There are 6 ways to get from California to Moorea by plane or car ferry
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Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport, car ferry
best- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane LAX - PPT
- Take the car ferry from Papeete Ferry Terminal to Mooreacarferry
12h 11m$563–2,023Fly San Francisco International Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport
cheapest- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Moorea-Temae Airport (MOZ)plane SFO - MOZ
16h 10m$230–863Fly San Francisco International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport, car ferry
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane SFO - PPT
- Take the car ferry from Papeete Ferry Terminal to Mooreacarferry
12h 49m$282–1,823Fly San Diego International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport, car ferry
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane SAN - PPT
- Take the car ferry from Papeete Ferry Terminal to Mooreacarferry
14h 9m$504–2,115Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Moorea-Temae Airport (MOZ)plane LAX - MOZ
13h 33m$711–2,013Fly San Diego International Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Moorea-Temae Airport (MOZ)plane SAN - MOZ
16h 35m$342–1,305
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from California to Moorea is to fly which costs $230 - $900 and takes 16h 10m.
The fastest way to get from California to Moorea is to fly and car ferry which takes 12h 11m and costs $550 - $2,100.
The distance between California and Moorea is 6666 km.
It takes approximately 12h 11m to get from California to Moorea, including transfers.
Moorea is 2h behind California. It is currently 2:28 PM in California and 12:28 PM in Moorea.
There are 686+ hotels available in Moorea.
What companies run services between California, USA and Moorea, French Polynesia?
Air France and Air Tahiti fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Moorea-Temae Airport (MOZ) twice a week.
Airlines
- Website
- airtahitinui.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via Fa'A'Ā International Airport, Bora Bora
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 22m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via Los Angeles International Airport, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 24m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via Los Angeles International Airport, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 13m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–3,600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via Honolulu, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 27m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 51m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 24m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 52m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–3,600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 59m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–5,500
- Website
- airtahitinui.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 52m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–3,600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–5,500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 49m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 59m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
- Website
- hawaiianairlines.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 24m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 59m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 38m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
- Website
- frenchbee.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,400
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 28m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
Ferry operators
- Phone
- +689 40 50 57 57
- contact@aremiti.net
- Website
- aremiti.pf
Car ferry from Papeete Ferry Terminal to Moorea
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–17
- Schedules at
- aremiti.pf
- Passenger (Adult)
- $17
- Passenger (Child)
- $9
- Passenger (Senior)
- $14
- Vehicle
- $35–80
- Phone
- 689 40 500 350
- info@terevau.pf
- Website
- terevau.pf
Car ferry from Papeete Ferry Terminal to Moorea
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–110
- Website
- https://www.terevau.pf/
- Passenger
- $14
- Moto Scooter
- $11–70
- Bicycles
- $3
- Vehicle
- $45–110
- Phone
- +689 40 46 11 80
- contact@vaearai.pf
- Website
- vaearai.com
Car ferry from Papeete Ferry Terminal to Moorea
- 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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