$549 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
Rarotonga2 stops$939
Aitutaki
Aitutaki2 stops$2,608
Rarotonga
Rarotonga2 stops$939
Aitutaki
Aitutaki2 stops$2,608

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

Sat, Jan 10 - Sun, Jan 18
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7:00 am - 10:40 pmSFO-RAR
17h 40m2 stops
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1:05 pm - 6:50 pmRAR-SFO
27h 45m2 stops
$939Alaska Airlines
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Sat, Feb 21 - Sun, Mar 8
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7:55 am - 10:45 pmSFO-RAR
16h 50m2 stops
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1:05 pm - 6:30 amRAR-SFO
14h 25m1 stop
$946Alaska Airlines
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Fri, Feb 20 - Sun, Mar 8
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6:33 pm - 10:45 pmSFO-RAR
30h 12m1 stop
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1:05 pm - 6:30 amRAR-SFO
14h 25m1 stop
$963Alaska Airlines
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Fri, Feb 20 - Sun, Mar 8
Alaska Airlines Logo
7:55 am - 10:45 pmSFO-RAR
40h 50m2 stops
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1:05 pm - 6:30 amRAR-SFO
14h 25m1 stop
$968Alaska Airlines
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Sat, Feb 21 - Sun, Mar 8
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7:55 am - 10:45 pmSFO-RAR
16h 50m2 stops
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1:05 pm - 11:59 pmRAR-SFO
31h 54m2 stops
$1,024Alaska Airlines
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Fri, Feb 20 - Sun, Mar 8
Alaska Airlines Logo
7:55 am - 10:45 pmSFO-RAR
40h 50m2 stops
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1:05 pm - 11:59 pmRAR-SFO
31h 54m2 stops
$1,046Alaska Airlines
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Thu, Feb 19 - Sun, Mar 8
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8:47 pm - 10:45 pmSFO-RAR
51h 58m2 stops
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1:05 pm - 6:30 amRAR-SFO
14h 25m1 stop
$1,052Alaska Airlines
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Thu, Feb 19 - Sun, Mar 8
Alaska Airlines Logo
8:47 pm - 10:45 pmSFO-RAR
51h 58m2 stops
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1:05 pm - 8:00 pmRAR-SFO
27h 55m2 stops
$1,068Alaska Airlines
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Sat, Mar 14 - Wed, Mar 18
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8:50 pm - 8:50 amSFO-AIT
39h 00m2 stops
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9:10 am - 12:05 pmAIT-SFO
23h 55m2 stops
$2,608Air New Zealand
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Sat, Mar 14 - Wed, Mar 18
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8:50 pm - 8:50 amSFO-AIT
39h 00m2 stops
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9:10 am - 12:05 pmAIT-SFO
23h 55m2 stops
$2,707Air 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 February, when tickets cost $694 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are January and September, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $2,120 and $1,737 respectively.

Good to know

Low seasonMarch
Cheapest flight$549
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 18% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 15% 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 3 airlines serving 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
Alaska AirlinesOverall score based on 11383 reviews
7.8Comfort
8.5Crew
7.0Entertainment
7.1Food
8.1Boarding
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The ground crew did not supply drink or snacks during the layover in SFO. So there weren't many options. Otherwise, it was all great.

10.0 ExcellentAnnie, Nov 2025SFO - LAX
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The ground crew did not supply drink or snacks during the layover in SFO. So there weren't many options. Otherwise, it was all great.

I love a red eye flight. No lines to wait in. Lots of turbulence on the flight and a very shaky landing.

I received the perfect seat. The cheese tray was delicious. Thank you!

Flight was delayed 14 hours! We missed an entire day of our vacation and had to pay for hotel that we didn’t use

Could not check in online. Called airline twice, thinking Hawaiian Airlines could check me in during phone call. NO. In 2nd phone call, Customer Service explained that due to “transition period” of Hawaiian Airlines/Alaska Airlines merger, I could only check in at the airport. In addition, flight to Kahului was late at arrival gate; I made connection to Lihue but my bag did not, so I had to return to Lihue airport a couple hours after my arrival to retrieve the bag.

