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$1,306 Find cheap flights from Des Moines to Auckland

This is the cheapest round-trip flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Des Moines to Auckland departing on 8/30. 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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Cheap flight deals from Des Moines to Auckland (DSM-AKL)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Des Moines to Auckland 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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8:00 am - 6:00 amDSM-AKL
29h 00m2 stops
1:50 pm - 11:44 pmAKL-DSM
26h 54m2 stops
$1,306United Airlines
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Fri, Aug 30 - Sat, Sep 7
8:00 am - 12:35 amDSM-AKL
47h 35m3 stops
3:55 pm - 9:42 pmAKL-DSM
22h 47m2 stops
$1,311United Airlines
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Fri, Aug 30 - Sat, Sep 7
2:56 pm - 5:30 amDSM-AKL
21h 34m1 stop
7:40 pm - 10:34 amAKL-DSM
31h 54m2 stops
$1,689Air New Zealand
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Tue, May 14 - Tue, May 21
2:56 pm - 5:30 amDSM-AKL
21h 34m1 stop
7:40 pm - 2:15 pmAKL-DSM
35h 35m1 stop
$1,729Air New Zealand
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Tue, May 14 - Tue, May 21
5:11 pm - 2:05 pmDSM-AKL
27h 54m3 stops
6:10 am - 8:52 pmAKL-DSM
31h 42m3 stops
$1,870
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Fri, Aug 30 - Sat, Sep 7
8:00 am - 6:00 amDSM-AKL
29h 00m2 stops
7:40 pm - 10:27 pmAKL-DSM
19h 47m1 stop
$1,986United Airlines
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Fri, Aug 30 - Sat, Sep 7
5:48 pm - 10:55 pmDSM-AKL
36h 07m2 stops
3:15 pm - 11:02 pmAKL-DSM
48h 47m2 stops
$2,091Qantas Airways
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Tue, May 14 - Tue, May 21
5:48 pm - 2:00 pmDSM-AKL
27h 12m2 stops
1:20 pm - 10:34 amAKL-DSM
38h 14m3 stops
$2,217
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Tue, May 14 - Tue, May 21
3:45 pm - 2:55 pmDSM-AKL
30h 10m2 stops
7:30 am - 11:14 pmAKL-DSM
32h 44m2 stops
$2,449Qantas Airways
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Fri, Jun 14 - Mon, Jun 17
6:05 am - 5:30 amDSM-AKL
30h 25m1 stop
7:40 pm - 10:15 pmAKL-DSM
19h 35m1 stop
$2,475Air New Zealand
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Fri, Jun 14 - Mon, Jun 17

Flights from Des Moines to Auckland - Travel Insights & Trends

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Des Moines to Auckland, 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 Auckland is March, where tickets cost $1,379 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are February and August, where the average cost of tickets is $2,557 and $2,263 respectively.

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Low season

August

High season

March

Cheapest flight

$1,306
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 12% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 32% lower on average.
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When to book flights from Des Moines to Auckland

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FAQs for booking flights from Des Moines to Auckland

  • What is the cheapest flight from Des Moines to Auckland?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Des Moines to Auckland was $1,306 for a round-trip ticket.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Des Moines and Auckland?

    Yes

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

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

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

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

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Des Moines to Auckland, Air New Zealand or United Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Des Moines to Auckland are Air New Zealand and United Airlines. With an average price for the route of $2,288 and an overall rating of 8.2, Air New Zealand is the most popular choice. United Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $1,785 and an overall rating of 7.4.

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

    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 Auckland.

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

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

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

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Auckland with an airline and back to Des Moines with another airline. Booking your flights between Des Moines and AKL can sometimes prove cheaper using this method.

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

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

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Top 4 airlines serving from Des Moines to Auckland

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Des Moines to Auckland. 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.
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8.2
Air New ZealandOverall score based on 647 reviews
8.4boarding
8.8crew
7.7food
8.1comfort
7.9entertainment
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Short flight so no entertainment, turbulence so no food service - overall flight as expected

8.0 ExcellentMichelle, Apr 2024NPL - AKL
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Short flight so no entertainment, turbulence so no food service - overall flight as expected

Great meal. Best seats ever! They need to teach other airlines how to do that.

