$844 Find Cheap Flights from Des Moines to Australia

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Cheap Flights from Des Moines to Australia

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Sydney
Sydney2 stops$1,474
Brisbane
Brisbane2 stops$1,664
Perth
Perth2 stops$2,022
Sydney
Sydney2 stops$1,474
Brisbane
Brisbane2 stops$1,664
Perth
Perth2 stops$2,022

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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, May 20 - Wed, May 27
United Airlines Logo
5:17 pm - 7:30 am
DSM
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MEL
23h 13m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
9:30 am - 7:25 pm
MEL
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DSM
24h 55m
2 stops
$1,467United Airlines
Tue, May 19 - Tue, May 26
United Airlines Logo
5:17 pm - 6:55 am
DSM
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SYD
22h 38m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
9:30 am - 8:30 pm
SYD
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DSM
26h 00m
2 stops
$1,474United Airlines
Wed, Jun 3 - Tue, Jun 30
American Airlines Logo
9:41 am - 6:55 am
DSM
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SYD
30h 14m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
9:10 am - 6:17 pm
SYD
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DSM
24h 07m
1 stop
$1,482American Airlines
Sun, May 17 - Sun, May 24
American Airlines Logo
6:56 pm - 7:30 am
DSM
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SYD
21h 34m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
12:00 pm - 11:57 pm
SYD
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DSM
26h 57m
1 stop
$1,483American Airlines
Tue, May 19 - Tue, May 26
Air Canada Logo
1:35 pm - 8:15 am
DSM
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MEL
27h 40m
2 stops
Air Canada Logo
10:55 am - 11:16 pm
MEL
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DSM
27h 21m
2 stops
$1,489Air Canada
Wed, May 20 - Wed, May 27
Delta Logo
10:56 am - 6:50 am
DSM
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SYD
28h 54m
2 stops
Delta Logo
9:15 am - 9:12 pm
SYD
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DSM
26h 57m
2 stops
$1,490Delta
Wed, May 20 - Wed, May 27
Delta Logo
7:01 am - 7:50 am
DSM
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MEL
33h 49m
2 stops
Delta Logo
10:00 am - 10:32 pm
MEL
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DSM
27h 32m
2 stops
$1,490Delta
Tue, May 19 - Tue, May 26
Air Canada Logo
1:35 pm - 8:15 am
DSM
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MEL
27h 40m
2 stops
Air Canada Logo
10:55 am - 9:40 pm
MEL
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DSM
25h 45m
2 stops
$1,515Air Canada
Wed, May 20 - Tue, May 26
Multiple Airlines Logo
6:56 pm - 12:30 am
DSM
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DRW
39h 04m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
1:50 am - 11:57 pm
DRW
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DSM
36h 37m
2 stops
$1,715Multiple Airlines
Wed, May 20 - Tue, May 26
Multiple Airlines Logo
6:56 pm - 12:30 am
DSM
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DRW
39h 04m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
1:50 am - 6:21 pm
DRW
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DSM
31h 01m
2 stops
$1,916Multiple Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Des Moines to Australia flights

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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 November, when tickets cost $1,345 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and January, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $2,043 and $1,898 respectively.

Good to know

Low seasonMarch
Cheapest flight$844
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 1% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 4% lower on average.
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Reviews of the top airlines flying 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.
7.4
United AirlinesOverall score based on 9548 reviews
7.3Comfort
6.6Food
7.1Entertainment
7.7Boarding
8.1Crew
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Boarding was again a "free for all". We were boarding group 4, and almost the entire plane was able to board before us. It's a shame that someone who follows the rules, gets the short end of the stick. Not fair.

6.0 GoodLawrence, Apr 2026
SFO - IAH
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Boarding was again a "free for all". We were boarding group 4, and almost the entire plane was able to board before us. It's a shame that someone who follows the rules, gets the short end of the stick. Not fair.

Flight left on time, arrived early, pleasant staff provided water, coffee, etc. access to bathrooms was reasonable and were well maintained. blankets were available, lots of entertainment options. LUGGAGE SERVICE WAS GREAT. I got my one checked bag quickly and was able to make a bus connection for a 2 hour bus ride saving me from waiting another 1.5 hours.

The boarding process was straightforward. One pertinent observation regarding all boarding procedures is that if an individual requires assistance or possesses a special status and is part of preboarding, it is advisable to limit the number of passengers who can preboard with them, rather than the entire, sometimes large, companion groups. The seats are uncomfortable, and the entertainment options are significantly inferior compared to other airlines. During the snack service, I requested an additional bag of snacks, but my request was denied. Initially, the flight attendant agreed to my request.becoming a strange accurate moment. The flight duration was four hours.

The flight was officially delayed 3 times, and was actually later than that. Combined, it was a 3 hour delay, but there was no recognition (miles, voucher, etc). The crew seemed stressed. The captain sounded nervous in his announcements. The flight itself was smooth and uneventful.

United didn’t even try to hold the flight for me. They knew I had a tight connection and when I arrived at the gate less than 10 mins after final boarding the flight had already gone. The gate agent wasn’t even notified that I was on my way. She was told I wasn’t at the airport

Great until we got to FRA. The next trip leg we were put in Business Class where seats had minimal padding!!!! They were awful and United Airlines needs to have their Lufthansa partner up their game or I won’t fly with them again!!

I had a good time. However, I paid for the wifi and it was in and out the whole flight.

one staffer was frustrated (it happen); the flight was late and the pilot mentioned they'll make amend but the snacks were the same, other than that the aircraft was clean and everything went smooth, no complaints

The wheelchair service is useless. They live you in different spots, not tell you anything just wait. I waited 30 minutes in Frankfurt when decided to walk the 25 minutes distance. In Budapest nobody came.

It was perfect! I've never flown with United before, but I definitely will in the future

Good flight, seated and had a water within 5 minutes. Crew was hospitable.

Message about flight cancelation was received late due to being in the air. No explanation, just canceled and booked on morning flight. We had to stay in the airport overnight because there was no transportation offered to get to the hotel that AA had available. Actual inflight was fine.

I didn't go from Reno to Phoenix I ended up going from Reno to Dallas to Tucson because my flight rebooked because my Amtrak was late I tried notifying you guys I also don't know what you ask me about my flight because you guys didn't book my flight

Delays experienced in boarding/take off due to incoming plane delayed. However, the boarding time/depart time in the app was significantly delayed in providing these updates. Usually not updated until an hour after we should have already boarded. Poorly managed.

Bag drop was very disorganized in Miami. All main cabin passengers were shunted to just a few lanes and they had an equal number of lanes for first class passengers but there was nobody on those lines. They did nothing to bring the main cab and passengers over to the open lines and they just had employees standing there and doing nothing

there are no options s for snack besides cookies would ve nice to have a salty option n

We did not have enough time to make our connecting flight. As a result, we were put onto a different airline for our second leg. The different airline was NOT comparable to British Airlines, and our arrival was significantly delayed. The actual flight on BA was amazing.

We left at 1030 am pacific from LA and supposed to land at 7 pm Eastern in NY. They made a detour, stopped in Philadelphia and didn’t land till 1130 PM Eastern!!! Worst flight experience with no pilot communication with no explanation as to what was going on. Everyone was very frustrated to say the least.

Going non stop to lax like I paid for. Not stopping in MCI for gas. Too long of delays

Human interaction. Thought there would be more service-even a smile would have been nice.

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