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# Flight from Rarotonga to other places Country forums / Pacific Islands & Papua New Guinea / Cook Islands
htranngoc 12:23 UTC 21 Aug 2011 | Hi, is there flights operate between the Cook Islands and other places such as Tonga, Fiji et al. I've checked all the websites of the other countries, none of them fly to Rarotonga. Virgin blue only operates between Auckland and Rarotonga. Do i need to fly back to NZ or Aus to catch a flight to other places. Thank for your help. |
h2ooh 15:32 UTC 21 Aug 2011 | With the exception of the Tahita/Raro flight you'll have to go through NZ or Aus to connect to other SP destinations. If you plan to begin/exit your trip through the US you could make the Cooks your first/last destination and connect to LAX. The fact that the Cook Islands suffers from easy access from the more popular SP destinations is both good and bad. Bad when you are inconvenienced in getting there. Good because after you get there you'll find more unspoiled areas to enjoy. | 1
anillos_de_saturno 15:34 UTC 21 Aug 2011 | The only other alternative that I know is to take a charter flight of Air Rarotonga to Samoa or Tonga or Niue but I don't have any idea about fares. More info here | 2
wksamoa 19:51 UTC 21 Aug 2011 | In the last 10 years I have never seen or only heard of an Air R.arotonga flight landing in S.amoa. This would be news! So better regard the charter as no option unless you are a group of 10 people and willing to pay a multiple of what a flight through A.uckland would cost you.The lowest regular fare from R.arotonga to A.pia via A.uckland is about 500 NZ Dollar (410 US Dollar) one way now. And there are always specials with even lower rates. I doubt that charter can compete with that ;-) | 3