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Find cheap flights from Los Angeles to the Cook Islands from $567

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Rarotonga
Rarotonga1 stop$898
Aitutaki
Aitutaki2 stops$1,982

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January

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$567
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 33% drop in price.
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Flight from Los Angeles to Rarotonga

FAQs - booking Cook Islands flights

  • Are there passenger-accessible lounges at RAR airport?

    Yes. Passengers can access lounges at RAR airport, where they can relax and refresh before heading out. You can go to the International Gate Lounge adjacent to Reefside Rarotonga, offering snacks and beverages. Air New Zealand Koru Lounge is accessible by premium passengers providing a relaxing oasis, food, and drinks.

  • Which financial services are available at RAR airport?

    RAR airport provides foreign currency exchange services to its international arriving passengers. It hosts the Bank of the South Pacific found between Foodland and Island Crafts, where passengers can access currency exchange services. It is open from Monday to Friday for 24h and on Saturday from 9 am to noon.

  • Are there pet facilities at LAX?

    LAX airport is an ideal option if you plan to go on a trip with your pet. The airport provides pet-friendly amenities, including pet relief areas. Take your pet to the indoor pet relief area within T4 on the Airside to ease itself before boarding. Outdoor pet areas which are secure and have grassy space are found outside Terminals 1, 2, and 5.

  • Which interesting features are available at LAX airport?

    LAX airport has a public art program to enhance the experience of the travelers flying through it. Permanent and rotating artworks are displayed throughout the airport, which travelers can enjoy viewing during their downtime at the airport. For instance, Tom Bradley International Terminal hosts a public art designed to greet departing and arriving travelers offering calmness and reflection.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Los Angeles to the Cook Islands?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Los Angeles to the Cook Islands.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Los Angeles to the Cook Islands?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to the Cook Islands from Los Angeles is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Los Angeles to the Cook Islands?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to the Cook Islands with an airline and back to Los Angeles with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Los Angeles to the Cook Islands?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to the Cook Islands from Los Angeles up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top tips for finding cheap flights to the Cook Islands

  • Morning departure is around 32% cheaper than an evening flight, on average*.
  • Los Angeles Airport (LAX) is suitable for traveling mothers as it offers convenient baby care facilities. It has a nursing room for breastfeeding or breast pump in Terminal 1 next to Gate 13 and between Gates 21B and 23 of Terminal 2. These private rooms feature comfortable benches, rocking chairs, and power outlets.
  • Disabled passengers should consider flying out through LAX as they will access special facilities. There are elevators in all terminal buildings next to public stairways. The terminals provide rampways from the street to the sidewalk level suitable for wheelchair users. The hard of hearing can access hearing aid compatible phones, amplified telephones, and TDDs in all terminals.
  • Travelers flying through LAX can drive to the airport since the airport has ample and secure parking facilities where you can leave your car as you travel. Travelers can access parking facilities 1, 2A, 3, 4, 6, and 7 near the central terminal area offering short-term parking service. There is also an economy parking lot 15 minutes to the terminal building offering long-term parking options and EV charging stations.
  • Travelers flying from LAX should choose to land at Rarotonga Airport (RAR) since the airport provides efficient ground transportation services. Group travelers can consider Cook Buses city bus services that connect the airport to the other parts of the island from the airport parking lot. You can also rent a car in the Arrivals area provided by Polynesian and Avis Rentals.
  • Mangaia Island Airport provides several concierge services on request to arriving passengers. Foreign travelers can access language translation services offered by the airport’s multilingual staff to avoid the language barrier, which can get you lost in the complex terminals. You can also sign up for meet and greet services before landing and a personal assistant will meet you at the arrivals gates, lead you to the VIP Terminal, and take care of your luggage and clearance procedures.
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*Average of the lowest prices shown in KAYAK’s search results for departures within the next 30 days

Top airlines flying from Los Angeles to the Cook Islands

Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Los Angeles to the Cook Islands? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to KAYAK reviews.
8.2
Air New ZealandOverall score based on 683 reviews
84boarding
76food
81comfort
79entertainment
83overall
88crew
Airline reviews

The staff and crew on board were excellent. Business class however, was very weird. I thought we would have individual pods, but the way it was set up was unexpected. Not very private and If you wanted to lay down, you had to have an entire bed made up for you by the crew, rather than how Delta one works where you could just lie down whenever you feel like it. It was a 16 hour flight. I chose not to have my bed made, and that turned out to be a good idea because everybody who had their bed made had to wait for the crew to roll up their mattresses. So strange!

