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6:15 am - 5:44 pmCVG-DSM
12h 29m1 stop
4:08 pm - 11:39 pmDSM-CVG
6h 31m1 stop
$211Frontier
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mar., jul. 16 - jue., jul. 18
5:20 am - 1:33 pmCVG-DSM
9h 13m1 stop
7:32 pm - 7:38 amDSM-CVG
11h 06m1 stop
$222Frontier
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jue., jun. 20 - dom., jun. 23
4:57 pm - 11:03 pmCVG-DSM
7h 06m1 stop
3:07 pm - 10:01 pmDSM-CVG
5h 54m1 stop
$243American Airlines
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mar., ago. 20 - sáb., ago. 24
3:43 pm - 10:19 pmCVG-DSM
7h 36m2 stops
7:06 am - 12:43 pmDSM-CVG
4h 37m1 stop
$248American Airlines
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mar., ago. 20 - sáb., ago. 24
3:43 pm - 10:19 pmCVG-DSM
7h 36m2 stops
12:02 pm - 8:24 pmDSM-CVG
7h 22m2 stops
$255American Airlines
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mar., ago. 20 - sáb., ago. 24
7:15 am - 2:55 pmCVG-DSM
8h 40m1 stop
10:53 am - 11:16 pmDSM-CVG
11h 23m1 stop
$308Allegiant Air
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vie., jun. 28 - vie., jul. 5
7:15 am - 2:55 pmCVG-DSM
8h 40m1 stop
9:00 am - 8:37 amDSM-CVG
22h 37m2 stops
vie., jun. 28 - vie., jul. 5
7:15 am - 2:55 pmCVG-DSM
8h 40m1 stop
9:00 am - 8:37 amDSM-CVG
22h 37m3 stops
vie., jun. 28 - vie., jul. 5
7:15 am - 2:55 pmCVG-DSM
8h 40m1 stop
9:33 pm - 12:22 pmDSM-CVG
13h 49m1 stop
$352Allegiant Air
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vie., jun. 7 - dom., jun. 9
7:45 pm - 2:29 pmCVG-DSM
19h 44m3 stops
8:00 am - 12:59 pmDSM-CVG
3h 59m1 stop
$545United Airlines
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mar., jul. 16 - jue., jul. 18
6:15 am - 5:44 pmCVG-DSM
12h 29m1 stop
$106Frontier
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mar., jul. 16
9:30 pm - 1:33 pmCVG-DSM
17h 03m1 stop
$110Frontier
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sáb., jun. 29
8:17 pm - 12:05 amCVG-DSM
4h 48m1 stop
$117American Airlines
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lun., jul. 1
7:35 am - 11:27 pmCVG-DSM
16h 52m2 stops
dom., jun. 30
3:48 pm - 9:58 pmCVG-DSM
7h 10m2 stops
$207American Airlines
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lun., jul. 1
8:47 pm - 8:05 pmCVG-DSM
24h 18m3 stops
dom., jun. 30
3:35 pm - 2:29 pmCVG-DSM
23h 54m2 stops
$283United Airlines
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lun., jul. 22
7:10 am - 8:45 pmCVG-DSM
14h 35m2 stops
$413United Airlines
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sáb., jun. 29
2:30 pm - 5:02 pmCVG-DSM
27h 32m3 stops
$729WestJet
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mar., jul. 16
2:30 pm - 8:30 pmCVG-DSM
31h 00m3 stops
$764WestJet
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lun., jul. 22
7:15 am - 2:55 pmCVG-DSM
8h 40m1 stop
10:49 am - 11:23 pmDSM-CVG
11h 34m2 stops
lun., jun. 3 - lun., jun. 10
7:15 am - 2:55 pmCVG-DSM
8h 40m1 stop
7:20 am - 10:53 pmDSM-CVG
14h 33m1 stop
$436Allegiant Air
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lun., jun. 3 - lun., jun. 10
7:15 am - 2:55 pmCVG-DSM
8h 40m1 stop
6:40 am - 11:04 amDSM-CVG
27h 24m3 stops
lun., jun. 3 - lun., jun. 10
6:15 am - 12:22 pmCVG-DSM
7h 07m1 stop
6:40 am - 3:17 pmDSM-CVG
7h 37m1 stop
$479American Airlines
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sáb., jun. 1 - lun., jun. 3
3:47 pm - 10:04 pmCVG-DSM
7h 17m2 stops
6:40 am - 3:17 pmDSM-CVG
7h 37m1 stop
$484American Airlines
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sáb., jun. 1 - lun., jun. 3
6:00 pm - 9:41 pmCVG-DSM
4h 41m1 stop
6:13 pm - 10:28 pmDSM-CVG
3h 15m1 stop
$491American Airlines
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vie., may. 31 - vie., jun. 7
10:38 am - 8:42 pmCVG-DSM
11h 04m1 stop
9:00 am - 5:57 pmDSM-CVG
31h 57m3 stops
sáb., jun. 1 - lun., jun. 3
7:15 am - 2:55 pmCVG-DSM
8h 40m1 stop
10:49 am - 11:23 pmDSM-CVG
11h 34m2 stops
vie., may. 31 - vie., jun. 7
10:01 am - 8:35 pmCVG-DSM
11h 34m2 stops
6:40 am - 11:04 amDSM-CVG
27h 24m3 stops
lun., jun. 3 - lun., jun. 10
7:15 am - 2:55 pmCVG-DSM
8h 40m1 stop
6:40 am - 6:47 pmDSM-CVG
35h 07m3 stops
vie., may. 31 - vie., jun. 7

