There are 4 ways to get from Sacramento to Cook Islands by plane, train, or subway
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 Sacramento International Airport
best- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane SMF - RAR
18h 2m$604–2,415Train to Oakland International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Sacramento to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtraktrain
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane OAK - RAR
19h 3m$530–2,046Train, BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Sacramento to Richmondtrain
- Take the subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airportsubway
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane SFO - RAR
18h 33m$588–1,756Train to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Sacramento to Santa Clara Amtraktrain
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane SJC - RAR
20h 17m$640–2,455
Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sacramento to Cook Islands is to train and BART and fly which costs $550 - $1,800 and takes 18h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Sacramento to Cook Islands is to fly which takes 18h 2m and costs $600 - $2,500.
The distance between Sacramento and Cook Islands is 7780 km.
It takes approximately 18h 2m to get from Sacramento to Cook Islands, including transfers.
Cook Islands is 2h behind Sacramento. It is currently 6:35 PM in Sacramento and 4:35 PM in Cook Islands.
There are 228+ hotels available in Cook Islands.
What companies run services between Sacramento, CA, USA and Cook Islands?
Hawaiian Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Inc., and Southwest Airlines fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) 6 times a week.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Kahului, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 11m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
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 Sacramento International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Kona, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 7m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Lihue, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Kahului, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 19m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Lihue, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 24m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Kahului, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Kona, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Kahului, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 56m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
- Website
- hawaiianairlines.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Kahului, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 11m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Lihue, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Kahului, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 19m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Lihue, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 24m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Kahului, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Kona, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Kahului, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 56m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
- Website
- airraro.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Sacramento to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–32
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–29
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Santa Clara Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
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