There are 4 ways to get from Des Moines to Auckland by plane or bus
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Fly Des Moines to Auckland
best- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Auckland (AKL)plane DSM - AKL
20h 17m$1,433–5,581Bus to Omaha, fly to Auckland
cheapest- Take the bus from Des Moines to Omaha, NEbus
- Fly from Omaha (OMA) to Auckland (AKL)plane OMA - AKL
25h 50m$1,351–5,046Fly 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
27h 9m$1,439–5,599Fly 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
28h 54m$1,464–5,641
Des Moines (DSM) to Auckland (AKL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Des Moines to Auckland is to bus and fly which costs $1,300 - $5,500 and takes 25h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Des Moines to Auckland is to fly which takes 20h 17m and costs $1,400 - $6,000.
The distance between Des Moines and Auckland is 12769 km.
It takes approximately 20h 17m to get from Des Moines to Auckland, including transfers.
Auckland is 19h ahead of Des Moines. It is currently 3:48 PM in Des Moines and 10:48 AM in Auckland.
There are 2247+ hotels available in Auckland.
What companies run services between Des Moines, IA, USA and Auckland, New Zealand?
United Airlines, Air New Zealand, and American Airlines fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Auckland (AKL) 3 times a day.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Des Moines to Auckland via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 51m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,500
Flights from Des Moines to Auckland via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,500
Flights from Des Moines to Whangarei Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 56m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,500
Flights from Des Moines to Whangarei Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,500
Flights from Des Moines to Whangarei Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 59m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,500
Flights from Des Moines to Kerikeri Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 21m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,500
Flights from Des Moines to Kerikeri Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,500
Flights from Omaha to Auckland via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,500
Flights from Omaha to Auckland via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Des Moines to Auckland via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 51m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,500
Flights from Des Moines to Auckland via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,500
Flights from Omaha to Auckland via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,500
Flights from Omaha to Auckland via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–5,000
Flights from Omaha to Auckland via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Des Moines to Auckland via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,500
Flights from Des Moines to Auckland via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,500
Flights from Omaha to Auckland via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–5,000
Flights from Omaha to Auckland via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,900
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- info@intercity.co.nz
- Website
- intercity.co.nz
Bus from Whangarei to Auckland - Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–60
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
Bus from Kerikeri to Auckland - Central
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–70
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Des Moines to Omaha, NE
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–100
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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