There are 7 ways to get from Zurich to Cook Islands by plane or train
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Fly from Zurich Airport
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane ZRH - RAR
36h 21m$1,208–2,527Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane MXP - RAR
39h 17m$834–2,240Train, train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane FRA - RAR
36h 45m$1,299–2,631Train to Basel, fly
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane BSL - RAR
39h 31m$1,044–5,627Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Singentrain
- Take the train from Singen to Böblingentrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane STR - RAR
39h 58m$1,006–2,742Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to St. Margrethen Sgtrain
- Take the train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to München Hbftrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane MUC - RAR
39h$1,004–2,373Train, train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Mulhousetrain
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Strasbourgtrain
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane CDG - RAR
35h 31m$1,555–2,578
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Cook Islands is to train and fly which costs $800 - $2,300 and takes 39h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Cook Islands is to train and fly which takes 35h 31m and costs $1,500 - $2,600.
The distance between Zurich and Cook Islands is 16930 km.
It takes approximately 36h 21m to get from Zurich to Cook Islands, including transfers.
Cook Islands is 12h behind Zurich. It is currently 8:02 AM in Zurich and 8:02 PM in Cook Islands.
There are 242+ hotels available in Cook Islands.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Cook Islands?
Edelweiss Air, Air Canada, and seven other airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) 4 times a week.
- Website
- airraro.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Las Vegas, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 38h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Rarotonga International Airport via San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
Flights from Basel to Rarotonga International Airport via London Heathrow, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–5,500
Flights from Basel to Rarotonga International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
Flights from Basel to Rarotonga International Airport via London Heathrow, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–5,500
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 35m
- When
- Friday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via London Heathrow, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–5,500
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Dublin, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Copenhagen, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,500
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Copenhagen, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,500
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via London Heathrow, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 58m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–4,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Frankfurt, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Frankfurt, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Copenhagen, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 38h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 5m
- When
- Friday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
Flights from Munich International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
Flights from Munich International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via San Diego, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,300
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
- Website
- airtahitinui.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Las Vegas, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 38h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Rarotonga International Airport via San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
Flights from Basel to Rarotonga International Airport via London Heathrow, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–5,500
Flights from Basel to Rarotonga International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
Flights from Basel to Rarotonga International Airport via London Heathrow, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–5,500
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 35m
- When
- Friday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via London Heathrow, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–5,500
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Dublin, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Copenhagen, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,500
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Copenhagen, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,500
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via London Heathrow, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 58m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–4,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Frankfurt, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Frankfurt, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Copenhagen, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 38h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 5m
- When
- Friday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
Flights from Munich International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
Flights from Munich International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via San Diego, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,300
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Vancouver, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 34m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Rarotonga International Airport via Anchorage, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 44m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,800
Flights from Frankfurt to Rarotonga International Airport via Seattle, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 39m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,900
Flights from Frankfurt to Rarotonga International Airport via Portland, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 29m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,900
Flights from Frankfurt to Rarotonga International Airport via Denver, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 34m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 34m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Frankfurt, Anchorage, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 4m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,500
Flights from Munich International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Denver, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 44m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,500
Flights from Munich International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Seattle, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 19m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,300
Flights from Munich International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via San Diego, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 14m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,500
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–110
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–110
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $27–85
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–220
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zuerich Hb to St. Margrethen Sg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–140
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Mulhouse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–160
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–240
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Singen to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–190
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- $85–130
- 2nd Class
- $65–90
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–20
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Singen to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
Train from Singen to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $22–27
- Schedules at
- DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +49 821 899 825 44
- servus@arverio.de
- Website
- Arverio Bayern GmbH
Train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- Arverio Bayern GmbH
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–170
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–45
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $95–160
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Strasbourg to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–170
- Website
- Belgian Railways
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