Cheap Flights from Des Moines, IA to Los Angeles, CA from $211

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On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 38 connecting flights from Des Moines to Los Angeles. You can compare airfare deals from 2 airlines and multiple travel sites from $211, book and save on cheap plane tickets and last minute offers. Also check out DSM-LAX flight schedule to find best flight time, convenient departure and arrival airports.

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Best Flights from Des Moines to Los Angeles Today

Take a look at the list of non stop flights and flights with layovers from Des Moines to Los Angeles with the lowest price of $211. Take a look at the list of flights with layovers from Des Moines to Los Angeles from $211. There’re no direct flights. The fastest connecting flight – 5h 47m.

Price	Departure	Arrival	Flight Duration	Airline	Flight
from $248 Find flight	05:45 Des Moines Des Moines International Airport	09:32 Los Angeles Los Angeles Int.	5h 47m layover 0h 52m - Denver	United Airlines	UA4700 UA1638
from $248 Find flight	17:15 Des Moines Des Moines International Airport	21:21 Los Angeles Los Angeles Int.	6h 6m layover 1h 25m - Denver	United Airlines	UA1781 UA1368
from $248 Find flight	13:49 Des Moines Des Moines International Airport	19:11 Los Angeles Los Angeles Int.	7h 22m layover 2h 35m - Denver	United Airlines	UA5835 UA2240
from $248 Find flight	08:00 Des Moines Des Moines International Airport	13:27 Los Angeles Los Angeles Int.	7h 27m layover 1h 12m - Chicago	United Airlines	UA1363 UA2861
from $248 Find flight	08:00 Des Moines Des Moines International Airport	14:25 Los Angeles Los Angeles Int.	8h 25m layover 1h 48m - Houston	United Airlines	UA735 UA2460
from $248 Find flight	11:35 Des Moines Des Moines International Airport	18:14 Los Angeles Los Angeles Int.	8h 39m layover 2h 25m - Chicago	United Airlines	UA2306 UA1732
from $248 Find flight	08:00 Des Moines Des Moines International Airport	15:29 Los Angeles Los Angeles Int.	9h 29m layover 3h 20m - Chicago	United Airlines	UA1363 UA2654
from $251 Find flight	11:29 Des Moines Des Moines International Airport	16:42 Los Angeles Los Angeles Int.	7h 13m layover 0h 58m - Chicago	United Airlines	UA1373 UA378
from $251 Find flight	17:13 Des Moines Des Moines International Airport	22:32 Los Angeles Los Angeles Int.	7h 19m layover 2h 29m - Denver	United Airlines	UA1781 UA531
from $251 Find flight	11:29 Des Moines Des Moines International Airport	18:25 Los Angeles Los Angeles Int.	8h 56m layover 2h 43m - Chicago	United Airlines	UA1373 UA1310
from $251 Find flight	08:00 Des Moines Des Moines International Airport	15:35 Los Angeles Los Angeles Int.	9h 35m layover 3h 30m - Chicago	United Airlines	UA1363 UA2440
from $350 Find flight	09:10 Des Moines Des Moines International Airport	13:04 Los Angeles Los Angeles Int.	5h 54m layover 1h 3m - Denver	United Airlines	UA581 UA1013
from $406 Find flight	15:05 Des Moines Des Moines International Airport	23:59 Los Angeles Los Angeles Int.	10h 54m layover 4h 11m - Houston	United Airlines	UA6033 UA2112
from $211 Find flight	13:34 Des Moines Des Moines International Airport	01:36+1 день Los Angeles Los Angeles Int.	14h 2m layover 1h 30m - Nashville 3h 0m - Philadelphia	Allegiant Air	G4459 NK3152 NK847
from $236 Find flight	15:44 Des Moines Des Moines International Airport	07:18+1 день Los Angeles Los Angeles Int.	17h 34m layover 1h 38m - Las Vegas 6h 30m - Dallas	Allegiant Air	G42062 NK2392 NK420
from $258 Find flight	15:27 Des Moines Des Moines International Airport	07:34+1 день Los Angeles Los Angeles Int.	18h 7m layover 3h 8m - Chicago 7h 46m - Phoenix	United Airlines	UA3457 UA602 UA1912

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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 Los Angeles (California)

