R16 179 Find Cheap Flights to Iowa – Compare and Save

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Book Cheap Iowa Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights to Iowa 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 to Iowa

Sun, Nov 1 - Sun, Nov 22
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22:00 - 12:34
JNB
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DSM
46h 34m
2 stops
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8:00 - 18:35
DSM
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JNB
50h 35m
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R20 260United Airlines
Thu, Nov 5 - Mon, Nov 9
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20:20 - 18:35
JNB
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DSM
30h 15m
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9:04 - 8:40
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JNB
39h 36m
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R22 647Qatar Airways
Thu, Nov 5 - Mon, Nov 9
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20:20 - 18:35
JNB
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DSM
30h 15m
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9:04 - 8:40
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JNB
39h 36m
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R22 795Qatar Airways
Thu, Nov 5 - Mon, Nov 9
Qatar Airways Logo
20:20 - 18:35
JNB
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DSM
30h 15m
2 stops
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16:02 - 3:55
DSM
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JNB
27h 53m
2 stops
R22 811Qatar Airways
Thu, Nov 5 - Mon, Nov 9
Qatar Airways Logo
20:20 - 18:35
JNB
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DSM
30h 15m
2 stops
Qatar Airways Logo
9:04 - 8:40
DSM
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JNB
39h 36m
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R22 844Qatar Airways
Fri, Jul 17 - Fri, Aug 21
Qatar Airways Logo
14:05 - 20:13
JNB
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DSM
37h 08m
2 stops
Qatar Airways Logo
13:55 - 9:00
DSM
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JNB
36h 05m
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R24 013Qatar Airways
Sun, Nov 1 - Sun, Nov 22
Lufthansa Logo
19:55 - 17:33
JNB
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DSM
29h 38m
2 stops
Lufthansa Logo
6:15 - 18:35
DSM
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JNB
28h 20m
1 stop
R27 650Lufthansa
Wed, Jul 1 - Fri, Jul 31
Qatar Airways Logo
14:05 - 23:58
JNB
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DSM
40h 53m
2 stops
Qatar Airways Logo
5:12 - 9:00
DSM
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JNB
44h 48m
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R29 757Qatar Airways
Thu, Nov 5 - Mon, Nov 9
United Airlines Logo
22:00 - 20:32
JNB
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DSM
30h 32m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
8:00 - 18:35
DSM
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JNB
26h 35m
3 stops
R33 114United Airlines
Thu, Nov 5 - Mon, Nov 9
United Airlines Logo
22:00 - 20:32
JNB
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DSM
30h 32m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
8:00 - 18:35
DSM
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JNB
26h 35m
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R33 328United Airlines
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for flights to Iowa

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights to Iowa to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

How many airports are there in Iowa?

There are 7 airports in Iowa. The busiest airport is Des Moines Airport (DSM), with 63% of all flights arriving there.

How long is the flight to Iowa?

An average direct flight from South Africa to Iowa takes 46h 34m, covering a distance of 23306 km. The shortest route is Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport (JNB) to Des Moines (DSM) with an average flight time of 46h 34m.

What is the most popular destination in Iowa?

Based on KAYAK flight searches, the most popular destination is Des Moines (100% of total searches to Iowa).

Good to know

Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flightR16 179
Best time to beat the crowds (36% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (47% more expensive on average)
Flight from Johannesburg to Des Moines

FAQs - booking Iowa flights

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

    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 South Africa to Iowa.

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

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

    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 South Africa to Iowa 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 South Africa to Iowa?

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

Top tips for finding cheap flights to Iowa

  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest Iowa flight deals.

Reviews of the top 3 airlines flying to Iowa

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to Iowa. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from South Africa to Iowa. 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 South Africa to Iowa? 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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KLMOverall score based on 1527 reviews
7,8Boarding
7,7Comfort
7,3Food
8,4Crew
7,2Entertainment
Airline reviews

Outstanding even though the 330 was one of the oldest in the fleet. The difference was the attentiveness and responsiveness of a really experienced flight attendant. For airline food great variety of interesting choices and good tastes supported by a good wine selection.

10,0 ExcellentBob, May 2026
AMS - YYZ
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Outstanding even though the 330 was one of the oldest in the fleet. The difference was the attentiveness and responsiveness of a really experienced flight attendant. For airline food great variety of interesting choices and good tastes supported by a good wine selection.

Brand new plane lots of room the snack was very flavourful and enjoyable

As per usual when you Hit the UK it's a slow process through customs Not as efficient at Thailand for sure

There were no charge points for phones on the economy seats. The seats were comfortable overall. Food was okay.. flight was on time

It was really nice journey i personally recommend klm flight

Crew is not the cheerful type. very slow meal service (this is their style as have flown this many times)

Terrible last row seats many seats available but no offer to move to better seat

Delay and had to run between flight to get my connection due to this delay but besides that the overall experience was ok. I arrived with just an hour of delay.

