There are 7 ways to get from Japan to Cook Islands by plane or train
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Fly from Tokyo International Airport
best- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane HND - RAR
19h 54m$757–2,118Train to Narita International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Stationtrain
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane NRT - RAR
21h 23m$571–2,049Train to Kansai International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ōsaka to Kansai Airporttrain
- Fly from Kansai International Airport (KIX) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane KIX - RAR
22h 43m$617–2,033Fly from Osaka International Airport
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane ITM - RAR
25h 4m$706–2,518Train to New Chitose Airport, fly
- Take the train from Sapporo to New Chitose Airporttrain
- Fly from New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane CTS - RAR
25h 35m$710–2,522Fly from Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Fly from Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane NGO - RAR
24h 39m$758–2,420Fly from Kobe
- Fly from Kobe (UKB) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane UKB - RAR
25h 18m$804–2,815
Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Japan to Cook Islands is to fly which costs $750 - $2,200 and takes 19h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Japan to Cook Islands is to fly which takes 19h 54m and costs $750 - $2,200.
The distance between Japan and Cook Islands is 8982 km.
It takes approximately 19h 54m to get from Japan to Cook Islands, including transfers.
Cook Islands is 19h behind Japan. It is currently 12:41 PM in Japan and 5:41 PM in Cook Islands.
There are 234+ hotels available in Cook Islands.
What companies run services between Japan and Cook Islands?
Qantas, Jetstar, and three other airlines fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) once daily.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–4,900
Flights from Narita International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 27m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–4,200
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 2m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Narita International Airport, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 22m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–5,500
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 32m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–5,500
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–6,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Kansai International Airport, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 22m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
Flights from Kobe to Rarotonga International Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 57m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Kobe to Rarotonga International Airport via Incheon, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,300
- Website
- hawaiianairlines.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 7m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–4,900
Flights from Narita International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–4,200
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–5,500
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Narita International Airport, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 22m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–5,500
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–6,000
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Chūbu Centrair International Airport, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,700
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Kansai International Airport, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
Flights from Kobe to Rarotonga International Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 57m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Kobe to Rarotonga International Airport via Incheon, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,300
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–6,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Narita International Airport, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Kobe to Rarotonga International Airport via Incheon, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,500
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–6,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Narita International Airport, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Kobe to Rarotonga International Airport via Incheon, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,500
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $17–40
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/e/nex/
- Website
- https://www.eki-net.com/en/jreast-train-reservation/Top/Index
- Green Seat (First Class)
- $28–40
- Ordinary Car
- $17–22
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Ōsaka to Kansai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $13–21
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved Seat
- $18–21
- Reserved Seat
- $13–19
- Green Seat
- $17–23
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Ōsaka to Kansai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
- Phone
- 011-222-7111
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Sapporo to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
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