Overall excellent but the Captain kept the seat belt sign on for far too long, especially at the beginning and end of the flight. It was 2 hours after take-off before the crew were able to start the service (on an 11 hour night flight, reducing our sleeping time) and the seat belt sign on went on during breakfast (90 mins before landing) and was not turned off again until we landed. This made for an uncomfortable journey of trying to limit fluid intake because it was unclear when the toilets would be available for use.

Food was not good. We asked for Muslim food and it was weird tasteless type of boiled veges.

Crew were pleasant, happy to be there and were a joy to be around. Entire operation was professional, well thought out and ran like a Swiss clock.

United flight from SFO to PDX was cancelled. I will ask for a refund. Had to book on Alaska

They announced food service but then never came around. We also couldn’t land so kept trying to get to runway and then had to come up and go around happened like 3 times and cause the child next to me to start throwing up

There was a snafu with confirming seats at check which left us in limbo for the second leg of our trip. I believe the ANZ app is not well integrated with the systems at the terminal resulting in this disconcerting error.

Flight attendants are always pleasant and helpful. Pilot kept us updated.

Just a hiccup being added to the NZ Traveller Declaration a bit late.

Delta is one of the best airlines I have flown

Made the Atlanta to Pittsburgh trip many times, with Delta no issues

I always fly with Delta. My friends tell me their horror stories of flying with other airlines. I just smile and say, “You should fly Delta”

I'm a larger, athletic guy (6'2", 260lbs powerlifter) and I found the seats incredibly uncomfortable with minimal leg room, especially in a window seat. Now, I full understand that being smaller may change my view but even if I was 80lbs less, my legs would be the same size and I was sandwiched between my seat and the seat in front of me.

Horrible. This was not first class. This was a connecting flight whi h was late. My original flight never came. I hated the fact that delta gave me a connecting flight from New York to Orlando Florida. No meals and the television screens were not working. There wasn't even any power to charge your phones. This is NOT FIRST CLASS DELTA!!! Do better next time!

This flight was ridiculous. I had to have a connecting flight from New York to orlando Florida??? The flight left late and because it was a short flight there was no first class amenities. I had one alcohol drink. The flight crew was fine, but it sure did not feel like first class. Delta to me dropped the ball by giving me a connecting flight. By the time we got to Raleigh we would have missed the next flight. Lucky for me the flight never came so now I was stuck waiting for a later flight that came in late also.

Our flight was delayed in Atlanta. The staff could have gave us an explanation for the delay and how long it would be.

I liked the ease of checking in, luggage check in, wheel chair assistance, boarding and flight.

On my way home I had a layover. The flight from ATL to CLT was amended 5x while I was waiting. I could have driven home sooner. Overall from Dallas, Tx to Charlotte, NC I started my trip at 4:30pm, I didn’t get home until past midnight. I know things happen, but 5x to make me run back and forth in an airport from different terminals is excessive. I also upgraded to comfort + , I didn’t feel it was worth it. There was no benefit

On my way home I had a layover. The flight from ATL to CLT was amended 5x while I was waiting. I could have driven home sooner. Overall from Dallas, Tx to Charlotte, NC I started my trip at 4:30pm, I didn’t get home until past midnight. I know things happen, but 5x to make me run back and forth in an airport from different terminals is excessive.

I was told we'd have a hot breakfast option in first class, so I chose not get a hot breakfast. It was a very strange meal, but the fresh fruit was very good quality. Service was excellent from ORD to ELP. No service from MBS to ORD, not even water. However, when flying American from FNT to ORD, which is a shorter flight, they at least pass out snacks and offer water.

