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Best United Kingdom Flight Deals from Des Moines

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

London
London1 stop$742
Edinburgh
Edinburgh2 stops$779
Manchester
Manchester2 stops$719
Inverness
Inverness2 stops$668
Bristol
Bristol2 stops$915

Cheap Flight Deals from Des Moines to the United Kingdom (DSM-GB0)

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

Recommended round-trip deals departing in the coming months from the most popular airlines that fly from Des Moines to the United Kingdom.
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4:04 pm - 2:35 pmDSM-INV
16h 31m2 stops
10:30 am - 11:39 pmINV-DSM
19h 09m2 stops
$668British Airways
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Wed, May 14 - Wed, May 21
4:04 pm - 2:35 pmDSM-INV
16h 31m2 stops
10:30 am - 11:39 pmINV-DSM
19h 09m2 stops
$706British Airways
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Wed, May 14 - Wed, May 21
11:30 am - 6:45 amDSM-LHR
13h 15m1 stop
9:20 am - 5:50 pmLHR-DSM
14h 30m1 stop
$754Virgin Atlantic
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Tue, May 6 - Tue, May 13
11:33 am - 6:20 amDSM-LHR
12h 47m1 stop
2:05 pm - 10:40 amLHR-DSM
26h 35m2 stops
$759United Airlines
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Sun, Apr 20 - Tue, Apr 29
6:35 pm - 1:30 pmDSM-LHR
12h 55m1 stop
11:20 am - 10:30 pmLHR-DSM
17h 10m1 stop
$781Virgin Atlantic
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Wed, May 14 - Wed, May 21
6:09 pm - 4:45 pmDSM-GLA
16h 36m2 stops
8:40 am - 8:44 pmGLA-DSM
18h 04m2 stops
$782American Airlines
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Tue, Sep 9 - Wed, Sep 24
6:45 am - 8:10 amDSM-LGW
19h 25m2 stops
3:05 pm - 1:28 pmLGW-DSM
28h 23m2 stops
$794American Airlines
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Wed, May 14 - Wed, May 21
4:45 pm - 4:45 pmDSM-MAN
18h 00m2 stops
12:35 pm - 10:30 pmMAN-DSM
15h 55m1 stop
$801Delta
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Thu, May 1 - Thu, May 8
3:34 pm - 11:45 amDSM-LHR
14h 11m1 stop
2:05 pm - 2:42 pmLHR-DSM
30h 37m2 stops
$805United Airlines
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Wed, May 14 - Wed, May 21
5:35 pm - 1:00 pmDSM-GLA
13h 25m2 stops
1:30 pm - 4:51 pmGLA-DSM
33h 21m2 stops
$810Delta
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Sun, Sep 7 - Mon, Sep 22

KAYAK's insights & trends for Des Moines to the United Kingdom flights

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

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to the United Kingdom?

The average price for all round-trip flights from Des Moines to the United Kingdom depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.
The cheapest time of day to fly to the United Kingdom is generally in the evening, when round-trip flights cost $894 on average. Morning departures are around 10% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to the United Kingdom is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $951.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Des Moines to the United Kingdom?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Des Moines to the United Kingdom, 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 the United Kingdom is January, when tickets cost $705 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and December, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,403 and $1,108 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Des Moines to the United Kingdom?

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 the United Kingdom, 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 the United Kingdom, you should book around 5 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 11 weeks before departure.

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Low season

January

High season

May

Cheapest flight

$457
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 22% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 5% lower on average.
Flight from Des Moines to Edinburgh

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Top 5 airlines serving from Des Moines to the United Kingdom

Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Des Moines to the United Kingdom? 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.
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DeltaOverall score based on 7899 reviews
8.2Boarding
8.0Comfort
8.5Crew
7.9Entertainment
7.3Food
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Simply outstanding. Their new lounge for Delta One customers is a cut above the rest.

10.0 ExcellentSunderesh, Mar 2025AUS - BOS
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Simply outstanding. Their new lounge for Delta One customers is a cut above the rest.

The Dekta Rep that checked us in was great. She's very personable, pleasant, and can tell she enjoys her job.

After a 5 hour delay waiting at the gate (3 delays adding up) with no clear reason provided, we finally boarded flew 3/4 of the way to Toronto then were turned back to New York. As we neared New York, the pilot declared that it was his fault, something to do with timing and him not being allowed into the country???? How could the airline let his happen? They had hours to prepare and make sure they had a crew available for the flight! We ended up in Toronto a day late with no sleep.

The plane was old with small storage areas that had problems closing/latching and not enough storage for everyone, and worn, damaged seats. Service was great but feel a little unsafe on such well used planes.

Terrible and im avoiding them in the future. My initial flight was delayed causing me to rebook my flight and when speaking with the representative to rebook I explained this is the second time my flights were delayed and they did nothing to help me. I wasn't booked to comfort plus or given a voucher or anything. I was almost late for my meeting that I needed to attend on Monday because of the games delta played delaying my flights even more and putting me in the very back of the plane next to an extremely intoxicated passenger

Friendly flight attendants, smooth 8-9 hours flight. Economy seats are small and uncomfortable as usual.

Flights on time. .Ride was as comfortable as can be expected in steerage. Luggage arrived at destination. Attendants were fairly friendly.

Great staff. Wifi is terrible. Signing up for skylines is a painstaking process. Had to call customer service just to get my flight itinerary and confirmation sent to me. Consistent delays. A well staffed company that is run so poorly. Upper management needs to be renewed.

