last 5 days, the cheapest flight deal to Des Moines was found on the route from London, at £562 return. The most popular connection is from London to Des Moines, while KAYAK users have found return deals for as low as £562 in the last 5 days.

  • How far is Des Moines Airport from central Des Moines?

    Central Des Moines is 4 miles away from Des Moines Airport.

  • What is the name of Des Moines’s airport?

    All flights to Des Moines land at Des Moines Airport. The airport code is DSM,and it can also be referred to as Des Moines or Des Moines Intl.

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Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying to Des Moines

 
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DeltaOverall score based on 8631 reviews
7.8Entertainment
7.2Food
7.8Comfort
8.1Boarding
8.5Crew
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Crew and support were very good; lounge was very good. Seat was narrow and very close to other passengers; lie flat is more complicated and exposed to the aisleways.

6.0 GoodWenny, Aug 2026
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Crew and support were very good; lounge was very good. Seat was narrow and very close to other passengers; lie flat is more complicated and exposed to the aisleways.

London to Atlanta was good. Atlanta to Phoenix was not. Poor boarding as I had to check my rollerboard even though there was plenty of room in the bins. Crew seemed inexperienced. Sat just off the gate for nearly 30 minutes with no explanation from the pilot while the cabin got hot. I typically have a much better experience with Delta.

Wonderful crew, great movie selection and good food. I prefer Airbus to Boeing, much more comfortable

I wish the inflight entertainment system options were broader, but overall this was a fantastic crew and I can’t express how cheerful, welcoming, and attentive they were.

Flight was operated by Virgin Atlantic and it was up to their usual high standard. Minor grips about some issues, but they are really first world issues and as a whole, was an excellent flight.

I paid for a business class ticket on Delta. It was sourced to Virgin Atlantic. They changed out the aircraft which had fewer upper class tickets. Even though I'd checked into the lounge, was receiving alerts via kayak about the delay and changes; no one informed me that the seat would be changed - until I attempted to board and was told that I would have an economy seat or they could search to put me on another airline. Even the flight crew were informed of this change (10 passengers were bumped out of Upper Class) around 2 pm (1400) time. Hours would have helped to consider alternatives instead of making a last minute change. There needs to be compensation from both Delta and Virgin given this change in service/experience.

Movie selection was meh. Food was great. Crew as always great. I paid for premium because that’s the only way not to feel like a sardine. That’s how economy should be imo. Sadly passengers have to pay an extra $1000 to get what they should at base price but that’s all airlines. The airline industry in general treats passengers as cargo.

Ongoing flight was delayed. Staff at bag recheck was able to get us on an earlier flight. With only 20 minutes till take off we feared our bags would not make the new earlier flight. We were most delighted that they did and were there when we landed. Delta came through

When checking our bags at the Virgin Atlantic counter, the employee told us that we should go to Delta because we needed to verify our passports and our names. Fortunately the employee organizing the line stopped us and asked why we didn't hand over our suitcases. He sent us to another line and told the employee that we already have the passports verified in the reservation. She understood and received our suitcases. In London they have a general waiting room, where you stay until the gate number of your flight is announced. KAYAK informed us the gate number hours before the airlines did. Just like the flight to London, the legroom is too small. abusive for a flight of so many hours.

Bathroom broke, had to rush to board because of late exit of previous flight

Lounge was top notch h with great variety of food and drinks. Cabin crew were great. Smooth flight.

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

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

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

Unfortunately delayed 2 hrs due to faulty tyre.. which had to be changed, but better safe than sorry.

Security area in terminal 3 needs to be made much nicer. Less claustrophobic and use of glass and big ceilings wouldhelp

accomodating check in staff, friendly flight crew ( a crew member was speaking tactlessly and was overfamiliar with passengers

Seats need to be updated. Allowance needs to be made for dinner service at an alternative time

The crew should demonstrate flexibility by moving a screaming infant to its own seat with 1 parent

If I could fly Virgin Atlantic airlines to every place, I need to go, I would. Leaving Heathrow through the special virgin air entrance, security is completely white glove service. I love this airline. From ticketing agents to flight staff everyone tries to make it a wonderful & happy flight experience. I wish other airlines copied the positive culture of Virgin Airlines.

It was one hour 15 minutes late taking off so we missed our connecting flight in Philadelphia.

Crew did a great job, but aircraft was old and bitterly cold. Arrived early in CLT but had to wait for 30 mins for a gate. I knew in the plane what time we were arriving 8 hours before landing and it's basically an American Airlines airport, think they would have had space for an international flight lined up lol

This aircraft was much better than the one we took two weeks ago to Edinburgh. The legroom was fantastic (two rows in front of our seats on the last trip), the seats were more comfortable, and the overall experience was improved. The movie selections are awful, unless one likes violence, intense contention, and sexual content. The so-called family films are limited to animations in spite of the many quality live-action films actually geared towards families. A note to Kayak and the survey engineers engaged to gather meaningful data for future passengers and possibly their clients: in many instances, the data you gather is skewed because you provide no "N/A" options, which forces one to choose an option that is not representative of the experience. I recommend your surveys and questionnaires undergo a serious review and update so that the data you collect is meaningful and represent accurate conditions and responses.

