$865 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$865
Queenstown
Queenstown2 stops$1,410
Dunedin
Dunedin2 stops$1,430
Nelson
Nelson2 stops$1,772
Auckland
Auckland2 stops$865
Queenstown
Queenstown2 stops$1,410
Dunedin
Dunedin2 stops$1,430
Nelson
Nelson2 stops$1,772

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 - 10:30 amAKL-DSM
37h 40m2 stops
$865United Airlines
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Thu, Jan 15 - Thu, Jan 22
United Airlines Logo
3:35 pm - 9:10 amDSM-AKL
22h 35m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
3:50 pm - 5:47 pmAKL-DSM
20h 57m2 stops
$937United Airlines
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Mon, Mar 9 - Wed, Apr 29
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
19h 40m1 stop
$971Air New Zealand
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Sat, Jan 17 - Sat, Jan 24
United Airlines Logo
5:09 pm - 9:10 amDSM-AKL
45h 01m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
3:50 pm - 10:30 pmAKL-DSM
25h 40m2 stops
$981United Airlines
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Fri, Jan 16 - Fri, Jan 23
United Airlines Logo
6:48 pm - 9:10 amDSM-AKL
43h 22m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
3:50 pm - 11:44 pmAKL-DSM
26h 54m2 stops
$983United Airlines
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Sat, Jan 17 - Sat, Jan 24
United Airlines Logo
1:35 pm - 9:10 amDSM-AKL
24h 35m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
3:50 pm - 9:50 pmAKL-DSM
25h 00m2 stops
$1,025United Airlines
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Thu, Jan 15 - Thu, Jan 22
Delta Logo
10:59 am - 8:35 amDSM-AKL
26h 36m2 stops
Delta Logo
2:35 pm - 5:08 pmAKL-DSM
21h 33m2 stops
$1,086Delta
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Thu, Jan 22 - Sat, Jan 31
Air New Zealand Logo
3:04 pm - 5:55 amDSM-AKL
19h 51m1 stop
Air New Zealand Logo
7:35 pm - 10:30 pmAKL-DSM
21h 55m2 stops
$1,105Air New Zealand
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Thu, Jan 15 - Thu, Jan 22
American Airlines Logo
5:51 pm - 4:50 pmDSM-ZQN
27h 59m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
10:45 am - 5:33 pmZQN-DSM
25h 48m3 stops
$2,038American Airlines
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Sun, Dec 28 - Wed, Jan 21
Qantas Airways Logo
5:39 pm - 11:15 amDSM-DUD
46h 36m3 stops
Qantas Airways Logo
3:10 pm - 5:06 pmDUD-DSM
44h 56m3 stops
$3,480Qantas 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 ($865) and Air New Zealand ($971).

Good to know

Low seasonDecember
Cheapest flight$865
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 542 reviews
8.6Crew
8.0Comfort
7.5Entertainment
7.4Food
8.2Boarding
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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.

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Dec 2025IAH - TUL
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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.

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.

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.

Flight was delayed 8 times. We were sitting at the airport for 14 hours. We got 2 hours of sleep (if that) on what was not meant to be a red-eye.

The movies offered were great. Staff were very pleasant and very efficient.

After a delay at the gate, C3, at Ohare on Sunday, I left my Blk ski coat on the bench at the gate, lost! Please review my lob claim, thx.

Very bad! They kept delaying my flight and wouldn’t do anything about it

They brought an empty plane to the gate. Then a flight delay was announced for maintenance and waiting on a part. I was then put on a flight to San Francisco instead with a connecting flight to my final destination. Arrived at my final destination 2 hours late.

The only downside was my cell phone charger wouldn’t work in the charging port but everyone else’s would work in them all. My cell phone cable works fine in my hotel room in Frankfurt.

Flight and crew were great. United didn't inform crew of immigration process which was disappointing!

Flight team stood out for perzonal attention, kindness at bright cheery attitudes at 8am. Very helpful.

Seats had less pitch than a regional jet. Food was OK. Have to buy alcohol on US based carriers flying international. Boarding was a mess. Did not have bags but overhead space was gone quick. Would like to see the airlines enforce the one bag over and one bag under policy

Ot was overall fine. Left on time and had basic snacks. Weather was finicky but that’s not the airlines fault.

AA delayed the flight for 3 hours and 50 minutes, but delayed the last 2 hours, 30 minutes at a time, so if we knew before, could have stayed at home and worked instead of being at the airport wasting time... The plane's crew was excellent, not their fault.

After arriving in Dallas, the aircraft taxied for an unusually long time and was unable to park at the gate, which caused a significant delay and made me miss my connecting flight. I then had to wait in a very long line to be rebooked, and I was told that no hotel or meal accommodations would be provided. What is even more unacceptable is that my luggage was mishandled and has still not been located. My suitcase contains important medications that I urgently need, and I have been unable to access them due to the airline’s mishandling. This situation has caused me considerable stress and inconvenience, and I need this issue to be resolved immediately.

RIC Staff was not enough. Elderly passengers had to wait 30 minutes to deplane, so we could board and still had to walk as no chairs were provided. And, passenger in front of my seat assignment rammed seat against my legs entire flight time. Was mildly bruised and left thigh still sore.

Liked that it was on time. Staff professional and friendly.

Things were delayed a little. But that didn’t affect my plans. It was fine. I was surprised it was so full thanksgiving day. The crew were friendly and professional.

I appreciated that it was on time, safe and professional. I didn’t like that I wasn’t in a place where I had a window at my window seat. It would have been nice to know that in advance. If it was mentioned in the ticketing, I didn’t notice it.

My flight was delayed about three hours. I got home at 3:30 in the morning very bad experience.

I like that the crew kept us informed but we moved back and forth from gate to gate before the aircraft arrived.

The flight was delayed multiple times, again no fault of American but again the extra cost, for everything makes it feel like a cheap airline! Especially when flights are outrageously expensive already

Horrible. Both legs of my flight were delayed more than 6 hours. No compensation, no screens on the plane, and the plane was not clean.

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