There are 6 ways to get from Costa Rica to Cook Islands by plane, taxi, shuttle, or 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 Limón International Airport
best- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane LIO - RAR
26h 51m$713–2,625Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane SJO - RAR
25h 43m$703–2,614Taxi to Quepos La Managua Airport, fly
- Take the taxi from San Isidro to Quepos-Airport-XQPtaxi
- Fly from Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane XQP - RAR
27h 42m$831–2,764Shuttle, shuttle to Liberia International Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Puntarenas to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane LIR - RAR
26h 29m$1,738–6,413Ferry to Cobano, fly
- Take the ferry from Puntarenas to Paqueraferry
- Fly from Cobano (ACO) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane ACO - RAR
30h 15m$719–2,676Shuttle, shuttle to Nosara Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Puntarenas to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Nosara
- Fly from Nosara Airport (NOB) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane NOB - RAR
27h 21m$1,063–3,013
Limón International Airport (LIO) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Cook Islands is to fly which costs $700 - $2,700 and takes 25h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Cook Islands is to fly which takes 25h 43m and costs $700 - $2,700.
The distance between Costa Rica and Cook Islands is 9073 km.
It takes approximately 26h 51m to get from Costa Rica to Cook Islands, including transfers.
Cook Islands is 4h behind Costa Rica. It is currently 9:06 PM in Costa Rica and 5:06 PM in Cook Islands.
There are 234+ hotels available in Cook Islands.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Cook Islands?
World Ticket, Volaris Costa Rica, and five other airlines fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) twice a week.
- Website
- airtahitinui.com
Flights from Limón International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Guatemala City, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Limón International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Salvador, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 12m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–4,400
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via San Salvador, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Guatemala City, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 41m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,400
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Guadalajara, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 14m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,300
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Salvador, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–4,300
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Guatemala City, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 6m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–10,000
Flights from Cobano to Rarotonga International Airport via Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Cobano to Rarotonga International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,200
Flights from Nosara Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Nosara Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,300
Flights from Nosara Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Cobano, Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
- Website
- airraro.com
Flights from Limón International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Guatemala City, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Limón International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Salvador, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 58m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,400
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via San Salvador, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Guatemala City, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 41m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,400
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Guadalajara, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 14m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,300
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Salvador, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–4,300
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Guatemala City, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 26m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–10,000
Flights from Cobano to Rarotonga International Airport via Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Cobano to Rarotonga International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,200
Flights from Nosara Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Nosara Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,300
Flights from Nosara Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Cobano, Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 42m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,000
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Puntarenas to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $171
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $223
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Nosara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $326
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–69
- Website
- https://tropicaltourshuttles.com/
- Phone
- +506 6061 5674 / 2645 7272
- jorge27fm@gmail.com
- Website
- shuttlesmonteverde.com
Shuttle from Monteverde to Nosara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $190
- Schedules at
- shuttlesmonteverde.com
- Phone
- + 506 2661 2084
- info@navieratambor.com
- Website
- navieratambor.com
Ferry from Puntarenas to Paquera
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–25
- Schedules at
- navieratambor.com
- Adult
- $2
- Child
- $1
- Moto
- $8
- Bike
- $5
- Car
- $25
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Estimated price
- $120–160
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