There are 6 ways to get from Nairobi to Cook Islands by plane, bus, car, shuttle, or taxi
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Fly from Nairobi Wilson Airport
best- Fly from Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane WIL - RAR
37h 10m$1,406–4,529Bus 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$854–2,813Bus 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 4h$1,423–4,743Drive to Arusha, fly
- Drive from Nairobi to Arusha-Airport-ARKcar
- Fly from Arusha (ARK) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane ARK - RAR
39h 50m$1,537–5,561Shuttle, 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 55m$1,320–4,659Bus 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 $850 - $2,900 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 $850 - $2,900.
The distance between Nairobi and Cook Islands is 16930 km.
It takes approximately 37h 10m to get from Nairobi to Cook Islands, including transfers.
Cook Islands is 13h behind Nairobi. It is currently 12:17 PM in Nairobi and 11:17 PM in Cook Islands.
There are 230+ hotels available in Cook Islands.
What companies run services between Nairobi, Kenya and Cook Islands?
FlexFlight ApS, Safair, and six other airlines fly from Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) 5 times a week.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Zanzibar, Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 5h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,600
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Mombasa, Zanzibar, Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 5h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,600
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Kilimanjaro International Airport, Dar es Salaam, Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 6h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,600
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Mombasa, Dar es Salaam, Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,600
Flights from Nairobi to Rarotonga International Airport via Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,300
Flights from Nairobi to Rarotonga International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Kisumu International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Entebbe, Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,700
Flights from Kisumu International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Nairobi, Mauritius, Perth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–4,800
Flights from Arusha to Rarotonga International Airport via Zanzibar, Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Arusha to Rarotonga International Airport via Kilimanjaro International Airport, Nairobi, Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Arusha to Rarotonga International Airport via Kilimanjaro International Airport, Zanzibar, Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
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
- $1,300–8,500
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Dar es Salaam, Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Zanzibar, Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
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
- $850–2,800
Flights from Kisumu International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Nairobi, Mauritius, Perth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–4,800
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Addis Ababa, Singapore Changi, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–8,500
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
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Nairobi to Rarotonga International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Kisumu International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Nairobi, Mauritius, Perth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–4,800
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
- $1,300–8,500
- 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
- +254 726 511 628
- 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
- +254 203 555 780
- 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
- +254 726 354 300 / 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
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Estimated price
- $17–22
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