There are 5 ways to get from Santiago to Cook Islands by bus, shuttle, plane, 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.
Bus, shuttle to La Florida Airport, fly to Rarotonga International Airport
best- Take the bus from Terminal San Borja to Tongoybus
- Take a shuttle bus from Tongoy to La Serena Airport
- Fly from La Florida Airport (LSC) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane LSC - RAR
42h 45m$1,039–2,898Fly Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Aitutaki Airport, fly
cheapest- Fly from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) to Aitutaki (AIT)plane SCL - AIT
- Fly from Aitutaki Airport to Rarotongo Airportplane
31h 5m$500–1,505Fly Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport
- Fly from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane SCL - RAR
27h$855–3,015Bus to Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport, fly to Rarotonga International Airport
- Take the bus from Santiago to Mendozabus
- Fly from Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane MDZ - RAR
38h 45m$744–2,157Train, bus to Carriel Sur International Airport, fly to Rarotonga International Airport
- Take the train from Estacion Central Alameda to Linarestrain
- Take the bus from Linares to Concepciónbus
- Fly from Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane CCP - RAR
44h 19m$1,020–3,047
La Florida Airport (LSC) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santiago to Cook Islands is to fly which costs $500 - $1,500 and takes 31h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Santiago to Cook Islands is to fly which takes 27h and costs $850 - $3,100.
The distance between Santiago and Cook Islands is 9273 km.
It takes approximately 42h 45m to get from Santiago to Cook Islands, including transfers.
Cook Islands is 7h behind Santiago. It is currently 7:32 PM in Santiago and 12:32 PM in Cook Islands.
There are 234+ hotels available in Cook Islands.
What companies run services between Santiago, Chile and Cook Islands?
Qantas and Jetstar fly from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) twice a week.
Airlines
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from La Florida Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 34m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,800
Flights from La Florida Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport, Auckland, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 29m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
Flights from Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,300
Flights from Carriel Sur International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 57m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
Flights from Carriel Sur International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport, Auckland, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 37m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,200
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Aitutaki via Sydney, Rarotonga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,600
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Aitutaki via Auckland, Rarotonga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,300
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from La Florida Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 3m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,800
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Ezeiza, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Flights from Carriel Sur International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 27m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
- Website
- airraro.com
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Aitutaki via Sydney, Rarotonga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,600
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Ezeiza, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Flights from Carriel Sur International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
Train operators
- Phone
- +56 22 585 5000
- contacto@trencentral.cl
- Website
- efe.cl
Train from Estacion Central Alameda to Linares
Bus operators
Bus from Terminal San Borja to Tongoy
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24
- Schedules at
- paravias.com
- tripturchile@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Shuttle from Tongoy to La Serena Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $63
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +56 9 7242 8977
- nevadainternacionalmza@hotmail.com
- Website
- mathostour.cl
Bus from Santiago to Mendoza
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $41
- Schedules at
- mathostour.cl
- Book at
- kupos.cl
- Phone
- +56 71 221 1010
- contacto@tpl.cl
- Website
- busestalcaparisylondres.cl
Bus from Linares to Concepción
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–13
- Schedules at
- busestalcaparisylondres.cl
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