$849 Find Cheap Flights from Des Moines to New Zealand

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Cheap Flights from Des Moines to New Zealand

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Auckland
Auckland2 stops$854
Queenstown
Queenstown2 stops$1,496
Dunedin
Dunedin2 stops$1,618
Nelson
Nelson2 stops$1,586
Auckland
Auckland2 stops$854
Queenstown
Queenstown2 stops$1,496
Dunedin
Dunedin2 stops$1,618
Nelson
Nelson2 stops$1,586

Book Cheap Des Moines to New Zealand Plane Tickets

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

Sun, Mar 8 - Sun, Mar 15
American Airlines Logo
2:28 pm - 8:10 am
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AKL
23h 42m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
12:20 pm - 6:57 pm
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DSM
24h 37m
1 stop
$854American Airlines
Mon, Mar 9 - Mon, Mar 16
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7:27 pm - 8:10 am
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AKL
18h 43m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
7:35 am - 2:32 pm
AKL
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DSM
24h 57m
2 stops
$855American Airlines
Tue, Feb 17 - Tue, Mar 17
American Airlines Logo
3:08 pm - 9:55 am
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AKL
23h 47m
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American Airlines Logo
7:35 am - 2:32 pm
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DSM
24h 57m
2 stops
$863American Airlines
Mon, Mar 9 - Mon, Mar 16
United Airlines Logo
8:00 am - 8:10 am
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AKL
30h 10m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
2:50 pm - 1:23 pm
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DSM
40h 33m
2 stops
$867United Airlines
Tue, Feb 17 - Tue, Mar 17
United Airlines Logo
1:32 pm - 9:10 am
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AKL
24h 38m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
2:50 pm - 10:30 am
AKL
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DSM
37h 40m
2 stops
$884United Airlines
Mon, Mar 9 - Mon, Mar 16
American Airlines Logo
11:17 am - 8:10 am
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AKL
26h 53m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
12:20 pm - 11:42 pm
AKL
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DSM
29h 22m
1 stop
$1,005American Airlines
Sun, Mar 8 - Sun, Mar 15
Air New Zealand Logo
7:00 am - 9:50 am
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ZQN
32h 50m
2 stops
Air New Zealand Logo
3:05 pm - 10:44 pm
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DSM
25h 39m
2 stops
$1,496Air New Zealand
Mon, Mar 9 - Mon, Mar 16
Air New Zealand Logo
7:15 am - 6:50 pm
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DUD
41h 35m
2 stops
Air New Zealand Logo
2:20 pm - 10:44 pm
DUD
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DSM
26h 24m
3 stops
$1,618Air New Zealand
Sun, Mar 8 - Sun, Mar 15
Multiple Airlines Logo
11:17 am - 12:45 pm
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ZQN
31h 28m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 6:57 pm
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DSM
29h 57m
2 stops
$1,902Multiple Airlines
Sun, Mar 8 - Sun, Mar 15
Multiple Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 2:30 pm
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DUD
37h 30m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
7:35 pm - 2:56 pm
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DSM
37h 21m
2 stops
$2,103Multiple Airlines
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Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from Des Moines to New Zealand?

The cheapest round-trip price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours.

In the past 3 days, the cheapest round-trip tickets from Des Moines to New Zealand were found on American Airlines ($855) and United Airlines ($867).

Good to know

Low seasonNovember
Cheapest flight$849
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 40% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 14% increase in price.
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Reviews of the top 3 airlines serving from Des Moines to New Zealand

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Des Moines to New Zealand? 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.
8.0
Air New ZealandOverall score based on 573 reviews
8.5Crew
7.4Entertainment
8.0Comfort
7.4Food
8.2Boarding
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Very quick flight so no time for refreshments. We took off. Then landed. The end. Seats were too tight. Very cramped Grateful for the short flight cos moving around wasn’t possible

6.0 GoodDavid, Jan 2026
IAH - LFT
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Very quick flight so no time for refreshments. We took off. Then landed. The end. Seats were too tight. Very cramped Grateful for the short flight cos moving around wasn’t possible

I was not even on that flight and did not even book a ticket. Kayak did a phenomenal job

The disembarking steps in Wellington were precarious and I felt quite insecure. There was no one on the tarmac to greet us and help. The embarking ramp in Blenheim was much more satisfactory. The rest of the flight was fine.

Entertainment screen froze and had to be reset. Noticed it happened to other passengers as well.

