There are 5 ways to get from Colombo to Bora-Bora by plane, ferry, or car ferry
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Fly to Bora Bora Airport
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Bora Bora Airport (BOB)plane CMB - BOB
38h 11m$729–2,334Fly to Fa'A'Ā International Airport, ferry
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane CMB - PPT
- Take the ferry from Papeete Ferry Terminal to Vaitapeferry
33h 46m$1,194–1,534Fly to Huahine – Fare Airport, ferry
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH)plane CMB - HUH
- Take the ferry from Fare to Vaitapeferry
38h 51m$808–4,799Fly to Raiatea Airport, ferry
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Raiatea Airport (RFP)plane CMB - RFP
- Take the ferry from Uturoa to Vaitapeferry
36h 25m$1,443–3,699Fly to Moorea-Temae Airport, car ferry, ferry
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Moorea-Temae Airport (MOZ)plane CMB - MOZ
- Take the car ferry from Moorea to Papeete Ferry Terminalcarferry
- Take the ferry from Papeete Ferry Terminal to Vaitapeferry
47h 15m$862–2,744
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Bora Bora Airport (BOB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Bora-Bora is to fly and ferry which costs $1,100 - $1,600 and takes 33h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Bora-Bora is to fly and ferry which takes 33h 46m and costs $1,100 - $1,600.
The distance between Colombo and Bora-Bora is 14357 km.
It takes approximately 38h 11m to get from Colombo to Bora-Bora, including transfers.
Bora-Bora is 15h 30m behind Colombo. It is currently 8:36 AM in Colombo and 5:06 PM in Bora-Bora.
There are 142+ hotels available in Bora-Bora.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Bora-Bora, French Polynesia?
SriLankan Airlines, Air Tahiti Nui, and five other airlines fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Bora Bora Airport (BOB) once daily.
Airlines
- Website
- airtahitinui.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Bora Bora Airport via Tokyo Narita, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–4,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Bora Bora Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Auckland, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Bora Bora Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Noumea, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–3,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Bora Bora Airport via Melbourne, Auckland, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Bora Bora Airport via Sydney, Auckland, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Huahine – Fare Airport via Tokyo Narita, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–3,800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Huahine – Fare Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 7m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,700
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Raiatea Airport via Tokyo Narita, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–3,600
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 47m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–4,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Auckland, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 31m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–6,500
- Website
- airmoana.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Huahine – Fare Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 2m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,700
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Raiatea Airport via Tokyo Narita, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–3,600
- Website
- airtahitinui.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–6,500
Ferry operators
- Phone
- +689 40 50 54 59
- contact@apetahiexpress.pf
- Website
- tuateaferries.com
Ferry from Papeete Ferry Terminal to Vaitape
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–100
- Website
- https://tuateaferries.com/en/ticketing/
- Ferry Standard
- $65–100
Ferry from Fare to Vaitape
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $29–65
- Website
- https://tuateaferries.com/en/ticketing/
- Ferry Standard
- $29–65
Ferry from Uturoa to Vaitape
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $14–65
- Website
- https://tuateaferries.com/en/ticketing/
- Ferry Standard
- $14–65
- 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
- $10–70
- Schedules at
- vaearai.com
- Adult one way
- $19
- Child (2-12 years) one way
- $10
- Vehicle
- $35–70
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