There are 7 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)LAX - PPT
- Take the car ferry from Papeete Ferry Terminal to Moorea
12h 10m$563–2,023Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport
cheapest- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Moorea-Temae Airport (MOZ)LAX - MOZ
12h 38m$201–763Fly 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)SFO - PPT
- Take the car ferry from Papeete Ferry Terminal to Moorea
12h 48m$292–2,223Fly 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)SAN - PPT
- Take the car ferry from Papeete Ferry Terminal to Moorea
13h 52m$494–2,015Fly San Francisco International Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Moorea-Temae Airport (MOZ)SFO - MOZ
15h 11m$240–863Fly San Diego International Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Moorea-Temae Airport (MOZ)SAN - MOZ
15h 25m$312–1,205Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Moorea-Temae Airport (MOZ)SJC - MOZ
16h 40m$286–1,106
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 $200 - $800 and takes 12h 38m.
The fastest way to get from California to Moorea is to fly and car ferry which takes 12h 10m and costs $550 - $2,100.
The distance between California and Moorea is 6666 km.
It takes approximately 12h 10m to get from California to Moorea, including transfers.
Moorea is 2h behind California. It is currently 4:28 AM in California and 2:28 AM in Moorea.
There are 497+ 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.
- Website
- airtahitinui.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via Fa'A'Ā International Airport, Huahine
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 37m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via Los Angeles International Airport, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 1m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via Los Angeles International Airport, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 6m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–3,500
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via Honolulu, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 43m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via Los Angeles International Airport, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 33m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–3,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via Seattle, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 1m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–3,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via Los Angeles International Airport, Fa'A'Ā International Airport, Huahine
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 54m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 18m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–4,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Las Vegas, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- 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
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 54m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 18m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–4,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 19m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
- Website
- hawaiianairlines.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
- Website
- frenchbee.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
- 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
- $2–70
- Schedules at
- vaearai.com
- Adult one way
- $13
- Child (2-12 years) one way
- $7
- Vehicle
- $35–70
- Bicycle
- $2
- Motorbike/Scooter
- $10
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