There are 7 ways to get from Japan to French Polynesia by plane or train
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Fly from Osaka International Airport
best- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane ITM - PPT
17h 22m$1,002–5,504Fly from Chūbu Centrair International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane NGO - PPT
17h 54m$755–2,206Fly from Fukuoka Airport
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane FUK - PPT
16h 13m$801–2,402Train to New Chitose Airport, fly
- 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$857–2,609Train to Narita International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3train
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane NRT - PPT
13h 56m$1,007–2,810Fly from Tokyo International Airport
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane HND - PPT
21h 9m$1,004–2,605Train, train to Takamatsu Airport, fly
- Take the train from Shin Kobe 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
21h 32m$925–2,835
Osaka International Airport (ITM) 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 $750 - $2,300 and takes 17h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Japan to French Polynesia is to train and fly which takes 13h 56m and costs $1,000 - $2,900.
The distance between Japan and French Polynesia is 9829 km.
It takes approximately 17h 22m to get from Japan to French Polynesia, including transfers.
There are 707+ hotels available in French Polynesia.
What companies run services between Japan and French Polynesia?
Japan Airlines, Air Tahiti Nui, and three other airlines fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT) twice daily.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–7,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Miyazaki, Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–7,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–6,500
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Miyazaki, Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–6,500
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Kochi, Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–6,500
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–7,000
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–6,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,300
Flights from Takamatsu Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–7,000
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,500
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,400
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Chūbu Centrair International Airport, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Osaka Kansai, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,200
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 32m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–5,500
Flights from Takamatsu Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,800
- Website
- airtahitinui.com
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–7,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–6,500
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–7,000
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–6,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from New Chitose Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
- 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
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/index.html
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- jr-central.co.jp
Train from Shin Kobe to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Shin Kobe to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–18
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
- 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
- 0570-00-4592
- Website
- jr-shikoku.co.jp
Train from Okayama to Takamatsu(Kagawa)
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- jr-shikoku.co.jp
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