There are 7 ways to get from Nairobi to Cook Islands by plane, car, bus, shuttle, taxi, or train
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$1,503–4,713Train to Mombasa, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Nairobi to Mombasatrain
- Fly from Mombasa (MBA) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane MBA - RAR
43h 57m$1,327–4,332Fly from Nairobi Wilson Airport
- Fly from Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane WIL - RAR
36h 55m$1,459–4,564Drive to Arusha, fly
- Drive from Nairobi to Arusha-Airport-ARKcar
- Fly from Arusha (ARK) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane ARK - RAR
34h 55m$1,836–6,061Bus 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$1,722–4,343Shuttle, 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 15m$1,719–6,059Bus 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
2d$2,044–4,966
Nairobi (NBO) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Nairobi to Cook Islands is to train and fly which costs $1,300 - $4,400 and takes 43h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Nairobi to Cook Islands is to fly which takes 33h 54m and costs $1,500 - $4,800.
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 11:35 AM in Nairobi and 10:35 PM in Cook Islands.
There are 241+ hotels available in Cook Islands.
What companies run services between Nairobi, Kenya and Cook Islands?
Kenya Airways, Qantas, and four other airlines fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) twice daily.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Nairobi to Rarotonga International Airport via Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 23m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,700
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Mombasa, Zanzibar, Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,600
Flights from Arusha to Rarotonga International Airport via Zanzibar, Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,000
Flights from Arusha to Rarotonga International Airport via Kilimanjaro International Airport, Nairobi, Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,000
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Dar es Salaam, Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,000
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Zanzibar, Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,000
Flights from Mombasa to Rarotonga International Airport via Zanzibar, Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 27m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,200
- Phone
- 0709 907 555
- info@krc.co.ke
- Website
- krc.co.ke
Train from Nairobi to Mombasa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–93
- Schedules at
- metickets.krc.co.ke
- Economy
- $5–12
- First Class
- $20–35
- Premium
- $93
- 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
- theguardiancoach.com
- Book at
- theguardian.co.ke
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Estimated price
- $17–22
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