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There are 7 ways to get from Basel to Cook Islands by train or plane

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  1. Train to Frankfurt, fly

    best
    1. Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)planeFRA - RAR
    38h 3m
    $1,448–2,839

  2. Train to Zurich Airport, fly

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)planeZRH - RAR
    36h 55m
    $830–2,769

  3. Fly from Basel

    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)planeBSL - RAR
    35h 45m
    $956–3,316

  4. Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
    2. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain
    3. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)planeSTR - RAR
    41h 32m
    $993–3,418

  5. Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain
    2. Take the train from Bern to Genève-Aéroporttrain
    3. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)planeGVA - RAR
    39h 16m
    $1,023–3,342

  6. Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Basel Sbb to Paris Gare De Lyontrain
    2. Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)planeCDG - RAR
    33h 36m
    $1,017–3,508

  7. Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
    2. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Pasingtrain
    3. Take the train from Pasing to Flughafen Münchentrain
    4. Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)planeMUC - RAR
    42h 10m
    $1,189–4,108

Frankfurt (FRA) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) flights

Calendar7Weekly Planes
Duration39h 33mAverage Duration
Ticket$919Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Cook Islands?

KLM, Air France, and five other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) 4 times a week.

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