There are 5 ways to get from Washington to Cook Islands by plane, train, subway, or bus
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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
21h 15m$1,895–4,237Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly
cheapest- 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
23h 22m$854–2,920Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly
- 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 13m$1,104–3,257Train to Philadelphia International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane PHL - RAR
27h 17m$1,244–4,396Bus to Richmond International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Washington Union Station to Richmondbus
- Fly from Richmond International Airport (RIC) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane RIC - RAR
25h 46m$1,016–3,644
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 subway and fly which costs $850 - $3,000 and takes 23h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Cook Islands is to fly which takes 21h 15m and costs $1,800 - $4,300.
The distance between Washington and Cook Islands is 10876 km.
It takes approximately 21h 15m to get from Washington to Cook Islands, including transfers.
Cook Islands is 6h behind Washington. It is currently 3:23 AM in Washington and 9:23 PM in Cook Islands.
There are 234+ hotels available in Cook Islands.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Cook Islands?
American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Inc., and six other airlines fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) once daily.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 2m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Minneapolis, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Detroit, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Minneapolis, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 26m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Detroit, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 37m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Detroit, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Minneapolis, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Denver, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Atlanta, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
- Website
- airtahitinui.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 4m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $2,600–13,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 21m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–4,300
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 18m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–8,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 21m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 32m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–7,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–10,000
- Website
- airraro.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 4m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $2,600–13,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 21m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–4,300
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 34m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–8,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 21m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 32m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–7,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–10,000
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–19
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- 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
- Every 4 hours
- 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 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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
- 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 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Washington Union Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–24
- 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
- $16–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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