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FAQs - booking Cook Islands flights

  • What are the passport and visa requirements for flights from the United States to the Cook Islands?

    When flying to the Cook Islands, you must present a passport whose validity covers the entire visit. The validity of the passport must extend to at least 6 months beyond your intended period of stay in the Cook Islands. When on visits of less than 30 days, you do not require a visa. However, for visits over 31 days, you will need a Visa.

  • If I plan on renting a car in the Cook Islands, what child seat laws do I need to know about?

    In the Cook Islands, child seat laws are not enforced strictly. However, for your child's safety, consider getting booster seats. Children under four should be in child restraint seats. Children under 12 can also sit at the front of the vehicle, provided they are in the proper restraints. Even though these rules are not enforced, they are essential in taxis, personal vehicles, and private vehicles.

  • What is the best way of getting to Aitutaki?

    Aitutaki is one of the Cook islands, featuring a central island and lagoon. It has an airport, Aitutaki International Airport (AIT). However, there are no US cities that offer flights to the airport. Instead, you would first need to fly into Rarotonga to get to the city. From Rarotonga, you can take flights to AIT. The average flights take less than an hour, and Air Rarotonga provides flights. Once you get to Aitutaki International Airport, you can proceed to the city. You can take a taxi from the airport or drive to the city.

  • How do I get to One Foot Island from the United States?

    To get to One Foot Island, you must fly to Rarotonga. Upon arrival, you can take a 45-minute flight to Aitutaki Airport. Once you get to the city, please proceed to the city via a taxi, public means, or driving. Upon arrival at the city, you can take a boat from Aitutaki to One Foot Island Beach.

  • Are there any airports in the United States that provide direct flights to the Cook Islands?

    Unfortunately, there are no direct flights from the United States to the Cook Islands. However, you can get on one-stop flights from LAX to Rarotonga. Other airports in the United States provide two-stop or three-stop flights to the Cook Islands.

  • How do I get from the United States to Maire Nui Gardens?

    Maire Nui Gardens is ideal for nature lovers and lies on the island's South side. To get to the botanical garden, you must take flights to Rarotonga Airport. Once you land at the airport, you can take a taxi to the city center or drive to the beach. You can take a boat ride to Maire Nui Gardens at the beach. Alternatively, the fastest way to get to Maire Nui Gardens would be by driving or taxi. The average ride takes about 22 minutes to get to Maire Nui Gardens.

  • How long is the flight to the Cook Islands?

    An average nonstop flight from the United States to the Cook Islands takes 29h 00m, covering a distance of 5485 miles. The most popular route is Los Angeles - Rarotonga with an average flight time of 15h 25m.

  • What is the cheapest flight to the Cook Islands?

    The cheapest ticket to the Cook Islands from the United States found in the last 72 hours was $429 one-way, and $745 round-trip. The most popular route is from Los Angeles to Rarotonga and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $807.

  • Which airlines fly to the Cook Islands?

    Hawaiian Airlines flies the most frequently from the United States to the Cook Islands.

  • What are the most popular destinations in the Cook Islands?

    Based on KAYAK flight searches, the most popular destination is Rarotonga (98% of total searches to the Cook Islands). The next most popular destination is Aitutaki (2%).

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    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a given destination and date is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

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Top tips for finding cheap flights to the Cook Islands

