There are 6 ways to get from Riga to Rarotonga by plane, bus, 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 Riga International Airport
best- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)RIX - RAR
36h 22m$993–3,377Train to Kaunas, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Rīgas to Kaišiadorys
- Fly from Kaunas (KUN) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)KUN - RAR
45h 37m$680–2,241Bus to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Tērbatas iela to Tallinna bussijaam
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)TLL - RAR
42h 55m$972–3,347Bus, bus to Helsinki Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Tērbatas iela to Tallinna bussijaam
- Take the bus from Tallinn to Helsinki
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)HEL - RAR
39h 48mTrain to Tartu Ülenurme Airport, fly
- Take the train from Riga-Pasazieru to Tartu
- Fly from Tartu Ülenurme Airport (TAY) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)TAY - RAR
44h 28mShuttle to Palanga International Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Rīga Lidosta Airport to Klaipėda
- Fly from Palanga International Airport (PLQ) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)PLQ - RAR
44h 9m$779–2,541
Riga International Airport (RIX) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riga to Rarotonga is to train and fly which costs $650 - $2,300 and takes 45h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Riga to Rarotonga is to fly which takes 36h 22m and costs $950 - $3,400.
The distance between Riga and Rarotonga is 16045 km.
It takes approximately 36h 22m to get from Riga to Rarotonga, including transfers.
Rarotonga is 12h behind Riga. It is currently 11:18 AM in Riga and 11:18 PM in Rarotonga.
There are 223+ hotels available in Rarotonga.
What companies run services between Riga, Latvia and Rarotonga, Cook Islands?
Finnair, Air Tahiti Nui, and three other airlines fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) 4 times a week.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
Airlines
- Website
- airtahitinui.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Helsinki Airport, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Riga International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Helsinki Airport, Seattle, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–4,700
Flights from Riga International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,400
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Helsinki Airport, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 7m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Helsinki Airport, Seattle, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–4,600
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 33m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,300
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Seattle, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–4,700
Flights from Tartu Ülenurme Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Helsinki Airport, Seattle, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $2,800–7,500
Flights from Tartu Ülenurme Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Helsinki Airport, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Palanga International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Dublin, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–5,500
Flights from Palanga International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Copenhagen, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Kaunas to Rarotonga International Airport via Copenhagen, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Kaunas to Rarotonga International Airport via Riga International Airport, Helsinki Airport, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
- Website
- airraro.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Helsinki Airport, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Riga International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Helsinki Airport, Seattle, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–4,700
Flights from Riga International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,400
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Helsinki Airport, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 7m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Helsinki Airport, Seattle, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–4,600
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 12m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,300
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Seattle, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–4,700
Flights from Tartu Ülenurme Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Helsinki Airport, Seattle, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $2,800–7,500
Flights from Tartu Ülenurme Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Helsinki Airport, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Palanga International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Dublin, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–5,500
Flights from Palanga International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Copenhagen, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Kaunas to Rarotonga International Airport via Copenhagen, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Kaunas to Rarotonga International Airport via Riga International Airport, Helsinki Airport, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Palanga International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Copenhagen, Seattle, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
- Website
- hawaiianairlines.com
Flights from Palanga International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Copenhagen, Seattle, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Train operators
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Riga-Pasazieru to Tartu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Rīgas to Kaišiadorys
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Bus operators
- Phone
- +372 680 0909
- info@luxexpress.eu
- Website
- luxexpress.eu
Bus from Tērbatas iela to Tallinna bussijaam
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–27
- Website
- https://luxexpress.eu/en/
- Phone
- +370 686 94403
- Website
- keleiviu.lt
Shuttle from Rīga Lidosta Airport to Klaipėda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $24
- Schedules at
- keleiviu.lt
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