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The staff and crew on board were excellent. Business class however, was very weird. I thought we would have individual pods, but the way it was set up was unexpected. Not very private and If you wanted to lay down, you had to have an entire bed made up for you by the crew, rather than how Delta one works where you could just lie down whenever you feel like it. It was a 16 hour flight. I chose not to have my bed made, and that turned out to be a good idea because everybody who had their bed made had to wait for the crew to roll up their mattresses. So strange!

Crew were pleasant, happy to be there and were a joy to be around. Entire operation was professional, well thought out and ran like a Swiss clock.

They announced food service but then never came around. We also couldn’t land so kept trying to get to runway and then had to come up and go around happened like 3 times and cause the child next to me to start throwing up

Good food and entertainment options. Great Staff that were all welcoming and caregiving.

The recline on the seat in front of me came back so that I was staring at the top of the man’s head in front of me the whole trip. He refused to bring his seat back up twice every time he was instructed to do so and only relented when he had a tray of good in front of him. And then right back in my lap!!! Horrible man!! I complained to the staff multiple times, but no one would address the issue. Otherwise, it would have been a perfect flight.

There was a snafu with confirming seats at check which left us in limbo for the second leg of our trip. I believe the ANZ app is not well integrated with the systems at the terminal resulting in this disconcerting error.

The pilot tried to make up for lost time due to delays that were out of her control. She communicated the issues openly and clearly and made every effort to do what she could to alleviate issues.

2 of the 6 economy toilets were out of order. Drinks were not offered often enough - you have to order on-screen, which is often unavailable. Snacks and Milo ran out very early. Crew was fine but I think there was a sticking issue

Just a hiccup being added to the NZ Traveller Declaration a bit late.

The only thing that was less than excellent was the food server at dinner. (I had the chicken.) It wasn't that it was poorly heated or in difficult-to-open containers; it was just that it had a very peculiar taste. And I use that to describe not just the main course but the dessert as well. Very odd flavours for what seemed to be a mainstream item. I did like that the airline offered us a free glass of wine. The breakfast omelette wasn't bad, although it was quite bland.

Terrible. Unfriendly, couldn’t care less crew. Left lights on entire time for 10 hour flight Departed at 5pm local time. Captain made one announcement entire time. No information given and clearly not interested in letting anyone sleep with lights up. Food served was poor. Entertainment was poor. No WiFi choices on screen backs was dated and cheap. Seats and amenities were dated and barren. Hawaiian used to get by on their service/aloha, but that’s been out the window. Even for local interisland I fly only southwest as they are far superior. Very disappoint in Hawaiian and this flight.

Seats on second leg from Hawaii to Tokyo would not recline. 9 hrs is long in total upright position.

Apparently the computer systems were down, so I wasn’t able to check in 24 hours in advance, despite multiple times on the app, the website, and by calling. Then I arrived at the airport and wasn’t assigned a seat right away. I had to wait until I was at the gate and waited about another hour for an agent. She was nice to give me a “free upgrade.“.

One hour delay. No Wi-Fi. Old aircraft. Nasty food

The crew worked to help us find standby seats and we were able to arrive at our destination early which was great. Only drawback is airport at Kona which is in need of update - waiting at gate passengers exposed to jet fumes, there’s only one restaurant with minimal choices, etc

Increased effort to keep family members (purchasing multiple tickets in the same transaction) sitting together. Additionally, when faced with choosing seats at the automated check-in kiosk, only exit row seats charging an additional $9 were available, but if you decline to choose seats, it picks seats that are NOT exit row. How does that work, Hawaiian?

It was wonderful. I have never flown Hawaiian Airlines, but I would definitely do it again. They were wonderful.

Check in process is a joke. When are they going to join the rest of the world and let you check in on your phone.

Workers need better attitudes. The check-in staff in Maui was very rude.

Zero leg room. No entertainment screen. USB ports which are way outdated. The plane landed and stopped in the domestic terminal and we had to go to the international terminal to find our luggage.

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Recent round-trip flight deals

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18h 35mLAX-RAR
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$898
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Los Angeles - Cook Islands Flights

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