There are 7 ways to get from Athens to French Polynesia by plane, bus, ferry, car ferry, or train
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Fly Athens International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane ATH - PPT
31h 2m$1,110–1,610Fly Athens International Airport to Raiatea Airport, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Raiatea Airport (RFP)plane ATH - RFP
- Take the ferry from Uturoa to Vaitapeferry
35h 56m$523–1,975Bus to Kalamata International Airport, fly to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Kalamatabus
- Fly from Kalamata International Airport (KLX) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane KLX - PPT
35h 58m$1,527–3,238Fly Athens International Airport to Bora Bora Airport
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Bora Bora Airport (BOB)plane ATH - BOB
34h 57m$1,410–2,410Fly Athens International Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport, car ferry
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Moorea-Temae Airport (MOZ)plane ATH - MOZ
- Take the car ferry from Moorea to Papeete Ferry Terminalcarferry
36h 20m$628–2,020Bus to Preveza Airport, fly to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Prevezabus
- Fly from Preveza Airport (PVK) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane PVK - PPT
32h 45m$1,038–4,153Train to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, fly to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain
- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane SKG - PPT
36h 48m$878–3,238
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to French Polynesia is to fly and ferry which costs $500 - $2,000 and takes 35h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to French Polynesia is to fly which takes 31h 2m and costs $1,100 - $1,700.
The distance between Athens and French Polynesia is 17703 km.
It takes approximately 31h 2m to get from Athens to French Polynesia, including transfers.
There are 701+ hotels available in French Polynesia.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and French Polynesia?
American Airlines, Air Tahiti Nui, and three other airlines fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT) 3 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- airtahitinui.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bora Bora Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 25m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bora Bora Airport via Warsaw Chopin, San Francisco, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bora Bora Airport via Toronto, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bora Bora Airport via Helsinki, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bora Bora Airport via Dublin, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Raiatea Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Athens International Airport to Raiatea Airport via Warsaw Chopin, San Francisco, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Athens International Airport to Raiatea Airport via Toronto, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Athens International Airport to Raiatea Airport via Montreal, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Athens International Airport to Raiatea Airport via Helsinki, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Athens International Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 10m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Athens International Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via Toronto, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Athens International Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via Montreal, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Athens International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Athens International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Toronto, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Athens International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Montreal, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Kalamata International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Munich, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,000
Flights from Kalamata International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Frankfurt, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 40h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,000
Flights from Preveza Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via London Heathrow, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Preveza Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Copenhagen, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,100
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Dublin, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,200
- Website
- airtahitinui.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Toronto, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Athens International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Athens International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Montreal, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Kalamata International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Munich, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,000
Flights from Kalamata International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Frankfurt, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 40h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,000
Flights from Preveza Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via London Heathrow, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Preveza Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Copenhagen, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,100
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Preveza Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via London Heathrow, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Preveza Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Copenhagen, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,100
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Dublin, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,200
- Website
- frenchbee.com
Flights from Kalamata International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Munich, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,000
Flights from Kalamata International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Frankfurt, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,000
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Warsaw Chopin, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,400
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Kalamata International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Frankfurt, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,000
Train operators
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Athens to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
Bus operators
- Phone
- +30 27210 28581
- info@ktelmessinias.gr
- Website
- ktelmessinias.gr
Bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Kalamata
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/homepage-en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/routes/
- Book at
- https://ktelbus.gr/mes/ticketweb/
- Phone
- +3026820 22213
- ktelprevezasonline@gmail.com
- Website
- ktelprevezas.gr
Bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Preveza
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://ktelprevezas.gr/en/index.html
Ferry operators
- Phone
- +689 40 50 54 59
- contact@apetahiexpress.pf
- Website
- tuateaferries.com
Ferry from Uturoa to Vaitape
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $13–65
- Website
- https://tuateaferries.com/en/ticketing/
- Ferry Standard
- $13–65
- Phone
- +689 40 50 57 57
- contact@aremiti.net
- Website
- aremiti.pf
Car ferry from Moorea to Papeete Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Schedules at
- aremiti.pf
- Passenger (Adult)
- $16
- Passenger (Child)
- $9
- Passenger (Senior)
- $13
- Vehicle
- $35–75
- Phone
- +689 40 46 11 80
- contact@vaearai.pf
- Website
- vaearai.com
Car ferry from Moorea to Papeete Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–70
- Schedules at
- vaearai.com
- Adult one way
- $19
- Child (2-12 years) one way
- $10
- Vehicle
- $35–70
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