There are 5 ways to get from Busan to Cook Islands by plane, train, bus, ferry, or car ferry
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 Busan / Gimhae International Airport
best- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane PUS - RAR
26h 47m$653–2,613Train, bus to Incheon International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Busan Station to Gwangmyeong Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Gwangmyeong Station Exit 4 to Incheon Int'l Airport T1bus
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane ICN - RAR
24h 56m$691–2,484Train to Daegu International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Stationtrain
- Fly from Daegu International Airport (TAE) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane TAE - RAR
23h 42m$813–3,147Ferry to Tsushima Airport, fly
- Take the ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Izuhara Ferry Terminalferry
- Fly from Tsushima Airport (TSJ) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane TSJ - RAR
35h 40m$1,032–4,128Ferry, car ferry, ferry to Fukuoka Airport, fly
- Take the ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Hitakatsuferry
- Take the car ferry from Hitakatsu to Fukuoka, Hakatacarferry
- Take the ferry from 博多旅客待合所 to 西戸崎旅客待合所ferry
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane FUK - RAR
35h 8m$697–2,636
Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Busan to Cook Islands is to train and bus and fly which costs $650 - $2,500 and takes 24h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Busan to Cook Islands is to train and fly which takes 23h 42m and costs $800 - $3,200.
The distance between Busan and Cook Islands is 9782 km.
It takes approximately 26h 47m to get from Busan to Cook Islands, including transfers.
Cook Islands is 19h behind Busan. It is currently 7:39 PM in Busan and 12:39 AM in Cook Islands.
There are 257+ hotels available in Cook Islands.
What companies run services between Busan, South Korea and Cook Islands?
Korean Air, Air New Zealand, and five other airlines fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) once daily.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Chūbu Centrair, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,200
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Osaka Kansai, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,600
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Incheon International Airport, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,900
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,200
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–3,700
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Osaka Kansai, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,800
Flights from Tsushima Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Fukuoka Airport, Chūbu Centrair, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 37m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–8,500
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Osaka Kansai, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Incheon International Airport, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,600
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Incheon International Airport, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–3,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,800
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 47m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,400
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- letskorail.com
Train from Busan Station to Gwangmyeong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $28–60
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- $28–40
- First Class
- $40–60
Train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–29
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- $10–15
- First Class
- $14–20
- Economy Class
- $29
- Phone
- +82 1800 1472
- Website
- srail.or.kr
Train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–26
- Website
- https://www.srail.or.kr/main.do?language=EN
- Standard Class
- $12–26
- First Class
- $18–25
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- korail.com
Train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–6
- Website
- https://www.korail.com/global/eng/main
- Economy Class
- $5–6
- Phone
- +82 1544 7788
- Website
- korail.com
Bus from Gwangmyeong Station Exit 4 to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11
- Schedules at
- korail.com
- Phone
- +82 2 2664-9898
- Website
- airportlimousine.co.kr
Bus from Gwangmyeong Station Exit 4 to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–12
- Schedules at
- airportlimousine.co.kr
- Phone
- +82 1599 0255
- Website
- thenina.co.kr
Ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Izuhara Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80
- Schedules at
- daea.com
Ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Hitakatsu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $67
- Schedules at
- thenina.co.kr
- Website
- panstarcruise.com
Ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Izuhara Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–90
- Schedules at
- panstarcruise.com
Ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Hitakatsu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–73
- Schedules at
- panstarcruise.com
- Weekend/Peak Season
- $73
- Weekday
- $60
- Phone
- 092-281-0831
- Website
- kyu-you.co.jp
Car ferry from Hitakatsu to Fukuoka, Hakata
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $33
- Schedules at
- kyu-you.co.jp
- Second Class
- $33
- Vehicle
- $110–600
- Website
- city.fukuoka.lg.jp
Ferry from 博多旅客待合所 to 西戸崎旅客待合所
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- city.fukuoka.lg.jp
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