$624 Find Cheap Flights from Des Moines to Australia

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Best Australia Flight Deals from Des Moines

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Sydney
Sydney1 stop$1,166
Brisbane
Brisbane2 stops$1,315
Perth
Perth3 stops$1,603
Sydney
Sydney1 stop$1,166
Brisbane
Brisbane2 stops$1,315
Perth
Perth3 stops$1,603

Cheap Flights from Des Moines to Australia

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Des Moines to Australia 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 round-trip flight deals from Des Moines to Australia

Wed, Aug 20 - Wed, Sep 3
American Airlines Logo
9:28 am - 6:55 amDSM-SYD
30h 27m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
12:10 pm - 5:35 pmSYD-DSM
20h 25m1 stop
$1,166American Airlines
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Wed, Aug 20 - Wed, Sep 3
American Airlines Logo
2:17 pm - 7:05 amDSM-SYD
25h 48m2 stops
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9:10 am - 6:30 pmSYD-DSM
24h 20m2 stops
$1,169American Airlines
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Wed, Aug 20 - Wed, Sep 3
American Airlines Logo
3:49 pm - 6:55 amDSM-SYD
24h 06m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
9:10 am - 8:21 pmSYD-DSM
26h 11m2 stops
$1,170American Airlines
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Wed, Aug 20 - Wed, Sep 3
United Airlines Logo
8:00 am - 6:55 amDSM-SYD
31h 55m3 stops
United Airlines Logo
10:20 am - 4:13 pmSYD-DSM
20h 53m2 stops
$1,186United Airlines
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Wed, Aug 13 - Wed, Aug 20
Air New Zealand Logo
2:57 pm - 10:50 amDSM-MEL
28h 53m2 stops
Air New Zealand Logo
8:35 am - 10:28 pmMEL-DSM
28h 53m2 stops
$1,289Air New Zealand
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Tue, Aug 12 - Tue, Aug 19
Air New Zealand Logo
2:57 pm - 10:50 amDSM-MEL
28h 53m2 stops
Air New Zealand Logo
12:05 pm - 10:28 pmMEL-DSM
25h 23m2 stops
$1,290Air New Zealand
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Tue, Aug 12 - Tue, Aug 19
United Airlines Logo
2:57 pm - 6:55 amDSM-SYD
24h 58m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
9:30 am - 4:13 pmSYD-DSM
21h 43m2 stops
$1,319United Airlines
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Tue, Aug 12 - Tue, Aug 19
Delta Logo
2:12 pm - 6:35 amDSM-SYD
25h 23m2 stops
Delta Logo
9:25 am - 8:30 pmSYD-DSM
26h 05m2 stops
$1,331Delta
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Mon, Nov 24 - Wed, Dec 3
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8:02 am - 9:25 amDSM-MEL
32h 23m3 stops
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10:35 am - 10:30 pmMEL-DSM
28h 55m2 stops
$1,373
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Mon, Nov 10 - Wed, Nov 19
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8:02 am - 10:55 amDSM-MEL
33h 53m3 stops
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12:10 pm - 10:20 pmMEL-DSM
27h 10m2 stops
$1,566
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Des Moines to Australia flights

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Des Moines to Australia, 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 Australia is June, when tickets cost $1,362 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and November, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,961 and $1,708 respectively.


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Low seasonApril
High seasonDecember
Cheapest flight$624
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 13% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 34% increase in price.
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  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Australia?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to Australia is generally in the afternoon, when round-trip flights cost $1,402 on average. Morning departures are around 10% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Australia is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $1,658.

Reviews of the top 3 airlines serving from Des Moines to Australia

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Des Moines to Australia? 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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Air New ZealandOverall score based on 486 reviews
7.4Entertainment
8.0Comfort
8.5Crew
7.3Food
8.2Boarding
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Great! Flight was delayed by 30 mins but all was great. Thanks.

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Jun 2025AKL - BNE
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Great! Flight was delayed by 30 mins but all was great. Thanks.

The business class upgrade meant a good sleep on the way home after a long week away. Excellent service, great food, and comfortable seat/bed for the journey.

The issue was with getting our boarding pases. There were issues with our arrangements that were made through Kayak. I am sorry to say that we will not use you again because of this. The flight itself was good and the flight attendants excellent.

Arriving at Coolangatta, rows 20 forward, took the airbridge across to the terminal. It was suggested to those from rows 21 back, that we take the rear stairs and to be careful crossing the tarmac. That was all well and good. However, when we got across to the terminal we then had to climb three large flights of stairs to meet up with those coming across the airbridge. No elevator! There were people carrying babies and elderly carrying hand luggage that needed assistance from others.. There was no option to turn back.

It was good for a short domestic flight. As no food ar entertainment provided, there should be a n/a rating available for those.

USB charging ports did not work on any of Air New Zealand flights

Economy was much nicer on the Air New Zealand planes.

At Coolangatta International it is difficult to hear voice boarding announcements when away from screen announcements.

Flew premium economy, well worth the extra. Much better seat size & space. Meals & snacks were lovely. Crew really pleasant. Internet is not great, not really useful for anything. Couldn't even send messages.

Everything was fine. Wish the wifi was free and included in the ticket price.

I love flying with United. Unfortunately, I flew on an older plane with minimal upgraded technology (no Bluetooth functionality or handy charging ports). Otherwise, the flight was great and even arrived early.

