3 Airlines fly to Rarotonga; Air New Zealand, Jetstar and Hawaiian Airlines.

Local airline Air Rarotonga additionally fly to Tahiti and for all domestic inter island flights.

Regular DIRECT flights arrive from Auckland NZ and Sydney Aus. via Air New Zealand and Jetstar.

Fly DIRECT from Tahiti via Hawaiian Airlines and Air Rarotonga.

Travellers from all other parts of the world must fly the last leg of their  journey from either Auckland NZ, Sydney Aus. or Papeete Tahiti.

Air New Zealand and Jetstar offer sales every now and then. Sign up below to be notified when these sales are available. Air Rarotonga also fly from Tahiti to Rarotonga once per week and various flights to 6 outer Cook Islands.

To take advantage of the lowest priced flight when available, you must be willing to have flexibility of travel. There will be limited days and times to choose from, so to make it super cheap, be ready to grab basically half price tickets when airlines have cheap seats!

It is often cheaper to book sales for each leg of your trip. Ex: Australia to New Zealand sale price + New Zealand to Rarotonga sale price. You can save hundreds of dollars booking sale seats. 

I tend to book flights on sale and if I cannot fly direct from Sydney I will book both flights making sure all arrival times flow and the flight connection time is adequate.

The way to book flights is up to you.

Use this page as a guide only as airlines change faster than I can be notified and edit info. 

Always aim for lower than normal prices with the mindset of 'Don't pay full price' allowing you to spend more at your destination! 

Sign up with your preferred airlines to be notified of their sales when available or by signing up here before you leave the page so you don't miss the best sales, great things to do and more affordable ways to see Cook Islands. 

Any times listed below are approximate and can change at any time. Click on the airline links for exact info.

Times in charts here are only to be used as a guide and to see which airlines line up with your preferred

travel days and times,. They are here to help you further plan your holiday itinerary.

I update the times a few times each year to keep it relevant for your research.

AIR NEW ZEALAND 

click here to go to Air New Zealand 

* Air New Zealand fly from other countries to Auckland & on to Rarotonga daily.

* Most flights arriving in Rarotonga land between lunch time - dinner time. Not too early and not too late.

* Most flights from your country to Rarotonga have a long transfer wait time at Auckland Airport. 

* Be aware some arrival days are different to departure days because you'll cross the international date line (especially when booking accommodation). 

JETSTAR AIRLINES

 click here to go to Jetstar Airlines 

* Jetstar fly from Australia to Rarotonga via Auckland, New Zealand 3 times a week.

* Jetstar also fly direct to Rarotonga from Sydney, Australia for under $300 when on sale.

* Look out for Jetstar birthday sales in May, sometimes offering 'pay one way, fly return free' flights.

* Be aware of arrival days being accurate and may be different to departure days because you'll cross the international date line. Especially helpful to know this when booking your accommodation.

AIR RAROTONGA

TO/FROM PAPEETE, TAHITI

click here to go to Air Rarotonga

* Air Raro fly to and from Papeete, Tahiti once a week.

AIR RAROTONGA

TO OUTER COOK ISLANDS

click here to go to Air Raro 

* Air Raro fly to 6 outer islands regularly. See tables below for destinations and approx. times.

AIR RAROTONGA ALSO HAVE FANTASTIC

CIRCLE RAROTONGA SCENIC FLIGHTS

From $129 pp, 30 min flight.

Link to Air Raro Scenic Flight