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Find cheap flights to the Cook Islands from $279

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Australia to the Cook Islands departing on 26/5. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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Rarotonga
Rarotongadirect$573
Aitutaki
Aitutaki2 stops$2,082

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February

High season

December

Cheapest flight

$279
Best time to beat the crowds (8% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (12% more expensive on average)
Flight from Sydney to Rarotonga

FAQs - booking Cook Islands flights

  • How long is the flight to the Cook Islands?

    An average direct flight from Australia to the Cook Islands takes 13h 59m, covering a distance of 8976 km. The most popular route is Sydney - Rarotonga with an average flight time of 5h 45m.

  • What is the cheapest flight to the Cook Islands?

    The cheapest ticket to the Cook Islands from Australia found in the last 72 hours was $260 one-way, and $608 round-trip. The most popular route is from Sydney to Rarotonga and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $608.

  • Which airlines fly to the Cook Islands?

    Jetstar flies the most frequently from Australia 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 (92% of total searches to the Cook Islands). The next most popular destination is Aitutaki (8%).

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Top 3 airlines flying to the Cook Islands

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Australia 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
8.1comfort
7.7food
7.9entertainment
8.4boarding
8.8crew
Airline reviews

Short flight so no entertainment, turbulence so no food service - overall flight as expected

8.0 ExcellentMichelle, Apr 2024NPL - AKL
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Short flight so no entertainment, turbulence so no food service - overall flight as expected

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.

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.

Couldn’t request a vegan meal somehow but I noticed other people getting them

United flight from SFO to PDX was cancelled. I will ask for a refund. Had to book on Alaska

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.

Carring crew, nice ambiance of the cabin, comfortable beds, good food well served. We liked everything.

Just a hiccup being added to the NZ Traveller Declaration a bit late.

Following a marathon flight riddled by delays and changes from Santiago, Chile, my flight to Melbourne from Sydney was on schedule but I was transferred to the next flight. The reason by ticketing and the floor manager was I missed the entry to flight by one minute! That's right, the emphasised that if I was 1 minute earlier I would be on the flight. I asked what was the point them emphasising 1minute overdue and how that helped me or the situation. They didn't care at all. Replying that if it was one minute earlier they would've done something and smirking delivering the information. Australian's do call Australia home, Qantas calls Australian's suckers.

1) crackly headphone jack 2) one of the emergency seats recline. Usually second row does. But in this case neither did 3) food was scrambled eggs or fruit. 4) fruit should not be the option to eggs 5)miserable unpleasant crew not a smile. Thought that was a virgin thing

Qantas are unable to service and unfit for purpose, they cannot transport Australians on time to overseas destinations. On top of the inflated ticketing, the Sydney flight to Santiago was impacted because the plane was delayed arriving and then further bungling by Qantas admitting the ground new ground crew in charge of cleaning were not trained. The impact on passengers with connecting flights was tremendous and long ques of frustrated passengers waiting for rescheduling. **Qantas has become the Australian Spirit of disappointment**

The staff we fantastic and seemed to work very well with each other

Business lounge in Melbourne mediocre. Look at Emirates or Qatar, Qantas! Great friendly crew. Food was good but Emirates is a level above. Business seat good. But can’t compare to Qatar. Main reason for booking Qantas is loyalty and terrific connection via Perth to LHR.

I was pleasantly surprised with my flight to LA with Qantas. Although seats were not the roomies, service was excellent.

The service and smooth landing. Food was delicious and the staff was friendly. We arrived earlier than scheduled.

Wonderful crew, good food. Absolutely loved the wine spritz and wish I could buy it!

Don’t like last minute airline change. Not able to choose seat earlier.

It's only a short trip from Sydney to Melbourne, which i have done many times. The trip met my expectations

Note that food has to be purchased in flight. No free food. And no entertainment in flight. So I’ve treated these two items as okay which, in this case, means neutral/not applicable.

My Dad needed assistance to board the plane. The Jetstar staff were excellent with him and made the experience a lot easier😁

No food taken so can't rate also no entertainment so can't rate.

Would be better if can provide small free snacks on a long flight

Boarding was easy and unstressful, though the early "final call" was a bit off-putting. The crew were pleasant, and the seats were comfortable. The prices for food and drink were reasonable, apart from tea and coffee, where simple percolated coffee was charged at espresso prices. Deboarding was OK, though some Jetstar passengers appear to have a bad habit of pushing forward from their assigned rows, making it more difficult to get out for passengers that have paid a premium to sit up-front. Jetstar might want to look to address this to stop it from spreading.

