There are 6 ways to get from Canada to French Polynesia by plane, train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Vancouver International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
best- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane YVR - PPT
15h$553–1,904Fly Vancouver International Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport, car ferry
cheapest- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Moorea-Temae Airport (MOZ)plane YVR - MOZ
- Take the car ferry from Moorea to Papeete Ferry Terminalcarferry
20h 23m$411–1,064Fly Calgary International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane YYC - PPT
15h 45m$753–2,203Fly Edmonton International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Fly from Edmonton International Airport (YEG) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane YEG - PPT
19h 7m$756–1,806Train to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Take the train from Vancouver to Seattletrain
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane SEA - PPT
19h 59m$843–3,299Train to Bellingham International Airport, fly to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Take the train from Vancouver to Bellingham Amtrak Stationtrain
- Fly from Bellingham International Airport (BLI) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane BLI - PPT
20h 35m$569–1,641
Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Canada to French Polynesia is to fly and car ferry which costs $410 - $1,100 and takes 20h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Canada to French Polynesia is to fly which takes 15h and costs $550 - $1,900.
The distance between Canada and French Polynesia is 7889 km.
It takes approximately 15h to get from Canada to French Polynesia, including transfers.
There are 718+ hotels available in French Polynesia.
What companies run services between Canada and French Polynesia?
American Airlines, Air Tahiti Nui, and seven other airlines fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT) 4 times a day.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,400
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,700
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Las Vegas, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–4,200
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 11m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,500
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Bellingham International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Portland, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,900
Flights from Bellingham International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Portland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–4,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Las Vegas, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,700
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,900
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Las Vegas, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,900
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 53m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
- Website
- airtahitinui.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 41m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–2,200
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via San Francisco, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, San Francisco, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–850
- Website
- airtahitinui.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,400
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,700
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Las Vegas, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–4,200
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 11m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,500
Flights from Bellingham International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Las Vegas, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 6m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–4,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Vancouver International Airport, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,900
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from Bellingham International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
- Website
- frenchbee.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–900
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 28m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Vancouver International Airport, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,300
Flights from Bellingham International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 31m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,400
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,700
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Las Vegas, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–4,200
Flights from Bellingham International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Las Vegas, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 6m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–4,100
- Website
- hawaiianairlines.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Vancouver to Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–90
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Vancouver to Bellingham Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–35
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
Want to know more about travelling around French Polynesia
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Filled with useful and timely travel information, the guides answer all the hard questions - such as 'How do I buy a ticket?', 'Should I book online before I travel? ', 'How much should I expect to pay?', 'Do the trains and buses have Wifi?' - to help you get the most out of your next trip.
Related travel guides
5 delightfully under-the-radar French towns you need to visit
Read the travel guide
Travelling to the US: What do I need to know?
Read the travel guide
Why you should take the train in the US
Read the travel guide







