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$84 Find Cheap Flights from Des Moines to Michigan

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Des Moines to Michigan departing on 12/6. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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Best Michigan Flight Deals

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours

Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids1 stop$306
Flint
Flint1 stop$348
Chicago
Chicago1 stop$118

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Low season

February

High season

November

Cheapest flight

$84
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 26% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 11% lower on average.
Flight from Des Moines to Chicago Midway Airport

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

    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 Des Moines to Michigan.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Michigan from Des Moines 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 Des Moines to Michigan?

    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 Michigan with an airline and back to Des Moines with another airline.

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

    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 Michigan from Des Moines up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top tips for finding cheap flights to Michigan

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found tickets from Des Moines to the following destinations at these prices or less: Detroit $238 one-way - $359 round-trip; Chicago $234 one-way - $381 round-trip
  • On average*, there is no price difference when choosing to fly in the morning or the evening on this flight route.
*Average of the lowest prices shown in KAYAK’s search results for departures within the next 30 days

Top 4 airlines serving from Des Moines to Michigan

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Des Moines to Michigan. 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.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Des Moines to Michigan? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
8.0
DeltaOverall score based on 8835 reviews
7.9Comfort
8.5Crew
8.2Boarding
7.3Food
7.9Entertainment
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Coach seating is debilitating, neither my husband or I can walk the following day

2.0 MediocreAnonymous, Oct 2024SEA - DTW
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Coach seating is debilitating, neither my husband or I can walk the following day

Extremely dosappoontined and frustrated. Refused entry to lounge in Detroit despite having Delta AMEX Reserve linked in MyDelta phone app as revommended and also having proof of account. No pillows were available for overnight flight to AMS and breakfast was not served in Delta Comfort.

I liked the screens in the seat headrest with movies to watch. I didn’t like being forced to check my carryon bag and being told there wasn’t room for my bag - when there were 5 bins sitting empty on takeoff. I didn’t like the “I don’t give a fig” attitude of the flight attendants and the delta gate attendants when I asked why they decided to put me out. They gave me a 1800 number to call but I can’t get a live person on the phone. Customer service is non existent. My business must not be that important to them.

The airplanes were so old and out-dated it was terrifying to fly on them.

Like all flights, the seats are small and not comfortable. My first leg was delayed but delta rebooked 2nd leg so my arrival at final destination was only 2 hours later than original flight.

Love delta but the delays and long waits for updates was just too much this time.

Flight was 3 hours late so only had an OK experience

Boarding was somewhat chaotic. Unable to evaluate crew or food/drink because captain kept them seated due to turbulence. Have no idea if entertainment was offered.

Worst flight in my life. Only was scheduled for a 45 min flight to get our connection flight. It was late by 40 minutes and we missed our connection. Delta was totally useless trying to help and unable to get my family on the next flight because they overbooked it Thus had to get a hotel at my expense and lost a day at Disney as a result. Cost me about a $1000 if you add 2 hotels meals shuttles etc to get thru the day Awful customer service by Delta in Detroit totally useless people

Delta did an awful job w logistics at DTW. Missed connection. We were there an hour early. SUCKED

The plane was clean. The staff was excellent. The flight attendants were very good. Enjoyable flight. Overall. The seats in the back are too small but, will always be.

There was no air on the plane and it was very hot.

Flight crew was amazing! I don't like that the Polaris seats are side-by-side.

Not enough room between rows and food was gross. $160 baggage charge?! Never again.

Flight was 3 1/2 hour delayed with no credit or meal vouchers

Smoothly flight, pleasant flight attendants. I wish there were better food choices.

Everything was awful Flight attendant was condescending, rude and not helpful at all. Small outdated plane. No service, uncomfortable seats. Flight attendant was really the worst. He used hand gestures to communicate instead of words and whenever he used words he was condescending.

They need to improve their boarding process. Group 1 and/or paying first class passengers shouldn't be in the middle of boarding process

late departure due to some unspecified issue with ventilating the cabin. They got it running but it was FREEZING for the whole flight. I asked for a blanket but they didn't provide one. They could not turn up the heat. it was quite miserable.

This was a 5 hour flight with no entertainment and with a snack being provided (pretzels and fruit bar), which are both high in carbs and sugar. Nuts would have been a better choice.

