Cheap Flights from Des Moines, IA to Indianapolis, IN from $56

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On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 35 connecting flights from Des Moines to Indianapolis. You can compare airfare deals from 3 airlines and multiple travel sites from $56, book and save on cheap plane tickets and last minute offers. Also check out DSM-IND flight schedule to find best flight time, convenient departure and arrival airports.

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Best Flights from Des Moines to Indianapolis Today

Take a look at the list of non stop flights and flights with layovers from Des Moines to Indianapolis with the lowest price of $56. Take a look at the list of flights with layovers from Des Moines to Indianapolis from $56. There’re no direct flights. The fastest connecting flight – 3h 43m.

Price	Departure	Arrival	Flight Duration	Airline	Flight
from $56 Find flight	21:21 Des Moines Des Moines International Airport	10:21+1 день Indianapolis Indianapolis Int.	12h 0m layover 7h 27m - Denver	Frontier Airlines	F91677 F92348
from $196 Find flight	11:29 Des Moines Des Moines International Airport	17:48 Indianapolis Indianapolis Int.	5h 19m layover 2h 43m - Chicago	United Airlines	UA1373 UA3690
from $196 Find flight	08:00 Des Moines Des Moines International Airport	15:08 Indianapolis Indianapolis Int.	6h 8m layover 3h 32m - Chicago	United Airlines	UA1363 UA3518
from $240 Find flight	07:30 Des Moines Des Moines International Airport	20:23 Indianapolis Indianapolis Int.	11h 53m layover 6h 23m - Punta Gorda	Allegiant Air	G4453 G4619
from $245 Find flight	08:00 Des Moines Des Moines International Airport	13:00 Indianapolis Indianapolis Int.	4h 0m layover 1h 24m - Chicago	United Airlines	UA1363 UA3491
from $259 Find flight	17:13 Des Moines Des Moines International Airport	14:35+1 день Indianapolis Indianapolis Int.	20h 22m layover 15h 47m - Denver	United Airlines	UA1781 UA2255
from $298 Find flight	09:10 Des Moines Des Moines International Airport	22:23 Indianapolis Indianapolis Int.	12h 13m layover 7h 37m - Denver	United Airlines	UA581 UA1199
from $307 Find flight	07:00 Des Moines Des Moines International Airport	15:18 Indianapolis Indianapolis Int.	7h 18m layover 1h 19m - Miami	Allegiant Air	G4434 NK1034
from $312 Find flight	18:50 Des Moines Des Moines International Airport	16:13+1 день Indianapolis Indianapolis Int.	20h 23m layover 17h 43m - Chicago	United Airlines	UA3433 UA3657
from $312 Find flight	18:50 Des Moines Des Moines International Airport	19:58+1 день Indianapolis Indianapolis Int.	24h 8m layover 21h 28m - Chicago	United Airlines	UA3433 UA3628
from $314 Find flight	08:00 Des Moines Des Moines International Airport	17:48 Indianapolis Indianapolis Int.	8h 48m layover 6h 12m - Chicago	United Airlines	UA1363 UA3690
from $314 Find flight	18:50 Des Moines Des Moines International Airport	09:24+1 день Indianapolis Indianapolis Int.	13h 34m layover 10h 53m - Chicago	United Airlines	UA3433 UA3481
from $314 Find flight	18:50 Des Moines Des Moines International Airport	13:00+1 день Indianapolis Indianapolis Int.	17h 10m layover 14h 30m - Chicago	United Airlines	UA3433 UA3491
from $314 Find flight	18:50 Des Moines Des Moines International Airport	15:08+1 день Indianapolis Indianapolis Int.	19h 18m layover 16h 38m - Chicago	United Airlines	UA3433 UA3518
from $314 Find flight	18:50 Des Moines Des Moines International Airport	17:50+1 день Indianapolis Indianapolis Int.	22h 0m layover 19h 20m - Chicago	United Airlines	UA3433 UA3690
from $262 Find flight	15:44 Des Moines Des Moines International Airport	09:46+1 день Indianapolis Indianapolis Int.	17h 2m layover 5h 4m - Las Vegas 1h 4m - Miami	Allegiant Air	G42062 NK954 NK271

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Prices indicated for one-way flights. Information updated on February 23, 2025

Flight Schedule Des Moines (Iowa) to Indianapolis (Indiana)

