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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 Barcelona-El Prat departing on 10/9. 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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Cheap flight deals from Des Moines to Barcelona-El Prat (DSM-BCN)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Des Moines to Barcelona-El Prat 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.
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6:45 pm - 9:45 amDSM-BCN
56h 00m2 stops
12:15 pm - 1:56 pmBCN-DSM
32h 41m2 stops
$474Air Canada
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vie., nov. 29 - mié., dic. 18
6:58 am - 1:05 pmDSM-BCN
23h 07m1 stop
2:40 pm - 10:10 amBCN-DSM
26h 30m2 stops
vie., nov. 29 - mié., dic. 18
6:07 pm - 4:35 pmDSM-BCN
15h 28m2 stops
11:00 am - 11:48 pmBCN-DSM
19h 48m1 stop
$568American Airlines
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jue., nov. 28 - dom., dic. 8
3:41 pm - 4:20 pmDSM-BCN
17h 39m2 stops
11:05 am - 9:34 pmBCN-DSM
17h 29m1 stop
$591American Airlines
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lun., oct. 7 - mar., oct. 22
11:25 am - 9:00 amDSM-BCN
14h 35m2 stops
2:50 pm - 9:47 pmBCN-DSM
13h 57m1 stop
$612United Airlines
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mar., oct. 8 - jue., oct. 24
11:25 am - 12:45 pmDSM-BCN
18h 20m1 stop
7:50 am - 10:45 pmBCN-DSM
21h 55m2 stops
$625United Airlines
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lun., oct. 7 - mié., oct. 23
6:38 pm - 9:10 amDSM-BCN
31h 32m1 stop
6:10 am - 4:41 pmBCN-DSM
17h 31m2 stops
$637Delta
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dom., oct. 6 - mié., oct. 23
6:38 pm - 9:10 amDSM-BCN
31h 32m1 stop
6:20 am - 9:15 pmBCN-DSM
21h 55m2 stops
$639Delta
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dom., oct. 6 - vie., oct. 18
4:00 pm - 4:25 pmDSM-BCN
17h 25m2 stops
8:55 am - 8:45 pmBCN-DSM
18h 50m2 stops
$831KLM
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sáb., oct. 5 - mar., oct. 22
2:13 pm - 9:10 amDSM-BCN
11h 57m1 stop
6:20 am - 8:56 pmBCN-DSM
21h 36m2 stops
$971KLM
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lun., sep. 16 - sáb., sep. 28

Flights from Des Moines to Barcelona-El Prat - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Des Moines to Barcelona-El Prat 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 Barcelona-El Prat Airport?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Des Moines to Barcelona-El Prat Airport, 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 Barcelona-El Prat Airport is April, where tickets cost $602 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and July, where the average cost of tickets is $1,714 and $1,540 respectively.

Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from Des Moines to Barcelona?

The cheapest price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours.
In the last 3 days, Delta offered the best one-way deal for that route, at $447. KAYAK users also found Des Moines to Barcelona round-trip flights on Air Canada from $474 and on American Airlines from $568.

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January

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June

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Best time to beat the crowds with an average 27% drop in price.
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Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Des Moines to Barcelona-El Prat 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 Des Moines to Barcelona flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from Des Moines to Barcelona-El Prat Airport?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Des Moines to Barcelona-El Prat Airport was $447 for a one-way ticket and $474 for a round-trip.

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

    Yes

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

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

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

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

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

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Des Moines to Barcelona are Delta and KLM. With an average price for the route of $771 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 $968 and an overall rating of 7.8.

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

    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 Barcelona.

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

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

    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 Barcelona with an airline and back to Des Moines with another airline. Booking your flights between Des Moines and BCN 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 Barcelona?

    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 Barcelona 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 Barcelona-El Prat

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Des Moines to Barcelona. 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.
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DeltaOverall score based on 10000 reviews
7.9Comfort
8.6Crew
8.0Entertainment
8.2Boarding
7.4Food
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It was very cold because the air conditioner was on high power, and my son got sick.

4.0 OkayAnonymous, Jun 2024ORD - SEA
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It was very cold because the air conditioner was on high power, and my son got sick.

3 hours late and all they have is was a $12 meal voucher. That’s not even enough to cover fast food.

Among the poorest flights I’ve had with Delta in a while. Entertainment system failed completely on a 7.5 hr flight. Crew seemed distracted and not the normal friendly crew. Flight overbooked it seemed… very crowded.

If I can, I always fly Delta. I’ve found their service to always be reliable and pleasant.

You could have not cancelled the flight (AA, which I will be flying from now on) left for BOS despite the fictitious weather issues (that no one in my Boston family could see). You could have rebooked my direct flight to another direct flight instead of sending me though JFK, the worst US airport after O’Hara You could have rebooked me on a Main Cabin seat (like the one I paid for in my original ticket instead of putting me a the last row on JFK->BOS leg, pocketing the difference in ticket price But I do not really care whether you will ever do that in a future because in a future neither I nor anyone from my company (unless they pay out of pocket) nor an of my clients and partners (if they heed my advice) will ever be caught dead on any of Delta flights

Really bad baggage handling. Had my Rimowa bag badly damaged at the latches.

