There are 5 ways to get from Seattle to Rarotonga by plane, bus, 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.
Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
best- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane SEA - RAR
18h 4m$509–1,819Fly from Paine Field County Airport
- Fly from Paine Field County Airport (PAE) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane PAE - RAR
32h 7m$560–2,039Bus to Bellingham International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Seattle, WA - Convention centre to Bellingham Airportbus
- Fly from Bellingham International Airport (BLI) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane BLI - RAR
20h 58m$583–2,049Train to Portland International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Seattle to Portlandtrain
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane PDX - RAR
21h 6m$737–2,592Train to Wenatchee, fly
- Take the train from Seattle to Wenatchee Amtraktrain
- Fly from Wenatchee (EAT) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane EAT - RAR
26h 38m$592–2,179
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Seattle to Rarotonga is to fly which costs $500 - $1,900 and takes 18h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Seattle to Rarotonga is to fly which takes 18h 4m and costs $500 - $1,900.
The distance between Seattle and Rarotonga is 8533 km.
It takes approximately 18h 4m to get from Seattle to Rarotonga, including transfers.
Rarotonga is 2h behind Seattle. It is currently 3:16 PM in Seattle and 1:16 PM in Rarotonga.
There are 234+ hotels available in Rarotonga.
What companies run services between Seattle, WA, USA and Rarotonga, Cook Islands?
Hawaiian Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Inc., and Delta fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) 5 times a week.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 23m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Kahului, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 7m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Portland International Airport, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 52m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Las Vegas, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 19m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Portland International Airport, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 12m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via San Diego, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 4m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Bellingham International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Portland International Airport, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Bellingham International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Bellingham International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Las Vegas, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Portland International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Portland International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Kona, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 8m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Portland International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Kahului, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 23m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Portland International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Lihue, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Wenatchee to Rarotonga International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Website
- hawaiianairlines.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Kahului, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 7m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Portland International Airport, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Las Vegas, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 19m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Portland International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Portland International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Kona, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 8m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Portland International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Kahului, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 23m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Portland International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Lihue, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
- Website
- airraro.com
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,400
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Seattle to Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–80
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Seattle to Wenatchee Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–170
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800.665.2122
- rez@quickcoach.com
- Website
- quickcoach.com
Bus from Seattle, WA - Convention centre to Bellingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Schedules at
- quickcoach.com
- Adult
- $30–40
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