Flights from Cincinnati to Des Moines - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Cincinnati to Des Moines to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Cincinnati to Des Moines?

The average price of all flights from Cincinnati to Des Moines clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
For Cincinnati to Des Moines, Saturday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Sunday is the most expensive. Flying from Des Moines back to Cincinnati, the best deals are generally found on Wednesday, with Monday being the most expensive.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Cincinnati to Des Moines?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Cincinnati to Des Moines, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.
The cheapest month for flights from Cincinnati to Des Moines is December, where tickets cost $303 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are March and September, where the average cost of tickets is $479 and $420 respectively.

Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from Cincinnati to Des Moines?

The cheapest price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours.
In the last 72 hours, the best return deals on flights connecting Cincinnati to Des Moines were found on Frontier ($211) and American Airlines ($243). Frontier proposed the cheapest one-way flight at $106.

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Low season

December

High season

June

Cheapest flight

$106
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 19% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 2% lower on average.
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Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Cincinnati to Des Moines based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking flights from Cincinnati to Des Moines

  • What is the cheapest flight from Cincinnati to Des Moines?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Cincinnati to Des Moines was $106 for a one-way ticket and $211 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Cincinnati and Des Moines?

    No

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Cincinnati to Des Moines?

    On your way to Des Moines, you’ll fly out from Cincinnati Cinci./N. Kentucky. You’ll be landing at Des Moines.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Cincinnati to Des Moines?

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Cincinnati to Des Moines?

    oneworld, and Star Alliance are the airline alliances operating flights between Cincinnati and Des Moines, with oneworld being the most commonly used for this route.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Cincinnati to Des Moines, United Airlines or American Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Cincinnati to Des Moines are United Airlines and American Airlines. With an average price for the route of $406 and an overall rating of 7.4, United Airlines is the most popular choice. American Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $357 and an overall rating of 7.3.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Cincinnati to Des Moines?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Cincinnati to Des Moines.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Cincinnati to Des Moines?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Des Moines from Cincinnati is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Cincinnati to Des Moines?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Des Moines with an airline and back to Cincinnati with another airline. Booking your flights between Cincinnati and DSM can sometimes prove cheaper using this method.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Cincinnati to Des Moines?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Des Moines from Cincinnati up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top 3 airlines serving from Cincinnati to Des Moines

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Cincinnati to Des Moines. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
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8.0
DeltaOverall score based on 10457 reviews
7.9Comfort
8.6Crew
7.4Food
8.0Entertainment
8.2Boarding
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Flew first class so everything was great. But maybe because the flights were red eye, no meals were served, just chips. I flew Alaska Air 1st class at 9PM (2 hour flight) and they served beef short rib sliders!

