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Cheap Flights from Rarotonga to New Zealand

Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Auckland
Aucklanddirect$642
Auckland
Aucklanddirect$642

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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

Wed, 10 Sep - Mon, 15 Sep
Jetstar Logo
22:05 - 00:40RAR-AKL
4h 35mdirect
Jetstar Logo
15:10 - 21:05AKL-RAR
3h 55mdirect
$642Jetstar
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Wed, 10 Sep - Sat, 13 Sep
Jetstar Logo
22:05 - 00:40RAR-AKL
4h 35mdirect
Jetstar Logo
15:10 - 21:05AKL-RAR
3h 55mdirect
$723Jetstar
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Sun, 19 Oct - Sun, 2 Nov
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21:05 - 00:40RAR-AKL
4h 35mdirect
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15:10 - 20:10AKL-RAR
4h 00mdirect
Tue, 9 Sep - Mon, 15 Sep
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03:05 - 05:45RAR-AKL
4h 40mdirect
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15:10 - 21:05AKL-RAR
3h 55mdirect
Wed, 3 Sep - Tue, 16 Sep
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22:05 - 00:40RAR-AKL
4h 35mdirect
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08:55 - 14:40AKL-RAR
3h 45mdirect
Sat, 18 Oct - Sun, 2 Nov
Air New Zealand Logo
02:05 - 05:45RAR-AKL
4h 40mdirect
Air New Zealand Logo
15:10 - 20:10AKL-RAR
4h 00mdirect
$881Air New Zealand
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Tue, 2 Sep - Tue, 16 Sep
Air New Zealand Logo
03:05 - 05:45RAR-AKL
4h 40mdirect
Air New Zealand Logo
08:55 - 14:40AKL-RAR
3h 45mdirect
$897Air New Zealand
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Sat, 18 Oct - Sun, 2 Nov
Air New Zealand Logo
02:05 - 05:45RAR-AKL
4h 40mdirect
Air New Zealand Logo
15:10 - 20:10AKL-RAR
4h 00mdirect
$915Air New Zealand
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Sat, 18 Oct - Sun, 2 Nov
Air New Zealand Logo
02:05 - 05:45RAR-AKL
4h 40mdirect
Air New Zealand Logo
15:10 - 20:10AKL-RAR
4h 00mdirect
$924Air New Zealand
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Wed, 3 Sep - Tue, 16 Sep
Jetstar Logo
22:05 - 00:40RAR-AKL
4h 35mdirect
Jetstar Logo
12:40 - 07:15AKL-RAR
16h 35m1 stop
$960Jetstar
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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 $287 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 $287.

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.

Yes, flying with a stopover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 1 stop stopover the cheapest option at $822 on average.

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 May, when tickets cost $584 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are September and January, when the average cost of return tickets is $1,247 and $1,125 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 seasonFebruary
Cheapest flight$352
Best time to beat the crowds (5% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (4% more expensive on average)
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  • 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.

  • 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 $258 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 evening, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $471.

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 $428 one-way - $323 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 504 reviews
7.3Food
8.2Boarding
8.0Comfort
7.4Entertainment
8.5Crew
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Lost my luggage and brought someone else luggage to my airport.

2.0 MediocreAnonymous, Jul 2025CNS - AKL
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Lost my luggage and brought someone else luggage to my airport.

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

I flew United from San Francisco to Auckland. My connecting flight from Auckland to Christchurch was canceled with no explanation. I was finally told the cancellation was due to fog. Even though it was clear when we landed. I am from San Francisco, I know what fog is! And I didn't see any fog. I was told the next available flight was 7 hours later. Unacceptable, they should have had a flight ready to go as soon as it was deemed safe to take off.

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.

Two hours was not enough time to transition from the international to domestic terminal. You have to go through customs, a biological hazard check, gather your luggage, take a bus to the domestic terminal and recheck your luggage. The bus was slow and crowded and the lines to recheck your bags were very long. We missed our connecting flight. Initially, the Air New Zealand officials were not helpful at all in helping to get us on another flight. Told us we would have to buy another ticket for a flight 11 hours later. Found another agent that was more helpful. He helped arrange to get us on standby for another flight three hours later. Had to ride in jump seats next to the flight attendants, but at least we eventually got to out destination.

Full flight. Flight attendants were harried. Otherwise, fine for the typical cramped seating conditions in coach.

Great! Flight was delayed by 30 mins but all was great. Thanks.

The 10hr flight was a comfortable as it could be in row 57. The food was just very bad….bland and soggy!

I love the “boarding from the back” idea - it’s so much better than the “Zones” idea that many others use. Also, the inflight wifi was a first for me! Very nice to have on a 13-hour flight!

Again, Air New Zealand was great. They kept bathrooms clean, food was actually very good, New Zealand wines a big hit

The good thing is that the flight got us from Darwin to Brisbane. However, it would have to be the most uncomfortable flight I have ever taken and if I can possibly avoid flying Jetstar again, I will.

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

no announcement about why we where delayed which is very poor

It was better than I expected. Thought $5 for a small cup of tea was a bit much!

Overall good trip I find seats a bit hard. We were waiting on board for about an hour for 2 passengers with some document issue. This main our arrival late for our pickup person.

15kg allowance is outrageous. Change of time a few days before departure and more than 2 hours of delay in the end. The worse we’ve taken so far in Oceania.

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

stuck in the aircraft for over three hours due to engineering work, significantly delayed and made a lot of passengers missed the connecting transport, no mention any compensation

Very quiet plane!! One of the quietest planes we have been on.

Jetsatar refused to take my foldable stroller in the plane, despite following all the rules on dimensions and packaging. Similar thing happened on our previous fight. However, at that instance, they offered to check in the stroller. At this fight, the staff was rude, trying to rush us to board the flight. They made excuses that the stroller was not allowed and even offer to leave it behind and ship it back at our own cost. Fortunately, we had someone else attending. Since the flight was about to take off, they left it behind and send it back to us on the next available flight.

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