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Low season

February

High season

August

Cheapest flight

$197
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 25% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 2% increase in price.
Flight from Des Moines to Halifax

FAQs for booking flights from Iowa to Nova Scotia

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Iowa to Nova Scotia?

    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 Iowa to Nova Scotia.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Iowa to Nova Scotia?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Iowa to Nova Scotia 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 Iowa to Nova Scotia?

    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 from Iowa to Nova Scotia with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Iowa to Nova Scotia?

    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 from Iowa to Nova Scotia up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • What is the cheapest day to fly to Nova Scotia?

    Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Nova Scotia is Monday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as $206. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Sunday, where round-trip prices are $1,094 on average.

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Nova Scotia?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to Nova Scotia is generally in the morning, when round-trip flights cost $732 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Nova Scotia is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $732.

  • How long is the flight to Nova Scotia?

    An average nonstop flight from Iowa to Nova Scotia takes 18h 52m, covering a distance of 1456 miles. The shortest route is Des Moines (DSM) to Halifax (YHZ) with an average flight time of 5h 46m.

  • What are the most popular destinations in Nova Scotia?

    Based on KAYAK flight searches, the most popular destination is Halifax (98% of total searches to Nova Scotia). The next most popular destination is Saint John (2%).

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Top airline flying from Iowa to Nova Scotia

Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Iowa to Nova Scotia? 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.
7.2
American AirlinesOverall score based on 10000 reviews
7.5Boarding
7.2Comfort
8.0Crew
6.9Entertainment
6.5Food
Airline reviews

We missed our flight. The boarding pass had the wrong gate and by the time we received the text from Kayak, our flight was already gone. I’ll never use Kayak again and will go direct to the airlines in the future.

2.0 MediocreJohn, Apr 2025PVD - CLT
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We missed our flight. The boarding pass had the wrong gate and by the time we received the text from Kayak, our flight was already gone. I’ll never use Kayak again and will go direct to the airlines in the future.

Boarding took forever, the plane was cramped and cold, and the seatbelt song came on constantly throughout the red eye flight with a loud pre-recorded message playing each time

Cabin felt crammed Snacks are lame But crew was super efficient getting us out on time despite delay

Took off on time and successfully avoided weather that looked to be a problem along the way

There were five broken seats on the plane. The crew was very rude in telling people they had to get off the plane and get a flight the next day. No call for volunteers, but telling people they had to get off. One woman was flying with her elderly mother and daughter and was told she had to leave or all three had to leave. Fortunately, a volunteer offered to stay. The situation was handled poorly.

The flight to Tokyo AA61 took off about two hours late, but then had to turn back. By that time the crew had to be replaced. Then they kept promising to take off in an hour, then in 3, then switch to the next day.

British Airways staff are very polite and willing to help.

Any sort of gluten free snack option would be nice

They lost my luggage and it didn’t get delivered until the next day.

Would have thought that they would gas up plane before everyone got on board

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Recent round-trip flight deals

6/17Tue
1 stopDelta
5h 46mDSM-YHZ
6/24Tue
1 stopDelta
8h 00mYHZ-DSM
$356
6/17Tue
1 stopDelta
5h 46mDSM-YHZ
6/24Tue
2 stopsDelta
13h 22mYHZ-DSM
$366
6/17Tue
2 stopsDelta
10h 03mDSM-YHZ
6/24Tue
2 stopsDelta
13h 22mYHZ-DSM
$371
6/14Sat
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
15h 35mCID-YHZ
6/23Mon
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
11h 42mYHZ-CID
$392
6/14Sat
2 stopsAir Canada
9h 29mCID-YHZ
6/23Mon
2 stopsAir Canada
14h 51mYHZ-CID
$419
6/5Thu
2 stops
29h 37mDSM-YHZ
6/12Thu
2 stops
28h 10mYHZ-DSM
$427
6/5Thu
2 stops
29h 37mDSM-YHZ
6/12Thu
3 stops
34h 00mYHZ-DSM
$431
6/18Wed
1 stopAmerican Airlines
5h 20mDSM-YHZ
6/25Wed
1 stopAmerican Airlines
5h 58mYHZ-DSM
$476
5/24Sat
2 stopsAir Canada
20h 19mDSM-YHZ
5/31Sat
2 stopsAir Canada
11h 04mYHZ-DSM
$481
6/18Wed
2 stopsWestJet
24h 53mDSM-YHZ
6/25Wed
2 stopsWestJet
14h 07mYHZ-DSM
$547

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Recent one-way flight deals

6/18Wed
2 stops
27h 39mDSM-YHZ
$197
6/6Fri
2 stopsDelta
14h 10mDSM-YHZ
$224
6/18Wed
3 stops
28h 27mDSM-YHZ
$227
6/15Sun
3 stops
26h 52mDSM-YHZ
$257
6/15Sun
2 stopsWestJet
21h 48mDSM-YHZ
$266
6/18Wed
1 stopAmerican Airlines
5h 20mDSM-YHZ
$271
6/6Fri
1 stopAmerican Airlines
19h 50mDSM-YHZ
$272
6/15Sun
1 stopAmerican Airlines
5h 20mDSM-YHZ
$295
8/22Fri
2 stopsDelta
14h 39mDSM-YHZ
$574
6/6Fri
3 stopsUnited Airlines
20h 25mDSM-YHZ
$1,069

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