10.0 ExcellentMichael, May 2024SJC - ATL
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Flew first class so everything was great. But maybe because the flights were red eye, no meals were served, just chips. I flew Alaska Air 1st class at 9PM (2 hour flight) and they served beef short rib sliders!

Had to change aircraft due to a faulty door. Surprisingly it only caused about an hour and a half of delay. Delta handled this situation as well as can be expected.

Awful. Flight was continuously getting delayed and gates kept changing without any reason. Flight was delayed for more then 3 hours

Paid premium for Delta only to be on safe but tired old 767 with ancient cabin in mediocre condition. Poor wifi and horrible inflight entertainment. Hardly a premium experience. Should have flown SW and had fun flight crew and no pretense

Our flight to Zurich was delayed by almost 3 hours, so we missed our next flight. There was no indication it would be delayed this much. We were told the gate had changed and then it apparently took over 2 hours to load the "catering" on the plane. We were not compensated in any way for the trouble.

Rated entertainment as Mediocre as there were major problems with the Infotainment system that took probably a half hour for them to fix.

Your crew could maybe answer the call bell at least one of the times I pressed it. I pressed it first time with 2.5 hours left in our flight bc my partner was hungry and wanted a sandwich. We finally got the sandwich with 40 mins left in the flight.

Delta crushed it. Flight attendant in first was attentive and just never stopped. Honestly one of the best domestic flights I’ve been on.

They were an hour late and they didn’t have my wheelchair for me

The Flight crew didn’t serve us until about 1.5 hours into the flight because of turbulence but after it ended it was fine to move around. They served us water only and snacks and then NEVER, NOT ONE TIME came through to collect trash until right before landing about 1.5 hours later. There was absolutely no need for that. They crew was just standing around talking and visiting with each other and really never tried to see if we might want something besides water or even try to come pick up trash. This is VERY unusual for a Delta flight but it was not what I would have expected for a 4 hour flight.

The flight and boarding were easy peasy. I was traveling with my 4-year-old, so a smooth boarding experience was especially appreciated. My only piece of feedback is really about where our gate was in O'Hare. They've shoved four gates into a tiny corner of the B terminal and there isn't early enough room or seating for everyone. Not United's problem, but did dent the overall experience.

Dinner was okay but the breakfast was not eatable on the flight San Francisco to Zurich.

There was no screens on board AND the WiFi didn’t work. My seat was broken and couldn’t recline so I couldn’t even sleep. The flight attendants didn’t offer anything to make it more comfortable. It was such an old cramped plane, when the person in front of me reclined I couldn’t even open my tray table. All the United ads talk about guaranteeing everyone gets a screen!

The Wi-Fi was unavailable on this flight for some reason.

On time take off…US cabins look tired and need of refresh!

Fantastic. Smooth boarding with an infant. Never experienced it with any other carriers.

This was a Lufthansa flight, not United. The CSA at the counter, Ashley, was not only incompetent, but quite rude. Me and two other PAX waited over 7 minutes standing in front of her and another CSA and they ignored us. We joked that we must have accidently taken invisibility pills. She could have at least said "I'll be with you in a moment, I'm currently....". I could go on about how rude she and the other CSAs were (whispering, not communicating with me, blaming the situation on others, etc.). She would not work for me. Then, she gave me literally the worst seat on the plane. the worst. My seat kept getting bumped (rammed twice by the crew with their carts and about every 5 minutes by someone using the bathroom), listening to the bathroom all night, crowded seat, etc.

My seat was broken. WiFi didn’t work. Gate crew at HOU were rude and condescending. Treated all the passengers badly. Bad experience, United.

First flight of the day… MINIMUM FUEL! 15 minute landing delay at HOU due to fog turned into a 2+ hour delay! Rather than circle, they had to divert to another city to refuel! Sat on tarmac at Austin to refuel. We ALL missed our connections! The crew, including pilots, were clueless. Crew was really a mess. At HOU, Untied employees were exceedingly rude to all. It was pitiful.

An hour and a half late is UNACCEPTABLE. The negative impact to our family is unconscionable. And for the price we were forced to pay...

The boarding process and flight were great. However, I waited about 40 minutes for my luggage. It did not come up on the designated belt. Instead, everyone’s bags were on a cart. Not sure what the issue was, but we were not informed until another passenger went looking for her bags and found them.