  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest Cook Islands flight deals.
  • One of the most popular locations to take flights to the Cook Islands is Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). Airlines operating flights from LAX to the Cook Islands include Air New Zealand, United Airlines, United Airlines, and Virgin Australia. They provide one-stop and two-stop flights to the Cook Islands.
  • Most flights from the United States arrive at Rarotonga International Airport (RAR). It lies in Aravua, Cook Island's central district. It is a hub for major airlines like New Zealand Air, Jetstar, Air Rarotonga, and Air Tahiti.
  • If coming from the North Texas region, consider taking fanlights from Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW). The airport provides two-stop flights to Cook Island. Air New Zealand, Delta Airlines, Jetstar, Qatar Airways, and United Airlines operate flights on the route.
  • Consider taking flights from Houston, Texas, when coming from the Southeast Texas region. George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) offers two-stop flights from IAH to Rarotonga. Air New Zealand, United Airlines, Jetstar, Emirates, and Qatar Airways operate flights on the route.
  • If you are from the Northeastern region of the United States, consider taking flights from New York. John F. Kennedy provides two-stop and three-stop flights to Rarotonga. Airlines on the route include Air New Zealand, Delta, Jetstar, Alaska Airlines, Emirates, Cathay Pacific, and Qatar Airways. Layovers are in Los Angeles, Adelaide, San Francisco, Auckland, Dubai, and Milan.
  • Travellers from the South Atlantic region can consider taking flights from Miami International Airport (MIA). MIA offers two-stop flights to the Cook Islands with layovers in Auckland and Houston. Air New Zealand, Jetstar, Emirates, Qatar Airways, and United Airlines provide the flights.
  • When coming from the East North Central Region on the southwestern tip of Lake Michigan, you can take flights from Chicago. Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD) provides two-stop flights to Rarotonga Airport. Air New Zealand United Airlines, Jetstar, Emirates, and Qatar Airways provide flights on the route.
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Top airlines flying to the Cook Islands

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from the United States 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.
8.2
Air New ZealandOverall score based on 647 reviews
7.9entertainment
8.1comfort
7.7food
8.4boarding
8.8crew
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Overall excellent but the Captain kept the seat belt sign on for far too long, especially at the beginning and end of the flight. It was 2 hours after take-off before the crew were able to start the service (on an 11 hour night flight, reducing our sleeping time) and the seat belt sign on went on during breakfast (90 mins before landing) and was not turned off again until we landed. This made for an uncomfortable journey of trying to limit fluid intake because it was unclear when the toilets would be available for use.

8.0 ExcellentNathan, Mar 2024NRT - AKL
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Overall excellent but the Captain kept the seat belt sign on for far too long, especially at the beginning and end of the flight. It was 2 hours after take-off before the crew were able to start the service (on an 11 hour night flight, reducing our sleeping time) and the seat belt sign on went on during breakfast (90 mins before landing) and was not turned off again until we landed. This made for an uncomfortable journey of trying to limit fluid intake because it was unclear when the toilets would be available for use.

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!

Food was not good. We asked for Muslim food and it was weird tasteless type of boiled veges.

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.

Flight was canceled due to technical issue shortly before the check-in counters opened. Passengers were rebooked on a flight three days later. Request to be accommodated on Air Tahiti Nui could not be processed. Customer service sorted out the refund after calling and being put on hold for almost an hour.

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.

Unable to perform online check in using Hawaiian Airlines APP Only ONE meal choice available - Totally unacceptable Low Airline ranking compared to other International airlines and service Old Airplane (A330-200) Entertainment system - Outdated Total Score - Mediocre

This flight was delayed approximately 4 hours due to bad weather in HNL.

It was great with the exception of a rude desk member on the way back. And a terrible sandwich on the way back.

One of the best flights Ive had in a long time

Flight delayed then cancelled then gate changed two times then baggage lost.

My flight was canceled minutes before boarding started. It took three hours to get rebooked and it was on another airline overnight with another stop added. All I got was two $15 food coupons.

The plane is extremely loud and there’s no place to charge devices.

Not great to be very honest. Our flight was delayed after we sat at the airport until 15 minutes after we were supposed to leave . We were then notified the plane was being worked on “and the parts were out in the ground and still not finished .” Even though the work started the evening before and they knew it wasn’t fixed. . Then we were told it would be a 1:15 pm boarding time so we waited then at 1:45pm we were told it would be an 11:15pm boarding . It was changed to and 3:55am boarding the next morning . We lost out on a day in Hawaii and a night of our VRBO rental.

Safety record impeccable and important since flying many hours and thousands of miles over ocean.

Love the food service and attentiveness of the crew. Could have wi-if on flight

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