The WiFi didn't seem as fast as it normally is

Bathrooms dirty sinks clogged. No one seemed to clean them. Plane very old

The gate was too far away for the connecting flight

They switched out gate from terminal 1 to terminal two ten minutes before boarding. So we had to make a 20 min crazy fast walk to a different terminal. Then we boarded the plane and waited for over 40 minutes until push back. Brutal

Compared with other carriers business class for an overnight was not worth the extra expense.

Seats were comfortable. It’s was so cold and very uncomfortable. I paid 2000 miles for wifi service that was choppy the whole flight. Would like to be reimbursed for my miles Food was so disappointing. Three cold and terrible meals for $3000 round trip. This needs to be better.

Generally good. The aisles have gotten narrower which can slow down boarding. Flight crew was great! Healthier complimentary snacks would be appreciated. Due to earthquake in San Francisco we had to circle in air space for a bit but then had a smooth landing. I laud the flight crew for their patience ;)

Easy to board. Flight was super crowded though so I didn't sleep well on that cross country red-eye flight. The aisles seem ot have gotten narrower and the seat smaller whn luggage and people are getting bigger so it would be AWESOME to have more space and breathing room in general ;)

Excellent, professional, actually on time which is rare for late flights. Decent food. I love the new neck pillows! Nice, simple upgrade from the old ones I wasn't sure where to put. I wish they would allow more time for rest. It's a red eye 7 hour flight and meal service was about 3 hours.

We boarded but then sat there waiting on some missed connection people to get on so we sat for about 15 minutes for that. Then we sat again because the passenger manifest was wrong and they had to figure it out before we could leave. That took about another 20 minutes or so. The crew was working hard to figure it out so it’s not their fault. It ended up being a system glitch where someone was upgraded to first class while another person was also in the same seat and it just created a mess that took a little while to figure out. They literally went to every person on the plane asking their names to see who was sitting in the wrong seat. I also hate the entertainment that must be watched on your phone or tablet. Just give us setback screens. It’s so much better. Almost every Delta flight has this now and it is so nice to have them. The crew did a great job. I have no complaints from them. They were very hard working, even with the mishap and a disgruntled passenger.

We were delayed in Toronto on the tarmac for THREE hours with no clear indication as to why except that it was not a safety hazard. Pilot did apologize more than once but even he was unable to explain why exactly we were delayed. I overheard the stewards saying that the captain was very frustrated with the situation as well because he was not able to explain why except it had something to do with water supply or system on the aircraft and now we needed to wait for an engineer to approve the aircraft for flight. It was very frustrating and distressing as a passenger and we should have been given complimentary meals at the very least.

Flight was cramped with every seat taken. The food was fine, nothing crazy to write home about. The plane felt dated and needing some TLC, the button for the window shade didn't work and there were no AC outlets to use. When communicating with staff all except one nice lady never seemed happy to help me almost like I was bothering them when asked for things like a glass of water or a snack. The flight was overall fine. It did what was needed which is get me from point A to point B. But it certainly was not special. I don't expect much in economy but I believe economy on a host of other airlines is more memorable and better experience.

Flight took off an hour late. Had to stay on the tarmac for half an hour after landing. Both annoying.

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.

This particular flight wasn't very full at the back, so there were three seats available for spreading out and getting relatively comfortable

Terrible. Internet/kiosk glitch prevented baggage checkin. Line at ticket co in Ter was under serviced and did not move. Agents did not call for flight but rather allowed time to pass. Then told each person as they reached the front if line that it was too late to check bags so they’d have to rebook flights. At least 15 people missed the flight as a result of this incompetence.

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.

Was late but that airport/storm fault. Flight was full but comfortable. Food quite nice. Unfortunate that I had a rather miserable attendant, others were much friendlier

Experience was good. Could have been better if we didn’t have to board an hour before the flight to ghana and miss relaxing time in the lounge. That process was very stressful

I was charged fees for check in bags at the airport by British Airways. It was supposed to be no charge but Kayak messed up my booking apparently and I had to pay for check in bags. I paid $175.

They took my carry on and checked it in. Staff in general at Heathrow are not friendly or helpful

The crew were professional and friendly. It was the most uncomfortable international flight I've ever flown. Crammed in passengers. No overhead space to put my bag. No leg room and unable to recline seat due to seats too close together so it upset passenger behind me! Upgrade price to get 2 inches of more space unreasonable.

Boarding in Dallas was hell with extremely rude gate agents , especially a lady named Rajathi who was the epitome of rudeness with no compassion at all . She was horrible and I wonder why airlines have people like her on their roster who exude arrogance and haughtiness . Will probably not fly British Airwsys because of people like her .

Food was average. Better headphones seats were average at best.

Nice flight. Legroom was good. Food was good. Staff was friendly and helpful. Plane was modern and clean. Seats and headrests were comfortable. Entertainment system was good and modern, with a bright LCD screen and many appealing choices.

I have something to say about the flight I took from London to Gothenburg, after my flight from Austin to London. I fly a lot and have done so for decades. I first flew to Scandinavia in 1973. My former wife is Norwegian. The main thing was the experience at the Gothenburg airport. Three flights from Britain arrived around the same time. So there were huge lines at immigration since Brits are no longer a part of the EU. After over an hour in line, I finally gave my passport to the immigrations man. You’d have thought I was an Afghan. I just barely got into Sweden. I had to answer all kinds of blunt questions. I had to show all kinds of onward tickets, addresses of places I’d be staying and it was pretty daunting. Perhaps it has to do with the situation with Russia. British Air might have done something to prepare people that things have changed a lot and they’d better be ready to run the gauntlet when trying to get into the country here. Thanks for listening and taking this into consideration. Sincerely, a senior citizen of the USA

My flight was late. We stayed in aircraft one hour 😩

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