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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$1,173
Auckland
Auckland2 stops$1,043
Brisbane
Brisbane2 stops$1,299
Nadi
Nadi1 stop$1,059
Perth
Perth2 stops$1,476
Queenstown
Queenstown2 stops$1,388
Tamuning
Tamuning2 stops$2,160
Sydney
Sydney1 stop$1,173
Auckland
Auckland2 stops$1,043
Brisbane
Brisbane2 stops$1,299
Nadi
Nadi1 stop$1,059
Perth
Perth2 stops$1,476
Queenstown
Queenstown2 stops$1,388
Tamuning
Tamuning2 stops$2,160

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

Sat, Oct 24 - Sun, Nov 8
Delta Logo
10:59 am - 7:15 am
DSM
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AKL
26h 16m
2 stops
Delta Logo
2:35 pm - 10:34 pm
AKL
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DSM
26h 59m
2 stops
$1,043Delta
Sat, Oct 24 - Sun, Nov 8
Delta Logo
10:59 am - 7:15 am
DSM
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AKL
26h 16m
2 stops
Delta Logo
2:35 pm - 10:34 pm
AKL
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DSM
26h 59m
2 stops
$1,044Delta
Thu, Aug 13 - Thu, Aug 20
Multiple Airlines Logo
9:32 am - 5:20 am
DSM
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NAN
26h 48m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
9:15 pm - 3:12 pm
NAN
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DSM
34h 57m
1 stop
$1,059Multiple Airlines
Mon, Aug 17 - Mon, Aug 24
Qantas Airways Logo
6:22 pm - 4:50 pm
DSM
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AKL
29h 28m
2 stops
Qantas Airways Logo
8:20 am - 5:52 pm
AKL
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DSM
26h 32m
2 stops
$1,091Qantas Airways
Sat, Oct 24 - Sun, Nov 8
Qantas Airways Logo
4:12 pm - 8:25 am
DSM
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AKL
22h 13m
1 stop
Qantas Airways Logo
6:00 am - 4:41 pm
AKL
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DSM
29h 41m
2 stops
$1,129Qantas Airways
Wed, Aug 12 - Wed, Aug 19
Multiple Airlines Logo
2:39 pm - 2:05 pm
DSM
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AKL
30h 26m
3 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
1:25 pm - 9:56 am
AKL
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DSM
37h 31m
3 stops
$1,134Multiple Airlines
Tue, Aug 11 - Tue, Aug 18
American Airlines Logo
6:48 pm - 7:05 am
DSM
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SYD
21h 17m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
9:25 pm - 9:01 am
SYD
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DSM
26h 36m
2 stops
$1,173American Airlines
Tue, Aug 11 - Tue, Aug 18
American Airlines Logo
6:48 pm - 7:05 am
DSM
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SYD
21h 17m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
9:10 am - 6:17 pm
SYD
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DSM
24h 07m
1 stop
$1,174American Airlines
Sun, Aug 16 - Sun, Aug 23
United Airlines Logo
1:21 pm - 6:55 am
DSM
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SYD
26h 34m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
10:20 am - 4:19 pm
SYD
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DSM
20h 59m
2 stops
$1,179United Airlines
Sun, Nov 1 - Thu, Nov 5
United Airlines Logo
8:00 am - 2:30 pm
DSM
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DUD
35h 30m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
9:30 am - 10:25 pm
DUD
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DSM
31h 55m
2 stops
$2,633United Airlines
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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 June, when tickets cost $1,085 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and January, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,607 and $1,494 respectively.

Good to know

Low seasonMarch
Cheapest flight$571
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 17% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 6% 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.
7.5
Qantas AirwaysOverall score based on 1056 reviews
7.0Food
7.7Boarding
8.1Crew
7.2Entertainment
7.4Comfort
Airline reviews

Boarding was effortless, the food was outstanding, the seats in Premium Economy were extremely comfortable, and the staff and crew were excellent.

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Jun 2026
DFW - MEL
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Boarding was effortless, the food was outstanding, the seats in Premium Economy were extremely comfortable, and the staff and crew were excellent.

We had a cancellation due to weather, but the American Airlines staff was very helpful. Once we got on a plane, the trip was great.

PREMIUM ECONOMY - excellent !Brilliant new plane. Excellent tv catalogue. Good food. Good communication and service from all friend Australian crew. Good communication from captain. Best travel experience in years.

I couldn't hear all of the announcements. It was nice when they put them on the screen.

On the Qantas flight, I could barely hear some of the announcements. It was better when I could read them on the screen.