I still in San Francisco😡the flight has delay and lm not sure l can back to Seattle or not😡lm here from 7.30pm and still waiting😡 l never will use of Kayak.

On time boarding, take off and landing. Will fly again with Alaska Airlines.

Flight was smooth, pleasant passengers and crew. Enjoyed the experience

Flight attendant was awful, I felt second hand embarrassment with every one of her interactions with people onboard. She was so incredibly rude every chance she got

Great flight - efficient and cheerful team on board, at SFO gate. Also, PAE (Paine Field, Everett, WA) is a great little airport to fly out or in to!

Do the bumpy weather the whole trip they were very few times when the seatbelt sign wasn't on

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.

Like: Aircraft was better than others I've flown in. Crew was great, food was very good. Air New Zealand is now my favorite airline. On our long flight from AKL to YVR there was enough room for those of us in Economy to stretch a bit. My sister is disabled and they took very good care of her and me. Best entertainment offering of all the other airlines. Not so much; Flight from AKL to YRV was delayed BUT they recovered really well so no complaints here. Pretty petty point to complain about. Only negative I have. I will recommend to friends.

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

Overall the plane was good and the crew great. The big disappointment was the skycouch. Maybe it would be good if you were a parent with 2 small kids travelling but as a couple it's hopeless. It's impossible for 2 adults to lie down so one ends up sitting. We split our time with one lying and the other sitting. We both got more sleep sitting upright. We will never book one again and don't recommend it to anyone.

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

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.

I received several emails about my 3:10 flight. When I showed up to the airport at 12:30 to check my bags I was told the flight was actually at 1 pm. They grudgingly rebooked me for a flight at 5:22 to Vegas to get a connecting to LAX. I did find the gate for my original 3:10 flight but they were booked. I proceeded to receive status updates and gate change information for the 3:10 flight, even though I was apparently never supposed to be on that flight

The food options were limited and very specific. Some type of entertainment option for a 4.5 hour flight would have been nice.

The Kayak confirmation number did not work for checking in the day before. I checked in at 8.30 using my ticket number. When I arrived at the airport, I was informed that the flight was overbooked, and since I had checked in late, I did not have a seat. The Next flight was not until ten PM. I called my wife, who had been taking care of our kids all weekend, and she was upset, calling me a liar and telling me to stay in SD. It turned my weekend getaway into a nightmare! I blame the Kayak website and will not book flights using your app in the future.

comfortable but the food is horrible. I have flown Hawaiian several times now and no matter what they say the food is its the same squashed bread with melted goop inside. Tastes fake and isnt what they represent, its quite nasty. What happend to real food? And there is NO entertainment!! so not sure why they are asking for a review on that.

Good and friendly staff. Nicely enjoyed the complimentary drink and snack.

I was very, very cold and a stranger loaned me her sweater next to me. I didn’t wanna buy a blanket just for a four hour trip when I did not need the pillow or the earphones. I don’t mind purchasing a blanket, but I only needed that not all of it accessories. Cold air pretty much blew the entire trip. Two people in front of me both bought the blanket packages. Maybe that’s the idea. The crew was exceptionally nice and passed through multiple times.. the restrooms were very clean and usually accessible.

3 hour wait on customer service after flight was cancelled. Was bumped to a flight where I wouldnt have gotten to my destination for another 2 days. Had to fully refund flight and book a new one the following morning. Paid twice the amount for the flight than I had originally booked. Very disappointed I was not offered any sort of discount or points for all of the frustration, in fact the airline profited twice as much off of me by cancelling my flight and and changing my entire trip.

I understand that both Hawaiian and Alaskan are in the process of merging but I could not get real-time flight info or access my boarding pass on either app

Had a hard time checking into my flight on my phone because they gave me the wrong confirmation number. Otherwise everything else went well.

All was good and they were able to seat my travel companion next to me. Thank you.

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