Full flight schedule will help you in detecting at what time planes fly from Des Moines to Indianapolis. 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
06:00 — 14:29	06:00 — 09:46 G4444 Allegiant Air Des Moines — Sanford 2h 18m stop 12:04 — 14:29 G42246 Allegiant Air Sanford — Indianapolis	7h 29m including layover	Find flight from$316
07:00 — 15:18	07:00 — 11:12 G4434 Allegiant Air Des Moines — Miami 1h 19m stop 12:31 — 15:18 NK1034 Spirit Airlines Miami — Indianapolis	7h 18m including layover	Find flight from$307
07:30 — 20:23	07:30 — 11:29 G4453 Allegiant Air Des Moines — Punta Gorda 6h 23m stop 17:52 — 20:23 G4619 Allegiant Air Punta Gorda — Indianapolis	11h 53m including layover	Find flight from$240
08:00 — 15:08	08:00 — 09:28 UA1363 United Airlines Des Moines — Chicago 3h 32m stop 13:00 — 15:08 UA3518 United Airlines Chicago — Indianapolis	6h 8m including layover	Find flight from$196
08:00 — 13:00	08:00 — 09:28 UA1363 United Airlines Des Moines — Chicago 1h 24m stop 10:52 — 13:00 UA3491 United Airlines Chicago — Indianapolis	4h including layover	Find flight from$245
09:10 — 22:23	09:02 — 10:17 UA581 United Airlines Des Moines — Denver 7h 37m stop 17:49 — 22:15 UA1199 United Airlines Denver — Indianapolis	12h 13m including layover	Find flight from$298
11:29 — 17:48	11:29 — 12:57 UA1373 United Airlines Des Moines — Chicago 2h 43m stop 15:40 — 17:48 UA3690 United Airlines Chicago — Indianapolis	5h 19m including layover	Find flight from$196
11:29 — 16:13	11:29 — 12:57 UA1373 United Airlines Des Moines — Chicago 1h 8m stop 14:05 — 16:13 UA3657 United Airlines Chicago — Indianapolis	3h 44m including layover	Find flight from$314
13:47 — 14:35 +1 day	13:45 — 14:51 UA5835 United Airlines Des Moines — Denver 19h 7m stop 10:08 — 14:34 UA2255 United Airlines Denver — Indianapolis	23h 48m including layover	Find flight from$315
14:10 — 16:46 +1 day	14:10 — 18:11 F91868 Frontier Airlines Des Moines — Orlando 20h 5m stop 14:16 — 16:46 F94837 Frontier Airlines Orlando — Indianapolis	25h 36m including layover	Find flight from$448
17:13 — 14:35 +1 day	17:10 — 18:19 UA1781 United Airlines Des Moines — Denver 15h 47m stop 10:08 — 14:34 UA2255 United Airlines Denver — Indianapolis	20h 22m including layover	Find flight from$259
18:50 — 16:13 +1 day	18:54 — 20:25 UA3433 United Airlines Des Moines — Chicago 17h 43m stop 15:55 — 18:11 UA3657 United Airlines Chicago — Indianapolis	20h 23m including layover	Find flight from$312
18:50 — 19:58 +1 day	18:54 — 20:25 UA3433 United Airlines Des Moines — Chicago 21h 28m stop 18:05 — 20:21 UA3628 United Airlines Chicago — Indianapolis	24h 8m including layover	Find flight from$312
21:21 — 10:21 +1 day	18:51 — 19:57 F91677 Frontier Airlines Des Moines — Denver 7h 27m stop 11:00 — 15:29 F92348 Frontier Airlines Denver — Indianapolis	12h including layover	Find flight from$56
15:44 — 09:46 +1 day	15:44 — 17:07 G42062 Allegiant Air Des Moines — Las Vegas 5h 4m stop 22:11 — 05:56 NK954 Spirit Airlines Las Vegas — Miami 1h 4m stop 07:00 — 09:46 NK271 Spirit Airlines Miami — Indianapolis	17h 2m including layover	Find flight from$262
15:44 — 12:23 +1 day	15:44 — 17:07 G42062 Allegiant Air Des Moines — Las Vegas 6h 38m stop 23:45 — 07:22 NK1853 Spirit Airlines Las Vegas — Orlando 2h 35m stop 09:57 — 12:23 NK2890 Spirit Airlines Orlando — Indianapolis	19h 39m including layover	Find flight from$320

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on February 23, 2025

Flight Information

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

Distance between Des Moines and Indianapolis is 652 miles. Time difference between the cities is 1h. Airplanes depart 06:00 to 21:21 from 1 Des Moines airport and arrive 06:00 to 21:21 to 1 Indianapolis airport. Average flight time is 11h 1m.

The fastest flight 3h 43m
Average flight time 11h 1m
The earliest flight 06:00
The latest flight 21:21
Distance 406 ml

The cheapest months to travel to Indianapolis are november (from 56 $), february (from 66 $), december (from 312 $).

The most expensive months are january (from 339 $), december (from 312 $), february (from 66 $).

What is the lowest airfare Des Moines to Indianapolis?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $56. 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 Indianapolis Indianapolis Int. at 10:21.

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Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight Des Moines — Indianapolis is served by 3 regular airlines and 2 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by Frontier Airlines - 2 departures per week at the price of from $ 56 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by United Airlines airline - from $ 581.

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Connecting Flights

There are 35 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is UA4393 by United Airlines takes 3h 43m and the cheapest is F91677 by Frontier Airlines for $56.

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Airports

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

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Airplanes

There are flights to Indianapolis 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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