There are 8 ways to get from Bordeaux to French Polynesia by plane, train, or car ferry
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Fly Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
best- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane BOD - PPT
27h 38m$902–2,102Fly Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport, car ferry
cheapest- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Moorea-Temae Airport (MOZ)plane BOD - MOZ
- Take the car ferry from Moorea to Papeete Ferry Terminalcarferry
32h 11m$620–2,112Train to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, fly to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Biarritztrain
- Fly from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane BIQ - PPT
30h 24m$1,341–4,790Train to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, fly to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Toulouse Matabiautrain
- Fly from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane TLS - PPT
29h 23m$960–1,918Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Take the train from Bordeaux Saint-Jean to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane NTE - PPT
31h 24m$1,175–2,358Train to Pau Pyrénées Airport, fly to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Pautrain
- Fly from Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane PUF - PPT
32h 9m$1,649–6,100Train to Paris Orly Airport, fly to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Massy Tgvtrain
- Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane ORY - PPT
27h 16m$816–2,438Train to Brive–Souillac Airport, fly to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Brive La Gaillardetrain
- Fly from Brive–Souillac Airport (BVE) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane BVE - PPT
37h 50m$1,479–3,134
Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bordeaux to French Polynesia is to train and fly which costs $950 - $2,000 and takes 29h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Bordeaux to French Polynesia is to train and fly which takes 27h 16m and costs $800 - $2,500.
The distance between Bordeaux and French Polynesia is 15845 km.
It takes approximately 27h 38m to get from Bordeaux to French Polynesia, including transfers.
There are 701+ hotels available in French Polynesia.
What companies run services between Bordeaux, France and French Polynesia?
Air France, Air Tahiti Nui, and KLM fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT) once daily.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 37m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 2m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,700
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via London Heathrow, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,200
Flights from Pau Pyrénées Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,000
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,500
Flights from Brive–Souillac Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Paris Orly Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–3,000
- Website
- airtahitinui.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 37m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 2m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,700
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,200
Flights from Pau Pyrénées Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,000
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,500
Flights from Brive–Souillac Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Paris Orly Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–3,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,700
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Pau Pyrénées Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,000
Flights from Brive–Souillac Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Paris Orly Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–3,000
- Website
- frenchbee.com
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Paris Orly Airport, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–3,600
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Paris Orly Airport, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–1,300
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,500
Flights from Brive–Souillac Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Paris Orly Airport, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–3,000
- Website
- airtahitinui.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Website
- airmoana.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Biarritz
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- $40–60
- Rail 1st Class
- $60–90
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- $50–75
- Rail 1st Class
- $75–110
Train from Bordeaux Saint-Jean to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–160
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- $70–110
- Rail 1st Class
- $110–160
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Pau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–100
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- $45–65
- Rail 1st Class
- $70–100
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Massy Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–220
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- $100–150
- Rail 1st Class
- $150–220
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Brive La Gaillarde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- $35–60
- Rail 1st Class
- $60–85
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Biarritz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- $45–60
- 1st Class
- $70–90
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- $55–75
- 1st Class
- $80–110
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Pau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- $50–70
- 1st Class
- $75–100
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Massy Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- $100–130
- 1st Class
- $130–170
- 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)
- $14
- Vehicle
- $35–80
- 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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