It was pretty good I was worried with the short Layover that I might not catch my connection but the gate was there

It was good until there was a 3 hour delay because there was not any pilots to fly the plane.

There was plenty of overhead room but half of the passengers were told they had to check their carryon bags. My partner and I checked in as early as possible and our seats were split across the aisle.

Friendly flight attendants. Comfort plus seats were very comfortable and had lots of leg room. 10A and 10 B.

The food from Lagos to Amsterdam was was very poor compared to AMS-YYZ

Booked connecting flights with KlM. My serving flight was the furthest part of the airport. On arrival in Zurich. My two cases arrived but only one carry on belong to my son. His three suitcase didn't arrive. After enquiring we discovered they were still in Amsterdam. We landed at 11.12. We eventually left the airport just after one.

Seats are fair enough for medium tall people. Good food all the trip. Fight attendances are warm

no issues at all... Kudos to the food. This time was really really good

The food was ok. The crew seemed like they were cranky. I had one guy get mad at me for passing in between the storage area to get to the other toilet. I can understand if it's not allowed but reprimanding me like I'm a student saying "This is the last time!" was not appropriate. During my meal time, there was a French family around me. No problems there but when we usually have meals, they are supposed to put their chair in the upright position. These people did not do it and the steward did not tell them to raise their seat in the upright position. However, I was told to do so! So, me and another person next to me had to eat with the monitor almost touching our faces. Furthermore, a lady in front of me was putting her feet up and preventing another elder passenger from putting her seat back. To make it worse, she was continuously hitting her back into her seat, shaking my monitor while I was watching a movie. A crew member did speak to her about it but then she accused me of pushing her seat forward! The crew member gave me a death stare and told me to stop pushing the seat forward. I did not even touch her seat at all, if I did, she would know it. Her boyfriend also stood up and tried to push her seat even further past the maximum decline to no avail. None of these people were reprimanded but the steward, some bald guy, was extremely friendly with them and did not even try to instruct them to do anything until it was time to land. I resisted the urge to really argue with them because I would have obviously been seen as the aggressor (I have no idea why). I hardly said anything on this flight except "more wine please" and "sorry" if I bumped into someone accidentally. Overall, it was an annoying flight and I had to resist the urge to yell at the steward and the people he was overly friendly with. The happiest moment of this flight was leaving it.

Overall a good experience. We were disappointed when we had to check our carry on due to the plane being full. KLM hadn’t notified us and we had valuable items in the carry on but they still made us check it. Some of the food was great and some was mediocre. Crew is really kind and funny.

One of the vstewardeses wanted to bump me of the plane for absolutely nothing. There is CCTV in the plane ans everything can be verified. Very disappointing , you all will see, o other 5 years and the passangers who does not smile to flight attendent will be bumped off...

The worst airline. Cancelled flight 30 min before boarding and rebooked on flight after 3 days.

The flight itself it was great nice food the crew were very nice and helpful, Checking in from Birmingham wasn't great long queues for bag dropped, And I had my hand luggage case taken away from me even though I requested to have it with me as I had breakables items. I was told I can not because of the length of the flight with no explanation at all no options was given for me to take my fragile items out of my case it was taken away with hold buggage I find the staff member who was checking me in very unpleasant !! Can we please be advise if the rules have changed about the the carry on hand luggage it will be easier to be advise on booking your tickect if we not allowed to take the hand luggage with me. Overall I had a good flight .

The plane was clean and the staff was friendly. Food and drinks as expected on international flights. The entertainment system was old style, with a pullout controller, and selections not as extensive as on other flights.

The entertainment wasn’t playing in the app or online.

Lady was a bit rude during boarding and I was being nice to her.

Why does it have to be painful to fly long distances?

It is a modern tragedy that any airline expects you to travel for 14 hours in such discomfort and that the only way to add comfort is exorbitant prices. I was in pain by the time we landed. Shameful.

Original plane sidelined. Had to wait an hour for replacement.

Crew was very cooperative and professional. Passenger's first checked in bag should be free.

No real agent onsite helping you for missing luggage there. Not like the other airline next to UA desk, they have staff attending in their desk assisting answer/helping luggage issue, even after midnight.

Horrible, the flights kept delaying, so it is obvious that we won't be able to make it to the next connection. No easier/real agent on site to help you figure this out. UA agent on other counters refuse to assist you and direct us to use the QR code/call customer service. So inefficient and poor. While technology seems convenient, but it's not the best interest/experience for customers need help while there is active issue need assistance.

Food is very bad and entertint not too many options ... flight attendet service is not good

After the morning frenzy of 35 min wait through CLT security at 4;30 AM, it was nice to have a smooth pleasant boarding experience. This 6:30 AM flight was not full. We were able to get seated swiftly and took off promptly. Nice touch they distributed the old fashioned headsets with 8 mm jacks. Snacks were decent and arrival was uneventful.

Seats are weirdly bent, I felt hunched the entire time.