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Departure	Flight Details	Flight Duration	Price
05:45 — 09:32	05:45 — 07:02 UA4700 United Airlines Des Moines — Denver 52m stop 08:00 — 09:39 UA1638 United Airlines Denver — Los Angeles	5h 47m including layover	Find flight from$248
05:45 — 11:24	05:45 — 07:02 UA4700 United Airlines Des Moines — Denver 2h 43m stop 09:45 — 11:24 UA405 United Airlines Denver — Los Angeles	7h 39m including layover	Find flight from$248
08:00 — 13:27	08:00 — 09:35 UA1363 United Airlines Des Moines — Chicago 1h 12m stop 10:49 — 13:29 UA2861 United Airlines Chicago — Los Angeles	7h 27m including layover	Find flight from$248
08:00 — 14:25	08:00 — 10:37 UA735 United Airlines Des Moines — Houston 1h 48m stop 12:25 — 14:25 UA2460 United Airlines Houston — Los Angeles	8h 25m including layover	Find flight from$248
09:00 — 15:03	09:00 — 10:10 UA581 United Airlines Des Moines — Denver 3h 16m stop 13:26 — 15:03 UA282 United Airlines Denver — Los Angeles	8h 3m including layover	Find flight from$248
09:10 — 13:04	09:02 — 10:17 UA581 United Airlines Des Moines — Denver 1h 3m stop 11:30 — 13:03 UA1013 United Airlines Denver — Los Angeles	5h 54m including layover	Find flight from$350
11:29 — 16:42	11:29 — 12:57 UA1373 United Airlines Des Moines — Chicago 58m stop 13:55 — 16:42 UA378 United Airlines Chicago — Los Angeles	7h 13m including layover	Find flight from$251
11:35 — 18:14	11:35 — 13:10 UA2306 United Airlines Des Moines — Chicago 2h 25m stop 15:35 — 18:14 UA1732 United Airlines Chicago — Los Angeles	8h 39m including layover	Find flight from$248
13:49 — 19:11	13:45 — 14:51 UA5835 United Airlines Des Moines — Denver 2h 35m stop 17:35 — 19:09 UA2240 United Airlines Denver — Los Angeles	7h 22m including layover	Find flight from$248
15:05 — 21:47	15:05 — 17:48 UA6033 United Airlines Des Moines — Houston 2h 2m stop 19:50 — 21:47 UA2095 United Airlines Houston — Los Angeles	8h 42m including layover	Find flight from$248
17:13 — 22:32	17:10 — 18:19 UA1781 United Airlines Des Moines — Denver 2h 29m stop 21:25 — 22:59 UA531 United Airlines Denver — Los Angeles	7h 19m including layover	Find flight from$251
17:15 — 21:21	17:10 — 18:19 UA1781 United Airlines Des Moines — Denver 1h 25m stop 19:45 — 21:19 UA1368 United Airlines Denver — Los Angeles	6h 6m including layover	Find flight from$248
06:00 — 19:32	06:00 — 09:46 G4444 Allegiant Air Des Moines — Orlando 5h 13m stop 14:59 — 16:38 NK1850 Spirit Airlines Orlando — Atlanta 1h 19m stop 17:57 — 19:32 NK803 Spirit Airlines Atlanta — Los Angeles	15h 32m including layover	Find flight from$701
07:00 — 20:46	07:00 — 11:12 G4434 Allegiant Air Des Moines — Miami 2h 29m stop 13:41 — 15:36 NK1224 Spirit Airlines Miami — Dallas 3h 54m stop 19:30 — 20:46 NK3709 Spirit Airlines Dallas — Los Angeles	15h 46m including layover	Find flight from$336
07:00 — 23:31	07:00 — 11:12 G4434 Allegiant Air Des Moines — Miami 4h 8m stop 15:20 — 17:18 NK955 Spirit Airlines Miami — San Antonio 5h 1m stop 22:19 — 23:31 NK498 Spirit Airlines San Antonio — Los Angeles	18h 31m including layover	Find flight from$336
12:00 — 09:32 +1 day	12:00 — 14:20 G4749 Allegiant Air Des Moines — Phoenix 4h 20m stop 18:40 — 22:37 SY612 Sun Country Airlines Phoenix — Minneapolis 8h 37m stop 07:14 — 09:32 SY421 Sun Country Airlines Minneapolis — Los Angeles	23h 32m including layover	Find flight from$386
12:00 — 09:32 +1 day	12:00 — 14:20 G4749 Allegiant Air Des Moines — Phoenix 5h 42m stop 20:02 — 23:59 SY608 Sun Country Airlines Phoenix — Minneapolis 7h 15m stop 07:14 — 09:32 SY421 Sun Country Airlines Minneapolis — Los Angeles	23h 32m including layover	Find flight from$386
13:34 — 01:36 +1 day	13:34 — 15:15 G4459 Allegiant Air Des Moines — Nashville 1h 30m stop 16:45 — 19:50 NK3152 Spirit Airlines Nashville — Philadelphia 3h stop 22:50 — 01:36 NK847 Spirit Airlines Philadelphia — Los Angeles	14h 2m including layover	Find flight from$211
15:44 — 07:18 +1 day	15:44 — 17:07 G42062 Allegiant Air Des Moines — Las Vegas 1h 38m stop 18:45 — 23:35 NK2392 Spirit Airlines Las Vegas — Dallas 6h 30m stop 06:05 — 07:18 NK420 Spirit Airlines Dallas — Los Angeles	17h 34m including layover	Find flight from$236

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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 Los Angeles depends on and how to choose the most interesting flight option for you.

Distance between Des Moines and Los Angeles is 2325 miles. Time difference between the cities is 2h. Airplanes depart 05:45 to 17:15 from 1 Des Moines airport and arrive 05:45 to 17:15 to 2 Los Angeles airports. Average flight time is 9h 33m.

The fastest flight 5h 47m
Average flight time 9h 33m
The earliest flight 05:45
The latest flight 17:15
Distance 1445 ml

The cheapest months to travel to Los Angeles are february (from 211 $), december (from 246 $), january (from 248 $).

The most expensive months are november (from 268 $), january (from 248 $), december (from 246 $).

What is the lowest airfare Des Moines to Los Angeles?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $211. This airfare is for economy class on one-way G4459 flight by Allegiant Air for February 21, 2025 which leaves Des Moines International Airport in Des Moines at 13:34 am and arrives at Los Angeles Los Angeles Int. at 01:36.

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Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight Des Moines — Los Angeles is served by 2 regular airlines and 1 low-cost airline. Most of the flights on this route are operated by United Airlines - 27 departures per week at the price of from $ 248 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by Allegiant Air airline - from $ 701.

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Connecting Flights

There are 38 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is UA4700 by United Airlines takes 5h 47m and the cheapest is G4459 by Allegiant Air for $211.

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Airports

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

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There are flights to Los Angeles from Des Moines by 2 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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