Hawaiian Airlines' Inaugural Journey to the Cook Islands
21st April 2023
By
Cook Islands Tourism
Photography By
Cook Islands Tourism
We are excited to welcome Hawaiian Airlines to the Cook Islands from 20th of May 2023. Hawaiian Airlines will provide a weekly non-stop service from Honolulu, HI to Rarotonga, Cook Islands departing Honolulu on a Saturday and arriving into Rarotonga the same day. The flight will return on a Sunday evening and arrive in Honolulu, HI on a Monday morning.
Their service will provide travellers from Hawaiian Airlines 15 U.S. Mainland gateway cities have a convenient one stop connection to Rarotonga.
USA/HNL/RAR (Same day connection over HNL)
| State | City | Transit Time in HNL |
|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | Boston (BOS) | < 2 hours |
| New York | New York (JFK) | |
| California | Los Angeles (LAX) | 2 - 4 hours |
| Nevada | Las Vegas (LAS) | |
| Arizona | Phoenix (PHX) | 4 - 6 hours |
| California | Long Beach (LGB), Oakland (OAK), Ontario (ONT), Sacramento (SMF), San Diego (SAN), San Francisco (SFO), San Jose (SJC) | |
| Oregon | Portland (PDX) | |
| Washington | Seattle (SEA) | 6 - 8 hours |
RAR/HNL/USA (Same day connection over HNL)
| State | City | Transit Time in HNL |
|---|---|---|
| California | Los Angeles (LAX) | < 2 hours |
| Nevada | Las Vegas (LAX) | 2 - 4 hours |
| Arizona | Phoenix (PHX) | 4 - 6 hours |
| California | Long Beach (LGB), San Diego (SAN) | |
| Oregon | Portland (PDX) | |
| California | Ontario (ONT), Sacramento (SMF), San Francisco (SFO), San Jose (SJC) | 6 - 8 hours |
| Washington | Seattle (SEA) | |
| Massachusetts | Boston (BOS) | 8 - 10 hours |
| New York | New York (JFK) |
For the most up to date airfare from mainland USA to Rarotonga visit cookislands.travel/us.
For local fare specials and packages for those wanting to travel from Rarotonga to Hawaii, visit cookislands.travel/hawaii.
