Cheap Flights from Detroit, MI to Des Moines, IA from $69

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Best Flights from Detroit to Des Moines Today

Take a look at the list of non stop flights and flights with layovers from Detroit to Des Moines with the lowest price of $69. The fastest direct flight takes 1h 49m and the fastest connecting – 3h 6m.

Price	Departure	Arrival	Flight Duration	Airline	Flight
from $142 Find flight	09:55 Detroit All airports	10:45 Des Moines Des Moines International Airport	1h 50m	Delta Air Lines Inc.	DL5152
from $142 Find flight	15:50 Detroit All airports	16:52 Des Moines Des Moines International Airport	2h 2m	Delta Air Lines Inc.	DL5340
from $142 Find flight	20:05 Detroit All airports	20:54 Des Moines Des Moines International Airport	1h 49m	Delta Air Lines Inc.	DL5040
from $164 Find flight	12:30 Detroit All airports	13:25 Des Moines Des Moines International Airport	1h 55m	Delta Air Lines Inc.	DL5103
from $167 Find flight	08:25 Detroit All airports	09:42 Des Moines Des Moines International Airport	2h 17m	Delta Air Lines Inc.	DL5412
from $167 Find flight	12:10 Detroit All airports	13:19 Des Moines Des Moines International Airport	2h 9m	Delta Air Lines Inc.	DL3303
from $167 Find flight	15:40 Detroit All airports	16:54 Des Moines Des Moines International Airport	2h 14m	Delta Air Lines Inc.	DL3453
from $167 Find flight	20:10 Detroit All airports	21:26 Des Moines Des Moines International Airport	2h 16m	Delta Air Lines Inc.	DL3497
from $290 Find flight	08:25 Detroit All airports	09:42 Des Moines Des Moines International Airport	2h 17m	Delta Air Lines Inc.	DL3320
from $290 Find flight	15:40 Detroit All airports	16:54 Des Moines Des Moines International Airport	2h 14m	Delta Air Lines Inc.	DL3435
from $69 Find flight	07:00 Detroit All airports	18:48 Des Moines Des Moines International Airport	12h 48m layover 7h 52m - Denver	Spirit Airlines	NK975 F9774
from $104 Find flight	19:50 Detroit All airports	22:25 Des Moines Des Moines International Airport	3h 35m layover 0h 50m - Lake Saint Louis	Southwest Airlines	WN160 WN237
from $104 Find flight	09:00 Detroit All airports	11:40 Des Moines Des Moines International Airport	3h 40m layover 0h 45m - Lake Saint Louis	Southwest Airlines	WN713 WN1276

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Prices indicated for one-way flights. Information updated on April 30, 2024

