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
19h 10m$554–2,215Train, BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly
cheapest- 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
19h 18m$521–1,467Train to Oakland International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Sacramento to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtraktrain
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane OAK - RAR
20h 8m$525–2,064Train 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
22h 22m$635–2,383
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 $500 - $1,500 and takes 19h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Sacramento to Cook Islands is to fly which takes 19h 10m and costs $550 - $2,300.
The distance between Sacramento and Cook Islands is 7780 km.
It takes approximately 19h 10m to get from Sacramento to Cook Islands, including transfers.
Cook Islands is 3h behind Sacramento. It is currently 11:16 PM in Sacramento and 8:16 PM in Cook Islands.
There are 234+ hotels available in Cook Islands.
What companies run services between Sacramento, CA, USA and Cook Islands?
Alaska Airlines, Inc., Hawaiian Airlines, 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 56m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Kahului, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Lihue, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 49m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Kona, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 12m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 1m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Lihue, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Kahului, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 36m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Kahului, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Lihue, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Kahului, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 38m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Kona, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
- Website
- hawaiianairlines.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 22m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Lihue, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Kahului, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Lihue, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Kona, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Kahului, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
- Website
- airraro.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,400
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
- $21–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Santa Clara Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- 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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