There are 6 ways to get from Nairobi to Cook Islands by plane, bus, car, shuttle, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Nairobi Wilson Airport
best- Fly from Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane WIL - RAR
35h 25m$1,382–4,443Bus to Nairobi, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boardingbus
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane NBO - RAR
34h 9m$604–2,413Drive to Arusha, fly
- Drive from Nairobi to Arusha-Airport-ARKcar
- Fly from Arusha (ARK) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane ARK - RAR
38h 45m$1,537–5,061Shuttle, taxi to Kilimanjaro International Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Nairobi to Arusha
- Take the taxi from Arusha to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)taxi
- Fly from Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane JRO - RAR
41h 55m$1,320–4,459Bus to Kisumu International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Nairobi to Kisumubus
- Fly from Kisumu International Airport (KIS) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane KIS - RAR
2d 3h$1,823–4,743Bus to Eldoret International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Nairobi to Eldoretbus
- Fly from Eldoret International Airport (EDL) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane EDL - RAR
43h 44m$1,745–6,066
Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nairobi to Cook Islands is to bus and fly which costs $600 - $2,500 and takes 34h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Nairobi to Cook Islands is to bus and fly which takes 34h 9m and costs $600 - $2,500.
The distance between Nairobi and Cook Islands is 16930 km.
It takes approximately 35h 25m to get from Nairobi to Cook Islands, including transfers.
Cook Islands is 13h behind Nairobi. It is currently 8:59 AM in Nairobi and 7:59 PM in Cook Islands.
There are 234+ hotels available in Cook Islands.
What companies run services between Nairobi, Kenya and Cook Islands?
Safarilink, Jambojet Limited, and seven other airlines fly from Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) twice daily.
Airlines
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Kisumu International Airport, Nairobi, Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,500
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Mombasa, Dar es Salaam, Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,500
Flights from Nairobi to Rarotonga International Airport via Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
Flights from Nairobi to Rarotonga International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Arusha to Rarotonga International Airport via Zanzibar, Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 2m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,000
Flights from Arusha to Rarotonga International Airport via Kilimanjaro International Airport, Nairobi, Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,000
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Addis Ababa, Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–8,000
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Dar es Salaam, Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,900
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Zanzibar, Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,900
Flights from Kisumu International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Nairobi, Mauritius, Perth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–4,700
Flights from Eldoret International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Nairobi, Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,000
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Nairobi to Rarotonga International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,500
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Addis Ababa, Singapore Changi, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–8,500
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Nairobi, Mauritius, Perth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–5,500
Flights from Kisumu International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Nairobi, Mauritius, Perth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–4,700
Flights from Eldoret International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Nairobi, Mauritius, Perth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $2,300–6,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Nairobi to Rarotonga International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Addis Ababa, Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–8,000
Bus operators
- Website
- digitalmatatus.com
Bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boarding
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- digitalmatatus.com
- Phone
- +254 203 555 780
- info@marangushuttles.com
- Website
- marangushuttles.com
Shuttle from Nairobi to Arusha
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1–25
- Schedules at
- marangushuttles.com
- Phone
- +254 726 511 628
- info@theguardiancoach.com
- Website
- theguardian.co.ke
Bus from Nairobi to Kisumu
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–13
- Schedules at
- theguardian.co.ke
- Book at
- theguardian.co.ke
- Phone
- +254 726 354 300 / 301
- support@easycoachkenya.com
- Website
- easycoachkenya.com
Bus from Nairobi to Eldoret
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–14
- Schedules at
- easycoachkenya.com
Other operators
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Estimated price
- $17–22
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