There were delays on both ends. It made it less than excellent. This plane was great though

AA1537 the AC was not working properly. It was very hot and uncomfortable.

Worst experience flying American Airlines. I fly with them often, so I was super disappointed in the service I received at gate 30 in LGA on May 24, mid-day. The flight was delayed twice. I was patiently waiting in the American Airlines lounge when I received the notice on my app that the plane was boarding 45 minutes before its newly re-scheduled take off of 4 pm (from the orginal 1:45 pm then 3:00 pm). It took me 5 min to travel from the lounge to the gate and when I arrived there at 3:20 flight gate attendant told me the flight had closed and that they announced for passengers multiple times. I showed them the notification on my app and they were really rude and unempathetic. The person who rescheduled my flight at customer service wasn't any happier but was at least helpful in getting me on the next flight.

Flight was 1/2 hour delayed leaving Phoenix. Otherwise it was an average flight. Flight crew on this trip was very nice.

Everything was great except for the wifi was junk. Crew was super friendly and helpful

Was lucky to have a employee at the AA checkin counter that had compassion and understood they ordeal that we went through with our original flight being diverted, needing to stay in the aircraft and then flying to the original destination; adding hours to the trip and forcing us to miss our connection and our rebooked connection. She was able to get up on standby on the highest priority on the next flight to the closest airport we need to be at and it all worked out despite being many hours late.

Delayed so that missed connecting flight. Connecting flight was also delayed on the tarmac but they closed the gate before the rescheduled time.

Attendants were rude. Scowling. Seats were miserable and we paid extra.

Took off over an hour late with multiple mechanical issues. Gate agent in Dallas was lazy and was slow as molasses. Had a line 10 people long. Spirit bad..

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from Cincinnati to Des Moines found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
7/16mar.
1 stopFrontier
12h 29mCVG-DSM
$106
6/29sáb.
1 stopFrontier
17h 03mCVG-DSM
$110
7/1lun.
1 stopAmerican Airlines
4h 48mCVG-DSM
$117
6/30dom.
2 stops
16h 52mCVG-DSM
$184
7/1lun.
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
7h 10mCVG-DSM
$207
6/30dom.
3 stops
24h 18mCVG-DSM
$259
7/22lun.
2 stopsUnited Airlines
23h 54mCVG-DSM
$283
6/29sáb.
2 stopsUnited Airlines
14h 35mCVG-DSM
$413
7/16mar.
3 stopsWestJet
27h 32mCVG-DSM
$729
7/22lun.
3 stopsWestJet
31h 00mCVG-DSM
$764

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Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights from Cincinnati to Des Moines that are departing in the next 10 days.
6/3lun.
multi-stop
8h 40mCVG-DSM
6/10lun.
multi-stop
11h 34mDSM-CVG
$400
6/3lun.
multi-stopAllegiant Air
8h 40mCVG-DSM
6/10lun.
multi-stopAllegiant Air
14h 33mDSM-CVG
$436
6/3lun.
multi-stop
8h 40mCVG-DSM
6/10lun.
multi-stop
27h 24mDSM-CVG
$460
6/1sáb.
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
7h 07mCVG-DSM
6/3lun.
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
7h 37mDSM-CVG
$479
6/1sáb.
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
7h 17mCVG-DSM
6/3lun.
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
7h 37mDSM-CVG
$484
5/31vie.
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
4h 41mCVG-DSM
6/7vie.
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
3h 15mDSM-CVG
$491
6/1sáb.
multi-stop
11h 04mCVG-DSM
6/3lun.
multi-stop
31h 57mDSM-CVG
$511
5/31vie.
multi-stop
8h 40mCVG-DSM
6/7vie.
multi-stop
11h 34mDSM-CVG
$556
6/3lun.
multi-stop
11h 34mCVG-DSM
6/10lun.
multi-stop
27h 24mDSM-CVG
$577
5/31vie.
multi-stop
8h 40mCVG-DSM
6/7vie.
multi-stop
35h 07mDSM-CVG
$584

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Cincinnati - Des Moines Flights

Departure:

Cincinnati (CVG)United States

Destination:

Des Moines (DSM)United States

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Des Moines - Cincinnati

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