$864 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$864
Queenstown
Queenstown2 stops$1,259
Dunedin
Dunedin2 stops$1,350
Nelson
Nelson2 stops$2,964
Auckland
Auckland2 stops$864
Queenstown
Queenstown2 stops$1,259
Dunedin
Dunedin2 stops$1,350
Nelson
Nelson2 stops$2,964

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

Tue, Feb 17 - Tue, Mar 17
United Airlines Logo
8:08 am - 9:10 amDSM-AKL
30h 02m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
2:50 pm - 8:27 pmAKL-DSM
23h 37m2 stops
$864United Airlines
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Thu, Dec 4 - Mon, Dec 8
Delta Logo
2:59 pm - 8:35 amDSM-AKL
22h 36m2 stops
Delta Logo
2:35 pm - 9:15 pmAKL-DSM
25h 40m2 stops
$1,064Delta
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Wed, Mar 25 - Thu, Apr 2
Air New Zealand Logo
2:59 pm - 5:55 amDSM-AKL
20h 56m1 stop
Air New Zealand Logo
7:50 pm - 10:30 pmAKL-DSM
20h 40m1 stop
$1,073Air New Zealand
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Tue, Feb 17 - Tue, Mar 17
American Airlines Logo
3:15 pm - 10:05 amDSM-AKL
23h 50m1 stop
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6:50 am - 12:05 pmAKL-DSM
23h 15m2 stops
$1,149American Airlines
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Tue, Feb 17 - Tue, Mar 17
American Airlines Logo
3:15 pm - 10:05 amDSM-AKL
23h 50m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
6:50 am - 12:05 pmAKL-DSM
23h 15m2 stops
$1,150American Airlines
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Fri, Feb 27 - Tue, Mar 3
Air New Zealand Logo
8:08 am - 11:25 amDSM-ZQN
32h 17m2 stops
Air New Zealand Logo
8:25 pm - 10:20 pmZQN-DSM
44h 55m2 stops
$1,259Air New Zealand
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Fri, Jan 2 - Fri, Jan 9
Multiple Airlines Logo
5:39 pm - 4:50 pmDSM-ZQN
28h 11m2 stops
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7:00 am - 5:06 pmZQN-DSM
29h 06m2 stops
$2,832Multiple Airlines
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Sun, Jan 4 - Sun, Jan 11
Multiple Airlines Logo
3:00 pm - 9:50 amDSM-ZQN
23h 50m2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
6:20 pm - 3:15 pmZQN-DSM
39h 55m3 stops
$3,497Multiple Airlines
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Fri, Jan 2 - Fri, Jan 9
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3:28 pm - 3:35 pmDSM-ZQN
29h 07m2 stops
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7:00 am - 11:23 pmZQN-DSM
35h 23m3 stops
$3,521Qantas Airways
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Sat, Jan 3 - Sat, Jan 10
Qantas Airways Logo
5:39 pm - 8:55 amDSM-DUD
44h 16m3 stops
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3:10 pm - 5:06 pmDUD-DSM
44h 56m3 stops
$4,184Qantas Airways
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Des Moines to New Zealand flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Des Moines to New Zealand to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

Which airlines fly non-stop between Des Moines and New Zealand?

Airline and price data is aggregated from results in KAYAK’s search results from the last 2 weeks for round-trip flights from Des Moines to New Zealand.

There are 3 airlines that fly nonstop from Des Moines to New Zealand. They are: American Airlines, United Airlines and Air New Zealand. The cheapest price of all airlines flying this route was found with United Airlines at $793 for a round-trip flight to Auckland (AKL). On average, American Airlines offers the best prices for nonstop flights between Des Moines and New Zealand.

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 United Airlines ($864) and Delta ($864).

Good to know

Low seasonDecember
Cheapest flight$864
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 46% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 15% increase in price.
Flight from Des Moines to Auckland

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  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to New Zealand?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to New Zealand is generally in the evening, when round-trip flights cost $1,201 on average. Morning departures are around 8% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to New Zealand is generally in the afternoon, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $1,396.

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 533 reviews
8.5Crew
8.2Boarding
7.4Food
8.0Comfort
7.5Entertainment
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Kayak did not propagate my United miles account and I had to manually get credit.

