R16 069 Find Cheap Flights from Des Moines to South Africa

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Cheap Flights from Des Moines to South Africa

 
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

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 736American Airlines
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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
R25 878American Airlines
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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 217Delta
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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 235Delta
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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 483Lufthansa
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Wed, Jul 30 - Wed, Aug 6
British Airways Logo
18:09 - 7:00DSM-JNB
29h 51m2 stops
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21:15 - 20:41JNB-DSM
30h 26m2 stops
R27 733British Airways
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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 197United Airlines
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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 196United Airlines
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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 495Lufthansa
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Thu, Jul 31 - Thu, Aug 7
British Airways Logo
18:09 - 7:00DSM-JNB
29h 51m2 stops
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19:25 - 15:34JNB-DSM
51h 09m2 stops
R173 586British 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 738 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and September, when the average cost of return tickets is R34 546 and R33 583 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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High seasonMay
Cheapest flightR16 069
Best time to beat the crowds (3% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (12% more expensive 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.

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 7019 reviews
6,3Food
6,7Comfort
7,6Crew
6,8Boarding
6,4Entertainment
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More Indian vegetarian food options would have been better Availability of seat selection free of charge 72 hours before departure would be great

6,0 GoodAnonymous, Jun 2025ORD - LHR
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More Indian vegetarian food options would have been better Availability of seat selection free of charge 72 hours before departure would be great

This was the second time on BA, food terrible, bathrooms gross,( granted, that was mostly due to the disgusting children urinating all over it)boarding was late and disorganized. No gate issued until last minute st Heathrow, bad system, caused undue stress. Seats were painful, that's what you get for traveling like a poor in economy, right BA? Should have been able to afford business or first class if you want to actually be able to walk upright without back pain after a trip.

This was the second time on BA, food terrible, bathrooms gross, boarding late and disorganized. No gate issued until last minute st Heathrow, bad system, caused undue stress.

The flight was delayed twice and because of that, we missed our connecting flight. British Airways then attempted to put us on the last flight to Milan from London which would have kept us in the airport for 12 hours. We had to speak to several levels of bureaucracy until BA management let us fly on a flight that only kept us in the airport for two hours. If there was an earlier flight, why weren’t we put on that flight from the start? Unacceptable behavior from what was once my favorite carrier.

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.

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