R21 341 Find Cheap Flights from Des Moines to South Africa

This is the cheapest return 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 29/11. 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

Sat, Nov 29 - Sat, Dec 6
American Airlines Logo
15:32 - 7:35DSM-JNB
32h 03m2 stops
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22:00 - 22:29JNB-DSM
32h 29m2 stops
R21 341American Airlines
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Sat, Nov 29 - Sat, Dec 6
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17:26 - 7:35DSM-JNB
30h 09m2 stops
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22:00 - 22:48JNB-DSM
32h 48m2 stops
R21 375American Airlines
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Sun, Nov 30 - Sun, Dec 7
British Airways Logo
16:03 - 10:25DSM-JNB
34h 22m2 stops
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22:00 - 17:57JNB-DSM
27h 57m2 stops
R21 566British Airways
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Sat, Nov 29 - Sat, Dec 6
British Airways Logo
15:32 - 10:25DSM-JNB
34h 53m2 stops
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22:00 - 17:57JNB-DSM
27h 57m2 stops
R24 701British Airways
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Thu, Mar 5 - Mon, Mar 9
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11:04 - 19:00DSM-JNB
23h 56m1 stop
Delta Logo
23:59 - 22:28JNB-DSM
29h 29m2 stops
R26 555Delta
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Sun, Nov 30 - Sun, Dec 7
Delta Logo
6:50 - 22:05DSM-JNB
31h 15m2 stops
Delta Logo
21:55 - 13:31JNB-DSM
23h 36m1 stop
R28 287Delta
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Thu, Nov 27 - Thu, Dec 4
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11:26 - 9:30DSM-JNB
38h 04m3 stops
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20:15 - 10:53JNB-DSM
46h 38m3 stops
R30 106Air Canada
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Sun, Nov 30 - Sun, Dec 7
United Airlines Logo
13:05 - 9:30DSM-JNB
36h 25m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
22:00 - 14:20JNB-DSM
24h 20m2 stops
R30 331United Airlines
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Sun, Nov 30 - Sun, Dec 7
Air Canada Logo
13:05 - 9:30DSM-JNB
36h 25m3 stops
Air Canada Logo
20:15 - 10:53JNB-DSM
46h 38m3 stops
R31 821Air Canada
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Sat, Dec 13 - Sun, Jan 4
United Airlines Logo
8:00 - 9:30DSM-JNB
41h 30m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
19:45 - 10:55JNB-DSM
47h 10m2 stops
R52 642United Airlines
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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 056 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and October, when the average cost of return tickets is R44 345 and R32 600 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.

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Low seasonApril
Cheapest flightR21 341
Best time to beat the crowds (0% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 4% 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 R29 936 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 R38 235.

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.
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British AirwaysOverall score based on 7457 reviews
6,3Food
6,4Entertainment
6,9Boarding
6,7Comfort
7,6Crew
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Moved me away from my family and refused to fix it.

2,0 MediocreKen, Oct 2025SEA - LHR
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Moved me away from my family and refused to fix it.

I have always been pleased with their service. Would not change a thing

Seating and food was the worst we have experienced in 35 years of traveling for both personal and busines .

Economy seats felt more cramped than other flights we have taken.7 hr, painful sitting hours 6 and 7. Web site difficult to deal with. Originally put in for 1 special meal due to type 2. Meal was awful. Tried to change selection to standard for return flight, on app and website, unable to complete that action.

I was sleeping during dinner service, no one bothered to offer meal later, I remained hungry….until I got a morning sandwich!

Need to offer Better food from LAX to London Service from London to Delhi very delayed after take off.

Connection at Hethrow was horrible..We couldn't get out of the plane for an hour as they were buying people to the airport and there were not enough busses. We had 2 and half hf between flights so it was very tight. After departing plane we had to go thru security again. People with less time in between connections missed their flights

Poor all around experience. Sat at gate in Grand Rapids to Chicago for 2.5 hours. No food or water offered and no allowances to use restroom. Missed connecting flight to London and not offered any compensation including food or lodging. Not happy with AA, claims delay was weather related but no weather issues seen on radar. Take ownership for real reason behind delay which was actually the IT outage. Very disappointing and will not be recommending AA for domestic or international flights if this is the way that customers are treated.

Horrible… I was downgraded without notice, had to sit in economy and given my back injury was in pain most of the journey. I expect to be reimbursed for this inconvenience and after my return flight home, I never plan to fly with British Airways again.

Great crew and food and beverage. Seating tight but not the airline's fault. Will definitely fly BA in future!

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