There are 4 ways to get from Athens to Cook Islands by plane, car ferry, 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 from Athens International Airport
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane ATH - RAR
38h 32m$812–2,222Car ferry to Paros National Airport, fly
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paroscarferry
- Fly from Paros National Airport (PAS) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane PAS - RAR
43h 51m$1,479–5,696Bus to Kalamata International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Kalamatabus
- Fly from Kalamata International Airport (KLX) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane KLX - RAR
2d 12h$1,929–7,551Car ferry to Mykonos, fly
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Mykonoscarferry
- Fly from Mykonos (JMK) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane JMK - RAR
2d 11h$1,379–5,207
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Cook Islands is to fly which costs $800 - $2,300 and takes 38h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Cook Islands is to fly which takes 38h 32m and costs $800 - $2,300.
The distance between Athens and Cook Islands is 18155 km.
It takes approximately 38h 32m to get from Athens to Cook Islands, including transfers.
Cook Islands is 12h behind Athens. It is currently 6:58 AM in Athens and 6:58 PM in Cook Islands.
There are 233+ hotels available in Cook Islands.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Cook Islands?
Scoot Tigerair, Air New Zealand, and six other airlines fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) twice daily.
- Website
- airtahitinui.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,100
Flights from Kalamata International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Munich, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 6h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–7,500
Flights from Kalamata International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Munich, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 6h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–7,500
Flights from Mykonos to Rarotonga International Airport via Istanbul, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 6h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–5,500
Flights from Mykonos to Rarotonga International Airport via Frankfurt, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 7h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,500
Flights from Mykonos to Rarotonga International Airport via Vienna, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 8h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Mykonos to Rarotonga International Airport via Istanbul, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 6h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–5,000
- Website
- airraro.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,100
Flights from Kalamata International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Munich, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 6h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–7,500
Flights from Kalamata International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Munich, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 6h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–7,500
Flights from Mykonos to Rarotonga International Airport via Istanbul, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 6h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–5,500
Flights from Mykonos to Rarotonga International Airport via Vienna, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Mykonos to Rarotonga International Airport via Istanbul, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 6h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–5,000
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,600
Flights from Paros National Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Athens International Airport, Shanghai Pudong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,500
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Singapore Changi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,200
- Phone
- +30 27210 28581
- info@ktelmessinias.gr
- Website
- ktelmessinias.gr
Bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Kalamata
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/homepage-en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/routes/
- Book at
- https://ktelbus.gr/mes/ticketweb/
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- reservations.dpt@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paros
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–170
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Mykonos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–200
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
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