There are 5 ways to get from Chicago to Moorea by plane, car ferry, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport, car ferry
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane ORD - PPT
- Take the car ferry from Papeete Ferry Terminal to Mooreacarferry
18h 15m$804–2,515Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Moorea-Temae Airport (MOZ)plane ORD - MOZ
18h 23m$292–1,105Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Moorea-Temae Airport (MOZ)plane MDW - MOZ
18h 31m$402–1,505Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport, car ferry
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane MDW - PPT
- Take the car ferry from Papeete Ferry Terminal to Mooreacarferry
18h 24m$604–2,415Train to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport, fly to Fa'A'Ā International Airport, car ferry
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to St. Louistrain
- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane STL - PPT
- Take the car ferry from Papeete Ferry Terminal to Mooreacarferry
23h 21m$790–3,104
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Moorea is to fly which costs $290 - $1,100 and takes 18h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Moorea is to fly and car ferry which takes 18h 15m and costs $800 - $2,600.
The distance between Chicago and Moorea is 9209 km.
It takes approximately 18h 15m to get from Chicago to Moorea, including transfers.
Moorea is 4h behind Chicago. It is currently 11:53 PM in Chicago and 7:53 PM in Moorea.
There are 690+ hotels available in Moorea.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Moorea, French Polynesia?
American Airlines, Air Tahiti Nui, and four other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Moorea-Temae Airport (MOZ) once daily.
Airlines
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Denver, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Las Vegas, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Kansas City, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Denver, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Las Vegas, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Albuquerque, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,900
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–6,500
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Phoenix, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–6,500
- Website
- airtahitinui.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Kansas City, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Denver, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Las Vegas, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Albuquerque, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,900
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–6,500
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Phoenix, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–6,500
- Website
- airtahitinui.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 56m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–2,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via San Francisco, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 29m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,400
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 17m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Las Vegas, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 53m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
- Website
- frenchbee.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 51m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,800
Train operators
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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
- $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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