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Cheap Flight Deals from Des Moines to Louisville (DSM-SDF)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Des Moines to Louisville 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 Louisville

Recommended round-trip deals departing in the coming months from the most popular airlines that fly from Des Moines to Louisville.
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6:20 am - 11:22 amDSM-SDF
4h 02m1 stop
7:09 am - 10:40 amSDF-DSM
4h 31m1 stop
$247Delta
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Tue, Mar 18 - Wed, Mar 26
3:23 pm - 8:57 pmDSM-SDF
4h 34m1 stop
8:58 am - 1:13 pmSDF-DSM
5h 15m1 stop
$262American Airlines
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Tue, Mar 25 - Fri, Apr 4
3:23 pm - 12:34 amDSM-SDF
8h 11m2 stops
8:58 am - 1:13 pmSDF-DSM
5h 15m1 stop
$267American Airlines
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Tue, Mar 25 - Fri, Apr 4
5:59 pm - 11:15 pmDSM-SDF
4h 16m1 stop
1:19 pm - 5:19 pmSDF-DSM
5h 00m1 stop
$277Delta
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Thu, Mar 20 - Wed, Mar 26
6:25 pm - 11:59 pmDSM-SDF
4h 34m1 stop
6:10 am - 11:19 amSDF-DSM
6h 09m1 stop
$292Delta
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Fri, Apr 25 - Sun, Apr 27
3:56 pm - 8:31 amDSM-SDF
15h 35m1 stop
9:18 pm - 11:13 pmSDF-DSM
26h 55m2 stops
$388Allegiant Air
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Sun, Apr 6 - Sun, Apr 13
6:25 am - 7:05 pmDSM-SDF
11h 40m2 stops
1:50 pm - 12:05 amSDF-DSM
11h 15m2 stops
$393Southwest
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Wed, Jun 25 - Sun, Jun 29
5:45 am - 11:15 pmDSM-SDF
16h 30m2 stops
12:55 pm - 10:30 pmSDF-DSM
10h 35m2 stops
$404Southwest
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Thu, Mar 20 - Tue, Mar 25
6:45 pm - 10:33 amDSM-SDF
14h 48m2 stops
7:02 am - 10:43 amSDF-DSM
4h 41m1 stop
$558United Airlines
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Thu, Mar 20 - Thu, Mar 27
3:28 pm - 10:31 pmDSM-SDF
6h 03m1 stop
10:15 am - 10:43 amSDF-DSM
25h 28m1 stop
$750United Airlines
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Wed, Mar 19 - Sun, Mar 23

Flights from Des Moines to Louisville - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Des Moines to Louisville 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 Des Moines to Louisville?

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

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Des Moines to Louisville, 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 Louisville is June, where tickets cost $325 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are October and December, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $530 and $466 respectively.

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January

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May

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$164
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 4% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 4% lower on average.
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When to book flights from Des Moines to Louisville

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Des Moines to Louisville 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 Des Moines to Louisville

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Des Moines to Louisville was $164 for a one-way ticket and $247 for a round-trip.

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

    A passport is not required to fly from Des Moines to Louisville.

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

    When flying out of Des Moines you will be using Des Moines. You will be landing at Louisville, also known as Louisville Intl.

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

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

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

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

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

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Des Moines to Louisville are Delta and United Airlines. With an average price for the route of $325 and an overall rating of 8.0, Delta is the most popular choice. United Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $401 and an overall rating of 7.4.

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

    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 Louisville.

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

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

    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 Louisville with an airline and back to Des Moines with another airline. Booking your flights between Des Moines and SDF 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 Des Moines to Louisville?

    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 Louisville 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 3 airlines serving from Des Moines to Louisville

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Des Moines to Louisville. 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 Louisville? 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 8219 reviews
8.0Comfort
7.9Entertainment
7.3Food
8.5Crew
8.2Boarding
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Boarding is, as it always is… horrible. Gate lice. Slow moving zones. Too many people with carry ons

10.0 ExcellentStephen, Feb 2025SFO - JFK
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Boarding is, as it always is… horrible. Gate lice. Slow moving zones. Too many people with carry ons

I loved having a most black flight crew during Black History Month; rather by design or accident I appreciated the representation. ❤️

This was the second flight this week with flight attendant Marcus I’m not sure if his last name is Lane or Lang but this guy is awesome. He funny, attentive and his service is 5 stars. Marcus makes business travel more enjoyable !

