DSM - JNB

R16 156 Find Cheap Flights from Des Moines to Johannesburg

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 OR Tambo departing on 29/7. 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.
1 adult
1 adult, Economy

KAYAK searches hundreds of travel sites at once for deals on flights to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport

 
These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from Des Moines to Johannesburg.
These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from Des Moines to Johannesburg.
Travellers love KAYAK
41 299 237 searches in the past 7 days on KAYAK

Save 24% or moreCompare multiple travel sites with one search.

Track pricesNot ready to book? Create a price alert for when prices drop.

Free to useThere are no hidden charges or fees.

Filter your dealsChoose cabin class, free Wi-Fi and more.

Flights Deals
Useful Info
Flights Deals

Cheap Flights from Des Moines to Johannesburg (DSM-JNB)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Des Moines to Johannesburg 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.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent return flight deals from Des Moines to OR Tambo

Tue, Jul 29 - Tue, Aug 5
American Airlines Logo
19:22 - 7:00DSM-JNB
28h 38m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
21:15 - 16:48JNB-DSM
26h 33m2 stops
R25 874American Airlines
Find Deal
Tue, Jul 29 - Tue, Aug 5
American Airlines Logo
18:09 - 9:25DSM-JNB
32h 16m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
21:15 - 16:48JNB-DSM
26h 33m2 stops
R26 017American Airlines
Find Deal
Tue, Aug 19 - Thu, Aug 28
Delta Logo
14:12 - 19:40DSM-JNB
22h 28m1 stop
Delta Logo
21:55 - 13:27JNB-DSM
22h 32m1 stop
R26 358Delta
Find Deal
Tue, Aug 19 - Thu, Aug 28
Delta Logo
14:12 - 19:40DSM-JNB
22h 28m1 stop
Delta Logo
21:55 - 17:45JNB-DSM
26h 50m1 stop
R26 376Delta
Find Deal
Tue, Aug 19 - Thu, Aug 28
Delta Logo
14:49 - 19:40DSM-JNB
21h 51m2 stops
Delta Logo
21:55 - 13:27JNB-DSM
22h 32m1 stop
R26 448Delta
Find Deal
Tue, Aug 19 - Thu, Aug 28
Lufthansa Logo
18:15 - 8:35DSM-JNB
31h 20m2 stops
Lufthansa Logo
19:00 - 17:03JNB-DSM
29h 03m2 stops
R27 631Lufthansa
Find Deal
Wed, Jul 30 - Wed, Aug 6
British Airways Logo
18:09 - 7:00DSM-JNB
29h 51m2 stops
British Airways Logo
21:15 - 20:41JNB-DSM
30h 26m2 stops
R27 882British Airways
Find Deal
Thu, Dec 11 - Sun, Jan 11
United Airlines Logo
8:00 - 18:35DSM-JNB
26h 35m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
19:45 - 21:36JNB-DSM
33h 51m2 stops
R28 348United Airlines
Find Deal
Sat, Dec 13 - Sun, Jan 11
United Airlines Logo
11:26 - 9:30DSM-JNB
38h 04m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
19:45 - 10:20JNB-DSM
46h 35m2 stops
R29 352United Airlines
Find Deal
Fri, Dec 12 - Fri, Jan 9
Lufthansa Logo
18:50 - 9:30DSM-JNB
30h 40m2 stops
Lufthansa Logo
19:45 - 21:36JNB-DSM
33h 51m2 stops
R32 670Lufthansa
Find Deal
Useful Info

KAYAK's insights & trends for Des Moines to OR Tambo flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Des Moines to OR Tambo 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 Johannesburg?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Des Moines to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

When flying from Des Moines to Johannesburg, you should consider leaving on a Monday and avoid Fridays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Des Moines, you’ll find the best rates on Wednesdays and the most expensive ones on Fridays.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Des Moines to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Des Moines to Johannesburg OR Tambo 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 Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport is January, where tickets cost R23 866 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and September, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is R34 732 and R33 763 respectively.

Find deals

Good to know

Low seasonApril
High seasonMay
Cheapest flightR16 156
Best time to beat the crowds (7% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 0% lower on average.
Flight from Des Moines to Johannesburg

When to book flights from Des Moines to OR Tambo

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Des Moines to OR Tambo based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated return price
KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or returns with a duration up to 40 days. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs for booking Des Moines to Johannesburg flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from Des Moines to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Des Moines to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport was R901 for a one-way ticket and R1 443 for a return.

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

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

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

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

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

    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 Johannesburg.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Johannesburg from Des Moines is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Des Moines to Johannesburg?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly to Johannesburg with an airline and back to Des Moines with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Des Moines to Johannesburg?

    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 Johannesburg from Des Moines up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Top airline flying from Des Moines to OR Tambo

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Des Moines to Johannesburg. 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 OR Tambo? 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.
6,6
British AirwaysOverall score based on 7019 reviews
6,4Entertainment
6,3Food
6,7Comfort
6,8Boarding
7,6Crew
Airline reviews

The payment system was not working so was unable to connect wifi the entire flight

6,0 GoodDaniel, Jun 2025JFK - LHR
Read more British Airways reviews

The payment system was not working so was unable to connect wifi the entire flight

everything to do with KAYAK was terrible. Your customer facing departments are utterly useless, timewasting and unhelpful.

I ordered short ribs for main course. It tasted sweet, really sweet. Horrible.

Our luggage didn’t arrive with us, that puts a damper on the whole trip.

The screen didn’t work and I didn’t get the seat upgrade I paid $300 for. They were no help with that,

Paid $180 for seat selection, and selection essnt honored. Have to call for a refund.

Was 3 hrs delayed and my poor friend I met in Barcelona was waiting at airport for 3 hrs. Dallas airport was awful

The internet was horrible. Plus they charged me $25 for service that didn't work which should have been free since I'm Concierge Key. The flight attendant Rick Young was excellent. Greeted me by name and very attentive.

Not good. First time flying AA in years and won’t be doing so again. We departed late and missed our connecting flight to Barcelona. As a result we missed the first two days of a Mediterranean cruise. No reason given for the delay. Got rerouted from JFK to Heathrow and then to Barcelona. Flight to Heathrow was delayed causing us to miss the flight to Barcelona again. Routed then to Palmero where we had to purchase transportation and a 2 night hotel stay to pick up the cruise there. Probably cost us $2k plus.

My flights were great and the crew on them was lovely especially the London to Barcelona flight as Al & AJ were so amazingly nice. I wish they would be my crew always as they have the best customer service. Sadly both flights were delayed the first one from Vegas was because they clearly loaded the cargo wrong the plane was off balance making us 2 hours late. This made me miss my connection and sadly it was challenging rebooking while I was on the flight. I will never use Kayak again as there was no customer service number or live chat and you rebooked me on a flight 2 days later. I had my mom call BA to change it which she did after spending an hour on hold. This should not be so difficult. My second flight was an hour delayed due to not being able to disconnect the bridge from the plane but I did finally make it home.

Everything you need to know for your flight from Des Moines to OR Tambo

Information on your arrival and departure airports

Des Moines (DSM)
OR Tambo (JNB)

Not what you’re looking for? Find thousands of other hotels, flights and car hire with KAYAK.