Overall good. Tight connection in DFW because of gate unavailability upon landing.

Airplane was cold. Flight attendants were rude. Phone charger did not work. No food available.

No food, no entertainment. But the flight was really short so maybe they had to skip drinks. I was able to board early ONLY because I am old and decrepit and they let me pre-board. I RESENT your dumping us into category 9 if we do not pay up. And when I paid for a seat I was STILL given 9. The pre-boarding helps. THIS flight was exceptionally smooth, please congratulate the pilots.

I love to flight american however my carry on had to be sent with regular luggage and it was broken. Don't appreciate that. If when I buy a ticket says I can take a carry on and a hand item there should be space for mwsy stuff and not be basically forced to send the item even if it's at no charge. A.A. needs to work on that. Everything else excellent.

Deparature was late, which is annoying but the arrival was fine and the baggage came early.

Excellent customer service at check in at Austin flight to DFW and excellent customer service from Karren in terminal B at DFW.

The free internet access did not work, so we had to purchase 2 Internet packages. Flight attendants were not proactive in checking in with first class patrons

The flight attendants were talking the entire time on the back and I couldn’t even take a nap. Super annoying

11h50m total delay. Had to switch to another flight that was still a 7h30m delay.

A very good flight. All personnel were gracious and pleasant. Good flight. No complaints.

Stop changing gates at sfo. When you are elderly going back for it’s not fun.

We understand and comply with Frontier’s bag sizes. We’ve had some problems in past while having to await other passengers who do not understand the baggage restrictions or have not prepaid and that is usually our biggest concern (others delaying us) with flying Frontier. Flying OUT of ONT, however, has always been a great experience. I’ve also noted even on delayed Frontier flights very knowledgeable pilots who manage expectations well.

There was no easy way to check in. I don't want to install an app to checkin. I will use alaska from now on because they have a web check in method that is easy.

The crew was ghetto lol I felt like I was on an inner city field trip

Horrible! The short distance flight ended up taking 5 hrs! There was a 3 hr delay for the flight to take off and there was a 70 min wait on the tarmac for some bogus reason that the pilot said the gate he was supposed to board was taken up. After a 30 min wait he said the plane that was supposed to push out of the gate called a medical emergency and 40 min later he ended up boarding another gate. For the initial 3 hr delay there was no information/alert about the gate or delay in the app or the boards up until the boarding time and even beyond! Had to walk all the way to the end of the terminal to find the frontier staff to ask what was going on. Avoid this airline at all costs! If you have carryon bags or checked bags , their prices come equivalent to the prices of more reliable airlines. They are the worst in timeliness at 60% (reported as delayed) this year (check the data) by a high margin even compared to the second worst airline. If you are ok with having a miserable flight experience with the odds close to flip of a coin, feel free to try them. If you value your time , money and flying experience, stay away.

There was nothing to like, flight delayed had to move to different departure areas, disorganized to say the leasr

Delayed for two hours due to trivial issues. No reimbursment. Also on arrival further delay due to terminal malfunction.

Our flight was canceled for no known reason. We weren’t told until we were checking in at 5:00 am. This was after our last flight with Frontier where we sat on the plane for three hours (not an exaggeration) before we took off because of a mechanical issue. We won’t be flying Frontier again.

Allowed me to chose my seat without extra charge (I purchased full-price ticket) and boarding was in group1. Didn't even serve water.

I went to the Frontier counter in San Jose at 1030am or so on Sunday 10/13/24 to see if I could get an earlier flight to San Diego in lieu of my reserved 630pm flight. One thing led to another, and I was able to obtain an open seat for about $ 56. on the earlier flight. Fine. Then the agent asked if I "was checking a bag". Not knowing that carry-ons cost extra per Frontier policy, I thought that she meant a regular checked bag. Therefore, I said no. Once I got to the gate, the same gate agent who sold me a ticket told me that I had to pay $99 for a carry-on, and that all bags were extra on Frontier. Having never flown on Frontier, I was not aware of this. Part of the issue was that she was not a native English speaker, so there was a miscommunication as to what "bag" meant. I would have preferred for her to have clearly let me know at the front counter that any bag including a carry-on cost $99. It would have had the same outcome, as I had to take my carry-on. But it got hectic at the last minute at the gate itself. The baggage policy should have mentioned "including carry-ons" when we first spoke.

