There are 8 ways to get from Japan to French Polynesia by plane, train, or car ferry
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Fly Fukuoka Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
best- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane FUK - PPT
16h 8m$1,001–1,402Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Moorea-Temae Airport, car ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Stationtrain
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Moorea-Temae Airport (MOZ)plane NRT - MOZ
- Take the car ferry from Moorea to Papeete Ferry Terminalcarferry
16h 6m$685–2,645Train to New Chitose Airport, fly to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Take the train from Sapporo to New Chitose Airporttrain
- Fly from New Chitose Airport (CTS) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane CTS - PPT
17h 20m$906–3,508Fly Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Fly from Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane NGO - PPT
17h 54m$705–2,706Fly Osaka International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane ITM - PPT
17h 24m$1,003–2,805Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Stationtrain
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane NRT - PPT
13h 58m$867–2,235Train to Aso Kumamoto Airport, fly to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Take the train from Hakata to Kumamototrain
- Fly from Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane KMJ - PPT
21h 9m$1,431–6,050Train, train to Takamatsu Airport, fly to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Take the train from Shin-Kōbe Station to Okayamatrain
- Take the train from Okayama to Takamatsu(Kagawa)train
- Fly from Takamatsu Airport (TAK) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane TAK - PPT
24h 57m$1,240–5,068
Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Japan to French Polynesia is to fly which costs $1,000 - $2,900 and takes 17h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Japan to French Polynesia is to train and fly which takes 13h 58m and costs $850 - $2,300.
The distance between Japan and French Polynesia is 10198 km.
It takes approximately 16h 8m to get from Japan to French Polynesia, including transfers.
There are 719+ hotels available in French Polynesia.
What companies run services between Japan and French Polynesia?
JetStar Japan, Air Tahiti Nui, and three other airlines fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT) once daily.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 42m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,500
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Miyazaki, Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,600
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Kochi, Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,500
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 17m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–5,500
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Osaka International Airport, Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 7m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–6,000
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 51m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–4,200
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Miyazaki, Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–6,000
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Osaka International Airport, Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–6,000
Flights from Takamatsu Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–5,000
- Website
- airtahitinui.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,500
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–5,500
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Osaka International Airport, Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–6,000
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–4,200
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Osaka International Airport, Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–6,000
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,500
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–11,000
Flights from Takamatsu Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–9,000
- Website
- airmoana.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,400
- Website
- airtahitinui.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,400
- Phone
- 011-222-7111
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Sapporo to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/e/nex/
- Website
- https://www.eki-net.com/en/jreast-train-reservation/Top/Index
- Green Seat (First Class)
- $27–35
- Ordinary Car
- $17–21
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Hakata to Kumamoto
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- $23–35
- Reserved seat
- $28–35
- Green seat
- $35–50
Train from Shin-Kōbe Station to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- $27–40
- Reserved seat
- $30–40
- Green seat
- $40–55
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Okayama to Takamatsu(Kagawa)
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/index.html
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Okayama to Takamatsu(Kagawa)
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved Seat
- $19–22
- Reserved Seat
- $15–22
- Green Seat
- $20–28
- 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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