There are 5 ways to get from Istanbul to French Polynesia by plane, car ferry, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Istanbul to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane IST - PPT
27h 42m$1,302–2,002Fly 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)plane SAW - PPT
29h 12m$502–1,602Fly Istanbul to Bora Bora Airport
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Bora Bora Airport (BOB)plane IST - BOB
33h 7m$1,502–2,302Fly Istanbul to Moorea-Temae Airport, car ferry
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Moorea-Temae Airport (MOZ)plane IST - MOZ
- Take the carferry from Moorea to Papeete Ferry Terminalcarferry
35h 8m$771–2,402Fly Istanbul to Huahine – Fare Airport, ferry
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH)plane IST - HUH
- Take the ferry from Fare to Vaitapeferry
35h 52m$739–2,297
Istanbul (IST) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to French Polynesia is to fly which costs $500 - $1,600 and takes 29h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to French Polynesia is to fly which takes 27h 42m and costs $1,300 - $2,000.
The distance between Istanbul and French Polynesia is 17423 km.
It takes approximately 27h 42m to get from Istanbul to French Polynesia, including transfers.
There are 675+ hotels available in French Polynesia.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and French Polynesia?
Turkish Airlines, Air Tahiti Nui, and two other airlines fly from Istanbul (IST) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT) 3 times a day.
- Website
- airtahitinui.com
Flights from Istanbul to Bora Bora Airport via Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
Flights from Istanbul to Bora Bora Airport via San Francisco, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
Flights from Istanbul to Bora Bora Airport via Denver, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Istanbul to Bora Bora Airport via Vancouver, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Istanbul to Moorea-Temae Airport via Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Istanbul to Moorea-Temae Airport via San Francisco, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Istanbul to Moorea-Temae Airport via Denver, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Istanbul to Moorea-Temae Airport via Vancouver, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Istanbul to Huahine – Fare Airport via Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Istanbul to Huahine – Fare Airport via San Francisco, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Istanbul to Huahine – Fare Airport via Tokyo Narita, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,400
Flights from Istanbul to Huahine – Fare Airport via Denver, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Istanbul to Huahine – Fare Airport via Vancouver, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
- Website
- airtahitinui.com
Flights from Istanbul to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,900
Flights from Istanbul to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–4,900
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Vienna, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,400
Flights from Istanbul to Bora Bora Airport via Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
Flights from Istanbul to Bora Bora Airport via Tokyo Narita, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–4,300
Flights from Istanbul to Bora Bora Airport via San Francisco, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
Flights from Istanbul to Bora Bora Airport via Denver, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Istanbul to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,900
- Website
- frenchbee.com
Flights from Istanbul to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,900
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Copenhagen, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
- Website
- airmoana.com
Flights from Istanbul to Moorea-Temae Airport via Tokyo Narita, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,700
- Phone
- +689 40 46 11 60
- 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
- $18
- Child (2-12 years) one way
- $10
- Vehicle
- $35–70
- Phone
- +689 40 50 54 59
- contact@apetahiexpress.pf
- Website
- Apetahi Express
Ferry from Fare to Vaitape
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $27–65
- Website
- Apetahi Express
- Ferry Standard
- $27–65
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