Cheap Flights from Des Moines, IA to Detroit, MI from $159

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On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 61 connecting flights from Des Moines to Detroit. You can compare airfare deals from 3 airlines and multiple travel sites from $159, book and save on cheap plane tickets and last minute offers. Also check out DSM-DTT flight schedule to find best flight time, convenient departure and arrival airports.

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Best Flights from Des Moines to Detroit Today

Take a look at the list of non stop flights and flights with layovers from Des Moines to Detroit with the lowest price of $159. Take a look at the list of flights with layovers from Des Moines to Detroit from $159. There’re no direct flights. The fastest connecting flight – 3h 56m.

Price	Departure	Arrival	Flight Duration	Airline	Flight
from $159 Find flight	21:21 Des Moines Des Moines International Airport	11:25+1 день Detroit All airports	13h 4m layover 8h 11m - Denver	Frontier Airlines	F91677 F93566
from $263 Find flight	15:27 Des Moines Des Moines International Airport	23:39 Detroit All airports	7h 12m layover 4h 1m - Chicago	United Airlines	UA3457 UA5785
from $263 Find flight	11:35 Des Moines Des Moines International Airport	20:23 Detroit All airports	7h 48m layover 4h 40m - Chicago	United Airlines	UA2306 UA5593
from $263 Find flight	08:00 Des Moines Des Moines International Airport	16:50 Detroit All airports	7h 50m layover 4h 50m - Chicago	United Airlines	UA1363 UA576
from $263 Find flight	11:35 Des Moines Des Moines International Airport	22:08 Detroit All airports	9h 33m layover 6h 25m - Chicago	United Airlines	UA2306 UA4773
from $263 Find flight	11:35 Des Moines Des Moines International Airport	23:39 Detroit All airports	11h 4m layover 7h 56m - Chicago	United Airlines	UA2306 UA5785
from $263 Find flight	08:00 Des Moines Des Moines International Airport	22:07 Detroit All airports	13h 7m layover 10h 13m - Chicago	United Airlines	UA1363 UA4773
from $263 Find flight	18:45 Des Moines Des Moines International Airport	10:19+1 день Detroit All airports	14h 34m layover 11h 22m - Chicago	United Airlines	UA3433 UA5280
from $263 Find flight	18:45 Des Moines Des Moines International Airport	13:29+1 день Detroit All airports	17h 44m layover 14h 31m - Chicago	United Airlines	UA3433 UA5286
from $263 Find flight	18:50 Des Moines Des Moines International Airport	16:44+1 день Detroit All airports	20h 54m layover 18h 2m - Chicago	United Airlines	UA3433 UA576
from $263 Find flight	11:35 Des Moines Des Moines International Airport	10:19+1 день Detroit All airports	21h 44m layover 18h 35m - Chicago	United Airlines	UA2306 UA5280
from $263 Find flight	11:35 Des Moines Des Moines International Airport	13:29+1 день Detroit All airports	24h 54m layover 21h 44m - Chicago	United Airlines	UA2306 UA5286
from $263 Find flight	08:00 Des Moines Des Moines International Airport	10:19+1 день Detroit All airports	25h 19m layover 22h 10m - Chicago	United Airlines	UA1363 UA5280
from $273 Find flight	09:00 Des Moines Des Moines International Airport	22:15 Detroit All airports	12h 15m layover 7h 10m - Denver	United Airlines	UA581 UA1649
from $273 Find flight	05:45 Des Moines Des Moines International Airport	22:15 Detroit All airports	15h 30m layover 10h 18m - Denver	United Airlines	UA4700 UA1649
from $316 Find flight	11:29 Des Moines Des Moines International Airport	20:15 Detroit All airports	7h 46m layover 4h 53m - Chicago	United Airlines	UA1373 UA5593

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Prices indicated for one-way flights. Information updated on January 15, 2025

Flight Schedule Des Moines (Iowa) to Detroit (Michigan)

Full flight schedule will help you in detecting at what time planes fly from Des Moines to Detroit. You can also specify the concrete flights and airlines on the route and how long the flight actually is. Use the calendar for today, tomorrow or other specific date as some flights are available only on certain days of the week.

