There are 5 ways to get from Washington to Cook Islands by plane, train, subway, or bus
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 Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
best- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)DCA - RAR
20h 45m$1,300–4,569Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)BWI - RAR
23h 57m$654–2,957Subway 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 Platform
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)IAD - RAR
22h 18m$704–2,620Bus to Richmond International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Washington Union Station to Richmond
- Fly from Richmond International Airport (RIC) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)RIC - RAR
26h 39m$775–2,864Train to Philadelphia International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)PHL - RAR
25h 15m$771–3,445
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 $650 - $3,000 and takes 23h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Cook Islands is to fly which takes 20h 45m and costs $1,300 - $4,600.
The distance between Washington and Cook Islands is 10876 km.
It takes approximately 20h 45m to get from Washington to Cook Islands, including transfers.
Cook Islands is 5h behind Washington. It is currently 3:50 PM in Washington and 10:50 AM in Cook Islands.
There are 224+ hotels available in Cook Islands.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Cook Islands?
American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Inc., and three other airlines fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) 3 times a week.
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Airlines
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 17m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,600
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 47m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 58m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
- Website
- airraro.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $2,400–8,500
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 14m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–4,700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 21m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,500
- Website
- airtahitinui.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $2,400–8,500
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 14m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–4,700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 21m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,500
- Website
- hawaiianairlines.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Train operators
- 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.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $4–200
- Business Class
- $45–230
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–250
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $18–250
- Business Class
- $70–300
- 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
- $10–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27–290
- 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
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–650
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $30–470
- First Class
- $150–650
- 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
- 48 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
Bus operators
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Washington Union Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–50
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Washington Union Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–55
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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