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$230 Find cheap flights from Sydney to Rarotonga

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Sydney to Rarotonga departing on 12/6. 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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These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from Sydney to Rarotonga, as well as popular online travel agencies
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Cheap flight deals from Sydney to Rarotonga (SYD-RAR)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Sydney to Rarotonga 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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21:10 - 06:55SYD-RAR
5h 45mdirect
09:00 - 12:35RAR-SYD
7h 35mdirect
$472Jetstar
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Wed, 22 May - Sun, 2 Jun
21:30 - 07:15SYD-RAR
5h 45mdirect
09:00 - 12:35RAR-SYD
7h 35mdirect
$593Jetstar
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Tue, 4 Jun - Tue, 11 Jun
21:10 - 06:55SYD-RAR
5h 45mdirect
09:00 - 12:35RAR-SYD
7h 35mdirect
$642Jetstar
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Wed, 5 Jun - Tue, 11 Jun
21:10 - 06:55SYD-RAR
5h 45mdirect
08:10 - 11:55RAR-SYD
7h 45mdirect
$643Jetstar
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Wed, 5 Jun - Wed, 12 Jun
11:35 - 21:05SYD-RAR
29h 30m1 stop
09:00 - 12:35RAR-SYD
7h 35mdirect
Wed, 22 May - Sun, 2 Jun
21:30 - 07:15SYD-RAR
5h 45mdirect
22:00 - 07:45RAR-SYD
13h 45m1 stop
Fri, 24 May - Fri, 31 May
18:10 - 14:40SYD-RAR
16h 30m1 stop
03:10 - 08:45RAR-SYD
9h 35m1 stop
$1,025Air New Zealand
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Mon, 26 Aug - Thu, 12 Sep
07:10 - 21:05SYD-RAR
9h 55m1 stop
22:00 - 07:45RAR-SYD
13h 45m1 stop
$1,037Qantas Airways
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Tue, 2 Jul - Wed, 10 Jul
12:35 - 21:05SYD-RAR
28h 30m1 stop
22:00 - 07:45RAR-SYD
13h 45m1 stop
$1,058Qantas Airways
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Fri, 26 Jul - Fri, 2 Aug
09:55 - 01:55SYD-RAR
12h 00m1 stop
03:10 - 08:45RAR-SYD
9h 35m1 stop
$1,114Air New Zealand
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Fri, 23 Aug - Thu, 12 Sep

Flights from Sydney to Rarotonga - Travel Insights & Trends

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

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

The average price of all flights from Sydney to Rarotonga clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
If you are looking for a flight deal from Sydney to Rarotonga, look for departures on Sundays and avoid leaving on a Monday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from Rarotonga, Tuesday is the cheapest day to fly and Wednesday is the most expensive.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Sydney to Rarotonga?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Sydney to Rarotonga, 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 Sydney to Rarotonga is August, where tickets cost $737 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and February, where the average cost of tickets is $1,356 and $1,123 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Sydney to Rarotonga?

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from Sydney to Rarotonga, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each month.
To get a below average price on the flight from Sydney to Rarotonga, you should book around 2 days before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 27 days before departure.

Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from Sydney to Rarotonga?

The cheapest price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours.
In the last 3 days, Jetstar offered the best one-way deal for that route, at $230. KAYAK users also found Sydney to Rarotonga return flights on Jetstar from $472 and on Air New Zealand from $1,025.

Which airlines fly direct between Sydney and Rarotonga?

Airline and price data is aggregated from results in KAYAK’s search results from the last 2 weeks for flights from Sydney to Rarotonga.
There is just one airline that flies from Sydney to Rarotonga direct and that is Jetstar. The best one-way deal found from Jetstar for the route is $509.

How many flights are there between Sydney and Rarotonga per day?

There is a maximum of 1 direct flight a day that takes off from Sydney and lands in Rarotonga, with an average flight time of 5h 45m. The most common departure time is 21:00 and most flights take off in the evening. Each week, there are 4 flights.

Which cabin class options are there for flights between Sydney and Rarotonga?

The average price of flights for each cabin class for the route found by users searching on KAYAK over the last 2 weeks.
There is only one cabin class option available for the route, which is Economy. Perform a search on KAYAK to find the latest prices and availability for all cabin fares, which differ across airlines.

How long does a flight from Sydney to Rarotonga take?

The duration of a direct flight to Rarotonga from Sydney is typically 5h 45m. The journey crosses a distance of 8,017 km.

What’s the earliest departure time from Sydney to Rarotonga?

Early birds can take the earliest flight from Sydney at 21:10 and will be landing in Rarotonga at 06:55.

What’s the latest departure time from Sydney to Rarotonga?

If you prefer to fly at night, the latest flight from Sydney to Rarotonga jets off at 21:30 and lands at 07:15.