I was allocated an exit row seat and was told to move so it could be given away to someone who had purchased two extra legroom seats and one regular seat but wanted the three to sit together. I was also charged for entertainment after booking but before checking in, and the ground crew couldn't do anything about refunding it. When the whole plane was given access to the entertainment as an apology for the flight being four hours late, I was told they couldn't do anything about that either, so I was charged for something I didn't want even though it would have been free anyway

I got to the airport earlier than I expected, and they let me change to an earlier flight with no trouble.

It was a super crowded time to travel out of Melbourne, but the flight was OK

Worst flying experience of my life. FIVE HOURS delayed! Rude and unhelpful staff and poor communication from the grounds team. Never flying Jetstar again

Worst experience ever flying Melbourne to Phuket. 5 hours delayed! Didn’t land till 1am in the morning. Staff were rude and unhelpful

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Recent return flight deals

26/5Sun
directJetstar
5h 45mSYD-RAR
2/6Sun
directJetstar
7h 35mRAR-SYD
$573
12/6Wed
directJetstar
5h 45mSYD-RAR
19/6Wed
directJetstar
7h 45mRAR-SYD
$622
21/5Tue
directJetstar
5h 45mSYD-RAR
29/5Wed
directJetstar
7h 45mRAR-SYD
$626
19/5Sun
directJetstar
5h 45mSYD-RAR
29/5Wed
directJetstar
7h 45mRAR-SYD
$649
23/5Thu
1 stop
9h 55mSYD-RAR
29/5Wed
direct
7h 45mRAR-SYD
$857
24/5Fri
direct
5h 45mSYD-RAR
31/5Fri
1 stop
13h 45mRAR-SYD
$864
4/6Tue
1 stopQantas Airways
9h 55mSYD-RAR
5/6Wed
1 stopQantas Airways
13h 45mRAR-SYD
$989
4/6Tue
1 stopQantas Airways
9h 55mSYD-RAR
5/6Wed
1 stopQantas Airways
13h 45mRAR-SYD
$990
22/8Thu
1 stopAir New Zealand
9h 25mMEL-RAR
27/8Tue
1 stopAir New Zealand
11h 40mRAR-MEL
$1,056
14/8Wed
1 stopAir New Zealand
13h 10mMEL-RAR
20/8Tue
1 stopAir New Zealand
11h 40mRAR-MEL
$1,064

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26/5Sun
directJetstar
5h 45mSYD-RAR
$279
26/5Sun
1 stopJetstar
21h 15mAVV-RAR
$401
26/5Sun
1 stopJetstar
21h 00mMEL-RAR
$402
26/5Sun
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17h 50mSYD-AIT
$476
25/5Sat
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34h 10mAVV-RAR
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26/5Sun
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16h 30mSYD-RAR
$1,154
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2 stopsAir New Zealand
18h 40mSYD-AIT
$1,458
26/5Sun
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1/5Wed
multi-stop
9h 55mBNE-RAR
8/5Wed
multi-stop
16h 55mRAR-BNE
$877
1/5Wed
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11h 45mBNE-RAR
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multi-stopJetstar
16h 05mRAR-BNE
$887
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multi-stopJetstar
16h 55mRAR-BNE
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multi-stopJetstar
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multi-stopJetstar
16h 05mRAR-BNE
$930
1/5Wed
multi-stopJetstar
11h 45mBNE-RAR
3/5Fri
multi-stopJetstar
13h 55mRAR-BNE
$947
30/4Tue
multi-stopJetstar
9h 55mBNE-RAR
3/5Fri
multi-stopJetstar
15h 00mRAR-BNE
$983
1/5Wed
multi-stop
9h 55mBNE-RAR
5/5Sun
multi-stop
14h 30mRAR-BNE
$1,045
1/5Wed
multi-stopJetstar
18h 40mBNE-RAR
8/5Wed
multi-stopJetstar
18h 50mRAR-BNE
$1,053
30/4Tue
multi-stopJetstar
30h 55mBNE-RAR
8/5Wed
multi-stopJetstar
16h 55mRAR-BNE
$1,062
28/4Sun
multi-stopAir New Zealand
19h 35mSYD-AIT
4/5Sat
multi-stopAir New Zealand
24h 25mAIT-SYD
$2,673

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