Departure	Flight Details	Flight Duration	Price
05:45 — 22:15	05:45 — 07:02 UA4700 United Airlines Des Moines — Denver 10h 18m stop 17:20 — 22:15 UA1649 United Airlines Denver — Detroit	15h 30m including layover	Find flight from$273
05:45 — 14:51	05:45 — 07:02 UA4700 United Airlines Des Moines — Denver 3h 5m stop 10:07 — 14:51 UA1889 United Airlines Denver — Detroit	8h 6m including layover	Find flight from$289
06:00 — 17:46	06:00 — 09:46 G4444 Allegiant Air Des Moines — Orlando 5h 17m stop 15:03 — 17:46 NK2082 Spirit Airlines Orlando — Detroit	10h 46m including layover	Find flight from$689
07:00 — 17:49	07:00 — 11:12 G4434 Allegiant Air Des Moines — Miami 3h 38m stop 14:50 — 17:49 NK3722 Spirit Airlines Miami — Detroit	9h 49m including layover	Find flight from$613
08:00 — 16:50	08:00 — 09:27 UA1363 United Airlines Des Moines — Chicago 4h 50m stop 14:56 — 17:17 UA576 United Airlines Chicago — Detroit	7h 50m including layover	Find flight from$263
08:00 — 22:07	08:00 — 09:27 UA1363 United Airlines Des Moines — Chicago 10h 13m stop 19:35 — 22:10 UA4773 United Airlines Chicago — Detroit	13h 7m including layover	Find flight from$263
09:00 — 22:15	09:00 — 10:10 UA581 United Airlines Des Moines — Denver 7h 10m stop 17:20 — 22:15 UA1649 United Airlines Denver — Detroit	12h 15m including layover	Find flight from$273
09:10 — 22:09	09:10 — 10:17 UA581 United Airlines Des Moines — Denver 7h 4m stop 17:21 — 22:09 UA288 United Airlines Denver — Detroit	11h 59m including layover	Find flight from$367
11:35 — 20:23	11:35 — 13:10 UA2306 United Airlines Des Moines — Chicago 4h 40m stop 17:50 — 20:23 UA5593 United Airlines Chicago — Detroit	7h 48m including layover	Find flight from$263
11:35 — 22:08	11:35 — 13:10 UA2306 United Airlines Des Moines — Chicago 6h 25m stop 19:35 — 22:08 UA4773 United Airlines Chicago — Detroit	9h 33m including layover	Find flight from$263
13:49 — 14:48 +1 day	13:45 — 14:51 UA5835 United Airlines Des Moines — Denver 19h 5m stop 10:00 — 14:51 UA1889 United Airlines Denver — Detroit	23h 59m including layover	Find flight from$273
13:49 — 22:15	13:49 — 14:59 UA5835 United Airlines Des Moines — Denver 2h 21m stop 17:20 — 22:15 UA1649 United Airlines Denver — Detroit	7h 26m including layover	Find flight from$289
15:27 — 23:39	15:27 — 17:05 UA3457 United Airlines Des Moines — Chicago 4h 1m stop 21:06 — 23:39 UA5785 United Airlines Chicago — Detroit	7h 12m including layover	Find flight from$263
15:27 — 10:19 +1 day	15:27 — 17:05 UA3457 United Airlines Des Moines — Chicago 14h 40m stop 07:45 — 10:19 UA5280 United Airlines Chicago — Detroit	17h 52m including layover	Find flight from$263
17:15 — 14:48 +1 day	17:06 — 18:15 UA1781 United Airlines Des Moines — Denver 15h 44m stop 10:00 — 14:51 UA1889 United Airlines Denver — Detroit	20h 33m including layover	Find flight from$273
17:15 — 22:15 +1 day	17:15 — 18:20 UA1781 United Airlines Des Moines — Denver 23h stop 17:20 — 22:15 UA1649 United Airlines Denver — Detroit	28h including layover	Find flight from$273
18:45 — 10:19 +1 day	18:45 — 20:23 UA3433 United Airlines Des Moines — Chicago 11h 22m stop 07:45 — 10:19 UA5280 United Airlines Chicago — Detroit	14h 34m including layover	Find flight from$263
18:45 — 13:29 +1 day	18:45 — 20:23 UA3433 United Airlines Des Moines — Chicago 14h 31m stop 10:54 — 13:29 UA5286 United Airlines Chicago — Detroit	17h 44m including layover	Find flight from$263
21:21 — 11:25 +1 day	18:51 — 19:57 F91677 Frontier Airlines Des Moines — Denver 8h 11m stop 05:15 — 10:07 F93566 Frontier Airlines Denver — Detroit	13h 4m including layover	Find flight from$159
06:00 — 20:39	06:00 — 09:46 G4444 Allegiant Air Des Moines — Orlando 5h 13m stop 14:59 — 16:38 NK1850 Spirit Airlines Orlando — Atlanta 2h 1m stop 18:39 — 20:39 NK1288 Spirit Airlines Atlanta — Detroit	13h 39m including layover	Find flight from$723
07:00 — 01:53 +1 day	07:00 — 11:12 G4434 Allegiant Air Des Moines — Miami 3h 39m stop 14:51 — 16:34 NK909 Spirit Airlines Miami — Houston 5h 9m stop 21:43 — 01:53 NK384 Spirit Airlines Houston — Detroit	17h 53m including layover	Find flight from$388

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on January 15, 2025

Flight Information

Below we will explain in detail what the flights cost on the destination from Des Moines to Detroit depends on and how to choose the most interesting flight option for you.

Distance between Des Moines and Detroit is 881 miles. Time difference between the cities is 1h. Airplanes depart 05:45 to 21:21 from 1 Des Moines airport and arrive 05:45 to 21:21 to 2 Detroit airports. Average flight time is 13h 4m.

The fastest flight 3h 56m
Average flight time 13h 4m
The earliest flight 05:45
The latest flight 21:21
Distance 548 ml

The cheapest months to travel to Detroit are november (from 53 $), february (from 159 $), december (from 225 $).

The most expensive months are january (from 263 $), december (from 225 $), february (from 159 $).

What is the lowest airfare Des Moines to Detroit?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $159. This airfare is for economy class on one-way F91677 flight by Frontier Airlines for February 21, 2025 which leaves Des Moines International Airport in Des Moines at 21:21 am and arrives at Detroit All airports at 11:25.

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Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight Des Moines — Detroit is served by 3 regular airlines and 2 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by Frontier Airlines - 1 departures per week at the price of from $ 159 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by Allegiant Air airline - from $ 723.

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Connecting Flights

There are 61 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is UA3457 by United Airlines takes 3h 56m and the cheapest is F91677 by Frontier Airlines for $159.

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Airports

You can fly from Des Moines to Detroit from 1 airports (Des Moines International Airport).

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Airplanes

There are flights to Detroit from Des Moines by 3 airlines that use 0 aircraft brands. They range from huge modern airplanes to small-sized.

Top Domestic Destinations from Des Moines

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