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$109 Find cheap flights from Des Moines to San Jose

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Cheap flight deals from Des Moines to San Jose (DSM-SJC)

 
These are the cheapest deals for flights from Des Moines to San Jose currently on KAYAK along with options from the most popular airlines KAYAK users selected for this route. 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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9:15 pm - 5:23 pmDSM-SJC
22h 08m1 stop
12:51 pm - 8:15 pmSJC-DSM
5h 24m1 stop
$164Frontier
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Wed, Aug 21 - Thu, Aug 29
10:00 am - 11:46 pmDSM-SJC
15h 46m2 stops
6:10 am - 7:53 pmSJC-DSM
11h 43m1 stop
Wed, Jul 10 - Mon, Jul 15
6:00 am - 9:41 amDSM-SJC
5h 41m1 stop
4:03 pm - 11:46 pmSJC-DSM
5h 43m1 stop
$337United Airlines
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Wed, Jul 10 - Mon, Jul 15
10:00 am - 11:46 pmDSM-SJC
15h 46m2 stops
6:42 am - 7:53 pmSJC-DSM
11h 11m2 stops
Wed, Jul 10 - Mon, Jul 15
10:00 am - 11:46 pmDSM-SJC
15h 46m2 stops
6:10 am - 7:53 pmSJC-DSM
11h 43m1 stop
Wed, Jul 17 - Mon, Jul 22
2:05 pm - 10:44 pmDSM-SJC
10h 39m1 stop
6:15 am - 4:44 pmSJC-DSM
8h 29m1 stop
$347Delta
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Thu, Jul 11 - Tue, Jul 16
6:00 pm - 11:46 pmDSM-SJC
7h 46m2 stops
6:15 am - 4:44 pmSJC-DSM
8h 29m1 stop
$352Delta
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Thu, Jul 11 - Tue, Jul 16
5:00 am - 10:41 amDSM-SJC
7h 41m1 stop
6:00 am - 6:51 pmSJC-DSM
10h 51m2 stops
$357American Airlines
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Wed, Aug 21 - Thu, Aug 29
3:35 pm - 10:53 pmDSM-SJC
9h 18m1 stop
4:03 pm - 11:46 pmSJC-DSM
5h 43m1 stop
$358United Airlines
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Wed, Jul 17 - Mon, Jul 22
3:58 pm - 10:40 pmDSM-SJC
8h 42m2 stops
6:00 am - 6:51 pmSJC-DSM
10h 51m2 stops
$362American Airlines
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Wed, Aug 21 - Thu, Aug 29
4:09 pm - 5:23 pmDSM-SJC
27h 14m1 stop
$109Frontier
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Wed, Jul 24
3:41 pm - 8:55 pmDSM-SJC
7h 14m1 stop
$178American Airlines
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Sat, Jul 13
10:11 am - 8:31 pmDSM-SJC
12h 20m2 stops
$183Delta
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Wed, Jul 24
6:00 am - 9:41 amDSM-SJC
5h 41m1 stop
$248United Airlines
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Sat, Jul 6
2:53 pm - 10:55 amDSM-SJC
22h 02m2 stops
Sat, Jul 13
2:53 pm - 9:48 pmDSM-SJC
32h 55m3 stops
Sat, Jul 13
2:53 pm - 10:48 amDSM-SJC
21h 55m2 stops
Sat, Jul 6
2:53 pm - 3:02 pmDSM-SJC
26h 09m3 stops
Sat, Jul 6
11:20 am - 10:15 pmDSM-SJC
12h 55m3 stops
$617United Airlines
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Wed, Jul 24
6:30 am - 4:05 pmDSM-SJC
11h 35m2 stops
6:15 am - 4:31 pmSJC-DSM
8h 16m1 stop
$633Delta
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Tue, Jun 4 - Tue, Jun 11
5:33 am - 4:05 pmDSM-SJC
12h 32m2 stops
6:15 am - 5:14 pmSJC-DSM
8h 59m2 stops
$638Delta
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Tue, Jun 4 - Tue, Jun 11
2:54 pm - 9:54 pmDSM-SJC
9h 00m1 stop
3:30 pm - 11:37 pmSJC-DSM
6h 07m1 stop
$673United Airlines
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Tue, Jun 4 - Tue, Jun 11
5:14 pm - 9:09 pmDSM-SJC
5h 55m1 stop
10:45 am - 11:37 pmSJC-DSM
10h 52m1 stop
$793United Airlines
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Tue, Jun 4 - Wed, Jun 12
8:00 am - 5:44 pmDSM-SJC
11h 44m2 stops
10:45 am - 11:37 pmSJC-DSM
10h 52m1 stop
$798United Airlines
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Tue, Jun 4 - Wed, Jun 12

Flights from Des Moines to San Jose - Travel Insights & Trends

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

The average price of all flights from Des Moines to San Jose clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
If you are looking for a flight deal from Des Moines to San Jose, look for departures on Tuesdays and avoid leaving on a Monday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from San Jose, Saturday is the cheapest day to fly and Sunday is the most expensive.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Des Moines to San Jose?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Des Moines to San Jose, 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 San Jose is September, where tickets cost $391 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are March and December, where the average cost of tickets is $753 and $618 respectively.

Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from Des Moines to San Jose?

The cheapest price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours.
The cheapest return flight ticket from Des Moines to San Jose found by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours was for $164 on Frontier, followed by United Airlines ($337). One-way flight deals have also been found from as low as $109 on Frontier and from $178 on American Airlines.

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Low season

April

High season

June

Cheapest flight

$109
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 13% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 5% increase in price.
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FAQs for booking flights from Des Moines to San Jose

  • What is the cheapest flight from Des Moines to San Jose?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Des Moines to San Jose was $109 for a one-way ticket and $164 for a round-trip.

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

    No

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

    Des Moines and San Jose are both served by 1 main airport. You will leave Des Moines from Des Moines and will be arriving at San Jose.

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

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Des Moines to San Jose?

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

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

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Des Moines to San Jose are Delta and United Airlines. With an average price for the route of $408 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 $509 and an overall rating of 7.4.

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

    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 San Jose.

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

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

    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 San Jose with an airline and back to Des Moines with another airline. Booking your flights between Des Moines and SJC 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 San Jose?

    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 San Jose 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 4 airlines serving from Des Moines to San Jose

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Des Moines to San Jose. 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 San Jose? 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
Alaska AirlinesOverall score based on 9192 reviews
7.3Food
7.3Entertainment
7.9Comfort
8.2Boarding
8.6Crew
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Crew was outstanding. Flight was fine. Food was a joke! I didn't get the priority I paid for!! That pissed me off since I paid extra!!!

8.0 Excellentjim, May 2024GEG - SAN
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Crew was outstanding. Flight was fine. Food was a joke! I didn't get the priority I paid for!! That pissed me off since I paid extra!!!

I liked the price of the 2 way tix. I hated having to pay $8.00 for Internet access. It should be free. Legroom and seats are very confining.

The one stewardess was rude about helping me put my bag in overhead….she said “ Is it heavy ?” (I am 73 yrs old)

The flight was about an hour late, and there was notable turbulence for a good part of it. But of course, that was not Alaska Air’s fault, and I think the crew did a good job of keeping it safe. Service suffered a little as a result (I wish I had been offered the option of purchasing food). Overall, it was ok, because we landed safe and sound. Thanks!

Flight was delayed 2 hours. Other than that, it was a good flight.

The flight was late getting in, so many were stressed. The snacks for a LONG flight was not enough.

The whole experience went very well except the rest rooms were a disaster

Sat on tarmac for 30 minutes despite staring at three empty gates, one of which we eventually pulled into

Everything was great. Flight was on time with no issues. It was a short connecting flight so ww didn't have food offered. The gate we got off at was very close to our connecting flight gate so that was very easy.

Pilot warned us it was going to be bumpy, which I usually like when it is, but it wasn't, so I spent most of the flight unnecessarily wondering when it was going to get rough. Just can't win sometimes. Ha!

Had to change aircraft due to a faulty door. Surprisingly it only caused about an hour and a half of delay. Delta handled this situation as well as can be expected.

Your crew could maybe answer the call bell at least one of the times I pressed it. I pressed it first time with 2.5 hours left in our flight bc my partner was hungry and wanted a sandwich. We finally got the sandwich with 40 mins left in the flight.

The Flight crew didn’t serve us until about 1.5 hours into the flight because of turbulence but after it ended it was fine to move around. They served us water only and snacks and then NEVER, NOT ONE TIME came through to collect trash until right before landing about 1.5 hours later. There was absolutely no need for that. They crew was just standing around talking and visiting with each other and really never tried to see if we might want something besides water or even try to come pick up trash. This is VERY unusual for a Delta flight but it was not what I would have expected for a 4 hour flight.

There was a loud squeaky sound the whole time we were flying.

Had a broken tray in business class. Crew just shrugged it off.

I didn’t like that I could not select my seat and was assigned a seat when I checked in at LAX

Great experience overall. Check in at Austin was congested as they only have about 6 check in kiosks, one was broken, and there was a lot of Spring Break travelers.

Bag drop off was slow and annoying. Only 2 agents at the entire delta desk, and no one directing traffic for what line to be in, many confused people slowed down the process. Boarding was fine. Seats in Delta comfort plus were fine. Snacks were great! Definitely a bonus. The entertainment system was awful — old, slow, not responsive, and completely unable to play games due to some kind of error. But on the other hand, thank you to Delta for the free WiFi. That made it better.

