There are 4 ways to get from Cook Islands to San Francisco Airport (SFO) by plane, train, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to San Francisco International Airport
best- Fly from Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane RAR - SFO
15h 19m$853–8,512Fly to Sacramento International Airport, train, BART
cheapest- Fly from Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane RAR - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Richmondtrain
- Take the subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airportsubway
24h 27m$591–2,087Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Fly from Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane RAR - SJC
22h 23m$788–2,657Fly to Oakland International Airport
- Fly from Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane RAR - OAK
17h 46m$767–2,733
Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cook Islands to San Francisco Airport (SFO) is to fly and train and BART which costs $550 - $2,100 and takes 24h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Cook Islands to San Francisco Airport (SFO) is to fly which takes 15h 19m and costs $850 - $8,500.
The distance between Cook Islands and San Francisco Airport (SFO) is 4766 miles.
It takes approximately 15h 19m to get from Cook Islands to San Francisco Airport (SFO), including transfers.
San Francisco Airport (SFO) is 3h ahead of Cook Islands. It is currently 10:01 AM in Cook Islands and 1:01 PM in San Francisco Airport (SFO).
There are 797+ hotels available in San Francisco Airport (SFO).
What companies run services between Cook Islands and San Francisco Airport (SFO), USA?
Alaska Airlines, Inc., Air Rarotonga, and two other airlines fly from Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) 5 times a week.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Rarotonga International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 48m
- When
- Thursday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Rarotonga International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 58m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Rarotonga International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Papeete, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 7m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Rarotonga International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Honolulu, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 28m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Rarotonga International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 37m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Rarotonga International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 32m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Rarotonga International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Rarotonga International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 48m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Rarotonga International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Rarotonga International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Rarotonga International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Rarotonga International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Papeete, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 36m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–6,500
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Sacramento to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–55
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Website
- BART
- Adult Single Ride
- $12–16
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