Last minute gate change nearly caused us to miss our flight. Change was not announced or displayed in the main board at the old gate. Terrible communication. When we landed we had to wait 20 minutes because there was another plane at the assigned gate. Not the crew’s fault, but adding 20 minutes to a 45 minute flight sucked.

Nothing beats ANA customer service on my opinion. Maybe because of their Japanese culture (and food). Arigatō

So so. Terrible aircraft choice for that leg of the flight.

Due to one crew member not showing up to work, our flight was significantly delayed causing us to miss our connecting flight in Houston to Mississippi causing us to be delayed by more than 6 hours and missing our event all together. Very disappointing. All because ONE crew member called in sick. United did grant us a $15 meal voucher, which was a small but appreciated concession that I wasn’t able to use because I ordered my lunch and paid for it before applying the concession, and the staff said it was too late to use it. Ugh! We also had a TWO delay coming back from Mississippi, but that was on American Airlines and it was due to weather, so not their fault. Anyway, not at all impressed with United’s handling of our flight and the HUGE disappointment of missing our important family event for our 90 year old mother. All that money and all that stress and emotions for nothing. Having to wait the hour to bring an employee from LAX seemed like something that should not have happened. Why don’t you have a local back-up? Santa Ana is not a little airport in a rural area.

Flight delayed from Cape Town to Washington then got diverted to miami and in miami we had to fend for ourselves , im still trying to get to Shreveport now

delay several times and wait extra long to board. no entertainment service because there are problem for some rows. always encounter some delays for the last flight of the day.

I just wrote a text which was supposed to be for the flight from Denver to spokane not Frankfurt to Denver.

On time every leg of the journey and exceptional staff at counter, gate, and on board. I haven’t travelled in US for a long time and was genuinely surprised how pleasant this was.

Hated every minute of it. This flight should have only taken 1.5hrs but was delayed over 10hours. Now I am being told I cannot be compensated or refunded my ticket price or extra leg room, which I purchased but did not receive, because the airline is throwing the blame on the 3rd party I purchased tickets through and 3rd party putting the blame on airline. No one wants to help. They received their money and that's all they care about. Im going on 3 days of still trying to get to my final destination, had to cancel car rental, car insurance and hotel. Currently staying in airport until hotels open up. Thank you Lufthansa, Kayak, Underpricer and United for making this trip the worst ever.

I think the seats on some of their planes are uncomfortable. You can be ok on a short flight of two hours but no more than that. The delays, and also the refreshments on the plane were not enough.

Flight delayed over an over all day until it cancelled at 1:30am. Would not repeatedly delay that late. Offer hotel rooms and rebook early. Very difficult for families with small children

Not sure why JAL partnered with American Airlines because their service is no where near similar. Flight attendants were not friendly and didn’t smile. Food was horrible…

this is starting to seem like an american airlines standard. delayed flights and fake apologies… getting tired of it

Terrible boarding , Business class seats are sub standard. As usual crew will miss your food too

Just get Economy Plus for international flights, so worth it the extra room, bigger seats…

This flight is frequently delayed. The connections seemingly are more frequently delayed. I’ve missed connections as a result twice on the same route to charlotte then Charleston. Final destination arrival has been the next day, twice in a row. No pilots, no crew. Too many excuses. Unfortunately, my days with American are over.

Entertainment was okay not because anything was wrong but it is a short flight so having no wifi is annoying but understandable. Crew was outstanding as usual

It was spectacular. I had basic Economy and was given so much space and their seats lean back so far. Staff was superb, food was superb, everything was superb, Finnair is Fantastic.

Those seats were way too narrow. I had the middle seat, one person was a very skinny person and we still couldn’t avoid touching each other anytime one of us moved. The other person was larger and we were basically sitting in each others lap the entire flight. There was zero entertainment. The flight was long enough to justify tvs, but no. Gotta sit there in your infant seat and twiddle your thumbs.

Des Moines - Auckland Flights

Departure:

Des Moines (DSM)United States

Destination:

Auckland (AKL)New Zealand

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