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Cheap Flights to the Cook Islands

Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Rarotonga
Rarotongadirect$509
Aitutaki
Aitutaki1 stop$1,867
Rarotonga
Rarotongadirect$509
Aitutaki
Aitutaki1 stop$1,867

Book Cheap Cook Islands Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights 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.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent return flight deals to the Cook Islands

Mon, 18 May - Sun, 24 May
Jetstar Logo
15:10 - 21:05
AKL
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RAR
3h 55mdirect
Jetstar Logo
22:05 - 00:40
RAR
-
AKL
4h 35mdirect
$509Jetstar
Thu, 23 Apr - Wed, 29 Apr
Jetstar Logo
15:10 - 21:05
AKL
-
RAR
3h 55mdirect
Jetstar Logo
22:05 - 00:40
RAR
-
AKL
4h 35mdirect
$522Jetstar
Mon, 18 May - Fri, 22 May
Jetstar Logo
15:10 - 21:05
AKL
-
RAR
3h 55mdirect
Jetstar Logo
22:05 - 00:40
RAR
-
AKL
4h 35mdirect
$561Jetstar
Thu, 19 Mar - Wed, 25 Mar
Jetstar Logo
15:10 - 20:05
AKL
-
RAR
3h 55mdirect
Jetstar Logo
21:05 - 00:25
RAR
-
AKL
4h 20mdirect
$564Jetstar
Fri, 1 May - Sun, 31 May
Air New Zealand Logo
11:00 - 21:05
CHC
-
RAR
8h 05m
1 stop
Air New Zealand Logo
22:15 - 08:10
RAR
-
CHC
11h 55m
1 stop
$799Air New Zealand
Sat, 27 Jun - Wed, 1 Jul
Multiple Airlines Logo
20:00 - 01:45
WLG
-
RAR
27h 45m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
22:05 - 07:05
RAR
-
WLG
11h 00m
1 stop
$800Multiple Airlines
Wed, 22 Apr - Sun, 26 Apr
Air New Zealand Logo
05:45 - 14:30
CHC
-
RAR
6h 45m
1 stop
Air New Zealand Logo
22:15 - 15:00
RAR
-
CHC
18h 45m
2 stops
$826Air New Zealand
Thu, 11 Jun - Wed, 17 Jun
Multiple Airlines Logo
11:55 - 21:05
WLG
-
RAR
7h 10m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
22:05 - 07:05
RAR
-
WLG
11h 00m
1 stop
$832Multiple Airlines
Sun, 2 Aug - Wed, 5 Aug
Qantas Airways Logo
11:05 - 07:15
HLZ
-
RAR
18h 10m
2 stops
Qantas Airways Logo
09:00 - 10:30
RAR
-
HLZ
27h 30m
2 stops
$4,159Qantas Airways
Sun, 2 Aug - Wed, 5 Aug
Qantas Airways Logo
11:05 - 07:15
HLZ
-
RAR
18h 10m
2 stops
Qantas Airways Logo
09:00 - 10:30
RAR
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HLZ
27h 30m
2 stops
$4,175Qantas Airways
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for flights to the Cook Islands

Get data-powered insights and trends into 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 return 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 $351 return. The most popular route is Christchurch (CHC) to Rarotonga (RAR) and the cheapest return airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $351.

How much is a flight to the Cook Islands?

The average and cheapest price for all round-trip flights to the Cook Islands from each origin found by users searching on KAYAK in the last month.

A flight to the Cook Islands costs $532 on average. The cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks was $212 for the route Auckland (AKL) to Rarotonga (RAR). The most popular routes on KAYAK are Auckland to Rarotonga which costs $702 on average, and Christchurch to Rarotonga, which costs $1,015 on average.

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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 $1,237 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are April and March, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $2,148 and $2,035 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 a flight from New Zealand to the Cook Islands, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 31% compared to booking last-minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 4 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 $320.

Good to know

Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flight$238
Best time to beat the crowds (12% less expensive on average)
Flight from Auckland to Rarotonga

FAQs - booking Cook Islands flights

  • 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 travellers 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 return 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 Monday when return tickets can be as cheap as $719. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Friday, when return prices are $844 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 retur flights cost $707 on average. Morning departures are around 19% 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 $839.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to the Cook Islands

  • Looking for cheap airfare to the Cook Islands? 25% of our users found return tickets to the Cook Islands for the following prices or less: From Auckland $813, from Christchurch $834
  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest Cook Islands flight deals.

