$582 Find Cheap Flights from San Francisco to the Cook Islands

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Cheap Flights from San Francisco to the Cook Islands

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Rarotonga
Rarotonga1 stop$1,405
Aitutaki
Aitutaki2 stops$1,985
Rarotonga
Rarotonga1 stop$1,405
Aitutaki
Aitutaki2 stops$1,985

Book Cheap San Francisco to the Cook Islands Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from San Francisco to the Cook Islands that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent round-trip flight deals from San Francisco to the Cook Islands

Fri, Sep 12 - Fri, Sep 19
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11:20 pm - 11:20 amSFO-RAR
15h 00m1 stop
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10:05 pm - 1:50 pmRAR-SFO
36h 45m2 stops
$1,405
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Sat, Dec 20 - Sun, Dec 28
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10:58 am - 10:47 pmSFO-RAR
13h 49m1 stop
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1:05 pm - 6:00 amRAR-SFO
14h 55m1 stop
$1,427Hawaiian Airlines
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Sat, Dec 20 - Sun, Dec 28
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10:58 am - 10:47 pmSFO-RAR
13h 49m1 stop
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1:05 pm - 7:31 pmRAR-SFO
28h 26m2 stops
$1,448Alaska Airlines
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Fri, Nov 21 - Fri, Dec 5
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8:46 pm - 10:49 pmSFO-RAR
28h 03m1 stop
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9:45 pm - 11:05 amRAR-SFO
35h 20m1 stop
$1,494
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Sat, Nov 1 - Sat, Nov 8
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8:24 am - 10:55 pmSFO-RAR
17h 31m1 stop
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9:20 pm - 10:59 pmRAR-SFO
47h 39m2 stops
$1,502
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Fri, Jan 9 - Tue, Jan 13
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2:55 pm - 11:20 amSFO-RAR
22h 25m2 stops
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2:20 pm - 10:18 pmRAR-SFO
29h 58m2 stops
$1,504
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Fri, Nov 21 - Fri, Dec 5
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8:46 pm - 10:49 pmSFO-RAR
28h 03m1 stop
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9:00 am - 12:20 pmRAR-SFO
49h 20m2 stops
$1,510
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Sat, Sep 27 - Sat, Oct 4
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9:45 am - 10:58 pmSFO-RAR
16h 13m2 stops
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3:00 pm - 3:08 pmRAR-SFO
45h 08m2 stops
$1,531
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Sun, Nov 9 - Sun, Nov 16
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7:50 pm - 1:40 pmSFO-RAR
19h 50m1 stop
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9:20 pm - 5:05 pmRAR-SFO
41h 45m2 stops
$1,747Air New Zealand
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Sun, Nov 9 - Sun, Nov 16
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7:50 pm - 1:40 pmSFO-RAR
19h 50m1 stop
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9:20 pm - 5:05 pmRAR-SFO
41h 45m2 stops
$1,777Air New Zealand
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KAYAK's insights & trends for San Francisco to the Cook Islands flights

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

What is the cheapest month to fly from San Francisco to the Cook Islands?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from San Francisco 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 San Francisco to the Cook Islands is November, when tickets cost $946 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are January and December, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $2,340 and $1,894 respectively.

Good to know

Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flight$582
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 13% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 1% increase in price.
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FAQs - booking Cook Islands flights

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

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from San Francisco 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 San Francisco 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 San Francisco 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 San Francisco 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 San Francisco 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 time of day to fly to the Cook Islands?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to the Cook Islands is generally in the morning, when round-trip flights cost $974 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to the Cook Islands is generally at night, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $1,886.

Reviews of the top airlines flying from San Francisco to the Cook Islands

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from San Francisco 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 504 reviews
7.3Food
8.5Crew
7.4Entertainment
8.2Boarding
8.0Comfort
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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

4.0 OkayAnonymous, Jul 2025SFO - MSP
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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.

Our original flight was cancelled from SFO to AKL on 6/16/25. So we had to stay overnight at a hotel after a 12-hour layover plus 3-hour delay before the cancellation. Then had to fly to LA and then to AKL the following day losing an entire day of our vacation in NZ, that we can never get back.

