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Cheap Flight Deals from Des Moines to London (DSM-LON)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Des Moines to London that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.

Recent round-trip flight deals from Des Moines to London

Recommended round-trip deals departing in the coming months from the most popular airlines that fly from Des Moines to London.
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11:30 am - 5:40 pmDSM-LHR
24h 10m2 stops
7:30 pm - 10:50 pmLHR-DSM
33h 20m2 stops
$688Scandinavian Airlines
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Sun, Jan 19 - Sun, Jan 26
11:30 am - 5:40 pmDSM-LHR
24h 10m2 stops
7:30 pm - 10:50 pmLHR-DSM
33h 20m2 stops
$691Scandinavian Airlines
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Sun, Jan 19 - Sun, Jan 26
3:28 pm - 11:15 amDSM-LHR
14h 47m1 stop
3:00 pm - 2:52 pmLHR-DSM
28h 52m2 stops
$752United Airlines
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Tue, Mar 18 - Fri, Mar 28
8:00 am - 11:15 amDSM-LHR
21h 15m1 stop
1:45 pm - 9:23 pmLHR-DSM
37h 38m2 stops
$757United Airlines
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Wed, Feb 19 - Tue, Feb 25
12:15 pm - 8:15 amDSM-LHR
14h 00m1 stop
6:20 am - 9:58 pmLHR-DSM
21h 38m2 stops
$787British Airways
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Sun, Jan 19 - Sun, Jan 26
12:15 pm - 11:40 amDSM-LHR
17h 25m1 stop
6:20 am - 9:58 pmLHR-DSM
21h 38m2 stops
$805British Airways
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Sun, Jan 19 - Sun, Jan 26
6:30 am - 6:50 amDSM-LHR
18h 20m1 stop
6:30 am - 9:13 pmLHR-DSM
20h 43m2 stops
$942Delta
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Mon, Jan 6 - Thu, Jan 16
12:15 pm - 11:40 amDSM-LHR
17h 25m2 stops
6:30 am - 4:34 pmLHR-DSM
16h 04m2 stops
$946Delta
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Mon, Jan 6 - Thu, Jan 16
1:06 pm - 7:20 amDSM-LHR
13h 14m1 stop
10:15 am - 9:54 pmLHR-DSM
16h 39m1 stop
$1,065American Airlines
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Thu, Mar 20 - Tue, Mar 25
2:00 pm - 6:40 amDSM-LHR
10h 40m1 stop
10:30 am - 6:32 pmLHR-DSM
14h 02m1 stop
$1,438American Airlines
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Wed, Jun 11 - Sat, Jun 28

Flights from Des Moines to London - Travel Insights & Trends

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

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Des Moines to London, 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 Des Moines to London is March, where tickets cost $681 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and December, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,409 and $1,102 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Des Moines to London?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Des Moines to London, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.
To get a below average price on the flight from Des Moines to London, you should book around 4 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 18 weeks before departure.

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February

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August

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$327
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 18% drop in price.
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FAQs for booking flights from Des Moines to London

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Des Moines to London was $327 for a one-way ticket and $688 for a round-trip.

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

    Yes, you’ll need a passport to travel to London from Des Moines.

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

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

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

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

  • What is the most popular layover when flying to London from Des Moines?

    Chicago is the most popular layover city among KAYAK users traveling from Des Moines to London.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Des Moines to London, Delta or KLM?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Des Moines to London are Delta and KLM. With an average price for the route of $1,066 and an overall rating of 8.0, Delta is the most popular choice. KLM is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $1,027 and an overall rating of 7.8.

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

    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 London.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to London 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 London?

    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 London 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 London?