Cabin crew were good Food could be a lot better

Really good, premium economy is worth for a daytime flight coming back from europe

The boarding by groups is pointless. The first two groups worked fine, but almost Noone boarded in goups three thru five leaving the vast majority boarding when group six was called. It defeated the purpose of spreading out the crowd.

I blame kayak for my last trip to dca. Kayak cancelled my direct flight and put on a one stop flight and made lost whole day from my vacation and had not even refunded my ticket.

delayed multiple times. no resolution on anything from AA customer service. was put on hold in chat to talk to manager. was 6th in line to talk to manager for more than TWELVE HOURS - from sometime around 9AM until well after I had gone to bed that evening. no explanation, no attempt to make it right. just a five hour delay because of repeated maintenance claims

Was the most uncomfortable I ever had in the air. Felt like I was trapped in the seat legs cramped and was just horrible. The flight to DSM was a lot better. Even being on a smaller plane was better. Staff are outstanding. No complaints about the people.

It was exactly as I expected, on time, smooth flight, courteous staff.

The Linate Milano flight was delayed. Landed at Frankfort at 12:10. Then took the bus on the tarmac and the bus ride was about 20 minutes due to the airport traffic. Got off bus went to passport control, used the kiosk scanned passport, took photo and finger prints and proceeded to wait in line. I asked the attendant that I had a connecting flight at 12:50 his respond was you have to ask the other travelers in line to let you go ahead. There should be a better system. Passed passport control and the gate was at Z69 to the other end of airport. Ran there out breath, I was last person to board due to a mechanical:electrical issue plane took off 2 hours later. Lufthansa need to a better job with international connecting flight. A 1-15 minutes is not enough considering the doors typically close 15 minutes prior to take off. So the window is reduced to 1 hour with all you have to go through with a slight delay it is not enough time. The crew on the flight was excellent and received exceptional customer service.

Good communication via the app regarding the delayed departure. Uncomfortable seat for tall passengers. Could not straighten my legs.

Everything about the flight was excellent except for the fact that we had to wait one hour on the tar app and then I had to race to catch my connecting flight with the next stop

Flight was on time and got us to destination quicker than scheduled.

Flight map did not work. Crew was great, food was good, plane took off on time and landed early. That's all I can ask.

Other than problems with checking in and uploading passport info everything was great. It would be nice to be able to manually input passport info. Often while traveling the bandwidth has problems uploading pictures

Boarding was a zoo. London ground crew was useless. Poor communication regarding where to line up. We were group 2, and everyone was jammed in together. Ground crew didn’t seem to care.

Horrible flight attendant in back of economy that screamed at me, have already reported to United. Horrible food - for Gluten free, why would you assume the person is vegetarian? I was served some kind of horrible curry bean paste and multiple cold rolls and soggy vegetables with no seasoning... um no!

Knowing that there was weather in other areas of the world, united airlines should have planned better than it did. The flight was 5 hours late. United has no regard for its customers

Flight itself fine, big problem with KAYAK. Revised e-ticket sent in July stated departure LHR 10:55, arrival SFO 13:45. (a believable local arrival time given flight length and time difference). When we got to LHR there was no 10:55 flight to SFO and were advised that in fact flight LH2473 was arriving in MUNICH at 13:45pm, and that we would need to get a connecting flight arriving in SFO at 18:55 local time - over 5 hours later than expected. 1) you the booking agent made an error on the revised e-ticket you sent, omitting the Munich stopover and incorrect SFO arrival time. 2) I booked a DIRECT flight and 3) we had to cancel plans this end as a result, even though the team at LHR did a great job moving us to a later direct flight getting us in 2 hours earlier than the flight from munich would have.

one meal and one breakfast or sandwich instead of two meals.

Many issues arose with the plane and after 3 hours of delays, we had to return to the London airport as the plane was unfit to cross the ocean. It was highly concerning that this aircraft was in operation with so many problems.

You're asking 2 different questions. The flight from Los Angeles to London (and from London to Faro) was on British Airways. Those flights were awful. The app didn't provide detailed information, the WiFi that I paid for didn't work, the form I had to fill out to re-enter the UK was not communicated clearly so I nearly missed my flight. British Airways is significantly behind every other airline I've traveled in every way. American Airlines flight form London to Los Angeles was great. In the future, I will avoid flying British Airways when I can.

Premium economy was not what was shown, no leg riser, seats were broken and do not recline more than economy, food, we couldn't eat it was so bad, no menu 1 item and it sucked.

British Airways is very good... Taxiing after landing took 35 minutes, can't really blame the airline but the terrible infrastructure at JFK.

Our section of the aircraft in premium economy was very cold. We asked the attendants twice to raise the heat but it never happened. Even with the blanket it was chilly for 10 1/2 hours

Because kayak scammed me with false advertisement saying 23kg was included but I ended up having to pay another £200

The flight was canceled and I was directed to Air France two days later than my plan departure day. This involve getting two more days of hotel and also not being able to get a boarding pass until I got to the Istanbul Air France boarding desk. It has been a troubling time.

It makes no sense for several types of drinks to already be out of stock in the middle of the flight.

I have a walker I need it to get from the plane to customs and baggage claim. It had a huge orange tag on it saying it should be given to me as I got off the plane. It was not and the flight staff didn’t know where it was—both on my flight to London and on the return. In It was very frustrating

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