There are 5 ways to get from Istanbul to French Polynesia by bus, 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.
Bus to Istanbul, fly to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
best- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Busbus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane IST - PPT
27h 10m$1,103–2,007Bus to Istanbul, fly to Raiatea Airport, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Busbus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Raiatea Airport (RFP)plane IST - RFP
- Take the ferry from Uturoa to Vaitapeferry
35h 9m$487–1,672Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane SAW - PPT
30h 31m$500–1,200Bus to Istanbul, fly to Bora Bora Airport
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Busbus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Bora Bora Airport (BOB)plane IST - BOB
33h 40m$1,503–2,507Bus to Istanbul, fly to Moorea-Temae Airport, car ferry
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Busbus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Moorea-Temae Airport (MOZ)plane IST - MOZ
- Take the car ferry from Moorea to Papeete Ferry Terminalcarferry
34h 42m$575–1,817
Istanbul (IST) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to French Polynesia is to bus and fly and ferry which costs $480 - $1,700 and takes 35h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to French Polynesia is to bus and fly which takes 27h 10m and costs $1,100 - $2,100.
The distance between Istanbul and French Polynesia is 17426 km.
It takes approximately 27h 10m to get from Istanbul to French Polynesia, including transfers.
There are 688+ hotels available in French Polynesia.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and French Polynesia?
Pegasus Airlines, Finnair, and six other airlines fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT) 3 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- airtahitinui.com
Flights from Istanbul to Bora Bora Airport via Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 36m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Istanbul to Bora Bora Airport via San Francisco, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Istanbul to Bora Bora Airport via Tokyo Narita, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,200
Flights from Istanbul to Bora Bora Airport via Vancouver, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Istanbul to Bora Bora Airport via Denver, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Istanbul to Moorea-Temae Airport via Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
Flights from Istanbul to Moorea-Temae Airport via San Francisco, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
Flights from Istanbul to Moorea-Temae Airport via Denver, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
Flights from Istanbul to Raiatea Airport via Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Istanbul to Raiatea Airport via San Francisco, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from Istanbul to Raiatea Airport via Tokyo Narita, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,400
Flights from Istanbul to Raiatea Airport via Vancouver, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Istanbul to Raiatea Airport via Denver, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
- Website
- airtahitinui.com
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
- $700–2,500
Flights from Istanbul to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–3,700
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Vienna, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
- Website
- frenchbee.com
Flights from Istanbul to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Dublin, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,700
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Copenhagen, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,200
- 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
- $700–2,500
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
- $750–1,900
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Dublin, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Istanbul to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Bus operators
- Phone
- 0850 888 33 34
- info@hava.ist
- Website
- hava.ist
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–7
- Website
- https://hava.ist/?lang=en
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
- $9–17
- 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
- $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
- 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
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