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

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Departure	Flight Details	Flight Duration	Price
08:25 — 09:42	08:25 — 09:42 DL5412 Delta Air Lines Inc. Detroit — Des Moines	2h 17m	Find flight from$167
08:25 — 09:42	08:25 — 09:42 DL3320 Delta Air Lines Inc. Detroit — Des Moines	2h 17m	Find flight from$290
09:55 — 10:45	09:55 — 10:45 DL5152 Delta Air Lines Inc. Detroit — Des Moines	1h 50m	Find flight from$142
12:10 — 13:19	12:10 — 13:19 DL3303 Delta Air Lines Inc. Detroit — Des Moines	2h 9m	Find flight from$167
12:30 — 13:25	12:30 — 13:25 DL5103 Delta Air Lines Inc. Detroit — Des Moines	1h 55m	Find flight from$164
15:40 — 16:54	15:40 — 16:54 DL3453 Delta Air Lines Inc. Detroit — Des Moines	2h 14m	Find flight from$167
15:40 — 16:54	15:40 — 16:54 DL3435 Delta Air Lines Inc. Detroit — Des Moines	2h 14m	Find flight from$290
15:50 — 16:52	15:50 — 16:52 DL5340 Delta Air Lines Inc. Detroit — Des Moines	2h 2m	Find flight from$142
20:05 — 20:54	20:05 — 20:54 DL5040 Delta Air Lines Inc. Detroit — Des Moines	1h 49m	Find flight from$142
20:10 — 21:26	20:10 — 21:26 DL3497 Delta Air Lines Inc. Detroit — Des Moines	2h 16m	Find flight from$167
05:55 — 19:09	05:55 — 07:20 WN1454 Southwest Airlines Detroit — Denver 9h 9m stop 16:29 — 19:09 F9156 Frontier Airlines Denver — Des Moines	14h 14m including layover	Find flight from$77
05:55 — 09:15 +1 day	05:55 — 07:20 WN1454 Southwest Airlines Detroit — Denver 23h 10m stop 06:30 — 09:15 F9154 Frontier Airlines Denver — Des Moines	28h 20m including layover	Find flight from$77
06:00 — 10:39	06:00 — 08:01 DL1640 Delta Air Lines Inc. Detroit — Atlanta 1h 28m stop 09:29 — 10:39 DL2541 Delta Air Lines Inc. Atlanta — Des Moines	5h 39m including layover	Find flight from$144
06:25 — 09:51	06:25 — 06:46 UA5429 United Airlines Detroit — Chicago 1h 29m stop 08:15 — 09:51 UA3917 United Airlines Chicago — Des Moines	4h 26m including layover	Find flight from$126
07:00 — 18:48	07:00 — 08:11 NK975 Spirit Airlines Detroit — Denver 7h 52m stop 16:03 — 18:48 F9774 Frontier Airlines Denver — Des Moines	12h 48m including layover	Find flight from$69
08:31 — 18:48	08:31 — 09:40 F9623 Frontier Airlines Detroit — Denver 6h 23m stop 16:03 — 18:48 F9774 Frontier Airlines Denver — Des Moines	11h 17m including layover	Find flight from$72
08:50 — 18:48	08:50 — 10:11 DL1511 Delta Air Lines Inc. Detroit — Denver 5h 52m stop 16:03 — 18:48 F9774 Frontier Airlines Denver — Des Moines	10h 58m including layover	Find flight from$89
09:00 — 11:40	09:00 — 09:50 WN713 Southwest Airlines Detroit — Lake Saint Louis 45m stop 10:35 — 11:40 WN1276 Southwest Airlines Lake Saint Louis — Des Moines	3h 40m including layover	Find flight from$104
11:05 — 14:36	11:05 — 11:28 UA5958 United Airlines Detroit — Chicago 1h 32m stop 13:00 — 14:36 UA3859 United Airlines Chicago — Des Moines	4h 31m including layover	Find flight from$127
11:53 — 16:32	11:53 — 12:29 AA3018 American Airlines Detroit — Chicago 2h 41m stop 15:10 — 16:32 AA2995 American Airlines Chicago — Des Moines	5h 39m including layover	Find flight from$139
12:20 — 18:48	12:20 — 13:32 DL1645 Delta Air Lines Inc. Detroit — Denver 2h 31m stop 16:03 — 18:48 F9774 Frontier Airlines Denver — Des Moines	7h 28m including layover	Find flight from$89
12:29 — 19:09	12:29 — 14:01 DL874 Delta Air Lines Inc. Detroit — Denver 2h 28m stop 16:29 — 19:09 F9156 Frontier Airlines Denver — Des Moines	7h 40m including layover	Find flight from$95
15:35 — 09:15 +1 day	15:35 — 16:42 UA1073 United Airlines Detroit — Denver 13h 48m stop 06:30 — 09:15 F9154 Frontier Airlines Denver — Des Moines	18h 40m including layover	Find flight from$76
15:35 — 19:09 +1 day	15:35 — 16:42 UA1073 United Airlines Detroit — Denver 23h 47m stop 16:29 — 19:09 F9156 Frontier Airlines Denver — Des Moines	28h 34m including layover	Find flight from$79
16:45 — 09:10 +1 day	16:45 — 19:24 NK899 Spirit Airlines Detroit — Orlando 11h 36m stop 07:00 — 09:10 F91861 Frontier Airlines Orlando — Des Moines	17h 25m including layover	Find flight from$92
16:55 — 16:50 +1 day	16:55 — 19:37 F91665 Frontier Airlines Detroit — Orlando 19h 4m stop 14:41 — 16:50 F91755 Frontier Airlines Orlando — Des Moines	24h 55m including layover	Find flight from$82
17:35 — 09:15 +1 day	17:35 — 18:57 NK975 Spirit Airlines Detroit — Denver 11h 33m stop 06:30 — 09:15 F9154 Frontier Airlines Denver — Des Moines	16h 40m including layover	Find flight from$76
17:35 — 19:09 +1 day	17:35 — 18:57 NK975 Spirit Airlines Detroit — Denver 21h 32m stop 16:29 — 19:09 F9156 Frontier Airlines Denver — Des Moines	26h 34m including layover	Find flight from$76
19:50 — 22:25	19:50 — 20:30 WN160 Southwest Airlines Detroit — Lake Saint Louis 50m stop 21:20 — 22:25 WN237 Southwest Airlines Lake Saint Louis — Des Moines	3h 35m including layover	Find flight from$104
19:55 — 09:15 +1 day	19:55 — 21:15 WN568 Southwest Airlines Detroit — Denver 9h 15m stop 06:30 — 09:15 F9154 Frontier Airlines Denver — Des Moines	14h 20m including layover	Find flight from$93
20:05 — 22:44	20:05 — 20:25 UA3529 United Airlines Detroit — Chicago 1h stop 21:25 — 22:44 UA1108 United Airlines Chicago — Des Moines	3h 39m including layover	Find flight from$127
07:43 — 19:09	07:43 — 08:03 UA1891 United Airlines Detroit — Chicago 3h 22m stop 11:25 — 13:06 UA806 United Airlines Chicago — Denver 3h 23m stop 16:29 — 19:09 F9156 Frontier Airlines Denver — Des Moines	12h 26m including layover	Find flight from$93
18:04 — 10:54 +1 day	18:04 — 21:09 F91816 Frontier Airlines Detroit — Fort Myers 8h 56m stop 06:05 — 07:52 DL1544 Delta Air Lines Inc. Fort Myers — Atlanta 1h 48m stop 09:40 — 10:54 DL2541 Delta Air Lines Inc. Atlanta — Des Moines	17h 50m including layover	Find flight from$133
18:55 — 16:50 +1 day	18:55 — 22:01 NK845 Spirit Airlines Detroit — Miami 10h 10m stop 08:11 — 09:10 NK198 Spirit Airlines Miami — Orlando 5h 31m stop 14:41 — 16:50 F91755 Frontier Airlines Orlando — Des Moines	22h 55m including layover	Find flight from$127
20:15 — 10:54 +1 day	20:15 — 23:12 NK689 Spirit Airlines Detroit — Fort Myers 6h 53m stop 06:05 — 07:52 DL1544 Delta Air Lines Inc. Fort Myers — Atlanta 1h 48m stop 09:40 — 10:54 DL2541 Delta Air Lines Inc. Atlanta — Des Moines	15h 39m including layover	Find flight from$131
21:12 — 13:28 +1 day	21:12 — 22:55 F9624 Frontier Airlines Detroit — Raleigh 7h 5m stop 06:00 — 07:46 DL5288 Delta Air Lines Inc. Raleigh — New York 3h 19m stop 11:05 — 13:28 DL5432 Delta Air Lines Inc. New York — Des Moines	17h 16m including layover	Find flight from$130
21:17 — 16:50 +1 day	21:17 — 23:24 NK567 Spirit Airlines Detroit — Atlanta 6h 51m stop 06:15 — 07:40 WN114 Southwest Airlines Atlanta — Orlando 7h 1m stop 14:41 — 16:50 F91755 Frontier Airlines Orlando — Des Moines	20h 33m including layover	Find flight from$137

