R18 741 Find Cheap Flights from Des Moines to South Africa

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 South Africa departing on 20/12. 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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Book Cheap Des Moines to South Africa Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Des Moines to South Africa 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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Recent return flight deals from Des Moines to South Africa

Wed, Oct 29 - Wed, Nov 5
American Airlines Logo
18:12 - 10:25DSM-JNB
33h 13m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
22:00 - 23:50JNB-DSM
33h 50m2 stops
R19 834American Airlines
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Wed, Oct 29 - Wed, Nov 5
American Airlines Logo
18:12 - 10:25DSM-JNB
33h 13m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
22:00 - 23:50JNB-DSM
33h 50m2 stops
R19 886American Airlines
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Fri, Oct 31 - Fri, Nov 7
Delta Logo
17:15 - 19:00DSM-JNB
18h 45m1 stop
Delta Logo
19:40 - 16:30JNB-DSM
28h 50m2 stops
R25 369Delta
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Fri, Oct 31 - Fri, Nov 7
Virgin Atlantic Logo
17:15 - 19:00DSM-JNB
18h 45m1 stop
Virgin Atlantic Logo
22:00 - 16:30JNB-DSM
26h 30m2 stops
R25 578Virgin Atlantic
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Thu, Oct 30 - Thu, Nov 6
United Airlines Logo
18:50 - 18:35DSM-JNB
40h 45m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
19:45 - 22:20JNB-DSM
34h 35m2 stops
R25 942United Airlines
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Wed, Oct 29 - Wed, Nov 5
Delta Logo
14:13 - 12:10DSM-JNB
38h 57m2 stops
Delta Logo
21:55 - 17:44JNB-DSM
27h 49m1 stop
R26 254Delta
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Thu, Oct 30 - Thu, Nov 6
British Airways Logo
18:07 - 10:25DSM-JNB
33h 18m2 stops
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19:35 - 18:10JNB-DSM
30h 35m2 stops
R29 291British Airways
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Thu, Oct 30 - Thu, Nov 6
Virgin Atlantic Logo
14:13 - 19:00DSM-JNB
21h 47m1 stop
Virgin Atlantic Logo
21:30 - 22:30JNB-DSM
33h 00m2 stops
R29 534Virgin Atlantic
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Sat, Dec 13 - Sun, Jan 4
United Airlines Logo
15:17 - 9:30DSM-JNB
58h 13m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
19:45 - 14:33JNB-DSM
50h 48m2 stops
R46 262United Airlines
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Fri, Dec 19 - Fri, Jan 2
British Airways Logo
18:40 - 10:25DSM-JNB
55h 45m2 stops
British Airways Logo
22:00 - 23:50JNB-DSM
33h 50m2 stops
R62 382British Airways
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Des Moines to South Africa flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Des Moines to South Africa 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 South Africa?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Des Moines to South Africa, 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 South Africa is January, when tickets cost R23 096 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and October, when the average cost of return tickets is R44 423 and R32 658 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Des Moines to South Africa?

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

When flying from Des Moines to South Africa, 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.

Good to know

Low seasonApril
Cheapest flightR18 741
Best time to beat the crowds (2% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 6% lower on average.
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FAQs - booking South Africa flights

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

    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 South Africa.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Des Moines to South Africa 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 South Africa?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly from Des Moines to South Africa 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 Des Moines to South Africa?

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

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to South Africa?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to South Africa is generally in the evening, when retur flights cost R1 728 on average. Morning departures are around 28% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to South Africa is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is R2 207.

Reviews of the top airline flying from Des Moines to South Africa

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Des Moines to South Africa? 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 7361 reviews
7,6Crew
6,3Food
6,4Entertainment
6,9Boarding
6,7Comfort
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The seating has become ridiculous… like a contest to see how narrow and short they can be made- forcing anyone over 5’1 to pay more to not be twisting oneself into a pretzel. Really insane- would have thought BA was better than this. Frankly- it cancels out a lot of the positive aspects.

4,0 OkayAnonymous, Sept 2025BOS - LHR
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The seating has become ridiculous… like a contest to see how narrow and short they can be made- forcing anyone over 5’1 to pay more to not be twisting oneself into a pretzel. Really insane- would have thought BA was better than this. Frankly- it cancels out a lot of the positive aspects.

flight was delayed from BWI to London - missed my connecting flight & then connecting flight (also British Air) was delayed - food is awful, TV & movie selection is great

Three major things that led to my low rating, 1. Internet wasn't available for the whole time, and 2. TV became available way into flight, after numerous system reboots, and 3. Food is not good at all.

Super tight economy class. My knees were hitting the back of seat in front of me (I'm only 5'6"). My small backpack (sized according to their required dimensions) would not fit under the seat in front of me because there is a box (is that the life jacket?) in the way. Over all, extremely uncomfortable. I forgive the tasteless food, but the tight seating was torture

Didn’t fly with them as someone had cancelled my flight

Some how my flight was canceled, neither BA or Justfly.com accepted responsibility. I only found out about this the day before when I tried to check in. I had to book another flight which due to the time ( day before) cost me $300 more. I was still receiving notifications about the flight even when I was on another flight from you. So no my flight to London was not good.

Online check-in 24 hours in advance something seems not so easy to check in to pick seats and to print a boarding pass

I like the crew, very welcoming. Food can be better. The seat arms don’t go up so. I could use the empty seat next to mine to relax better. 3hrs delay 😠

Boarding was efficient and quick, crew was very attentive, seats were comfortable.

Everything was very good! I personally struggled with the heat in the cabin for the first 2 hours

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