    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 London 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 5 airlines serving from Des Moines to London

 
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8.0
DeltaOverall score based on 8601 reviews
7.9Entertainment
8.0Comfort
7.3Food
8.2Boarding
8.6Crew
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I was with one of the last zones to board. It was kind of annoying to finally get called to board and my whole section was already on the plane. Clearly they boarded with previous zones. So by the time I got on board, there were no spaces for my luggage above my head. I had to put my luggage 4+ rows behind me, which meant that I had to wait even longer to get off the plane, since I had to wait for those rows to clear the aisle before I could retrieve my luggage and exit the plane. This also held up the plane cleaners, as they couldn't service my row until I cleared it, so they were all standing there waiting for me, while I'm standing there waiting for the other passengers to clear the aisle. Anyways, I wasn't in a rush this time, so I just waited, but I could see that being a problem in the future. Now, I could have checked my luggage, of course, but coincidentally, a friend of mine on the same flight got their luggage damaged (wheel completely knocked off) and was told by the Baggage Attendant in the airport that Delta doesn't "cover wheel damage" on luggage. This was disappointing to hear. I'm glad I didn't check mine through. If it were my luggage, I'd be highly frustrated to hear that. It makes me not want to check my luggage in the future.

8.0 ExcellentMelodii, Dec 2024ATL - MSY
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I was with one of the last zones to board. It was kind of annoying to finally get called to board and my whole section was already on the plane. Clearly they boarded with previous zones. So by the time I got on board, there were no spaces for my luggage above my head. I had to put my luggage 4+ rows behind me, which meant that I had to wait even longer to get off the plane, since I had to wait for those rows to clear the aisle before I could retrieve my luggage and exit the plane. This also held up the plane cleaners, as they couldn't service my row until I cleared it, so they were all standing there waiting for me, while I'm standing there waiting for the other passengers to clear the aisle. Anyways, I wasn't in a rush this time, so I just waited, but I could see that being a problem in the future. Now, I could have checked my luggage, of course, but coincidentally, a friend of mine on the same flight got their luggage damaged (wheel completely knocked off) and was told by the Baggage Attendant in the airport that Delta doesn't "cover wheel damage" on luggage. This was disappointing to hear. I'm glad I didn't check mine through. If it were my luggage, I'd be highly frustrated to hear that. It makes me not want to check my luggage in the future.

The dear was very limited in space. I could put my water bottle in seat basket. Also, there was no inflight entertainment in the delta app?

Typically I give delta excellent reviews. Our flight was delayed 2hrs, I was one of the fortunate ones who were able to get to my connecting flight. Also, annoying that on the connecting flight boarding personnel make me put away a small bag into my carryon. It small enough to put in back pocket seat, why hold me and the line up to just push it into my carryon.

Logan airport construction meant that boarding was chaotic crowded and delayed

Everything was great. Great service, excellent communication, and early arrival

We were forced to wait nearly 50 additional minutes before leaving the terminal.

Free Wi-Fi is good. That’s all - food mediocre, unfriendly crew, poor communication after trying to file a claim for my lost bag, which Delta didn’t even know was lost until I told them.

Delta flight attendants poorly managed the boarding process and overhead storage. My bag was checked last minute and no claim ticket was provided. My bag is now lost. Complete incompetence by all flight crew involved.

Inexpensive, got an exit row aisle aeat with no middle passenger, bought a great breakfast sandwich, flight comfortable & arrived ahead of schedule.

Customer service at the gate in the flight was exceptional. On time. Aircraft and seat was decent. Thanks Delta. 💗

We had an unfortunate experience where we had to leave the aircraft after boarding, shortly before the scheduled takeoff time, and re-board. The reason given was that a passenger felt ill and had to cancel their plans and therefor their luggage had to be found and removed.

We’ve used VA before many times the experience is always been good they have lovely staff and the food is always delicious.

Everything about the flight was amazing from check in to boarding entertainment was okay food we didn’t try.

Seats were old and dirty, for a long haul flight you expect to be able to recline and for the av to work properly. Choice for vegans was fruit….

The Virgin Atlantic crew was very good. However, the equipment was OK, the seats were OK, but her bags did not arrive with me. Two bags showed up a day later and I’m still waiting for my third back.

The crew was very good. However, the equipment was a bit dated. Some of the electronics were not working. To top it, three bags didn’t arrive with me. Two of them were delivered a day later. I’m still waiting for the third bag, I was so looking forward to this virgin Atlantic flight, but, I am disappointed.

My only complaint is that the pocket in front of me was ripped and my things, like iPad and airline magazines, kept slipping to the floor.

Flight delayed yet again. Crew apathetic and unhelpful re affect on connecting flight.

