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 11m$1,214–2,925Ferry to Cobano, fly
cheapest- Take the ferry from Puntarenas to Paqueraferry
- Fly from Cobano (ACO) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane ACO - RAR
35h 30m$970–2,477Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane SJO - RAR
25h 31m$1,004–2,514Taxi 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$1,636–6,670Shuttle, 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
29h 10m$1,877–6,491Shuttle, 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
35h 36m$1,152–3,321
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 $1,000 - $2,600 and takes 25h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Cook Islands is to fly which takes 25h 31m and costs $1,000 - $2,600.
The distance between Costa Rica and Cook Islands is 9073 km.
It takes approximately 26h 11m to get from Costa Rica to Cook Islands, including transfers.
Cook Islands is 4h behind Costa Rica. It is currently 6:27 AM in Costa Rica and 2:27 AM in Cook Islands.
There are 240+ hotels available in Cook Islands.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Cook Islands?
SANSA, United Airlines, and seven other airlines fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) 4 times a week.
Airlines
- Website
- airtahitinui.com
Flights from Limón International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,900
Flights from Limón International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Salvador, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Limón International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–7,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–6,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via San Salvador, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Guadalajara, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 2m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–6,500
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
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–6,500
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–6,500
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–12,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Houston, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 56m
- When
- Friday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,000
Flights from Cobano to Rarotonga International Airport via Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–6,000
Flights from Cobano to Rarotonga International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $800–6,000
Flights from Cobano to Rarotonga International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,300
Flights from Nosara Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–5,500
- Website
- airraro.com
Flights from Limón International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,900
Flights from Limón International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Salvador, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Limón International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–7,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–6,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via San Salvador, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Guadalajara, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 2m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–6,500
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
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–6,500
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–6,500
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–12,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Houston, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 56m
- When
- Friday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,000
Flights from Cobano to Rarotonga International Airport via Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–6,000
Flights from Cobano to Rarotonga International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $800–6,000
Flights from Cobano to Rarotonga International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,300
Flights from Nosara Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–5,500
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,500
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Houston, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 23m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,500
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,500
Bus operators
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Puntarenas to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $209
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $269
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Nosara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $397
- 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
Ferry operators
- Phone
- + 506 2661 2084
- info@navieratambor.com
- Website
- navieratambor.com
Ferry from Puntarenas to Paquera
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–25
- Schedules at
- navieratambor.com
- Adult
- $2
- Child
- $2
- Moto
- $8
- Bike
- $5
- Car
- $25
Other operators
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Estimated price
- $130–160
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