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
35h 46m$1,617–11,038Train, 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
41h 37m$683–1,751Train to Basel, fly
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane BSL - RAR
34h 54m$916–4,254Train, train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane FRA - RAR
39h 45m$1,377–7,623Train, 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
38h 58m$871–2,243Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Zürich HB to St. Margrethen SGtrain
- Take the train from St. Margrethen Sg to Muenchen Hbf Gl.27-36train
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane MUC - RAR
41h 12m$1,214–4,583Train, 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 36m$1,157–3,857
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 $650 - $1,800 and takes 41h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Cook Islands is to train and fly which takes 34h 54m and costs $900 - $4,300.
The distance between Zurich and Cook Islands is 16930 km.
It takes approximately 35h 46m to get from Zurich to Cook Islands, including transfers.
Cook Islands is 11h behind Zurich. It is currently 9:24 PM in Zurich and 10:24 AM in Cook Islands.
There are 234+ hotels available in Cook Islands.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Cook Islands?
Swiss, Air Tahiti Nui, and eight other airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) 4 times a week.
- Website
- airtahitinui.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Basel to Rarotonga International Airport via London Heathrow, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 3m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–4,200
Flights from Basel to Rarotonga International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Basel to Rarotonga International Airport via Dublin, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,400
Flights from Basel to Rarotonga International Airport via London Heathrow, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $900–4,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Rarotonga International Airport via San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via London Heathrow, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–4,400
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Copenhagen, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,100
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Frankfurt, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,700
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Copenhagen, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Frankfurt, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Frankfurt, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 47m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–1,900
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Dublin, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
Flights from Munich International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,400
Flights from Munich International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,400
Flights from Munich International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via San Diego, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,400
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 31m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,800
- Website
- airraro.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,200
Flights from Basel to Rarotonga International Airport via London Heathrow, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 3m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–4,200
Flights from Basel to Rarotonga International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Basel to Rarotonga International Airport via Dublin, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,400
Flights from Basel to Rarotonga International Airport via London Heathrow, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $900–4,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Rarotonga International Airport via San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via London Heathrow, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–4,400
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Copenhagen, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,100
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Frankfurt, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,700
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Copenhagen, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Frankfurt, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Frankfurt, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 47m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–1,900
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Dublin, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
Flights from Munich International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,400
Flights from Munich International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,400
Flights from Munich International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via San Diego, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,400
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Calgary, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Rarotonga International Airport via Seattle, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Rarotonga International Airport via Portland, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Rarotonga International Airport via Denver, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Frankfurt, Anchorage, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $800–1,900
Flights from Munich International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via San Diego, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,700
Flights from Munich International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Vancouver, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,400
Flights from Munich International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Seattle, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,400
- Website
- hawaiianairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Calgary, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Rarotonga International Airport via Denver, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Frankfurt to Rarotonga International Airport via Seattle, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,200
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Munich International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Vancouver, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,400
Flights from Munich International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Seattle, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,400
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Zürich HB to St. Margrethen SG
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $33–37
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Singen to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $41–46
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $36–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–130
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to St. Margrethen SG
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Mulhouse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Singen to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Singen to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $21–27
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from St. Margrethen Sg to Muenchen Hbf Gl.27-36
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $50–65
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- $29–40
- 1st Class
- $50–70
Train from Strasbourg to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $80–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- $80–110
- 1st Class
- $110–150
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–45
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- $21–30
- Rail 1st Class
- $30–45
Train from Strasbourg to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–180
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- $80–120
- Rail 1st Class
- $120–180
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