There are 6 ways to get from Nairobi to Cook Islands by plane, car, shuttle, taxi, or bus
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
best- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane NBO - RAR
33h 54m$1,703–4,313Fly from Nairobi Wilson Airport
cheapest- Fly from Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane WIL - RAR
2d 6h$1,515–4,785Drive to Arusha, fly
- Drive from Nairobi to Arusha-Airport-ARKcar
- Fly from Arusha (ARK) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane ARK - RAR
38h 40m$1,936–6,561Shuttle, 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 35m$2,119–5,559Bus 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
46h 42m$1,722–4,344Bus 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
46h 14m$2,444–6,066
Nairobi (NBO) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Nairobi to Cook Islands is to fly which costs $1,700 - $4,400 and takes 33h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Nairobi to Cook Islands is to fly which takes 33h 54m and costs $1,700 - $4,400.
The distance between Nairobi and Cook Islands is 16959 km.
It takes approximately 33h 54m to get from Nairobi to Cook Islands, including transfers.
Cook Islands is 13h behind Nairobi. It is currently 3:38 PM in Nairobi and 2:38 AM in Cook Islands.
There are 234+ hotels available in Cook Islands.
What companies run services between Nairobi, Kenya and Cook Islands?
Kenya Airways, Qantas, and three other airlines fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) 6 times a week.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Nairobi to Rarotonga International Airport via Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,000
Flights from Nairobi to Rarotonga International Airport via Johannesburg, Sydney, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Kilimanjaro International Airport, Dar es Salaam, Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 5h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,800
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Kisumu International Airport, Entebbe, Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 12h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,900
Flights from Arusha to Rarotonga International Airport via Zanzibar, Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 52m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–6,500
Flights from Arusha to Rarotonga International Airport via Zanzibar, Johannesburg, Sydney, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–6,500
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Dar es Salaam, Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,000
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Zanzibar, Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,000
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Zanzibar, Johannesburg, Sydney, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–6,000
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Nairobi to Rarotonga International Airport via Mauritius, Perth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–4,300
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Nairobi, Mauritius, Perth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–5,500
Flights from Kisumu International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Nairobi, Mauritius, Perth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 33m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–4,400
Flights from Eldoret International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Nairobi, Mauritius, Perth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 18m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $2,400–6,500
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Kisumu International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Nairobi, Mauritius, Perth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–4,300
Flights from Eldoret International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Nairobi, Mauritius, Perth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $2,400–6,000
- 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
- theguardiancoach.com
Bus from Nairobi to Kisumu
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–15
- Schedules at
- theguardiancoach.com
- Book at
- theguardian.co.ke
- Phone
- 0709 100 000
- support@easycoachkenya.com
- Website
- easycoachkenya.com
Bus from Nairobi to Eldoret
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–14
- Schedules at
- easycoachkenya.com
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Estimated price
- $17–22
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