Although the flight left late, we arrived early. It was one of the quickest boarding and off boarding experiences I’ve had. It was kind of annoying the only drinks they had were water, coffee, and tea. The flight was very smooth, temperature was just right, and flight attendants were friendly.

Lower number on this flight so spaced out passengers. Able to enjoy more room to relax during flight. It was lovely.

Kind staff. Snacks are small but that’s the new normal.

The young man who was our flight attendant in first class was lazy and did not do his job well at all. Never offered drinks upon boarding - actually I take that back... said "are you okay with water" as if I do not want to get you anything else, only passed the snacks around once, got my drink order wrong and then never offered a second round of drinks. He was the worst I have ever seen on Delta and we fly a lot.

Great service. Great staff. Boarding was a little slow, but I think there was a service dog slowing things down.

Flight left early and arrived early. the whole trip was excellent.

Seats were really tight and the seat belts did not give enough slack.

I don’t understand the purpose of the orange “priority” tag on my bag. This tagged, my bag is last or near to the last bag to come down the carousel at IAH.

The tv monitor in front of my seat was not responding. The flight crew reset it and it still didn’t work.

The agents was very rude and they charged me $50 for a carry-on bag saying that it was too big and then I saw someone going on a plane with the same size bag as me

Terrible. First of all we were delayed 4 3/4 hours departing Honolulu. As we had to leave our condo and the rental car had to be returned we had to go to the airport. Even though we had a business class boarding pass to Washington, since we did not have business class to Montreal we could not access the lounge without paying a $59 fee each. This does not make sense to us. Since we could not meet our original connection United booked us to Montreal via New York LaGuardia on Air Canada. In Washington a further delay got us into LaGuardia too late to make our connection to Montreal so we were booked on another Air Canada flight 3 hours later. We were originally scheduled to arrive in Montreal at 10:40 and arrived at 19:55. A totally exhausting day, United did not offer a meal voucher or any type of compensation. Air Canada did give us a digital meal voucher. The food in United business class is poor among all meals offered. The pods look nice but are not that confortable. Overall would not fly on United again.

Plenty of room for me and the cat in Premium Economy. Seat was comfortable. Boarding was a breeze. The lady at the special check-in desk was great, super helpful and professional.

For the most part united was a good experience, how ever when they came by with the snacks and water, they completely passed by my wife and I. As we were in separate rows. On a 5 hr flight we were not offered water

Fantastic crew. Flight was delayed at last minute but we were given updates every 20 minutes and the crew was so friendly and considerate. I miss the touch screens on the back of the seats, wish they would bring that back though.

Our seats were all the way in back of the plane,

Food choices were very limited. Taste of the dishes was average.

Maybe add a seat trade app for flyers that didn’t get seats together

Delays on all NY flights. There was no communication on why but they didn’t say it was weather. Other carriers were not delayed.

The flights were terribly delayed and then cancelled which forced us booking another night at the hotel. Very poor management from American Airlines

Extraordinary service in business class, and very good breakfast and snacks. A really lovely flight.

I flew out of Reagan National. My flight was delayed, delayed, delayed, and then canceled ...THREE TIMES over TWO DAYS. Staff were seemingly not empowered to provide information on why the flights were screwed up. A real nightmare.

They cancelled our flight without warning OR a refund. Never doing business with American Airlines again! This is the second AA booked trip in a row that we've had challenges with.

Crew was late. Baggage was late. 2hs inside the plane waiting fro de-icing and traffic. A 3:30hs flight ended up being almost 6hs inside the airplane.

Flight delayed on both ends - have a gate ready at DCA, don't make us sit for 30min after being late to take off as well.

The seats were crammed and the guy in front of me wouldn't stop reclining. If AA is cramming extra rows in, they need to take away the reclining in coach. My knees were smashed for 4 1/2 hours and I was very close to confronting the passenger in front of me.

This flight didn’t happen because AA agents didn’t let us board the flight

It was so bad it will be my last. Connecting flight gate agent closed the door in my face when i told her my husband is 30 seconds away (and we were running close/late because the preceding AA flight was slightly delayed. We had to be rebooked on a non-direct flight with an overnight layover in Phoenix. This is the worst experience ever and for no fault of our own. The flight we were trying to get on would not have been late if the gate agent allowed my husband to get there. It was senseless, cruel and very upsetting. I don’t understand why we were subjected to this.

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