4.0 OkayBruce, Nov 2025TUS - SFO
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Kayak did not propagate my United miles account and I had to manually get credit.

Like: Aircraft was better than others I've flown in. Crew was great, food was very good. Air New Zealand is now my favorite airline. On our long flight from AKL to YVR there was enough room for those of us in Economy to stretch a bit. My sister is disabled and they took very good care of her and me. Best entertainment offering of all the other airlines. Not so much; Flight from AKL to YRV was delayed BUT they recovered really well so no complaints here. Pretty petty point to complain about. Only negative I have. I will recommend to friends.

Nice friendly staff and crew. Love the 787 flight. Get meals and lots of drinks!

Great entertainment options on the screen. uSB A and C chargers. Free WiFi! Crew were excellent.

Service was excellent and they’re very helpful and nice

Check in crew member was very helpful, nice and excellent service👍

Overall the plane was good and the crew great. The big disappointment was the skycouch. Maybe it would be good if you were a parent with 2 small kids travelling but as a couple it's hopeless. It's impossible for 2 adults to lie down so one ends up sitting. We split our time with one lying and the other sitting. We both got more sleep sitting upright. We will never book one again and don't recommend it to anyone.

Lost my luggage and brought someone else luggage to my airport.

Not entirely positive. It’s frustrating that everything is done through the united app. One of our flight attendants on our trip from San Francisco to MSP continually had trouble hearing people so she flipped her hair into people’s faces

I flew United from San Francisco to Auckland. My connecting flight from Auckland to Christchurch was canceled with no explanation. I was finally told the cancellation was due to fog. Even though it was clear when we landed. I am from San Francisco, I know what fog is! And I didn't see any fog. I was told the next available flight was 7 hours later. Unacceptable, they should have had a flight ready to go as soon as it was deemed safe to take off.

This was an older airplane. The cabin was constantly warm to hot throughout the 10 hour flight and there were no vents to personalize air flow. Also since it was an older plane, the material and comfort of the chairs were very uncomfortable. I left my flight with major soreness on my tailbone.

Very thoughtful flight attendant offered me water immediately since I had run to make my connection.

Door to door, the crew and staff were amazing. It was a stressful travel day with delays, but they were focused on customers and doing what they could to get us to our destinations.

Even though we were delayed, we were able to make our connection

Seats in waiting area and on plane hard as rock. Fast internet on the flight was great! Crew was kind.

Starlink wifi on the Embraer E175 is an excellent experience. I was able to connect and work from IAD all the way to approach into BTV.

Older aircraft, no meal, only food was for purchase. Not impressed United.

United needs to step up their game. Delayed flight leaving Seattle, San Francisco. Older aircraft, not very comfortable.

Always wish for more healthy, gluten free options. We have to bring our own.

Having a long layover, I was very appreciative of the ability to stand by for an earlier flight. Other airlines like Delta have refused this to me in the past, just to be mean (because my ticket class wasn't high enough). United went out of their way to help me get to my destination early, which I really appreciated given that it was the third leg of a 24+ hour journey for me.

We were told the flight was delayed 5 times, then it was moved to the next day.

More choices on snacks. Built-in video screen to enjoy entertainment choices.

we landed at cmh ten minutes early but had to sit on tarmac for twenty minutes because a plane was at our gate despite the fact that 3 other gates were open.

The experience with American Airlines was good, although the Philippines Airlines flight was much better (better seats, better food, better entertainment options, overall better). Again, the MIA to LAX flight was fine, but nothing in comparison to the comfort and accommodations of the Philippines Airlines flight from LAX to MNL.

I have a gluten allergy so did have any food

I have a gluten allergy so didn't have any food

Loved the crew . Absolutely no complaints. Except for luggage lost

Everything was good The connects, with no blame to crew. Or pilots. I understand they are short staffed. Everything went well for me. I'll be using you guys again in May if not sooner.

this plane was really old, had exit row seats and tray was in arm of seat so super uncomfortable to use. another seat they could t even use the tray it was broke. seat i. front of me had duct tape on it cause seat was ripped open... this plane should either be updated or retired.

We were very rushed by a staff member at the gate when transferring from American Airlines to Fijian. Then the plane stayed put for ages anyhow! The plane was delayed and my bag sent to San Francisco instead of Fiji

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