Reviews of the top airlines flying 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 590 reviews
8.0Comfort
8.2Boarding
7.4Food
7.4Entertainment
8.5Crew
Airline reviews

Nothing better than Air New Zealand. Top scores in every category.

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Feb 2026
AKL - YVR
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Nothing better than Air New Zealand. Top scores in every category.

Space between seats on Air New Zealand is generally tight. The crew on this flight was excellent! Very attentive and nice. You get free wine or beer and chips and of course the Air New Zealand candies. 1 hour and 35 min flight approximately.

All good, except entertainment system could have been better. More choices.

Your entertainment could be better. I flew on Air New Zealand in January so was expecting a better choice in February...but no luck. Same choices and also could have a better selection. Otherwise, lovely service, the purser came to our seats to welcome us. Overall, very nice. Direct flight from Auckland to YVR was fantastic!

Air New Zealand over sold our flight and tried to bump us to yesterday. After several calls we got booked to United about 6 hrs before our original flight. No apologies!

Please add more Bollywood movies and recent movies to the entertainment.

The disembarking steps in Wellington were precarious and I felt quite insecure. There was no one on the tarmac to greet us and help. The embarking ramp in Blenheim was much more satisfactory. The rest of the flight was fine.

Air conditioning was turned to the wrong setting. Way too hot. The entertainment system kept resetting and didn’t work half the flight. Said something to the crew. They didn’t do anything to help. Plane had a mechanical problem that resulted in 2.5 hour delay. Boarded the plane, had to disembark and get back on.

Flight was delayed by 2 hours. Got lucky that i had a long connection, else would have certainly missed my connecting flight. Food is just okay, specially the breakfast is worse . Asked for water 30 mins before landing, the response is that we are landing so everything is packed . I guess traveling in economy that’s what we get. Probably business class passengers would get a different answer. Only good thing is that wifi service is available from auckland to lax for most part Next time will try united or American and then compare.

Good and appreciate the effort Air Zealand puts into using more environmentally friendly food containers and utensils. yay! One of the better airlines for this for sure. Still some bad stuff, but at least Air NZ is trying. :) Also really enjoyed the bluetooth option for personal headsets. :)

local frequent travellers know that Jetstar’s flights between MEL and LST are turnaround flights so those in the morning tend to run on time and become delayed increasingly through the day. We observed how the staff at check in and boarding try to assist, guide and facilitate travellers - they were courteous, efficient, amiable while enforcing Jetstar’s baggage requirements. They try to speed up boarding by having passengers board from both front and back. We would take Jetstar again.

The flight ticket were not reimbursed on Jan 22nd from Auckland to Wellington. Very Very dissatisfied.Please reimburse the ticket of my onward travel.

Improved experience over our last years flight when also we flew local but on an international scheduled flight. The double processing is still unwelcome i.e. by security and then by border force having to produce a licence and boarding pass repeatedly on departure and return. Obviously suits the airline rather than the local traveller. The flight and crew were good though a helper on return was offhand having to push the wheel chair did the bare minimum we felt.

Although a local trip via international flight it was fairly straight forward albeit more checks than desirable for local travel. On arrival Perth collecting luggage the trollies were hidden in one end of the long hall.

80 minute delay on departure based on two no show pax; removal of checked bags. Boarding very awkward, and waiting in terminal until specific rows called (not zones). Overhead not used for boarding, but specific staff member notifying people at the top of the stairs. Numerous people noted "this is confusing" on boarding. Seats ok, but entertainment (and food, and seat selection) all at extra cost. Smooth flight, and friendly neighbours.

Over four hours late. No entertainment without paying and same for food. Asked to check in at original time even though we were told it was going to be very late leaving. Way too long time to hang around the airport. Arriving to Sydney luggage did not arrive for an hour. Had to get staff to go and find out what was going on. All this made for a very long day and night for a eight hour flight.

I was disappointed to find that the QR code for purchasing in-flight entertainment did not function, leaving me without access to the amenities I had anticipated. (both flights)

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.

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