There are 7 ways to get from Manchester to Cook Islands by plane, train, or ferry
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Fly from Manchester Airport
best- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane MAN - RAR
35h 44m$755–3,221Train to Liverpool, fly
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane LPL - RAR
35h 36m$1,013–3,646Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane LHR - RAR
33h 16m$1,477–4,402Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane LGW - RAR
39h 21m$1,022–2,714Train, train to Newcastle, fly
- Take the train from Manchester Victoria to Yorktrain
- Take the train from York to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane NCL - RAR
38h 53m$841–3,520Train, ferry to Dublin Airport, fly
- Take the train from Manchester Oxford Road to Holyheadtrain
- Take the ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane DUB - RAR
40h 5m$980–3,131Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly
- Take the train from Manchester Oxford Road to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane EDI - RAR
39h 16m$1,008–3,524
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Cook Islands is to train and fly which costs $1,000 - $2,800 and takes 39h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Cook Islands is to train and fly which takes 33h 16m and costs $1,400 - $4,400.
The distance between Manchester and Cook Islands is 15981 km.
It takes approximately 35h 44m to get from Manchester to Cook Islands, including transfers.
Cook Islands is 10h behind Manchester. It is currently 6:33 PM in Manchester and 8:33 AM in Cook Islands.
There are 226+ hotels available in Cook Islands.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Cook Islands?
British Airways, Air Tahiti Nui, and six other airlines fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) once daily.
- Website
- airraro.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via London Heathrow Airport, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Toronto, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–4,500
Flights from Liverpool to Rarotonga International Airport via Dublin Airport, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,500
Flights from Liverpool to Rarotonga International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Liverpool to Rarotonga International Airport via Dublin Airport, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,400
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Dublin Airport, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,400
Flights from Newcastle to Rarotonga International Airport via London Heathrow Airport, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,400
Flights from Newcastle to Rarotonga International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,500
Flights from Newcastle to Rarotonga International Airport via Dublin Airport, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,500
Flights from Newcastle to Rarotonga International Airport via London Heathrow Airport, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,400
Flights from Dublin Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Dublin Airport, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,300
- Website
- airtahitinui.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via London Heathrow Airport, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Toronto, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–4,500
Flights from Liverpool to Rarotonga International Airport via Dublin Airport, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,500
Flights from Liverpool to Rarotonga International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Liverpool to Rarotonga International Airport via Dublin Airport, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,400
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Dublin Airport, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,400
Flights from Newcastle to Rarotonga International Airport via London Heathrow Airport, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,400
Flights from Newcastle to Rarotonga International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,500
Flights from Newcastle to Rarotonga International Airport via Dublin Airport, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,500
Flights from Newcastle to Rarotonga International Airport via London Heathrow Airport, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,400
Flights from Dublin Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Dublin Airport, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,300
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Las Vegas, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,700
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Calgary, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Vancouver, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Vancouver, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 45h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,200
Flights from Dublin Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Calgary, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Toronto, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
- Website
- hawaiianairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Las Vegas, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,700
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Calgary, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Vancouver, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Vancouver, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 45h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,200
Flights from Dublin Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Calgary, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–20
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Victoria to York
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $20–60
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from York to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–35
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–100
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–28
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $45–260
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–36
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from York to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $16–40
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from York to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–45
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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