I think Virgin is one of the best flying experiences, especially from/to the UK. The staff are so helpful and fun, the food is good, seats comfortable, goof entertainment and great value. Check in and boarding is pretty pain free. I also find that the other passengers are generally so kind and considerate than when I've flown other airlines.

Cabin crew on our flight showed lack of any customer service gruff and acting annoyed if you asked anything and I mean anything Example a man on the seat over dropped his beer on my husbands blanket We asked if we could switch out blankets cabin crew Said. No we don’t have any extras OK well can you take the wet one Cabin crew looked disgusted and annoyed Took it no OK or yes just a growl

We arrived early and finally made it to our gate almost an hour after.

The reason I don’t fly United. No in seat entertainment for a long flight and inconsistent WiFi and entertainment available from my device.

We were delayed 3x and because I didn’t purchase my tickets directly from United Airlines I was told I Have to take care of it myself so I called Underpricer and they helped me but before I changed my flights I took the risk of sticking by what my tickets were and was lucky to have gotten on the original all flight with only 15 mins before take off. not sure if I will do this again

horrible website for checking in- no option just to write the passport number; ludicrous

The planes are so dirty! Food crumbs and finger print smudges, Dust over the vents and carpet stains. It’s disgusting.

Everything good until we waited for jet bridge at SFO. Then pilot gets on speaker & said it won’t reach plane- too short, need to go to different gate. Then 5 min later, adjusted plane/jetbridge & all ok?!?

Nothing, whole flight was a nightmare, was forced to check my carryon bag at the gate, staff was rude and unprofessional

David went above and beyond to make our flight the best that it could be

Was a pain having to leave the plane and reboard but glad the plane was fixed

How badly can you screw up baggage claim? We were told to go to baggage claim too for our bags from this flight. Another flights bags were there. They finished up. More bags from a different flight arrived. Our bags did not Finally the baggage claim belt stopped working and and are flight was still listed on the arrivals for that baggage claim 2. And then nothing It turns out that they had been delivered not only the United baggage claim but far away on a Delta baggage claim No I never told us. It was only the people looking around who had been on the flight But I’m sure there was plenty of time for the employees to raffle through the bags and steal whatever they wanted

There were several issues with this flight. I have flown quite often internationally and I was surprised by the lack of presence of attendants other than meal and drink times. The food was not best but I feel that is the norm. We also had to get off the plane once in London via stairs and bus to the terminal. Anyone who had another flight had to then get another bus to another terminal. This causes me to miss my flight and have to rebook.

It was exactly what I expected, actually arriving sooner than scheduled.

The boarding process was a nightmare and though we were traveling business class, we were in Group 2 and the organization was terrible. The Business Class on this flight was crowded and did not feel clean and nice. Overall, I would not travel Business again on the American Airline flight through British Airways Not nearly special enough for the considerable cost .

Not too impressed with them to be honest. They had forgotten my gf meal, despite the fact that the app had notified me that it was sorted. Apparently there is a ‘glitch’ in the system, according to one of the stewardesses, and has been for a while. Also the legroom in economy is way too small (and I’m a slight person) and are very uncomfortable. An extra Internal flight I booked via the app, had not even given me the option to order a meal, so was unaware of that and left without food on a 9 hr. flight !! Don’t think I’ll use AA again after this.

3 hour delay on run way, not even a drink offered, staff seemed rude and rushed, felt unwell so asked twice for paracetamol and was told to wait, never got it

Terrible, they canceled my flight due to an issue they had, couldn't fly me into the same place within 24 hrs so had to fly in 2.5 hrs away from my destination and spend even more money. The customer service was terrible (except at the airport in Charleston). Had to call to get my checked baggage fees reimbursed 2 wks later in which one customer service agent was very rude, wouldn't listen and then hung up on me. The second lady I spoke with was actually able to help me with that part thankfully. Would not recommend flying AA.

not enough crew for business class and not great service as a result. underwhelmed overall

The crew was very helpful and the aircraft was clean. More attentiveness to us in business class.

Crew never smiled, never helped , told me to make my own bed ( in Upper class), never offered a drink

Information when booking said the flight would be with American Airlines but the flight was actualy with British Airways. Check in from Orlando was nice and quick. I agreed to put my cabin case in the checked luggage as it was a full flight. Case came back damaged (unable to put the handle down) so will have to dispose of it. Seats were quite cramped with very little leg room, even for economy. This was the experience of both the outgoing and return flight. Cabin crew were ok and flight time was punctual.

