There are 8 ways to get from Cayenne to Papeete by plane, car ferry, shuttle, or ferry
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Fly Cayenne to Moorea-Temae Airport, car ferry
best- Fly from Cayenne (CAY) to Moorea-Temae Airport (MOZ)CAY - MOZ
- Take the car ferry from Moorea to Papeete Ferry Terminal
32h 32m$1,742–5,896Fly Cayenne to Raiatea Airport, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Cayenne (CAY) to Raiatea Airport (RFP)CAY - RFP
- Take the ferry from Uturoa to Papeete Ferry Terminal
35h 14m$1,708–5,830Fly Cayenne to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Fly from Cayenne (CAY) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)CAY - PPT
27h 15m$2,600–9,500Shuttle to Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport, fly to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Cayenne to Paramaribo
- Fly from Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (PBM) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)PBM - PPT
45h 29mShuttle to Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport, fly to Moorea-Temae Airport, car ferry
- Take a shuttle bus from Cayenne to Paramaribo
- Fly from Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (PBM) to Moorea-Temae Airport (MOZ)PBM - MOZ
- Take the car ferry from Moorea to Papeete Ferry Terminal
2d 7hFly Cayenne to Huahine – Fare Airport, ferry
- Fly from Cayenne (CAY) to Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH)CAY - HUH
- Take the ferry from Fare to Papeete Ferry Terminal
36h 50m$1,881–6,465Shuttle to Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport, fly to Huahine – Fare Airport, ferry
- Take a shuttle bus from Cayenne to Paramaribo
- Fly from Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (PBM) to Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH)PBM - HUH
- Take the ferry from Fare to Papeete Ferry Terminal
2d 9hShuttle to Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport, fly to Raiatea Airport, ferry
- Take a shuttle bus from Cayenne to Paramaribo
- Fly from Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (PBM) to Raiatea Airport (RFP)PBM - RFP
- Take the ferry from Uturoa to Papeete Ferry Terminal
2d 12h
Cayenne (CAY) to Moorea-Temae Airport (MOZ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cayenne to Papeete is to fly and ferry which costs $1,700 - $6,000 and takes 35h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Cayenne to Papeete is to fly which takes 27h 15m and costs $2,600 - $9,500.
The distance between Cayenne and Papeete is 10998 km.
It takes approximately 32h 32m to get from Cayenne to Papeete, including transfers.
Papeete is 7h behind Cayenne. It is currently 5:13 AM in Cayenne and 10:13 PM in Papeete.
There are 595+ hotels available in Papeete.
What companies run services between Cayenne, French Guiana and Papeete, French Polynesia?
Air France and American Airlines fly from Cayenne (CAY) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT) twice a week.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
Airlines
- Website
- airtahitinui.com
Flights from Cayenne to Moorea-Temae Airport via Fort de France, Miami, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,000
Flights from Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via Panama City, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 14m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,700
Flights from Cayenne to Huahine – Fare Airport via Fort de France, Miami, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 32m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,500
Flights from Cayenne to Raiatea Airport via Fort de France, Miami, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 23m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,000
Flights from Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport to Huahine – Fare Airport via Panama City, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 19m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport to Raiatea Airport via Panama City, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 24m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,700
- Website
- airmoana.com
Flights from Cayenne to Moorea-Temae Airport via Fort de France, Miami, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,000
Flights from Cayenne to Huahine – Fare Airport via Fort de France, Miami, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,500
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Cayenne to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Fort de France, Miami, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $2,600–9,500
- Website
- airtahitinui.com
Flights from Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Panama City, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 54m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,300–7,500
Bus operators
- Phone
- +597 421984
- info@orangesuriname.com
- Website
- orangesuriname.com
Shuttle from Cayenne to Paramaribo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- https://www.orangesuriname.com/en/
Ferry operators
- 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
- $9–17
- Schedules at
- aremiti.pf
- Passenger (Adult)
- $17
- 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
- $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
- Phone
- +689 40 50 54 59
- contact@apetahiexpress.pf
- Website
- apetahiexpress.pf
Ferry from Fare to Papeete Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Website
- https://www.apetahiexpress.pf/
- Ferry Standard
- $45–65
Ferry from Uturoa to Papeete Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–70
- Website
- https://www.apetahiexpress.pf/
- Ferry Standard
- $55–70
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