Two hours was not enough time to transition from the international to domestic terminal. You have to go through customs, a biological hazard check, gather your luggage, take a bus to the domestic terminal and recheck your luggage. The bus was slow and crowded and the lines to recheck your bags were very long. We missed our connecting flight. Initially, the Air New Zealand officials were not helpful at all in helping to get us on another flight. Told us we would have to buy another ticket for a flight 11 hours later. Found another agent that was more helpful. He helped arrange to get us on standby for another flight three hours later. Had to ride in jump seats next to the flight attendants, but at least we eventually got to out destination.

Full flight. Flight attendants were harried. Otherwise, fine for the typical cramped seating conditions in coach.

The business class upgrade meant a good sleep on the way home after a long week away. Excellent service, great food, and comfortable seat/bed for the journey.

I love the “boarding from the back” idea - it’s so much better than the “Zones” idea that many others use. Also, the inflight wifi was a first for me! Very nice to have on a 13-hour flight!

Again, Air New Zealand was great. They kept bathrooms clean, food was actually very good, New Zealand wines a big hit

The issue was with getting our boarding pases. There were issues with our arrangements that were made through Kayak. I am sorry to say that we will not use you again because of this. The flight itself was good and the flight attendants excellent.

Arriving at Coolangatta, rows 20 forward, took the airbridge across to the terminal. It was suggested to those from rows 21 back, that we take the rear stairs and to be careful crossing the tarmac. That was all well and good. However, when we got across to the terminal we then had to climb three large flights of stairs to meet up with those coming across the airbridge. No elevator! There were people carrying babies and elderly carrying hand luggage that needed assistance from others.. There was no option to turn back.

The flight was great! The flight attendants were friendly and attentive. I would definitely fly Hawaiian Aurlines again!

You have to buy the ear buds and they only offers little cup of water twice.

Departure was two hours late! Better than four hours late on our first flight

Miserable. Birthday trip for daughter booked for Cabo. Her plane was canceled and the best they could do was get here to fly north to San Jose, CA, stay in a hotel, sit around half a day and finally fly to Cabo late the next day. 36 hours traveling and wasted time. Missed a night of a booked resort, missed here ATV excursion, etc. I know it's a "first world problem" but it still was incredibly inconvenient, and wasted a good deal of money. And almost all the "service" people, in person and on their support lines, were not helpful. They were as useless as an automated AI assistant.

The flight was supposed to leave at 7:30pm, but departed 10:50pm. They kept moving departure time out every half hour. It was a 45 minute flight from n Sunday night with great weather.

Flight got delayed and it was very inconvenient . Had to come with another carrier. Had to spend one more night in San Francisco.

Everything was good for the price I paid. Crew was very nice.

The worst flight experience I've ever had. Our flight was delayed 14 whole hours because the flight crew never showed up. We had to wait in a two hour line to get our new boarding passes, we were told we had no other option but to fly at 10pm (we didn't depart until 11:45pm). Everyone had to contact their hotels and car rental places, workplaces, etc. since we lost an entire day's worth of travel. The crew showed up at 10:15, which was past the time we were supposed to board. They were laughing and being completely smug when they boarded, and they took another hour to board us onto our flight. The flight crew never came to check in on us, we were quickly given one drink and sandwich and they turned off the lights and were negligent the rest of the trip. My mom asked three attendants for a seat belt extender, they never brought one. I was dehydrated and never received another drink. They were very rude and unfriendly, we had been up since 4am the morning of our flight and didn't land in our destination until 2am the next day (5am local time). This was unacceptable service and treatment, these flights are not cheap and we were inconvenienced out of an entire day of travel. This was 100% avoidable and was the fault of Hawaiian Airlines, and their crews inability to show up to work on time.

Loved the leg room, usb charging, outlet, food, staff. The seats were very uncomfortable for some reason and made my buttocks ache and would have liked to be seated together from the time of purchasing tickets without having to pay extra.

I was put in seat 6B with no warning. Had no seat in front of me just sticks out in the aisle so I had to hold what I could and put the rest in a bin way further down.

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