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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 $182 return. The most popular route is Auckland (AKL) to Rarotonga (RAR) and the cheapest return airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $182.

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 $1,139 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are April and March, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,830 and $1,764 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 the flight from New Zealand to the Cook Islands, you should book around 3 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 5 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 $401.


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Low seasonMarch
High seasonJuly
Cheapest flight$235
Best time to beat the crowds (9% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (2% more expensive on average)
Flight from Auckland to Rarotonga

FAQs for booking flights from New Zealand to the Cook Islands

  • 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 $661. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Sunday, when return prices are $1,034 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 round-trip flights cost $421 on average. Morning departures are around 37% 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 $578.

Reviews of the top airlines flying from New Zealand 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.
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Air New ZealandOverall score based on 486 reviews
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Great! Flight was delayed by 30 mins but all was great. Thanks.

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, June 2025AKL - BNE
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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!

The business class upgrade meant a good sleep on the way home after a long week away. Excellent service, great food, and comfortable seat/bed for the journey.

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 issue was with getting our boarding pases. There were issues with our arrangements that were made through Kayak. I am sorry to say that we will not use you again because of this. The flight itself was good and the flight attendants excellent.

Arriving at Coolangatta, rows 20 forward, took the airbridge across to the terminal. It was suggested to those from rows 21 back, that we take the rear stairs and to be careful crossing the tarmac. That was all well and good. However, when we got across to the terminal we then had to climb three large flights of stairs to meet up with those coming across the airbridge. No elevator! There were people carrying babies and elderly carrying hand luggage that needed assistance from others.. There was no option to turn back.

It was good for a short domestic flight. As no food ar entertainment provided, there should be a n/a rating available for those.

USB charging ports did not work on any of Air New Zealand flights

Economy was much nicer on the Air New Zealand planes.

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.

Overall, it was good. The only concern was that I couldn't charge my phone because the USB port didn't work after we took off. One of the crew members tried to restart it but never came back to me with an update.

Comfortable seats, boarding was easy and staff were very nice.

Flight was fine but a domestic flight was called by Jetstar international. This meant going through immigration and custom scanning twice. Long queues were experienced which were frustrating. We were using a wheelchair and exit at Perth needed a scissor lift as no air bridge provided. No fast lane at Perth for wheelchair. The staff were helpful but this system is poor.

The crew were great. The seat was older than an old Holden with a big metal bar sticking right into my back. The passenger next to me complained that hers was the same. The pre purchase system for food was disappointing as the pie/quiche took 20 mins to warm up, arrived too hot and with no utensils. It was one of the most uncomfortable flights I've ever been on.

Not very good, no food and not drink ( caffe or tea). Never ever fly with jet star.

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