Everything was very good other than I had selected a specific seat when I booked the flight and they changed it once I checked-in the day before my flight. I was still in first class but lost my aisle seat for a window seat. Being tall, the aisle offers more comfort so I always select an aisle seat.

Flight diverted in SD. Later take off in Seattle by 1.3hrs

Dinner was okay but the breakfast was not eatable on the flight San Francisco to Zurich.

Check in etc was very good. As for on the plane, it was like flying in a freezer. It was so cold, i have flown for years and never been so cold on a plane. Staff on board said its always cold when flying which is a load of rubbish. They wouldnt put any heating on and now i have the flu because of this .

I’ve had a couple flights this week on United that were delayed by an hour or more

Should have video screens Plane audio was poor and without wired connection hard to understand crew. Should serve more than just cups of water and pretzels on six hour flight. Did not see crew rest of flight. Fix charging sockets to retain charging blocks.

Generally good but there wasn’t any staff available when my luggage didn’t appear at baggage claim in Fresno. It took about half an hour to locate a staff member to open up the locked room where it was being kept.

Do not like the feeling of being in the basic economy. Everyone should feel good no matter what.

Our original business class flight was cancelled so we not only downgraded but we were also spread out across the plane not sitting together in separate middle seats. My poor kids were scared and couldn’t see me on the flight and the crew wasn’t sensitive to the situation and what the airlines did to us. Very dissatisfied with United airlines.

The WiFi didn’t work and the seats are too close together. Very uncomfortable.

So so. Terrible aircraft choice for that leg of the flight.

delay several times and wait extra long to board. no entertainment service because there are problem for some rows. always encounter some delays for the last flight of the day.

There were delays on both ends. It made it less than excellent. This plane was great though

Everything was great except for the wifi was junk. Crew was super friendly and helpful

Attendants were rude. Scowling. Seats were miserable and we paid extra.

Fight crew was not very attentive and the bastions were gross!

Our flight was great we left Kona earlier and got into LAX almost an 1hour earlier as well. LAX AA is in repair so to get out and found our bus to get pick up was a bit confusing.

Plane was good but was delayed. probably not AA fault but caused a 1 hour delay. Seating was cramped.

5 hour flight - full flight - not enough room to use my computer - slightly delayed - Admirals club was excellent quality food, drink made up for flight seating. No food offerred on flight, you ahd to prebook.

We experience delays on departure and connecting flights resulting in 14 hour to our next departure. We were accommodated with a night's stay but was only provided a 12 dollar meals accommodation. The airlines rules state.at least 50 dollars. In any case, it can not make up for the whole day missed on our vacation in Sydney Australia.

I can say I will not be taking this airline again any time soon. Seat were uncomfortable and too tight. Lack of chair screen and little overhead space.

Plane felt so crowded and tightly packed. The chair itself was not comfortable.

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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 San Jose found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
7/24Wed
1 stopFrontier
27h 14mDSM-SJC
$109
7/13Sat
1 stopAmerican Airlines
7h 14mDSM-SJC
$178
7/24Wed
2 stopsDelta
12h 20mDSM-SJC
$183
7/6Sat
1 stopUnited Airlines
5h 41mDSM-SJC
$248
7/13Sat
2 stops
22h 02mDSM-SJC
$278
7/13Sat
3 stops
32h 55mDSM-SJC
$285
7/6Sat
2 stops
21h 55mDSM-SJC
$402
7/6Sat
3 stops
26h 09mDSM-SJC
$457
7/24Wed
3 stopsUnited Airlines
12h 55mDSM-SJC
$617

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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 San Jose that are departing in the next 10 days.
6/4Tue
multi-stopDelta
11h 35mDSM-SJC
6/11Tue
multi-stopDelta
8h 16mSJC-DSM
$633
6/4Tue
multi-stopDelta
12h 32mDSM-SJC
6/11Tue
multi-stopDelta
8h 59mSJC-DSM
$638
6/4Tue
multi-stopUnited Airlines
9h 00mDSM-SJC
6/11Tue
multi-stopUnited Airlines
6h 07mSJC-DSM
$673
6/4Tue
multi-stopUnited Airlines
5h 55mDSM-SJC
6/12Wed
multi-stopUnited Airlines
10h 52mSJC-DSM
$793
6/4Tue
multi-stopUnited Airlines
11h 44mDSM-SJC
6/12Wed
multi-stopUnited Airlines
10h 52mSJC-DSM
$798

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Des Moines - San Jose Flights

Departure:

Des Moines (DSM)United States

Destination:

San Jose (SJC)United States

Return flight deals:

San Jose - Des Moines

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