There are 4 ways to get from Des Moines to Auckland by plane or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Des Moines to Auckland
best- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Auckland (AKL)plane DSM - AKL
19h 32m$946–3,258Fly Des Moines to Whangarei Airport, bus
- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Whangarei Airport (WRE)plane DSM - WRE
- Take the bus from Whangarei to Auckland - Centralbus
25h 13m$952–3,293Fly Des Moines to Kerikeri Airport, bus
- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Kerikeri Airport (KKE)plane DSM - KKE
- Take the bus from Kerikeri to Auckland - Centralbus
27h 9m$983–3,345Bus to Omaha, fly to Auckland
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Omaha, NEbus
- Fly from Omaha (OMA) to Auckland (AKL)plane OMA - AKL
26h 15m$1,058–3,784
Des Moines (DSM) to Auckland (AKL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Des Moines to Auckland is to fly which costs $900 - $3,300 and takes 19h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Des Moines to Auckland is to fly which takes 19h 32m and costs $900 - $3,300.
The distance between Des Moines and Auckland is 12769 km.
It takes approximately 19h 32m to get from Des Moines to Auckland, including transfers.
Auckland is 18h ahead of Des Moines. It is currently 11:15 PM in Des Moines and 5:15 PM in Auckland.
There are 2332+ hotels available in Auckland.
What companies run services between Des Moines, IA, USA and Auckland, New Zealand?
American Airlines, United Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Auckland (AKL) twice daily.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Des Moines to Auckland via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 44m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,300
Flights from Des Moines to Whangarei Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 4m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,300
Flights from Des Moines to Whangarei Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Des Moines to Whangarei Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 13m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Des Moines to Kerikeri Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Des Moines to Kerikeri Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Des Moines to Kerikeri Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 43m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Omaha to Auckland via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Omaha to Auckland via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 31m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Des Moines to Auckland via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 33m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Des Moines to Auckland via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Omaha to Auckland via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 27m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Omaha to Auckland via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 26m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Des Moines to Auckland via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 44m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,300
Flights from Omaha to Auckland via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 2m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
Flights from Omaha to Auckland via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Omaha to Auckland via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 31m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Des Moines to Auckland via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- [email protected]
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Whangarei to Auckland - Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–50
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Kerikeri to Auckland - Central
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–60
- Website
- InterCity
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Des Moines to Omaha, NE
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- Greyhound
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