There are 6 ways to get from Nairobi to Cook Islands by plane, car, bus, shuttle, or taxi
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 Nairobi Wilson Airport
best- Fly from Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane WIL - RAR
2d 6h$1,499–4,748Fly from Nairobi
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane NBO - RAR
34h 9m$1,503–4,913Drive to Arusha, fly
- Drive from Nairobi to Arusha-Airport-ARKcar
- Fly from Arusha (ARK) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane ARK - RAR
38h 55m$1,936–6,561Bus to Kisumu International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Nairobi to Kisumubus
- Fly from Kisumu International Airport (KIS) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane KIS - RAR
2d 1h$1,722–4,244Bus to Eldoret International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Nairobi to Eldoretbus
- Fly from Eldoret International Airport (EDL) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane EDL - RAR
2d 9h$2,544–6,566Shuttle, taxi to Kilimanjaro International Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Nairobi to Arusha
- Take the taxi from Arusha to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)taxi
- Fly from Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane JRO - RAR
41h 50m$2,119–5,559
Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Nairobi to Cook Islands is to bus and fly which costs $1,700 - $4,300 and takes 2 days 1h.
The fastest way to get from Nairobi to Cook Islands is to fly which takes 34h 9m and costs $1,500 - $5,000.
The distance between Nairobi and Cook Islands is 16930 km.
It takes approximately 2 days 6h to get from Nairobi to Cook Islands, including transfers.
Cook Islands is 13h behind Nairobi. It is currently 2:06 PM in Nairobi and 1:06 AM in Cook Islands.
There are 237+ hotels available in Cook Islands.
What companies run services between Nairobi, Kenya and Cook Islands?
AirKenya Express, Air Tanzania, and six other airlines fly from Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) 5 times a week.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Kilimanjaro International Airport, Dar es Salaam, Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 6h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,800
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Kisumu International Airport, Entebbe, Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 12h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,800
Flights from Nairobi to Rarotonga International Airport via Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,900
Flights from Nairobi to Rarotonga International Airport via Johannesburg, Sydney, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,000
Flights from Arusha to Rarotonga International Airport via Zanzibar, Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–6,500
Flights from Arusha to Rarotonga International Airport via Zanzibar, Johannesburg, Sydney, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–6,500
Flights from Eldoret International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Kisumu International Airport, Nairobi, Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 7h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,200–7,500
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Dar es Salaam, Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 57m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,000
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Zanzibar, Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,000
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Zanzibar, Johannesburg, Sydney, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–6,000
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Kisumu International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Nairobi, Mauritius, Perth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–4,200
Flights from Kisumu International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Entebbe, Johannesburg, Perth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Eldoret International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Nairobi, Mauritius, Perth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $2,500–6,500
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Nairobi, Mauritius, Perth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–5,500
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Kisumu International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Nairobi, Mauritius, Perth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 11h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–4,200
Flights from Eldoret International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Nairobi, Mauritius, Perth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 10h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,500–6,500
- Phone
- +254 726 511 628
- [email protected]
- Website
- theguardiancoach.com
Bus from Nairobi to Kisumu
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–15
- Schedules at
- theguardiancoach.com
- Book at
- theguardian.co.ke
- Phone
- 0709 100 000
- [email protected]
- Website
- easycoachkenya.com
Bus from Nairobi to Eldoret
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–14
- Schedules at
- easycoachkenya.com
- Phone
- +254 203 555 780
- [email protected]
- Website
- marangushuttles.com
Shuttle from Nairobi to Arusha
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1–25
- Schedules at
- marangushuttles.com
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Estimated price
- $17–22
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