There are 6 ways to get from Nairobi to Cook Islands by bus, plane, shuttle, taxi, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Nairobi, fly
best- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boardingbus
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane NBO - RAR
34h 54m$1,603–4,613Fly from Nairobi Wilson Airport
cheapest- Fly from Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane WIL - RAR
2d 5h$1,389–4,891Bus 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
45h 27m$1,522–4,443Shuttle, 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
42h 40m$1,819–5,559Drive to Arusha, fly
- Drive from Nairobi to Arusha-Airport-ARKcar
- Fly from Arusha (ARK) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane ARK - RAR
35h 55m$1,536–5,561Bus 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
45h 39m$1,944–6,066
Nairobi (NBO) 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 $1,500 - $4,500 and takes 45h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Nairobi to Cook Islands is to bus and fly which takes 34h 54m and costs $1,600 - $4,700.
The distance between Nairobi and Cook Islands is 16964 km.
It takes approximately 34h 54m to get from Nairobi to Cook Islands, including transfers.
Cook Islands is 13h behind Nairobi. It is currently 8:42 PM in Nairobi and 7:42 AM in Cook Islands.
There are 234+ hotels available in Cook Islands.
What companies run services between Nairobi, Kenya and Cook Islands?
FlexFlight ApS, Rwandair Express, and eight other airlines fly from Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) once daily.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Nairobi to Rarotonga International Airport via Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,900
Flights from Nairobi to Rarotonga International Airport via Mauritius, Perth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–4,600
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Mombasa, Zanzibar, Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 5h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,900
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
- $1,300–4,900
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Kisumu International Airport, Entebbe, Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 9h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,000
Flights from Kisumu International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Nairobi, Mauritius, Perth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,400
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Dar es Salaam, Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Zanzibar, Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Nairobi, Mauritius, Perth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–5,500
Flights from Arusha to Rarotonga International Airport via Zanzibar, Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 26m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Eldoret International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Nairobi, Mauritius, Perth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–6,000
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Nairobi to Rarotonga International Airport via Mauritius, Perth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–4,600
Flights from Kisumu International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Nairobi, Mauritius, Perth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,400
Flights from Kisumu International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Entebbe, Johannesburg, Perth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–5,000
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Nairobi, Mauritius, Perth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–5,500
Flights from Eldoret International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Nairobi, Mauritius, Perth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 44h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–6,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Kisumu International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Nairobi, Mauritius, Perth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,400
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Nairobi, Mauritius, Perth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–5,500
Flights from Eldoret International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Nairobi, Mauritius, Perth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–6,000
- 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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