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# how to get there from europe? Country forums / Pacific Islands & Papua New Guinea / Cook Islands
voda 22:44 UTC 22 Nov 2009 | So, I was checking Paris-Rarotonga, the cheapest ticket in march is 1600e. Is there any cheaper option, how is it possible to get there? And is march ok weather? Thank you |
papamike 19:38 UTC 23 Nov 2009 | Flights to Rarotonga are quite limited. Air New Zealand flies from Auckland and Los Angeles. Pacific Blue Flies from Australia and Air Rarotonga flies from Tahiti. ANZ is about 700 euros from Los Angeles to Rarotonga roundtrip on Internet specials, Paris to Los Angeles is around 500 euros roundtrip. Does that work for you? Papa Mike | 1
newfie43 00:12 UTC 24 Nov 2009 | One of the problems with getting anywhere in the SP is that the flights are limited. The ANZ flight from LAX - RAR only goes out on Sundays and returns only on Saturdays, otherwise you have to route through Auckland which will make it more expensive. The Air Rarotonga flights only operate on Tuesdays and cost around 425 euros. You could try to find out if Air France or Air Tahiti Nui do any special fares to Papeete from Paris. I would imagine this is a popular route for French people and maybe the airlines do specials from time to time. Can't help with the weather in March - November was hot and humid and September was perfect. | 2
clubfred 05:36 UTC 02 Dec 2009 | I can chime in about the weather. March will be hot and humid. It's still technically summer so expect some rain but there won't be nearly as much as Dec/Jan. The water will be lovely and that's where you'll spend most of your time. Cheers, Kristene | 3
thebigfish 21:45 UTC 02 Dec 2009 | hi voda, have you thought about a round the world ticket, these tickets you can get sometimes really cheap... or have a look at... www.aidu.de i booked all our flights there.. but you have to play around with the dates... that is important.. cheers sabine | 4