There are 6 ways to get from Edinburgh to Rarotonga by plane or train
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Fly from Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane EDI - RAR
36h 17m$865–3,225Train to Glasgow Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane GLA - RAR
35h 30m$733–3,268Train to Newcastle, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane NCL - RAR
37h 28m$787–3,534Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane ABZ - RAR
38h 23m$892–4,056Train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Leedstrain
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane LBA - RAR
42h 30m$1,279–4,556Train to Liverpool, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Warrington Bank Quaytrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane LPL - RAR
40h 35m$1,116–3,896
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Rarotonga is to fly which costs $850 - $3,300 and takes 36h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Rarotonga is to train and fly which takes 35h 30m and costs $700 - $3,300.
The distance between Edinburgh and Rarotonga is 15704 km.
It takes approximately 36h 17m to get from Edinburgh to Rarotonga, including transfers.
Rarotonga is 10h behind Edinburgh. It is currently 3:56 PM in Edinburgh and 5:56 AM in Rarotonga.
There are 233+ hotels available in Rarotonga.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Rarotonga, Cook Islands?
United Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Inc., and six other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) 5 times a week.
- Website
- airtahitinui.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Dublin, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Dublin, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Calgary, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via London Heathrow, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 21m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–3,300
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Dublin, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via London Heathrow, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–3,200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Dublin, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 37h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Toronto, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,000
Flights from Newcastle to Rarotonga International Airport via London Heathrow, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,600
Flights from Newcastle to Rarotonga International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 37h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,700
Flights from Newcastle to Rarotonga International Airport via London Heathrow, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,400
Flights from Newcastle to Rarotonga International Airport via Dublin, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,800
Flights from Newcastle to Rarotonga International Airport via Dublin, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,800
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via London Heathrow, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 47m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,100
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,200
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Dublin, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,300
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via London Heathrow, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,900
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,300
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Dublin, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,500
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Dublin, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,500
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,300
Flights from Liverpool to Rarotonga International Airport via Dublin, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,900
Flights from Liverpool to Rarotonga International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Liverpool to Rarotonga International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
- Website
- airraro.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Dublin, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Dublin, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via London Heathrow, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $700–3,300
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Dublin, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via London Heathrow, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–3,200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Dublin, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 37h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Toronto, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,000
Flights from Newcastle to Rarotonga International Airport via London Heathrow, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,600
Flights from Newcastle to Rarotonga International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 37h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,700
Flights from Newcastle to Rarotonga International Airport via London Heathrow, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,400
Flights from Newcastle to Rarotonga International Airport via Dublin, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,800
Flights from Newcastle to Rarotonga International Airport via Dublin, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,800
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via London Heathrow, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 47m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,100
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,200
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Dublin, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,300
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via London Heathrow, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,900
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,300
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Dublin, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,500
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Dublin, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,500
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,300
Flights from Liverpool to Rarotonga International Airport via Dublin, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,900
Flights from Liverpool to Rarotonga International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Liverpool to Rarotonga International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Toronto, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,400
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $27–50
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $75–140
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $85–120
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–130
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $150–220
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–100
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Warrington Bank Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–170
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
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