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KAYAK's insights & trends for Rarotonga to New Zealand flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Rarotonga to New Zealand to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly, and much more.

What is the cheapest Rarotonga to New Zealand flight route?

Data is based on round-trip flight searches on KAYAK over the past month.

The cheapest ticket to New Zealand from Rarotonga found in the last 5 days was to Auckland, at $228 return. The most popular route is from Rarotonga (RAR) to Auckland (AKL), and the cheapest return airline ticket found on this route in the last 5 days was $228.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to New Zealand?

The average price for all round-trip flights from Rarotonga to New Zealand depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

The cheapest time of day to fly to New Zealand is generally at night, when retur flights cost $496 on average. Morning departures are around 100% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to New Zealand is generally in the afternoon, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $1,001.

Can I save money by flying with a stopover from Rarotonga to New Zealand?

The average return price for all direct flights, flights with one stopover, and flights with two stopovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

No, with an average price for the route of $460, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Rarotonga to New Zealand?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Rarotonga to New Zealand, 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 Rarotonga to New Zealand is March, when tickets cost $348 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are August and July, when the average cost of return tickets is $1,278 and $1,161 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Rarotonga to New Zealand?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Rarotonga to New Zealand clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

If you are looking for a flight deal from Rarotonga to New Zealand, look for departures on Wednesdays and avoid leaving on a Saturday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from New Zealand, Monday is the cheapest day to fly and Wednesday is the most expensive.

Good to know

Low season

May

Cheapest flight

$322
Best time to beat the crowds (40% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 7% lower on average.
Flight from Rarotonga to Auckland

FAQs - booking New Zealand flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Rarotonga to New Zealand?

    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 Rarotonga to New Zealand.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Rarotonga to New Zealand 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 Rarotonga to New Zealand?

    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 Rarotonga to New Zealand 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 Rarotonga to New Zealand?

    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 Rarotonga to New Zealand up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to New Zealand

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found tickets from Rarotonga to the following destinations at these prices or less: Auckland $384 one-way - $237 round-trip

Reviews of the top airline flying from Rarotonga to New Zealand

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Rarotonga to New Zealand? 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.
6.5
JetstarOverall score based on 567 reviews
6.8Boarding
6.4Comfort
5.7Food
5.0Entertainment
7.3Crew
Airline reviews

Jane at Sydney International airport check in was amazing. She set up the whole experience to be a positive one.

10.0 ExcellentGJ, Mar 2026
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Jane at Sydney International airport check in was amazing. She set up the whole experience to be a positive one.

The smells on this plane were disgusting. So many sweaty and unhygienic people i couldn't stand it. I dream of being anywhere else in the world when I am on a JetStar flight they suck.

Flight was fine with boarding starting a few minutes early. Not a fan of the crew pushing political messaging regarding indigenous naming of Brisbane city… really pushed it like I haven’t heard on Jetstar before.

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

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

They added the weight of my back to the carryon luggage and charged me NZ$75 for being over 7 kg.

The flight was over an hour late due to staff shortages and due to it being the last evening flight, I got back to Sydney very late

The price difference/saving isn't sufficient to compensate the experience difference, don't recommend unless flight is under 3 hours. Huge queues for check in and the priority lane of other ailines blocked checked in Jetstar passengers from proceeding through to screening. Gate change to a "dungeon gate" that didn't have toilets in the vicinity. 45minute delay in boarding, no updates or explaination, let alone apology for any inconvenience. 1 scanner working for a full fight to board, no coordination. Loaded on to crowded buses to get on the plane in the middle of the tarmac, up stairs with no explaination. 4 bus trips. No system for boarding in sections. Over an hour late departing. Nothing complimentary, not even water or in-flight music. Pay wave not available and no cash sales. Staff onboard were friendly and professional.

Flight departing too early at 06.15 Difficult to get to airport

Plane was more than 3 hrs delayed as the only plane on that day. Had to wait 1 hrs in the plane which was very unpleasent.

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