There are 5 ways to get from Oakland to Cook Islands by plane, subway, train, or shuttle
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 Oakland International Airport
best- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane OAK - RAR
18h 23m$505–2,018Fly from San Francisco International Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane SFO - RAR
18h 6m$912–3,025BART 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
21h 25m$611–2,424Train 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
21h 52m$578–2,367Shuttle to Sonoma County Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from San Francisco Pier 27 to Santa Rosa Airport
- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane STS - RAR
23h 27m$578–2,277
Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Oakland to Cook Islands is to fly which costs $500 - $2,100 and takes 18h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Oakland to Cook Islands is to fly which takes 18h 6m and costs $900 - $3,100.
The distance between Oakland and Cook Islands is 7657 km.
It takes approximately 18h 23m to get from Oakland to Cook Islands, including transfers.
Cook Islands is 3h behind Oakland. It is currently 5:33 PM in Oakland and 2:33 PM in Cook Islands.
There are 232+ hotels available in Cook Islands.
What companies run services between Oakland, CA, USA and Cook Islands?
Alaska Airlines, Inc. and Hawaiian Airlines fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) 3 times a week.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Lihue, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 19m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Kahului, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 41m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 16m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Lihue, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Kahului, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 37m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Kona, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Kahului, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Lihue, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 49m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Portland, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Burbank, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 48m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
- Website
- airraro.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,300
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 27m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,500
- 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
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Shuttle from San Francisco Pier 27 to Santa Rosa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $21–60
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $21–60
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