There are 8 ways to get from Edinburgh to French Polynesia by train, plane, car ferry, or ferry
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Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
best- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane GLA - PPT
27h 21m$1,231–2,355Fly Edinburgh Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport, car ferry
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Moorea-Temae Airport (MOZ)plane EDI - MOZ
- Take the car ferry from Moorea to Papeete Ferry Terminalcarferry
35h 10m$611–1,923Train to Newcastle, fly to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane NCL - PPT
27h 28m$686–3,421Fly Edinburgh Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane EDI - PPT
27h 27m$763–2,913Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane ABZ - PPT
29h 33m$741–3,942Train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Leedstrain
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane LBA - PPT
31h 35m$1,162–3,725Train to Liverpool, fly to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Warrington Bank Quaytrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane LPL - PPT
31h 9m$965–3,384Train, ferry to Dublin Airport, fly to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Warrington Bank Quaytrain
- Take the train from Warrington Bank Quay to Holyheadtrain
- Take the ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane DUB - PPT
36h 7m$968–1,916
Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to French Polynesia is to fly and car ferry which costs $600 - $2,000 and takes 35h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to French Polynesia is to train and fly which takes 27h 21m and costs $1,200 - $2,400.
The distance between Edinburgh and French Polynesia is 14947 km.
It takes approximately 27h 21m to get from Edinburgh to French Polynesia, including transfers.
There are 701+ hotels available in French Polynesia.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and French Polynesia?
Air Canada, Air Tahiti Nui, and four other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT) twice daily.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via London Heathrow, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–3,100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Newark, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Dublin Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
Flights from Newcastle to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via London Heathrow, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–3,300
Flights from Newcastle to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Newcastle to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Dublin Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Toronto, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Dublin Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Calgary, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,500
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via London Heathrow, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–3,800
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Dublin Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,600
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–6,000
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Dublin Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
Flights from Liverpool to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Liverpool to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Dublin Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,200
Flights from Dublin Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,600
Flights from Dublin Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Denver, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,600
- Website
- airtahitinui.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Newark, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Dublin Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
Flights from Newcastle to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Newcastle to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Dublin Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Toronto, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Dublin Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Calgary, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,500
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Dublin Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,600
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via London Heathrow, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–3,800
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–6,000
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Dublin Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
Flights from Liverpool to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
- Website
- frenchbee.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via London Heathrow, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–3,100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Dublin Airport, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
Flights from Newcastle to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via London Heathrow, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–3,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Dublin Airport, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via London Heathrow, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–3,800
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Dublin Airport, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Liverpool to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Dublin Airport, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,200
Flights from Dublin Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,600
Flights from Dublin Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Seattle, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,600
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via London Heathrow, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–3,100
Flights from Newcastle to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Newcastle to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via London Heathrow, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–3,300
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Liverpool to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Dublin Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,200
Flights from Dublin Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,600
- Website
- airtahitinui.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via Dublin Airport, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 40m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via Calgary, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via Toronto, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via Dublin Airport, San Francisco, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 42m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via London Heathrow, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–3,100
Flights from Newcastle to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via London Heathrow, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–3,300
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Liverpool to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Dublin Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,200
Flights from Dublin Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,600
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $27–50
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–140
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $85–120
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–130
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $150–220
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–100
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Warrington Bank Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–170
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Warrington Bank Quay to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- 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
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–40
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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