There are 5 ways to get from Istanbul to French Polynesia by plane, car ferry, or ferry
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Fly Istanbul to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)IST - PPT
24h 26m$1,029–1,734Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)SAW - PPT
30h 33m$440–1,100Fly Istanbul to Bora Bora Airport
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Bora Bora Airport (BOB)IST - BOB
30h 51m$679–2,334Fly Istanbul to Moorea-Temae Airport, car ferry
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Moorea-Temae Airport (MOZ)IST - MOZ
- Take the car ferry from Moorea to Papeete Ferry Terminal
31h 48m$640–1,944Fly Istanbul to Raiatea Airport, ferry
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Raiatea Airport (RFP)IST - RFP
- Take the ferry from Uturoa to Vaitape
32h 15m$538–1,879
Istanbul (IST) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to French Polynesia is to fly which costs $440 - $1,100 and takes 30h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to French Polynesia is to fly which takes 24h 26m and costs $1,000 - $1,800.
The distance between Istanbul and French Polynesia is 17419 km.
It takes approximately 24h 26m to get from Istanbul to French Polynesia, including transfers.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and French Polynesia?
Turkish Airlines, Air Tahiti Nui, and three other airlines fly from Istanbul (IST) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT) 4 times a day.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
Airlines
- Website
- airtahitinui.com
Flights from Istanbul to Bora Bora Airport via Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Istanbul to Bora Bora Airport via Seattle, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Istanbul to Bora Bora Airport via San Francisco, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Istanbul to Bora Bora Airport via Tokyo Narita, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,000
Flights from Istanbul to Moorea-Temae Airport via Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Istanbul to Moorea-Temae Airport via Seattle, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Istanbul to Moorea-Temae Airport via San Francisco, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Istanbul to Moorea-Temae Airport via Denver, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Istanbul to Raiatea Airport via Seattle, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Istanbul to Raiatea Airport via San Francisco, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Istanbul to Raiatea Airport via Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Istanbul to Raiatea Airport via Tokyo Narita, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,100
Flights from Istanbul to Raiatea Airport via Vancouver, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Istanbul to Raiatea Airport via Denver, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- airtahitinui.com
Flights from Istanbul to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,900
Flights from Istanbul to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,900
Flights from Istanbul to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–1,700
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Vienna, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Copenhagen, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,100
- Website
- airmoana.com
Flights from Istanbul to Bora Bora Airport via Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Istanbul to Bora Bora Airport via Vancouver, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Istanbul to Bora Bora Airport via Denver, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Istanbul to Raiatea Airport via Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Istanbul to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,900
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Helsinki, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Istanbul to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,900
- Website
- frenchbee.com
Flights from Istanbul to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,900
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
- $9–16
- 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
- $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 Uturoa to Vaitape
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $9–45
- Website
- https://www.apetahiexpress.pf/
- Ferry Standard
- $9–45
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