Our boarding and flight was very good. However when we landed and pulled in to the gate it took 55 minutes for the jet bridge to be positioned next to the aircraft. That caused us to miss our ground transportation and it caused us unnecessary last minute transit planning and expense. Our flight was AA1733 on March 17, 2026

I liked boarding the plane. The staff were rude, the food was appalling and the chairs the most uncomfortable I have ever experienced

Flight arrived late with no one to help over 30 people rebook. I slept at the airport.

I'd like to see AA's flight safety record clearly and prominently posted online.

My flight from Dallas to Sydney was cancelled. My entire trip was rerouted to include the following: Hartford to Washington DC Washington DC to JFK JFK to Auckland Auckland to Christchurch I paid for an aisle seat on the flight to Auckland and was asked if I would take a window seat to accommodate a family. The agent at the podium failed to mention that the family had a 3 month old baby and that a bassinet would be used during the 16 hour flight. The only way I could get out of my seat was to crawl under the bassinet of the sleeping baby. I think it is wrong that I was no given the choice to sit in another seat, that the agent knew what she was doing and chose to not properly disclose my seating arrangement. Terrible treatment.

The flight was delayed by a hour and I wish they had communicated it sooner. No issues on the plane, it did take a while for food to come.

Know that the movies that you are going to be offered are the oldest be rated movies they could possibly get. They may have one or two new movies that they keep advertising but when you’re flying 15 hours, there is nothing to see past the first new movie.

Staff could’ve been a little more cordial. The men were much more friendlier than the women. My daughter and I also missed the 2nd to last meal as we were sleeping but that is on us.

Great staff. Clean plane, but we were delayed for more than an hour due to maintenance issues and had to board another plane.

I was very disappointed with my experience at the United Airlines baggage check. The representative was rude and unhelpful. I was required to remove approximately 1.5 pounds from my two checked bags, even though it was a very small amount over the limit. The interaction was unnecessarily unpleasant, and I expected much better customer service. I hope United will review this incident and provide additional customer service training to its staff.

1 flight cancelled Had to fly out of different city Flight at new departure city was delayed 3 hours causing us to miss connecting flights. By the time we did make it to Prague our luggage did not. Had to wait day and a half for luggage to be delivered. Customer service was not good. Agents did not arrive at gate until 5-10 minutes before boarding

It was better than excellent. The staff in Mason City were great. The young woman that pushed my wheelchair did more than could be expected of her. She came from India 17 years ago. I don't remember her name.

Very rough getting into denver. my kid threw up it was so rough.

Liked that we left on time for each flight. Snacks not the best, but we're okay.

I had requested wheelchair assistance prior to flight. The airport staff had no record of it. It was not provided at Cedar Rapids which was a small airport, so I managed on my own. At O'Hare airport the same thing happened. The staff told me they had no record of my request for a wheel chair. But they finally provided it after a delay when I insisted that I needed it.

I found the seats ergonomically uncomfortable forcing the body to seat slightly hunched. For a short flight I worked on adjustments but for a longer flight, it would be difficult.

The seat was not even cleaned. It has full of cookie crums probably from last flight's passenger. Its basic expectation that, seats are clean.

Crew was great! Food sub-bar, tepid & flavorless. No snack options on trans-atlantic flight. Premium Economy seats ok, leg rest wouldn’t stay in place.

The plane was experiencing problems with the HVAC system, it was very cold in the front of the plane and very hot in the back.

The boarding process needs to be fixed. The zone don't work, especially when there is hardly anyone in zones 3, 4,and 5, leaving the majority of the passengers backed up in the aisle, especially because passengers seated near the front are blocking passengers who are seated in the rear of the plane. It would also help if the size of carry on bags was more strictly enforced.

In flight connectivity (via T-Mobile) was often not working.

Terrible. Internet/kiosk glitch prevented baggage checkin. Line at ticket co in Ter was under serviced and did not move. Agents did not call for flight but rather allowed time to pass. Then told each person as they reached the front if line that it was too late to check bags so they’d have to rebook flights. At least 15 people missed the flight as a result of this incompetence.

It was exactly what I expected, actually arriving sooner than scheduled.

Terrible, they canceled my flight due to an issue they had, couldn't fly me into the same place within 24 hrs so had to fly in 2.5 hrs away from my destination and spend even more money. The customer service was terrible (except at the airport in Charleston). Had to call to get my checked baggage fees reimbursed 2 wks later in which one customer service agent was very rude, wouldn't listen and then hung up on me. The second lady I spoke with was actually able to help me with that part thankfully. Would not recommend flying AA.

Delayed, missed connecting flight, ground crew double charged for international charges, were super rude and told me to just”deal with it” when I complained. Horrible airline, very frustrating.

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