Flight delay and can’t much help passenger do the change connecting flight.

5 days later I have not yet received my luggage so terrible and unacceptable

Easy and quick check in, clean and nice seats. Overall excellent experience.

The seats in airbus from LA to London are uncomfortable. They are too narrow. I am a slim person but felt cramped. The way the seats are laid out really hinders privacy. You are forced to look at the person next to you which is awkward, Also the entertainment on the same leg was limited. The crew was excellent and attentive and the food was decent. The seats on London to Delhi leg were way better. The crew again was very attentive and polite.

Great job notifying of 30 minute delay in departure. Fabulous job making up for the time and arriving as scheduled. Air travel is just no fun anymore with the extreme overcrowding, and someone needs to come up with an innovative plan for loading and unloading passengers (load all window seats first, middle seats second, aisle seats last?). Great job getting the luggage on the carousel in record time!

Although it was an overnight flight, the crew could’ve have made more refreshment passes.

All and it was good . But no one woke me when meals came around . Please have a don’t not disturb sign if you opted for that . Left very hungry missing all meals .

Late in leaving the US. Late in arriving in UK. 2 plua hous on ground in UK before leaving. Late in arriving in Spain. Didn't get our bags until the next night.

British Airways canceled my flight and I had to fly on Lufthansa the next day. What a garbage airline 🗑️

3 hr delay. No water given while on the plane for 3hrs.

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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 London found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
3/9Sun
2 stops
25h 20mDSM-LHR
$327
3/22Sat
3 stops
38h 26mDSM-LHR
$349
3/9Sun
1 stop
16h 05mDSM-LHR
$462
3/10Mon
2 stopsBritish Airways
18h 08mDSM-LHR
$471
3/22Sat
1 stopUnited Airlines
32h 10mDSM-LHR
$477
1/31Fri
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
13h 24mDSM-LHR
$508
1/31Fri
1 stopAmerican Airlines
10h 54mDSM-LHR
$512
4/3Thu
2 stopsUnited Airlines
16h 55mDSM-LHR
$515
1/31Fri
2 stopsVirgin Atlantic
15h 38mDSM-LCY
$595
6/18Wed
2 stopsBritish Airways
19h 47mDSM-LGW
$870

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Last minute flights from Des Moines to London

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 London that are departing in the next 10 days.
12/22Sun
multi-stopUnited Airlines
20h 50mDSM-LHR
12/31Tue
multi-stopUnited Airlines
18h 57mLHR-DSM
$1,785
12/22Sun
multi-stopUnited Airlines
32h 20mDSM-LHR
12/31Tue
multi-stopUnited Airlines
18h 57mLHR-DSM
$1,789
12/22Sun
multi-stopKLM
12h 40mDSM-LHR
12/31Tue
multi-stopKLM
13h 28mLHR-DSM
$1,801
12/22Sun
multi-stopKLM
16h 50mDSM-LHR
1/3Fri
multi-stopKLM
13h 25mLHR-DSM
$2,056
12/22Sun
multi-stopUnited Airlines
33h 45mDSM-LHR
1/3Fri
multi-stopUnited Airlines
26h 35mLHR-DSM
$2,060
12/22Sun
multi-stopBritish Airways
17h 32mDSM-LHR
12/27Fri
multi-stopBritish Airways
21h 45mLHR-DSM
$2,774
12/22Sun
multi-stopBritish Airways
17h 32mDSM-LHR
12/27Fri
multi-stopBritish Airways
12h 25mLHR-DSM
$2,792
12/25Wed
multi-stopDelta
18h 30mDSM-LHR
1/1Wed
multi-stopDelta
20h 16mLHR-DSM
$7,135
12/25Wed
multi-stopVirgin Atlantic
18h 30mDSM-LHR
1/1Wed
multi-stopVirgin Atlantic
15h 56mLHR-DSM
$7,149
12/24Tue
multi-stopDelta
11h 05mDSM-LHR
12/31Tue
multi-stopDelta
20h 46mLHR-DSM
$8,864

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