There are 4 ways to get from Oakland to Cook Islands by plane, subway, 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 San Francisco International Airport
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane SFO - RAR
16h 56m$813–3,525Fly from Oakland International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane OAK - RAR
17h 8m$606–2,318BART to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly
- Take the subway from 12th Street / Oakland City Center to Milpitassubway
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane SJC - RAR
20h 52m$762–2,824Train to Sacramento International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Oakland to Sacramentotrain
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane SMF - RAR
22h 5m$731–2,771
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Oakland to Cook Islands is to fly which costs $600 - $2,400 and takes 17h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Oakland to Cook Islands is to fly which takes 16h 56m and costs $800 - $3,600.
The distance between Oakland and Cook Islands is 7663 km.
It takes approximately 16h 56m to get from Oakland to Cook Islands, including transfers.
Cook Islands is 3h behind Oakland. It is currently 7:04 PM in Oakland and 4:04 PM in Cook Islands.
There are 237+ hotels available in Cook Islands.
What companies run services between Oakland, CA, USA and Cook Islands?
Alaska Airlines, Inc., United Airlines, and two other airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) once daily.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 37m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Kahului, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 56m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Lihue, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 47m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 37m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Lihue, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Kahului, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 28m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 48m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Kahului, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Kona, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Kahului, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 4m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Lihue, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
- Website
- airraro.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from 12th Street / Oakland City Center to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Oakland to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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