There are 6 ways to get from Chicago to Cook Islands by plane, train, or shuttle
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 Chicago O'Hare International Airport
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane ORD - RAR
21h 6m$804–2,717Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane MDW - RAR
22h 29m$954–3,217Train to General Mitchell International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukeetrain
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane MKE - RAR
23h 53m$1,132–3,982Train to South Bend, fly
- Take the train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airporttrain
- Fly from South Bend (SBN) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane SBN - RAR
24h 49m$1,015–3,426Train, shuttle to Indianapolis, fly
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Lafayette Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take a shuttle bus from Holiday Inn City Centre to Indianapolis Airport
- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane IND - RAR
25h 30m$1,006–3,326Train to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to St. Louistrain
- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane STL - RAR
26h 34m$1,047–3,500
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Cook Islands is to fly which costs $800 - $2,800 and takes 21h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Cook Islands is to fly which takes 21h 6m and costs $800 - $2,800.
The distance between Chicago and Cook Islands is 10209 km.
It takes approximately 21h 6m to get from Chicago to Cook Islands, including transfers.
Cook Islands is 5h behind Chicago. It is currently 9:42 AM in Chicago and 4:42 AM in Cook Islands.
There are 239+ hotels available in Cook Islands.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Cook Islands?
American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Inc., and United Airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) twice a week.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 7m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Sacramento, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via San Jose, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Oakland, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Denver, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Minneapolis, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 53m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Salt Lake City, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from South Bend to Rarotonga International Airport via Detroit, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from South Bend to Rarotonga International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 39m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from South Bend to Rarotonga International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 6m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from South Bend to Rarotonga International Airport via Minneapolis, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Indianapolis to Rarotonga International Airport via Denver, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Indianapolis to Rarotonga International Airport via San Diego, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Denver, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
- Website
- airraro.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 32m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–9,500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,200
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Kansas City, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from South Bend to Rarotonga International Airport via Detroit, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 4m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Indianapolis to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
- Website
- airtahitinui.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 32m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–9,500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,200
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Kansas City, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from South Bend to Rarotonga International Airport via Detroit, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 4m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Indianapolis to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Lafayette Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $90–190
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 219-926-5744
- Website
- mysouthshoreline.com
Train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $13–15
- Phone
- +1 800-589-6004
- info@goextr.com
- Website
- goexpresstravel.com
Shuttle from Holiday Inn City Centre to Indianapolis Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $33
- Schedules at
- goexpresstravel.com
- Phone
- +1(765)4973828
- Website
- lafayettelimo.com
Shuttle from Holiday Inn City Centre to Indianapolis Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–28
- Schedules at
- lafayettelimo.com
- Child
- $14–23
- Adult
- $24–28
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