There are 6 ways to get from Japan to Cook Islands by plane or train
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Fly from Tokyo International Airport
best- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane HND - RAR
20h 44m$957–1,617Fly from Fukuoka Airport
cheapest- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane FUK - RAR
25h 12m$804–2,514Train to Narita International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3train
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane NRT - RAR
23h 16m$810–2,122Fly from Osaka International Airport
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane ITM - RAR
25h 6m$1,005–2,816Train to New Chitose Airport, fly
- Take the train from Sapporo to New Chitose Airporttrain
- Fly from New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane CTS - RAR
25h 43m$1,109–3,120Train, train to Takamatsu Airport, fly
- Take the train from Shin Kobe to Okayamatrain
- Take the train from Okayama to Takamatsu(Kagawa)train
- Fly from Takamatsu Airport (TAK) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane TAK - RAR
28h 16m$1,228–3,446
Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Japan to Cook Islands is to fly which costs $950 - $1,700 and takes 20h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Japan to Cook Islands is to fly which takes 20h 44m and costs $950 - $1,700.
The distance between Japan and Cook Islands is 8982 km.
It takes approximately 20h 44m to get from Japan to Cook Islands, including transfers.
Cook Islands is 19h behind Japan. It is currently 9:10 AM in Japan and 2:10 PM in Cook Islands.
There are 242+ hotels available in Cook Islands.
What companies run services between Japan and Cook Islands?
Qantas, Jetstar, and three other airlines fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) once daily.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 16m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 17m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–5,500
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 36m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–6,500
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Narita International Airport, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 39m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–6,500
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 4m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–7,500
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Chūbu Centrair, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 36m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,200
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Osaka Kansai, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 16m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 49m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–6,500
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Osaka Kansai, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 34m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Incheon, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 29m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,500
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Chūbu Centrair, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 54m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,700
Flights from Takamatsu Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 26m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–8,000
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–7,500
Flights from Narita International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
Flights from Narita International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,200
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Narita International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Narita International Airport, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Takamatsu Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Narita International Airport, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–7,500
Flights from Narita International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,100
Flights from Narita International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Tōkyō Station to 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- JR EAST
- Phone
- 011-222-7111
- Website
- JR HOKKAIDO
Train from Sapporo to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- JR HOKKAIDO
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
Train from Shin Kobe to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
Train from Shin Kobe to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Schedules at
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- JR HOKKAIDO
Train from Okayama to Takamatsu(Kagawa)
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- JR HOKKAIDO
- Website
- JR EAST
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Website
- JR WEST
- Website
- JR SHIKOKU
- Website
- JR KYUSHU
- Phone
- 0570-00-4592
- Website
- JR SHIKOKU (Shikoku Railway Company)
Train from Okayama to Takamatsu(Kagawa)
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- JR SHIKOKU (Shikoku Railway Company)
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