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
32h 46m$1,013–3,325Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane SJO - RAR
25h 34m$853–2,914Taxi 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
29h 2m$988–2,972Shuttle, 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
25h 58m$1,376–4,191Ferry to Cobano, fly
- Take the ferry from Puntarenas to Paqueraferry
- Fly from Cobano (ACO) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane ACO - RAR
35h 30m$919–3,277Shuttle, 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
37h 1m$1,261–3,321
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 $850 - $3,000 and takes 25h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Cook Islands is to fly which takes 25h 34m and costs $850 - $3,000.
The distance between Costa Rica and Cook Islands is 9073 km.
It takes approximately 32h 46m to get from Costa Rica to Cook Islands, including transfers.
Cook Islands is 4h behind Costa Rica. It is currently 1:43 AM in Costa Rica and 9:43 PM in Cook Islands.
There are 241+ hotels available in Cook Islands.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Cook Islands?
SANSA, Alaska Airlines, Inc., and seven other airlines fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) 6 times a week.
- Website
- airtahitinui.com
Flights from Limón International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–9,000
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
- $1,400–3,100
Flights from Limón International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–9,000
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
- $1,500–7,500
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Salvador, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 12m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–7,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,700
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via San Salvador, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Saturday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–8,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Guadalajara, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 24m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–10,000
Flights from Cobano to Rarotonga International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–8,500
Flights from Cobano to Rarotonga International Airport via Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Cobano to Rarotonga International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–2,900
Flights from Nosara Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- When
- Friday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $800–7,000
- Website
- airraro.com
Flights from Limón International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–9,000
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
- $1,400–3,100
Flights from Limón International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–9,000
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
- $1,500–7,500
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Salvador, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–7,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,700
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via San Salvador, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–8,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 24m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–10,000
Flights from Cobano to Rarotonga International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–8,500
Flights from Cobano to Rarotonga International Airport via Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Cobano to Rarotonga International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–2,900
Flights from Nosara Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- When
- Friday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $800–7,000
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 6m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–6,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
- 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 Puntarenas to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $209
- 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 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $250
- 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 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–25
- Schedules at
- navieratambor.com
- Adult
- $2
- Child
- $2
- Moto
- $8
- Bike
- $5
- Car
- $25
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Estimated price
- $130–160
Coopemargarita
- Phone
- +506 2238 3838
- Website
- facebook.com
Coopeheredia
- Phone
- +506 2262 6262
- Website
- coopeheredia.com
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