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on April 30, 2024

Flight Information

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

Distance between Detroit and Des Moines is 881 miles. Time difference between the cities is 1h. Airplanes depart 05:30 to 22:50 from 2 Detroit airports and arrive 05:30 to 22:50 to 1 Des Moines airport. Average flight time is 2h 12m.

The fastest flight 1h 49m
Average flight time 2h 12m
The earliest flight 05:30
The latest flight 22:50
Distance 548 ml

What is the lowest airfare Detroit to Des Moines?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $69. This airfare is for economy class on one-way NK975 flight by Spirit Airlines for October 24, 2018 which leaves All airports in Detroit at 07:00 am and arrives at Des Moines Des Moines International Airport at 18:48.

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Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight Detroit — Des Moines is served by 7 regular airlines and 4 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by American Airlines - 90 departures per week at the price of from $ 139 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by Delta Air Lines Inc. airline - from $ 1113.

Direct flights

There are 10 nonstop flights on the route. The fastest direct flight is DL5040 by Delta Air Lines Inc. takes 1h 49m and the cheapest is NK975 by Spirit Airlines for $142.

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Connecting Flights

There are 419 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is DL6307 by Delta Air Lines Inc. takes 3h 6m and the cheapest is NK975 by Spirit Airlines for $69.

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F9 - Frontier Airlines

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Airports

You can fly from Detroit to Des Moines from 2 airports (Willow Run, Detroit City).

Detroit airports

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Des Moines airports

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Airplanes

There are flights to Des Moines from Detroit by 7 airlines that use 10 aircraft brands. They range from huge modern airplanes to small-sized.

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Canadair RJ 700

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Canadair Regional Jet 900

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Boeing 757-200

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Boeing 717

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McDonnell Douglas MD-90

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Boeing 737-900

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