They changed my seats after I checked in and I was stressed from the time I saw that information until just before boarding, when the gate attendant fixed it, but it shouldn't have happened. And if it couldn't be prevented, then the people on the phone I spoke with should have done something to help, which they did not, nor did they offer me compensation, just meaningless apologies.

online check in was not available so i had to get to airport extra early. The flight was delayed and my luggage was lost. I had an argument with the person behind me who wanted to keep her bag on the floor and not allow my seat to recline on a 9hr plus flight. So overall, lots and lots of areas for improvement.

Horrific. They missed my connecting flight to San Diego. I didn’t get there until Monday at 9am when I had a mandatory court settlement conference scheduled at 6am since we had parties on the east coast. This caused many issues. All because United apparently forgot to hold the doors open until my flight landed that only had a 10 minute delay. This was the last flight to Southern California. So I couldn’t even rent a car to finish the trip. United cannot be trusted when traveling on specific days and times since weather didn’t have anything to do with the delays.

My flight was delayed a very short period of time but they did not hold my connecting flight to San Diego, also through United. So they closed the doors before we got off our plane. They would only have to help the door open for another five to ten minutes. So I missed a court deadline for a manditory mediation settlement conference for my client. I had to get an associate to be there in person and be on the phone with him relaying what he needs to do the entire time. The court was very upset with me and so was my client. United cannot be trusted.

Very rough getting into denver. my kid threw up it was so rough.

We were given vouchers we couldn’t use with a 5.5 hour delay

Cramped seat even in economy plus seat 10A. Over booked flight, no space for the bags

Why wasn't this flight departure scheduled eith another crew so that it could leave on time? When we arrived in Denver we had so little time between flights we had run to the connecting flight. We should received some credit for the inconvenience.

Really good 😊 the woman at the gate entrance was a little rude checking in our carry-on but i dont think she worked for the airline, she worked for the airport at sacramento, other than that amazing.

The flight delay in Dallas created a domino effect that impacted all of the connecting flights. It also increased the number of connections. I missed my flight from Casablanca to Marrakech because of the tight turnaround when landing in Casablanca. . CMN airport was understaffed. Only one person could help while other employees were just watching him. It was an extremely frustrating situation. People were crying and slamming their palms on the counter when speaking to the customer service provider, Allabough (man’s name?). Allabough couldn’t change my flight in the system. simultaneously, I was on the call with America. Airlines customer service rep named Solomon that said he couldn’t change it either. So, I took a ONYA voyages train to from Casablanca to Marrakech to get there on Friday June 26. This was unpredictable trip.

The flight delay in Dallas created a domino effect that impacted all connecting flights, leading to an increase in the number of connections. As a result, I missed my flight from Casablanca to Marrakech due to the tight turnaround when landing in Casablanca. CMN Airport was understaffed; only one employee was available to assist passengers while others just stood by and watched. It was an extremely frustrating situation. Many passengers were crying and banging their hands on the counter while talking to customer service representative Allabough. Unfortunately, Allabough couldn’t change my flight in the system. At the same time, I was on the phone with an American Airlines customer service representative named Solomon, who said he couldn’t make the change either. So, I decided to take an ONYA Voyages train from Casablanca to Marrakech to reach my destination on Friday, June 26. It turned out to be an unpredictable trip.

The flight was fine and the crew awesome. The problem is ORD and AA. Computers went down, ORD fell apart and a 40 min flight turned into a 3 hour trip. Guess the answer is to not try and fly to ORD after noon. But, as I said, crew was awesome and did everything they could to lesson the flight time.

Almost a 6 hour flight and the only food option is a cheese plate… and chips. Also how is it there are no options for texting on American. I’ll be going back to delta and united.

This flight never occurred because AA couldn’t get their act together.

Terrible. Cancelled my original flight. It made getting a boarding pass difficult. The AA employee (in a loud voice, so everyone around could hear) griped at me for not getting a boarding pass 24 hours before. I asked how I was supposed to do that when I had no idea what flight I was going to be on. She said (loudly), “Talk to AA customer service, not me!” I could certainly tell serving customers was not important to her. Our new flight was set to a completely different city. We had to change our rental car, and the price went way up. It took 2-1/2 hours to get checked in. By then our new flight had left. We ended up on stand by and had to split up the family to get to our destination. It cost us the whole first day of the trip. AA needs to employ people who actually care about doing a good job. I suppose those people are getting harder to find, but atleast try.

Am still mad at American airlines. You should know it's us travel nurses who are your customers and you treat us like nonsense it's not ok. American airlines took my money, no refund for whatsoever. A trip that was of 466 and I paid 466 and 833 then they chose for me where to sit and refund my seat choices and gave me expensive seats for 79 USD. Kayak doesn't help at all after booking you are on your own. Skyscanner is better

Bad food, small seats that didn’t recline. I thought I was buying a quantas ticket so I feel like I got scammed

This was a horrible experience. For a first class experience, my chair was held together by 3M tape - and I have a photo. The crew weren’t very attentive, somewhat dismissive and forgot my drink and snack, the chair reclined about 3 inches on a 6-hour cross country flight. I was also not informed that there was no lounge available in Newark airport because of renovations, so all around this was one of the worst experiences and I would actively avoid both American and Alaska Air going forward.

The flight was fine but the 8 hour delay in Chicago was awful - 5 gate changes and repeated delays without an explanation. No vouchers. Nothing.

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