There are 3 ways to get from Washington to Cook Islands by plane, subway, or train
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Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
best- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane DCA - RAR
20h 40m$1,852–4,472Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane BWI - RAR
24h 7m$704–3,157Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly
- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane IAD - RAR
22h 32m$754–2,820
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Washington to Cook Islands is to train and fly which costs $700 - $3,200 and takes 24h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Cook Islands is to fly which takes 20h 40m and costs $1,800 - $4,500.
The distance between Washington and Cook Islands is 10876 km.
It takes approximately 20h 40m to get from Washington to Cook Islands, including transfers.
Cook Islands is 5h behind Washington. It is currently 12:40 AM in Washington and 7:40 PM in Cook Islands.
There are 226+ hotels available in Cook Islands.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Cook Islands?
American Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, and six other airlines fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) once daily.
- Website
- hawaiianairlines.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 41m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Detroit, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Minneapolis, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Detroit, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Minneapolis, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Detroit, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
- Website
- airtahitinui.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $2,600–9,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 21m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–4,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,800
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 42m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 46m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,500
- Website
- airraro.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $2,600–9,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 21m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–4,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,800
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 42m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 46m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,500
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–8
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- standard fare 5 a.m - 9:30 p.m.
- $5–8
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $4–200
- Business Class
- $45–230
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- mta.maryland.gov
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–9
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
- Standard Fare
- $2–9
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–550
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $6–440
- First Class
- $100–550
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