Flight was ok but lack of communication cost me to literally beg to be put on another flight as connecting flight had departed

Over 1 Hr delay. No APU so no AC on ground. Plane was hot during boarding and then they closed the doors over 20 minutes before engine start so interior of plane was steamy hot and stuffy. Could have been helped by opening doors until ready to depart.

The staff was extremely helpful and friendly at all times! They went above and beyond to get us into an earlier flight in San Diego to make our connection in SFO possible, because our original flight did actually not make it! I did so much appreciate the UA team and how they made this possible. We also didn’t have seats together on the long flight to Singapore, but they found us seats together last moment with no additional cost! Nobody sat next to us, so that we were able to sleep! Thanks to UA for improving their service and Underpricer for booking this trip! Please be careful: 1,5 hrs for transfer in San Francisco might not be enough time in the future

Over 2.5 hour maintenance delay on first morning flight with no acknowledgement, compensation or even gesture of good will. Aircraft had overnighted at airport so issue should have been addressed prior to boarding. Over 3.5 hours before first slow and deliberate beverage service.

I flew from Barcelona to Chicago on UA yesterday. The flight was on time, the pilots did a great job and the flight attendants were super nice. All of them. Also food was good, and the drinks, including wine were served a few times during our flight. I highly recommend this airline.

Referencing ANA'S service to Japan and the return on UA, the pillow was awful, the crew was not very attentive, and the food was bizarre and tasted okay. Whoever's idea it was to make vegetable tempera in a steam capsule should probably revisit that. Since it was the vegetarian option, it was my only choice.

Crew was great! Good meals. Had room to stretch out

Our flight was delayed 2.5 hours from Lisbon to DC so we missed our connection to Seattle that would have arrived at about 9 PM. The agent initially said we had to stay overnight in DC and there were no other options to put us on to get us to Seattle. While on board I discovered a flight via American he could have put us in but by the time we arrived in DC that was sold out. We were then put on a flight to San Francisco that was also delayed then arrived in San Francisco and our flight to Seattle was also delayed so we ended up not arriving until 2:15 am. Our son could not pick us up so we ended up having to pay over $100 to Uber home. This is the second trip with United that the flight has been delayed causing us to miss an evening in Las Vegas and we were given nothing.

Boarding was smooth and efficient. The only food was some pretzels, but it was a short flight. Not much to order if you were hungry.

Crew were welcoming, accommodating and they worked hard to find places for all carry on.

Packed flight, which makes it tough on crew and boarding staff (and the customers of course). But this was great boarding, clear instructions, etc. Traveling on the weekends are always fraught with danger as you have families and less frequent flyers thus more confusion. But this flight went as planned.

Destroyed my suitcase. Tired of talking about it. Cancelling my unite mileage plus account.

Amazing airline accommodations. The cabins were so great. The food was very good and the flight attendants were so nice. Made a 15 hour flight seem easy.

I paid extra for seating when first booking flight to be in a comfortable economy seat They still changed it to a middle seat regardless. When I asked for it to be changed back to aisle, they could only give me one at the back of the plane in the least comfortable seats.

Same as already mentioned. This was more comforting as I got my aisle seat for my knee.

When we checked in at the Siem Reap Airport in Cambodia, we were only given three boarding passes and told that we would have to check in with American when we arrived in Boston. This was a source of stress for us. After we landed in Boston, we had a long passage from Terminal E to Terminal B (American Airline ticketing counter). Because the electronic ticketing kiosks for check-in would not recognize our Confirmation Code, we had to wait for an hour in a long line where only two AA reps were taking care of Special Services passengers. In many years of both business and recreational travel, I have never had this experience. I would expect more from AA being in partnership with other airlines to do a better job with this.

Qatar Airways is an excellent service provider. The crew members were attentive and helpful. The aircraft was very clean. This was the longest leg of our journey, so it would have been nice to have more leg room for comfort. We appreciated the crew's service of four hot meals to all of us during this long flight. Also, it was helpful that the crew asked us to keep the window shades down for the entire journey, allowing the environment to get lots of rest during the trip. For families traveling with little children, this was helpful to them to keep them settled.

The seat cushions are absolutely lacking, not sure if they know the passengers are traveling for 14 hours straight, but the padding made our back and butt ache like crazy. The entertainment console had its own problems, either the headphone jack wasn't working or the power outlet via usb or ac outlet was not working. Not to mention the seat handles were not adjustable in some planes in the middle or on the aisle. Qatar/Indigo may be operating a very old fleet of planes to make as much profit as possible, but passengers may not be following them for long, should this treatment of its customers continue. Qatar/Indigo, wake up and do it right by your customers, or they may not be your customers anymore.

It was very good. It was a long flight and being a tight with little leg room.

I always fly with Qatar air and you are the best. Keep up the good wor, after travelling with Qatar Air More than 80 times, you never offer to upgrade me.but it happened to my friend companion some time. Any how i still enjoying travelling with Qatar air and wait one day to upgrade me too. Best Regards

Paid $10 for wifi for full flight duration and the wifi wasn’t available after initial 2 hours

My baggage is lost. Flight cancelled, Rebooked ticket through long routes. Mental stress, emotional hurt

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