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$662–2,524Taxi 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$1,124–2,656Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane SJO - RAR
25h 29m$803–2,914Shuttle, 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
30h 17m$1,728–5,913Shuttle, 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 31m$1,313–3,913Ferry to Cobano, fly
- Take the ferry from Puntarenas to Paqueraferry
- Fly from Cobano (ACO) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane ACO - RAR
36h 5m$819–3,075
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 $650 - $2,600 and takes 26h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Cook Islands is to fly which takes 25h 29m and costs $800 - $3,000.
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 9:01 AM in Costa Rica and 5:01 AM in Cook Islands.
There are 228+ hotels available in Cook Islands.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Cook Islands?
SANSA, United Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) twice a week.
- Website
- airraro.com
Flights from Limón International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,300
Flights from Limón International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Salvador, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,700
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,500
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Salvador, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,700
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 4m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,700
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Mexico City, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–5,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via San Salvador, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Guatemala City, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 41m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Guadalajara, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–10,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Houston, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–6,000
Flights from Nosara Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–6,500
Flights from Nosara Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,200
Flights from Cobano to Rarotonga International Airport via Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–5,500
Flights from Cobano to Rarotonga International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,700
- Website
- airtahitinui.com
Flights from Limón International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,300
Flights from Limón International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Salvador, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,700
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,500
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Salvador, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,700
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 4m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,700
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Mexico City, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–5,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via San Salvador, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Guatemala City, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 41m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Guadalajara, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–10,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Houston, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–6,000
Flights from Nosara Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–6,500
Flights from Nosara Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,200
Flights from Cobano to Rarotonga International Airport via Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–5,500
Flights from Cobano to Rarotonga International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,700
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Houston, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,000
- Website
- hawaiianairlines.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Houston, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 20m
- When
- Friday
- 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/
- Phone
- +506 2640 1900
- info@tropicaltourshuttles.com
- Website
- tropicaltourshuttles.com
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- 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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–23
- Schedules at
- navieratambor.com
- Adult
- $2
- Child
- $1
- Moto
- $7
- Bike
- $5
- Car
- $23
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Estimated price
- $120–150
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