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Cheap Flights from Des Moines to South Pacific

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Sydney
Sydney1 stop$1,449
Auckland
Auckland1 stop$855
Brisbane
Brisbane1 stop$1,156
Nadi
Nadi1 stop$1,390
Perth
Perth2 stops$1,510
Queenstown
Queenstown2 stops$1,250
Tamuning
Tamuning2 stops$1,319
Sydney
Sydney1 stop$1,449
Auckland
Auckland1 stop$855
Brisbane
Brisbane1 stop$1,156
Nadi
Nadi1 stop$1,390
Perth
Perth2 stops$1,510
Queenstown
Queenstown2 stops$1,250
Tamuning
Tamuning2 stops$1,319

Book Cheap Des Moines to South Pacific 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 South Pacific 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.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent round-trip flight deals from Des Moines to South Pacific

Tue, Mar 10 - Tue, Mar 17
American Airlines Logo
3:26 pm - 8:10 am
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AKL
22h 44m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
7:35 am - 2:32 pm
AKL
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DSM
24h 57m
2 stops
$855American Airlines
Tue, Mar 10 - Tue, Mar 17
United Airlines Logo
5:04 pm - 8:10 am
DSM
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AKL
21h 06m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
2:50 pm - 8:27 pm
AKL
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DSM
23h 37m
2 stops
$860United Airlines
Mon, Mar 9 - Mon, Mar 16
American Airlines Logo
2:28 pm - 8:10 am
DSM
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AKL
23h 42m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
7:35 am - 2:32 pm
AKL
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DSM
24h 57m
2 stops
$861American Airlines
Tue, Feb 17 - Tue, Mar 17
American Airlines Logo
3:08 pm - 9:55 am
DSM
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AKL
23h 47m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
7:35 am - 2:32 pm
AKL
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DSM
24h 57m
2 stops
$863American Airlines
Tue, Mar 10 - Tue, Mar 17
American Airlines Logo
6:08 pm - 8:10 am
DSM
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AKL
20h 02m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
7:35 am - 2:32 pm
AKL
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DSM
24h 57m
2 stops
$865American Airlines
Mon, Mar 9 - Tue, Mar 24
United Airlines Logo
5:04 pm - 8:10 am
DSM
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AKL
21h 06m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
2:50 pm - 10:44 pm
AKL
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DSM
25h 54m
2 stops
$868United Airlines
Wed, Mar 11 - Wed, Mar 18
Delta Logo
11:33 am - 7:20 am
DSM
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BNE
28h 47m
2 stops
Delta Logo
10:05 am - 9:10 pm
BNE
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DSM
26h 05m
2 stops
$1,167Delta
Mon, May 11 - Fri, May 22
ANA Logo
3:20 pm - 7:15 pm
DSM
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SYD
36h 55m
2 stops
ANA Logo
11:50 am - 2:11 pm
SYD
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DSM
41h 21m
2 stops
$1,453ANA
Thu, Jun 25 - Mon, Jul 13
Air New Zealand Logo
3:00 pm - 11:25 am
DSM
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ZQN
27h 25m
2 stops
Air New Zealand Logo
1:05 pm - 10:30 pm
ZQN
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DSM
26h 25m
2 stops
$1,853Air New Zealand
Thu, Jun 25 - Mon, Jul 13
Air New Zealand Logo
3:00 pm - 4:35 pm
DSM
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ZQN
32h 35m
2 stops
Air New Zealand Logo
10:35 am - 10:30 pm
ZQN
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DSM
28h 55m
2 stops
$1,953Air New Zealand
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Des Moines to South Pacific flights

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Des Moines to South Pacific, 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 South Pacific 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 $1,887 respectively.

Good to know

Low seasonSeptember
Cheapest flight$567
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 8% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 1% increase in price.
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Reviews of the top 3 airlines serving from Des Moines to South Pacific

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Des Moines to South Pacific? 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 575 reviews
8.5Crew
8.0Comfort
7.4Entertainment
7.4Food
8.2Boarding
Airline reviews

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

Please add more Bollywood movies and recent movies to the entertainment.

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

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.

Flight was delayed by 2 hours. Got lucky that i had a long connection, else would have certainly missed my connecting flight. Food is just okay, specially the breakfast is worse . Asked for water 30 mins before landing, the response is that we are landing so everything is packed . I guess traveling in economy that’s what we get. Probably business class passengers would get a different answer. Only good thing is that wifi service is available from auckland to lax for most part Next time will try united or American and then compare.

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.

They are my favourite airline in the world by a million miles.

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

Seated dude next to me even though lots of empty rows. But main thing was we sat on the tarmac after landing for 30 minutes because of, in the words of the dude who sat next to me, “operational incompetence”. We got changing directions about where to pick up gate checked bags. Pilot and flight attendant were awesome though.

The food was terrible this time. Otherwise pleasant, quiet, on-time.

It was a pretty standard flight... until the almost hour and a half spent on the taxi way. I get that the weather has been poor but the delay had nothing to do with the weather and more to do with a plane with several issues tying up the gate. I get that that happens from time to time but this has been EVERY flight I've been on for the past 5 years and I fly 3 to 5 times a year. This isn't just United... it's American, it's Delta. It's an issue with the entire industry. I work for UPS and packages on a cargo plane get better service than people do these days. Anymore I HATE flying.

Flight arrived 30 min early and bag was waiting at the baggage pickup. United Club HNL was one of the nicest in the system

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

Pilot navigated severe weather/snow storm with skill. Described his intentions clearly

one crew said "he" didn't serve double alcohol drinks for travelers in exit rows. crew on prior flight did. Is this a AA rule, and the prior crew was being nice? Also, I think we deserve more than a 25% refund for losing first class seats when rescheduling a flight due to weather

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.

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