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$1,214–2,925Taxi to Quepos La Managua Airport, fly
cheapest- 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
26h 32m$989–3,272Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane SJO - RAR
25h 34m$1,104–2,614Shuttle, 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$1,577–5,391Ferry to Cobano, fly
- Take the ferry from Puntarenas to Paqueraferry
- Fly from Cobano (ACO) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane ACO - RAR
35h 30m$1,020–2,677Shuttle, 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$1,152–3,421
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 $1,100 - $2,700 and takes 25h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Cook Islands is to fly which takes 25h 34m and costs $1,100 - $2,700.
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 1:28 PM in Costa Rica and 9:28 AM in Cook Islands.
There are 236+ hotels available in Cook Islands.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Cook Islands?
SANSA, Alaska Airlines, Inc., and nine 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
- Estimated price
- $1,600–8,000
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
- $1,200–2,900
Flights from Limón International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 42m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–8,000
Flights from Limón International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Guadalajara, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–7,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via San Salvador, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–7,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Saturday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Guadalajara, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,200
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
- $1,400–7,000
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–7,000
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Guadalajara, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 37m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–11,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Houston, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 53m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,000
Flights from Cobano to Rarotonga International Airport via Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–7,000
Flights from Cobano to Rarotonga International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–7,000
Flights from Cobano to Rarotonga International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,500
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
- $750–6,000
- 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
- Estimated price
- $1,600–8,000
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
- $1,200–2,900
Flights from Limón International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–8,000
Flights from Limón International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Guadalajara, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–7,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via San Salvador, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–7,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Saturday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Guadalajara, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,200
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
- $1,400–7,000
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–7,000
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Guadalajara, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 37m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–11,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Houston, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 53m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,000
Flights from Cobano to Rarotonga International Airport via Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–7,000
Flights from Cobano to Rarotonga International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–7,000
Flights from Cobano to Rarotonga International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,500
Flights from Nosara Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–6,000
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 13m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Houston, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 23m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
- 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
- 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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