There are 5 ways to get from Vancouver to Cook Islands by plane, train, or bus
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 Coal Harbour Spb
best- Fly from Coal Harbour Spb (CXH) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane CXH - RAR
19h 5m$549–1,888Train to Paine Field County Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Vancouver to Everett Amtrak Stationtrain
- Fly from Paine Field County Airport (PAE) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane PAE - RAR
26h 5m$539–1,821Train to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Vancouver to Seattletrain
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane SEA - RAR
21h 49m$640–2,145Bus to Bellingham International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from River Rock Casino Resort, Richmond to Bellingham Airportbus
- Fly from Bellingham International Airport (BLI) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane BLI - RAR
21h 30m$732–2,545Fly from Vancouver International Airport
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR)plane YVR - RAR
17h 45m$904–3,717
Coal Harbour Spb (CXH) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Vancouver to Cook Islands is to train and fly which costs $500 - $1,900 and takes 26h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Vancouver to Cook Islands is to fly which takes 17h 45m and costs $900 - $3,800.
The distance between Vancouver and Cook Islands is 8640 km.
It takes approximately 19h 5m to get from Vancouver to Cook Islands, including transfers.
Cook Islands is 3h behind Vancouver. It is currently 4:47 AM in Vancouver and 1:47 AM in Cook Islands.
There are 241+ hotels available in Cook Islands.
What companies run services between Vancouver, BC, Canada and Cook Islands?
Harbour Air Seaplanes, WestJet, and eight other airlines fly from Coal Harbour Spb (CXH) to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) once daily.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Coal Harbour Spb to Rarotonga International Airport via Nanaimo, Vancouver International Airport, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Coal Harbour Spb to Rarotonga International Airport via Victoria Inner Harbour Apt, Vancouver International Airport, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Coal Harbour Spb to Rarotonga International Airport via Ganges Harbor, Vancouver International Airport, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 7m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Kahului, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Portland, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Bellingham International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Portland, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 12m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Bellingham International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 31m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Portland, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Kona, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Las Vegas, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 11m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Portland, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 51m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
- Website
- airtahitinui.com
Flights from Coal Harbour Spb to Rarotonga International Airport via Tofino SPB, Vancouver International Airport, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–4,700
Flights from Coal Harbour Spb to Rarotonga International Airport via Nanaimo, Vancouver International Airport, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,200
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Bellingham International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 51m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $470–4,200
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,900
- Website
- airraro.com
Flights from Coal Harbour Spb to Rarotonga International Airport via Tofino SPB, Vancouver International Airport, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–4,700
Flights from Coal Harbour Spb to Rarotonga International Airport via Nanaimo, Vancouver International Airport, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,200
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Bellingham International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 51m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $470–4,200
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,900
- Website
- airtahitinui.com
Flights from Coal Harbour Spb to Rarotonga International Airport via Tofino SPB, Vancouver International Airport, Los Angeles, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,700
Flights from Coal Harbour Spb to Rarotonga International Airport via Nanaimo, Vancouver International Airport, San Francisco, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,200
Flights from Bellingham International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 51m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Rarotonga International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Papeete
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Vancouver to Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $85–130
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Vancouver to Everett Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 800.665.2122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Quick Shuttle
Bus from River Rock Casino Resort, Richmond to Bellingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28
- Website
- Quick Shuttle
- Schedules at
- Quick Shuttle Schedule
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