My flying experience was not great. The temperature was ridiculously low. I had a sweater and a big jacket and even then. Since my ticket was an economy ticket, I suppose I didn’t deserve a blanket as they were only available for business. The result, o got a cold I have not been able to shake off in 6 days which has absolutely ruined my stay in Japan as I hasn’t had the chance to leave my hotel room. Everything else that was good, had overshadowed by this. BE A LITTLE MORE HUMAN

The food was not as good as Air New Zealand. The veg pasta was pass-able but the veg cibotta sandwich was dry, hard and not up to par. The coach staff were attentive and accommodating.

Air conditioning was turned to the wrong setting. Way too hot. The entertainment system kept resetting and didn’t work half the flight. Said something to the crew. They didn’t do anything to help. Plane had a mechanical problem that resulted in 2.5 hour delay. Boarded the plane, had to disembark and get back on.

Good and appreciate the effort Air Zealand puts into using more environmentally friendly food containers and utensils. yay! One of the better airlines for this for sure. Still some bad stuff, but at least Air NZ is trying. :) Also really enjoyed the bluetooth option for personal headsets. :)

I was trying to get confirmation on if my luggage was going to be moved to the earlier flight (I requested standby to get home earlier) and was unable to get help from those working at the counter. The request to be moved to an earlier flight was handled smoothly through the app and appreciate the ease of the request.

Kayak did not propagate my United miles account and I had to manually get credit.

Unfortunately weather delayed our flight waiting for our plane to arrive and due to a little snow time was needed to deice the plane so departure was very delayed and I missed the connecting flight

Very good. Because of the delays with my previous flight, I missed my connection, but I was able to book another flight through the United app easily.

I wish there were outlets to charge my iPhone. The crew was great; we had a female pilot who was great with explaining what was happening and delays,

The flight crew where really good. Better then the crew from BNE to SFO

Food should be changed in menu Many muslims travels in this airlime they need to add one Halal meal

Delayed, toilets did not flush, pilot parked to far away from Gate

Was happy we finally got upgraded in 1st class. The seat getting old. The cushiness need some improvement.

Yet another flight in which beverage and snack service was skipped. Other that that, firmly mediocre. Landed early, to gate late due to congestion at the gates. Airline's fault or airports fault: unknown.

Ineffective communication with United resulted in lost baggage. Their Baggage Tracing counter at MUC was shut down from 11:00-14:15 on my arrival. Undertrained, underinformed staff had me Running all over MUC to find someone to help me to no avail. Staff was rude, unhelpful, and unable to effectively use the systems they did have operational. They refused to contact United in any way or provide any accommodation or other resources while I waited for my luggage. This has destroyed my downstream itinerary. If they had even the slightest visibility I may have been able to reschedule/plan, but again, their staff provided nothing, and did nothing more than their website, which doesn’t even work on a standard phone browser. Miserable failure at all levels that weren’t associated with the operation of the aircraft.

Miserable. They moved my seat, but canceled the next leg of my flight. I resolved the issue at my transfer, but that resulted in lost luggage that has taken days off my schedule with no resolution. Worse, they fail to interface effectively with Lufthansa, forcing me to bounce between two equally useless help desks. The apps are unable to handle the situation, the bag dropped off the tracker, and while the call centers are polite, they do not provide written information to assist with cross-airline communication.

It was a little concerning to hear the ground crew arguing with the flight crew over baggage space. Instead of taking them and checking them, they started checking for space in the first class cabin moving items around like the flight crew didn't know what they were doing. I was embarrassed for them.

2 hour delay due to equipment failure. No updates via the app and airport screens (which continued to show a departure time in the past). AA eventually switched planes and the new plane was not catered or cleaned correctly.

I booked an aisle seat and was given a middle. At 6'4" 230lbs, it is not ideal to fly in the middle row for myself and passengers.

Trip delayed for 2 hours because of rain. We boarded and have to get down the flight and reboard again.

The aircraft had several problems - from excess fuel to non operational ac. Two hours of delay in Chicago could have been avoided with proper planning and aircraft maintenance.

This flight captain and crew were amazing, started ahead of time of departure and reached 30 mins before arrival time. Amazing!

Long delays, lack of information about the status of the flight. The flight was delayed 4 times.

Could we please end the loud announcements about credit card offers on your flights? We are trying to sleep, work, watch videos, etc. and if we need a credit card, we will ask for one. Flying is already not what it used to be.

I would like the crew to talk LESS over the PA and specifically about credit card offers. I am trying to work, sleep, watch a movie and the PA was booming about a credit card offer. Could we go back to the days when the customer was more important than selling a credit card?

Enough space,crew was helpful,food was good.The gates are way far especially for travelers with health issues

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