Good to know

Low season

February

High season

September

Cheapest flight

$230
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 27% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 7% lower on average.
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When to book flights from Sydney to Rarotonga

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Sydney to Rarotonga based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated return price
KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or returns with a duration up to 40 days. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs for booking flights from Sydney to Rarotonga

  • What is the cheapest flight from Sydney to Rarotonga?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Sydney to Rarotonga was $152 for a one-way ticket and $312 for a return.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Sydney to Rarotonga?

    The Airbus A321neo is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Sydney to Rarotonga flight route.

  • On which days can I fly direct from Sydney to Rarotonga?

    You can catch a direct flight from Sydney to Rarotonga on on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Sydney to Rarotonga, Air New Zealand or Qantas Airways?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Sydney to Rarotonga are Air New Zealand and Qantas Airways. With an average price for the route of $1,224 and an overall rating of 8.2, Air New Zealand is the most popular choice. Qantas Airways is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $1,153 and an overall rating of 7.6.

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

    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 Sydney to Rarotonga.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Rarotonga from Sydney is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Sydney to Rarotonga?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly to Rarotonga with an airline and back to Sydney with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Sydney to Rarotonga?

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

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Top tips for finding a cheap flight from Sydney to Rarotonga

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $295 or less one-way and $664 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from Sydney Kingsford Smith to Rarotonga?

Find which airlines fly direct from Kingsford Smith to Rarotonga, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

Sydney Kingsford Smith to Rarotonga

Tuesday

Jetstar

Jetstar

Wednesday

Jetstar

Jetstar

Friday

Jetstar

Jetstar

Sunday

Jetstar

Jetstar

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Direct returns

Rarotonga to Sydney Kingsford Smith

Tuesday

Jetstar

Jetstar

Wednesday

Jetstar

Jetstar

Friday

Jetstar

Jetstar

Sunday

Jetstar

Jetstar

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Top 3 airlines serving from Sydney to Rarotonga

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Sydney to Rarotonga. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Sydney to Rarotonga? 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 635 reviews
7.6Food
8.4Boarding
7.9Entertainment
8.1Comfort
8.8Crew
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Great meal. Best seats ever! They need to teach other airlines how to do that.

10.0 ExcellentSteveDiane, Apr 2024TBU - AKL
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Great meal. Best seats ever! They need to teach other airlines how to do that.

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.

The staff and crew on board were excellent. Business class however, was very weird. I thought we would have individual pods, but the way it was set up was unexpected. Not very private and If you wanted to lay down, you had to have an entire bed made up for you by the crew, rather than how Delta one works where you could just lie down whenever you feel like it. It was a 16 hour flight. I chose not to have my bed made, and that turned out to be a good idea because everybody who had their bed made had to wait for the crew to roll up their mattresses. So strange!

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.

The recline on the seat in front of me came back so that I was staring at the top of the man’s head in front of me the whole trip. He refused to bring his seat back up twice every time he was instructed to do so and only relented when he had a tray of good in front of him. And then right back in my lap!!! Horrible man!! I complained to the staff multiple times, but no one would address the issue. Otherwise, it would have been a perfect flight.

The pilot tried to make up for lost time due to delays that were out of her control. She communicated the issues openly and clearly and made every effort to do what she could to alleviate issues.

Initial flight was cancelled so moved to an alternative flight. As a result, stuck in a middle seat. Flight then place in holding pattern prior to landing resulting in a very late trip home.

There was nothing I didn’t like, prices a little lower would help

BA Airbus A380 BC upstairs had 2 3 2 layout. The seat was comfy but access for those in middle or window seats had to climb over others fest to get to ailse when seats in bed mode. The layout was not nearly as private as other layouts. The staff was amazing as well as the food. Most airline food is average but this was restaurant quality.

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.

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 one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from Sydney to Rarotonga found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
12/6Wed
directJetstar
5h 45mSYD-RAR
$230
14/5Tue
directJetstar
5h 45mSYD-RAR
$297
15/5Wed
directJetstar
5h 45mSYD-RAR
$301
14/6Fri
directJetstar
5h 45mSYD-RAR
$318
16/5Thu
1 stop
9h 55mSYD-RAR
$481
12/6Wed
1 stop
29h 30mSYD-RAR
$486
27/8Tue
1 stopAir New Zealand
9h 25mSYD-RAR
$518
25/8Sun
1 stopAir New Zealand
16h 30mSYD-RAR
$540
14/6Fri
1 stopQantas Airways
28h 30mSYD-RAR
$568
14/5Tue
1 stopQantas Airways
9h 55mSYD-RAR
$634

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Sydney - Rarotonga Flights

Departure:

Sydney (undefined)Australia

Destination:

Rarotonga (RAR)Cook Islands

Return flight deals:

Rarotonga - Sydney

Cabin classes:

$548