Nothing exceptional. No drink of any type, even in first class was provided for the hour and half trip.

Paid for premium economy had no tv the whole time the crew tried to reset/reboot but would not work they said they would put a trouble ticket in for it. We had 3 seats my tv was the only one that didn't work. They cancelled our flight re worked us on another that left us at airport over night on the floor I have a ten year old and a 78 diabetic mother which also had shingles and suffers from nerve pain in legs and back. Requested wheelchair service at all airports after the re route NO wheelchair service was there to help. WORST experience we have ever had. Went to American airlines assistance it was closed. I AM FURIOUS!!! I expect some sort of compensation from this traumatic experience and no need for flying points we don't plan on using American airlines again!!!!

This is by far the worst experience I have had with American Airlines. The start of this trip was a complete disaster. I purposely planned my trip so that I would weather any delays so that I could make very important meeting at the Pentagon. My flight was cancelled because of maintenance and I was put on the first flight the next day but I was late to the meeting. After a long week at the Pentagon I just wanted to go home and my flight home which was early in the day was delayed. Eventually the flight was delayed until the next day. I was not authorized a hotel room because DCA was my point of origin. So I paid for a hotel out of pocket. The flight this morning was boarded then deplaned because the aircraft was hot. The flow of information was not happening in DCA and made it worse when the news was bad. I am going to take a break from American for my next few military flights. Hopefully whatever has been going on with American Airlines will be resolved.

We had a 2 hour delay. The seats were smaller than most other airlines. The person in front of us wanted to lay back and we had to stop her because she was pressing against my girlfriend’s legs. We had to ask her to sit up and not lay back due to the lack of room.

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.

Everything was fine once we actually got on our flight. It was more then annoying they canceled (delayed) our flight. We lost out on a day of our trip along with money on our stay. Plus we had to book another hotel. So expensive.

This flight was canceled and delayed several times without explanation. The plane was freezing cold and no wifi for messaging. Getting off the plane was terribly unorganized and felt like it took forever….

The flight was delayed several times without explanation. The seats were terribly uncomfortable and wifi isn’t included. All these make for a less than ideal flight.

The flights was delayed by hours and it was the firmest landing I have experienced in my life. My back is still sore.

Quick boarding process, slight delays on the tarmac prior to takeoff and a late arrival due to an emergency on the landing runway. Not the fault of the airline at all! Cabin crew was very friendly and the Captain kept the passengers well informed about what was going on

Economy class has no legroom so if you have the money worth to upgrade! Food was absolutely horrible! The crew was super nice!!!!!

The flight was provided by Aer Lingus and our seats were in a poor condition (15A & 15C). They looked like they needed repairing/replacing and were uncomfortable for such a long flight. Also the arm rests on Aer Lingus planes do not lift more than around 45 degrees, instead of the usual 90 degrees upright, meaning you cannot maximum the space between you & your travel companion so as to be more comfortable for such a long flight.

Flights were actually with Aer Lingus outward and American Airlines & Aer Lingus on the return journey. Outward flight with Aer Lingus was good but the return flight with them was not so good as our seats were in a poor condition (15A & 15C) and looked like they needed replacing! The American Airlines flight from Miami to JFK New York was good and the seats were very comfortable and spacious (32D & 32E)

Awful. Delay, lost vacation time and travel time now more than 24h

Awful. Flight delayed and we missed our long flight to Rome. It has been a nightmare and we have still not arrived. It was NOT a weather delay, just poor planning by AA

Boarding was as fast and efficient as possible. The flight crew were amazing and extremely friendly. We enjoyed our flight.

Very bed boarding, there was overbooked and make a lot of problems and noises

There was a problem in the luggage because there were not porters

On my way from Chicago to London, I was seated next to a quite heavy passenger. I could barely move. BA should have ensured that overweight customers are placed in comfortable seats and not to penalize also other passengers because BA is not willing to accommodate these passengers and their needs. No respect at all.

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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 Barcelona found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
10/9mié.
2 stopsDelta
14h 21mDSM-BCN
$447
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3 stopsAir Canada
18h 40mDSM-BCN
$453
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1 stopUnited Airlines
14h 17mDSM-BCN
$522

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These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights from Des Moines to Barcelona that are departing in the next 10 days.
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multi-stopUnited Airlines
21h 20mDSM-BCN
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multi-stopUnited Airlines
13h 54mBCN-DSM
$1,166
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multi-stopUnited Airlines
21h 20mDSM-BCN
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multi-stopUnited Airlines
38h 12mBCN-DSM
$1,187
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multi-stop
35h 30mDSM-BCN
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multi-stop
30h 43mBCN-DSM
$1,330
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multi-stopUnited Airlines
21h 45mDSM-BCN
6/22sáb.
multi-stopUnited Airlines
13h 54mBCN-DSM
$1,500
6/15sáb.
multi-stop
22h 53mDSM-BCN
6/22sáb.
multi-stop
30h 43mBCN-DSM
$1,510

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Des Moines - Barcelona Flights

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Des Moines (DSM)United States

Destination:

Barcelona (BCN)Spain

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