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Recent round-trip flight deals

 
These are the cheapest round-trip flights from Des Moines to Michigan found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
11/18Mon
1 stopFrontier
20h 58mDSM-MDW
11/20Wed
1 stopFrontier
8h 15mMDW-DSM
$118
12/6Fri
1 stopFrontier
7h 28mDSM-ORD
1/3Fri
1 stopFrontier
7h 39mORD-DSM
$168
12/5Thu
nonstopUnited Airlines
1h 28mDSM-ORD
1/2Thu
nonstopUnited Airlines
1h 32mORD-DSM
$189
11/15Fri
nonstopAmerican Airlines
1h 34mDSM-ORD
12/5Thu
nonstopAmerican Airlines
1h 22mORD-DSM
$194
11/15Fri
nonstopUnited Airlines
1h 28mDSM-ORD
11/17Sun
nonstopUnited Airlines
1h 26mORD-DSM
$199
12/7Sat
1 stopDelta
4h 44mDSM-ORD
1/3Fri
1 stopDelta
5h 25mORD-DSM
$208
11/15Fri
1 stopSouthwest
4h 40mDSM-MDW
11/17Sun
1 stopSouthwest
3h 40mMDW-DSM
$228
12/4Wed
1 stopDelta
4h 40mDSM-ORD
12/31Tue
1 stopDelta
5h 58mORD-DSM
$233
11/15Fri
2 stopsSouthwest
5h 30mDSM-MDW
11/17Sun
1 stopSouthwest
3h 40mMDW-DSM
$233
12/10Tue
nonstopAmerican Airlines
1h 39mDSM-ORD
12/12Thu
nonstopAmerican Airlines
1h 22mORD-DSM
$239

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from Des Moines to Michigan found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
12/6Fri
1 stopFrontier
7h 06mDSM-MDW
$84
12/6Fri
1 stopFrontier
7h 28mDSM-ORD
$84
1/30Thu
1 stopSouthwest
5h 55mDSM-ORD
$104
1/30Thu
2 stopsSouthwest
10h 15mDSM-ORD
$109
12/6Fri
nonstopAmerican Airlines
1h 39mDSM-ORD
$120
12/10Tue
1 stopDelta
6h 31mDSM-MDW
$129
11/28Thu
1 stopDelta
4h 53mDSM-ORD
$129
12/5Thu
nonstopUnited Airlines
1h 31mDSM-ORD
$142
11/30Sat
nonstopUnited Airlines
1h 27mDSM-ORD
$150
12/22Sun
nonstopAmerican Airlines
1h 42mDSM-ORD
$200

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Last minute flights from Des Moines to Michigan

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 Des Moines to Michigan that are departing in the next 10 days.
11/4Mon
multi-stopSouthwest
8h 00mDSM-ORD
11/7Thu
multi-stopSouthwest
7h 00mORD-DSM
$277
11/4Mon
multi-stopFrontier
5h 56mDSM-ORD
11/6Wed
multi-stopFrontier
5h 39mORD-DSM
$278
11/4Mon
nonstopAmerican Airlines
1h 26mDSM-ORD
11/11Mon
nonstopAmerican Airlines
1h 23mORD-DSM
$294
11/4Mon
multi-stopDelta
4h 31mDSM-ORD
11/11Mon
multi-stopDelta
6h 48mORD-DSM
$313
11/1Fri
nonstopUnited Airlines
1h 28mDSM-ORD
11/4Mon
nonstopUnited Airlines
1h 21mORD-DSM
$349
11/1Fri
multi-stopDelta
6h 12mDSM-MDW
11/4Mon
multi-stopDelta
3h 43mMDW-DSM
$368
11/1Fri
nonstopUnited Airlines
1h 28mDSM-ORD
11/2Sat
nonstopUnited Airlines
1h 26mORD-DSM
$409
11/4Mon
multi-stop
16h 09mDSM-ORD
11/6Wed
multi-stop
28h 25mORD-DSM
$472
11/4Mon
multi-stop
34h 27mDSM-ORD
11/6Wed
multi-stop
28h 25mORD-DSM
$476
11/5Tue
nonstopAmerican Airlines
1h 34mDSM-ORD
11/7Thu
nonstopAmerican Airlines
1h 31mORD-DSM
$493

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