There are 5 ways to get from Washington to Cook Islands by plane, subway, 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 Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
best- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane DCA - RAR
20h 40m$1,402–4,709Train 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 33m$705–3,058Subway 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 37m$755–2,621Bus 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
26h 34m$825–2,846Train 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
25h 27m$771–3,346
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 $750 - $2,700 and takes 22h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Cook Islands is to fly which takes 20h 40m and costs $1,400 - $4,800.
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 4:28 PM in Washington and 11:28 AM in Cook Islands.
There are 234+ hotels available in Cook Islands.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Cook Islands?
American Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, and five 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
- 23h 50m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,700
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Minneapolis, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,800
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Detroit, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 42m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Detroit, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Detroit, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Atlanta, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 18m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Minneapolis, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Detroit, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Minneapolis, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 41m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Detroit, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
- Website
- hawaiianairlines.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,700
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Minneapolis, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,800
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Detroit, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 42m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Detroit, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Detroit, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 31m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Minneapolis, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Detroit, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Minneapolis, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 41m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Detroit, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
- Website
- airtahitinui.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 21m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $2,500–8,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 39m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–5,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 11m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–4,700
- Website
- airraro.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 21m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $2,500–8,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 39m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–5,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 11m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–4,700
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
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
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $18–250
- Business Class
- $70–300
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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
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
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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–240
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–60
- 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 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Washington Union Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- 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
- $22–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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