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 52m$1,116–3,325Train to Newcastle, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane NCL - RAR
39h 28m$961–2,444Train to Glasgow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane GLA - RAR
35h 52m$1,019–3,269Train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane MAN - RAR
38h 21m$1,214–3,501Train 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 4m$1,566–4,659Train 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 35m$1,372–4,047
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Rarotonga is to train and fly which costs $950 - $2,500 and takes 39h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Rarotonga is to train and fly which takes 35h 52m and costs $1,000 - $3,300.
The distance between Edinburgh and Rarotonga is 15704 km.
It takes approximately 36h 52m to get from Edinburgh to Rarotonga, including transfers.
Rarotonga is 11h behind Edinburgh. It is currently 9:05 AM in Edinburgh and 10:05 PM in Rarotonga.
There are 242+ hotels available in Rarotonga.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Rarotonga, Cook Islands?
United Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Inc., and eight other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) once daily.
- Website
- airtahitinui.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Dublin, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 15m
- When
- Friday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Calgary, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Dublin, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,300
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via London Heathrow, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–4,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Newark, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Dublin, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via London Heathrow, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–4,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Dublin, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
Flights from Newcastle to Rarotonga International Airport via London Heathrow, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–5,000
Flights from Newcastle to Rarotonga International Airport via London Heathrow, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–5,000
Flights from Newcastle to Rarotonga International Airport via Copenhagen, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,300
Flights from Newcastle to Rarotonga International Airport via Dublin, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,700
Flights from Newcastle to Rarotonga International Airport via Dublin, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,700
Flights from Manchester Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via London Heathrow, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 33m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–4,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Dublin, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 50m
- When
- Friday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Toronto, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,500
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via London Heathrow, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 32m
- When
- Friday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via London Heathrow, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–6,500
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Dublin, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 37h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,500
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Dublin, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 37h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,500
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Dublin, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 55m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,800
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Dublin, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,800
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 2m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
- Website
- airraro.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Dublin, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 2m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Dublin, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,300
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via London Heathrow, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–4,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Newark, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Dublin, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via London Heathrow, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–4,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Dublin, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
Flights from Newcastle to Rarotonga International Airport via London Heathrow, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–5,000
Flights from Newcastle to Rarotonga International Airport via London Heathrow, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–5,000
Flights from Newcastle to Rarotonga International Airport via Copenhagen, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,300
Flights from Newcastle to Rarotonga International Airport via Dublin, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,700
Flights from Newcastle to Rarotonga International Airport via Dublin, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,700
Flights from Manchester Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via London Heathrow, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–4,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Dublin, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 50m
- When
- Friday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Toronto, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,500
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via London Heathrow, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via London Heathrow, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–6,500
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Dublin, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 37h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,500
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Dublin, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 37h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,500
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Dublin, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 55m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,800
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Dublin, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,800
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 2m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 24m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $28–50
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $75–140
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–21
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $90–130
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $95–140
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $160–240
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $110–190
- Website
- TransPennine Express
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