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
27h 1m$1,028–4,134Fly to Raiatea Airport, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Raiatea Airport (RFP)plane CMB - RFP
- Take the ferry from Uturoa to Vaitapeferry
28h 35m$842–3,399Fly 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
29h 11m$956–3,699Fly 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
31h 16m$1,288–1,634Fly 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
35h 45m$1,006–3,544
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 $1,200 - $1,700 and takes 31h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Bora-Bora is to fly which takes 27h 1m and costs $1,000 - $4,200.
The distance between Colombo and Bora-Bora is 14357 km.
It takes approximately 27h 1m to get from Colombo to Bora-Bora, including transfers.
Bora-Bora is 15h 30m behind Colombo. It is currently 11:14 PM in Colombo and 7:44 AM in Bora-Bora.
There are 147+ hotels available in Bora-Bora.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Bora-Bora, French Polynesia?
SriLankan Airlines, Air Tahiti Nui, and three 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 Sydney, Fa'A'Ā International Airport, Moorea-Temae Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Bora Bora Airport via Sydney, Fa'A'Ā International Airport, Huahine – Fare Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Bora Bora Airport via Sydney, Fa'A'Ā International Airport, Raiatea Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Raiatea Airport via Sydney, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Raiatea Airport via Melbourne, Sydney, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Raiatea Airport via Sydney, Fa'A'Ā International Airport, Bora Bora Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Raiatea Airport via Sydney, Fa'A'Ā International Airport, Moorea-Temae Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Huahine – Fare Airport via Sydney, Fa'A'Ā International Airport, Raiatea Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,600
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Huahine – Fare Airport via Sydney, Fa'A'Ā International Airport, Moorea-Temae Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,600
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Huahine – Fare Airport via Sydney, Fa'A'Ā International Airport, Bora Bora Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,700
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via Sydney, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $850–5,500
- Website
- airmoana.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Bora Bora Airport via Sydney, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Bora Bora Airport via Melbourne, Sydney, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Raiatea Airport via Sydney, Fa'A'Ā International Airport, Huahine – Fare Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Huahine – Fare Airport via Sydney, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,600
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Huahine – Fare Airport via Melbourne, Sydney, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,700
- Website
- airtahitinui.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–5,000
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–8,500
Ferry operators
- Phone
- +689 40 50 54 59
- contact@apetahiexpress.pf
- Website
- tuateaferries.com
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
Ferry from Fare to Vaitape
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $28–65
- Website
- https://tuateaferries.com/en/ticketing/
- Ferry Standard
- $28–65
Ferry from Papeete Ferry Terminal to Vaitape
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–100
- Website
- https://tuateaferries.com/en/ticketing/
- Ferry Standard
- $60–100
- 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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