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 56m$813–2,825Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane SJO - RAR
26h 50m$815–2,737Taxi 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
28h 32m$888–2,872Shuttle, 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
31h 17m$1,576–4,891Shuttle to La Fortuna Arenal Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Alajuela to La Fortuna
- Fly from La Fortuna Arenal Airport (FON) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane FON - RAR
29h 19m$2,479–8,793Ferry to Cobano, fly
- Take the ferry from Puntarenas to Paqueraferry
- Fly from Cobano (ACO) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane ACO - RAR
43h 45m$819–3,077
Limón International Airport (LIO) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Cook Islands is to fly which costs $800 - $2,900 and takes 26h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Cook Islands is to fly which takes 26h 50m and costs $800 - $2,800.
The distance between Costa Rica and Cook Islands is 9073 km.
It takes approximately 26h 56m to get from Costa Rica to Cook Islands, including transfers.
Cook Islands is 4h behind Costa Rica. It is currently 10:00 PM in Costa Rica and 6:00 PM in Cook Islands.
There are 234+ hotels available in Cook Islands.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Cook Islands?
World Ticket, Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A., and five other airlines fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) 3 times a week.
- Website
- airraro.com
Flights from Limón International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Salvador, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,400
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Mexico City, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 27m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via San Salvador, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Salvador, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 11m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–10,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Houston, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,500
Flights from La Fortuna Arenal Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Salvador, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $2,200–8,500
Flights from Cobano to Rarotonga International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,500
Flights from Cobano to Rarotonga International Airport via Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 38h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Cobano to Rarotonga International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,600
- Website
- airtahitinui.com
Flights from Limón International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Salvador, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,400
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Mexico City, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 27m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via San Salvador, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Salvador, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 11m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–10,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Houston, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,500
Flights from La Fortuna Arenal Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Salvador, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $2,200–8,500
Flights from Cobano to Rarotonga International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,500
Flights from Cobano to Rarotonga International Airport via Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 38h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Cobano to Rarotonga International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,600
- Website
- airtahitinui.com
Flights from Limón International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Salvador, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–6,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,400
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via San Salvador, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Guatemala City, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,000
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Salvador, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–6,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Houston, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $2,600–10,000
Flights from La Fortuna Arenal Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Salvador, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $2,200–8,500
Flights from Cobano to Rarotonga International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,500
Flights from Cobano to Rarotonga International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,600
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 32m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,900
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Houston, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,800
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 34m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Puntarenas to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $209
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $269
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Alajuela to La Fortuna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $258
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–69
- Website
- Tropical Tours Shuttles
- Phone
- + 506 2661 2084
- info@navieratambor.com
- Website
- Naviera Tambor
Ferry from Puntarenas to Paquera
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–25
- Schedules at
- Naviera Tambor
- Adult
- $2
- Child
- $2
- Moto
- $8
- Bike
- $5
- Car
- $25
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Estimated price
- $130–160
Coopeheredia
- Phone
- +506 2262 6262
- Website
- coopeheredia.com
Coopemargarita
- Phone
- +506 2238 3838
- Website
- facebook.com
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