$268 Find Cheap Flights from Rarotonga to New Zealand

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Book Cheap Rarotonga to New Zealand Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Rarotonga to New Zealand 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 return flight deals from Rarotonga to New Zealand

Fri, 6 Mar - Sat, 14 Mar
Jetstar Logo
21:05 - 00:25
RAR
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AKL
4h 20mdirect
Jetstar Logo
15:10 - 20:05
AKL
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RAR
3h 55mdirect
$510Jetstar
Tue, 19 May - Sun, 24 May
Air New Zealand Logo
22:15 - 00:55
RAR
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AKL
4h 40mdirect
Air New Zealand Logo
08:45 - 14:30
AKL
-
RAR
3h 45mdirect
$726Air New Zealand
Fri, 22 May - Sun, 24 May
Air New Zealand Logo
15:45 - 18:15
RAR
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AKL
4h 30mdirect
Air New Zealand Logo
15:10 - 21:05
AKL
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RAR
3h 55mdirect
$795Air New Zealand
Tue, 19 May - Thu, 21 May
Air New Zealand Logo
22:15 - 00:55
RAR
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AKL
4h 40mdirect
Air New Zealand Logo
08:45 - 14:30
AKL
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RAR
3h 45mdirect
$797Air New Zealand
Sat, 4 Apr - Sat, 11 Apr
Multiple Airlines Logo
22:15 - 00:55
RAR
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AKL
4h 40mdirect
Multiple Airlines Logo
15:10 - 21:05
AKL
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RAR
3h 55mdirect
$894Multiple Airlines
Sat, 21 Mar - Sat, 28 Mar
Multiple Airlines Logo
14:55 - 18:10
RAR
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AKL
4h 15mdirect
Multiple Airlines Logo
15:10 - 20:05
AKL
-
RAR
3h 55mdirect
$897Multiple Airlines
Wed, 20 May - Sun, 24 May
Multiple Airlines Logo
22:05 - 00:40
RAR
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AKL
4h 35mdirect
Multiple Airlines Logo
08:45 - 14:30
AKL
-
RAR
3h 45mdirect
$966Multiple Airlines
Mon, 18 May - Fri, 22 May
Air New Zealand Logo
15:45 - 18:15
RAR
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AKL
4h 30mdirect
Air New Zealand Logo
15:10 - 21:05
AKL
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RAR
3h 55mdirect
$1,050Air New Zealand
Wed, 8 Apr - Sun, 12 Apr
Multiple Airlines Logo
22:05 - 00:40
RAR
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AKL
4h 35mdirect
Multiple Airlines Logo
15:10 - 21:05
AKL
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RAR
3h 55mdirect
$1,070Multiple Airlines
Sun, 8 Mar - Thu, 12 Mar
Jetstar Logo
21:05 - 00:25
RAR
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AKL
4h 20mdirect
Jetstar Logo
20:45 - 06:35
AKL
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RAR
32h 50m
2 stops
$1,161Jetstar
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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 72 hours was to Auckland, at $310 return. The most popular route is from Rarotonga (RAR) to Auckland (AKL), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $310.

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 $550, 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 January, when tickets cost $473 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are February and November, when the average cost of return tickets is $923 and $906 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 Monday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from New Zealand, Monday is the cheapest day to fly and Friday is the most expensive.

Good to know

Low seasonOctober
Cheapest flight$297
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 11% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly (18% more expensive on average)
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FAQs - booking New Zealand flights

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  • 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.

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

    The cheapest time of day to fly to New Zealand is generally at night, when retur flights cost $455 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 $885.

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 $372 one-way - $428 round-trip

Reviews of the top airlines 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.
8.0
Air New ZealandOverall score based on 590 reviews
8.5Crew
8.0Comfort
7.4Entertainment
7.4Food
8.2Boarding
Airline reviews

The seats are feeling very hard to sit on. All the padding is flat, like sitting on a park bench for over an hour

8.0 ExcellentNoel, Feb 2026
AKL - PMR
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The seats are feeling very hard to sit on. All the padding is flat, like sitting on a park bench for over an hour

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.

Very quick flight so no time for refreshments. We took off. Then landed. The end. Seats were too tight. Very cramped Grateful for the short flight cos moving around wasn’t possible

I was not even on that flight and did not even book a ticket. Kayak did a phenomenal job

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.

Entertainment screen froze and had to be reset. Noticed it happened to other passengers as well.

My flying experience was not great. The temperature was ridiculously low. I had a sweater and a big jacket and even then. Since my ticket was an economy ticket, I suppose I didn’t deserve a blanket as they were only available for business. The result, o got a cold I have not been able to shake off in 6 days which has absolutely ruined my stay in Japan as I hasn’t had the chance to leave my hotel room. Everything else that was good, had overshadowed by this. BE A LITTLE MORE HUMAN

The food was not as good as Air New Zealand. The veg pasta was pass-able but the veg cibotta sandwich was dry, hard and not up to par. The coach staff were attentive and accommodating.

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.

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 issue was a 4 hour delay to takeoff with very sketchy information provided about the available of the flights delay. Passengers were not informed of gate changes and how long the delay might be. It ended with a late night 2 hour drive to our home which was not ideal for elderly people.

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.

Flight on time. New plane. No entertainment screen just device. No offer of water. Didn’t order food.

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.

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.

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.

The flight was delayed by 2 hours but the Jetstar crew were fantastic.

Late leaving and desintuon board showed ‘gate closed’ when they hadn’t even commenced boarding!

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