There are 6 ways to get from Europe to Cook Islands by train or plane
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Train to Frankfurt, fly
best- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane FRA - RAR
35h 19m$1,338–7,600Train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane DUS - RAR
44h 59m$826–3,182Train, train to Hannover Airport, fly
- Take the train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingentrain
- Take the train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane HAJ - RAR
38h 40mTrain, train to Nuremberg Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane NUE - RAR
39h 22m$1,262–4,836Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane AMS - RAR
42h 44m$1,066–2,968Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to München Hbftrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane MUC - RAR
39h 10m$1,211–4,534
Frankfurt (FRA) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Europe to Cook Islands is to train and fly which costs $1,000 - $3,000 and takes 42h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Europe to Cook Islands is to train and fly which takes 35h 19m and costs $1,300 - $8,000.
The distance between Europe and Cook Islands is 16838 km.
It takes approximately 35h 19m to get from Europe to Cook Islands, including transfers.
Cook Islands is 12h behind Europe. It is currently 1:57 PM in Europe and 1:57 AM in Cook Islands.
There are 232+ hotels available in Cook Islands.
What companies run services between Europe and Cook Islands?
There is no direct connection from Europe to Cook Islands. However, you can take the line 315 bus to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, fly to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR), walk to Rarotongo Airport, then take the bus to Cook's Corner Arcade. Alternatively, you can take the line 260 bus to Sontra Breitwiese, walk to Sontra Bahnhof, take the train to Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof, take the train to Göttingen, take the train to Hannover Hauptbahnhof, take the train to Langenhagen Flughafen, walk to Hannover Airport (HAJ) airport, fly to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR), walk to Rarotongo Airport, then take the bus to Cook's Corner Arcade.
- Website
- airtahitinui.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Rarotonga International Airport via San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
Flights from Hannover Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via London Heathrow, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–4,700
Flights from Hannover Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,900
Flights from Hannover Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Frankfurt, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–5,000
Flights from Hannover Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via London Heathrow, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–4,700
Flights from Hannover Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Copenhagen, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,600
Flights from Hannover Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Copenhagen, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,700
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,800
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,700
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Frankfurt, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,700
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Frankfurt, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–6,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,900
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Dublin, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Dublin, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Copenhagen, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Copenhagen, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 41h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,900
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Rarotonga International Airport via San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,500
Flights from Munich International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–5,500
Flights from Munich International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–5,500
Flights from Munich International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via San Diego, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–5,500
- Website
- airraro.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Rarotonga International Airport via San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
Flights from Hannover Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via London Heathrow, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–4,700
Flights from Hannover Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,900
Flights from Hannover Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Frankfurt, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–5,000
Flights from Hannover Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via London Heathrow, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–4,700
Flights from Hannover Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Copenhagen, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,600
Flights from Hannover Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Copenhagen, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,700
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,800
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,700
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Frankfurt, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,700
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Frankfurt, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–6,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,900
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Dublin, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Dublin, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Copenhagen, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Copenhagen, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 41h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,900
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Rarotonga International Airport via San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,500
Flights from Munich International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–5,500
Flights from Munich International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–5,500
Flights from Munich International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via San Diego, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–5,500
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Rarotonga International Airport via Anchorage, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Rarotonga International Airport via Seattle, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Rarotonga International Airport via Portland, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Rarotonga International Airport via Denver, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,100
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Rarotonga International Airport via Vancouver, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Rarotonga International Airport via Seattle, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Rarotonga International Airport via Salt Lake City, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,700
Flights from Munich International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Denver, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,300
Flights from Munich International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Vancouver, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–5,500
Flights from Munich International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via San Diego, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–6,000
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $21–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $80–180
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- info@cantus-bahn.de
- Website
- cantus-bahn.de
Train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- info@der-metronom.de
- Website
- der-metronom.de
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–100
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–30
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
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