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Get data-powered insights and trends for flights to the Cook Islands to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest flight to the Cook Islands?

These are the best round-trip prices found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.

The cheapest ticket to the Cook Islands from New Zealand found in the last 72 hours was to Rarotonga, at $384 round-trip. The most popular route is Auckland (AKL) to Rarotonga (RAR) and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $384.

What is the cheapest month to fly from New Zealand to the Cook Islands?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from New Zealand to the Cook Islands, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from New Zealand to the Cook Islands is February, when tickets cost $743 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are March and April, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,215 and $1,153 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from New Zealand to the Cook Islands?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights to the Cook Islands, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from New Zealand to the Cook Islands, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 33% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 3 weeks before departure.

Which is the cheapest airport to fly into in the Cook Islands?

Prices will differ depending on the departure airport, but generally, the cheapest airport to fly to in the Cook Islands is Rarotonga Airport (RAR), with an average flight price of $304.

Good to know

Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flight$135
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 12% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 2% lower on average.
Flight from Auckland to Rarotonga

FAQs for booking flights from New Zealand to the Cook Islands

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from New Zealand 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 New Zealand to the Cook Islands.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from New Zealand to the Cook Islands 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 New Zealand 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 from New Zealand to the Cook Islands with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from New Zealand 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 from New Zealand to the Cook Islands up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • What is the cheapest day to fly to the Cook Islands?

    Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to the Cook Islands is Saturday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as $455. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Tuesday, where round-trip prices are $620 on average.

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to the Cook Islands?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to the Cook Islands is generally in the evening, when round-trip flights cost $443 on average. Morning departures are around 22% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to the Cook Islands is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $540.

Reviews of the top airlines flying from New Zealand to the Cook Islands

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from New Zealand 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 verified KAYAK customer reviews.
8.0
Air New ZealandOverall score based on 537 reviews
8.2Boarding
8.5Crew
7.4Food
8.0Comfort
7.5Entertainment
Airline reviews

Great except paying $240 usd for 2 pounds over on a checked luggage. Outrageous.

8.0 Excellentola, Nov 2025AKL - LAX
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Great except paying $240 usd for 2 pounds over on a checked luggage. Outrageous.

Kayak did not propagate my United miles account and I had to manually get credit.

Nice friendly staff and crew. Love the 787 flight. Get meals and lots of drinks!

Great entertainment options on the screen. uSB A and C chargers. Free WiFi! Crew were excellent.

Service was excellent and they’re very helpful and nice

Check in crew member was very helpful, nice and excellent service👍

Aircon set too high so VERY warm and VERY uncomfortable.

Not a comfortable trip, the seats are not good, and they look old.

Not entirely positive. It’s frustrating that everything is done through the united app. One of our flight attendants on our trip from San Francisco to MSP continually had trouble hearing people so she flipped her hair into people’s faces

I flew United from San Francisco to Auckland. My connecting flight from Auckland to Christchurch was canceled with no explanation. I was finally told the cancellation was due to fog. Even though it was clear when we landed. I am from San Francisco, I know what fog is! And I didn't see any fog. I was told the next available flight was 7 hours later. Unacceptable, they should have had a flight ready to go as soon as it was deemed safe to take off.

Jet star delayed both trips with poor communication. Passengers were made to change gates often and then left to stand with no seating. As someone getting over surgery this was very trying.

Delayed twice. Poor communication and people made to change gates too often.

Very disappointed with my recent Jetstar experience. Firstly, it was extremely frustrating that we had to pay extra for basic things like in-flight entertainment and meals. Other airlines provide these essentials even with standard tickets, but Jetstar offered no comfort or amenities without additional charges. For a long international journey, this made the experience very uncomfortable. On top of that, there was a delay on our flight from Melbourne to Bangkok due to parts replacement, which was already inconvenient. But the biggest issue was the massive 5 hours and 15 minutes delay on our return flight, which completely disrupted our plans, caused unnecessary stress, and impacted both our time and health. Jetstar provided vouchers, but they were not nearly sufficient to cover proper meals or any meaningful service at Bangkok Airport. After such a long delay, this felt extremely inadequate and did not compensate for the inconvenience we faced. Overall, this has been one of my worst travel experiences. I am extremely disappointed and will not be booking with Jetstar in the future. I strongly request Jetstar to provide additional compensation for the significant delays and the discomfort we had to go through.

Excellent help with Wife needing disability access at Brisbane airport

The flight was delayed by 2 hours but the Jetstar crew were fantastic.

Late leaving and desintuon board showed ‘gate closed’ when they hadn’t even commenced boarding!

Flight was delayed more than 1.5 hours. Gate changed multiple times

The good thing is that the flight got us from Darwin to Brisbane. However, it would have to be the most uncomfortable flight I have ever taken and if I can possibly avoid flying Jetstar again, I will.

I was treated poorly in Dunedin by check in crew, then my bag was lost in Auckland. Never again.

no announcement about why we where delayed which is very poor

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