There are 5 ways to get from Kochi to French Polynesia by plane, car ferry, train, or bus
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Fly Cochin International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
best- Fly from Cochin International Airport (COK) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane COK - PPT
36h 25m$851–3,902Fly Cochin International Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport, car ferry
cheapest- Fly from Cochin International Airport (COK) to Moorea-Temae Airport (MOZ)plane COK - MOZ
- Take the car ferry from Moorea to Papeete Ferry Terminalcarferry
2d 3h$669–2,812Train to Calicut International Airport, fly to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Take the train from Ernakulam Jn to Parpanangaditrain
- Fly from Calicut International Airport (CCJ) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane CCJ - PPT
30h 52m$911–4,126Train, bus to Coimbatore International Airport, fly to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Take the train from Ernakulam Jn to Thrisurtrain
- Take the bus from Thissur to Coimbatorebus
- Fly from Coimbatore International Airport (CJB) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane CJB - PPT
33h 1m$1,710–6,539Train to Trivandrum, fly to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Take the train from Ernakulam Jn to Thiruvananthapuram Centraltrain
- Fly from Trivandrum (TRV) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane TRV - PPT
39h 28m$916–3,442
Cochin International Airport (COK) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kochi to French Polynesia is to fly and car ferry which costs $650 - $2,900 and takes 2 days 3h.
The fastest way to get from Kochi to French Polynesia is to train and fly which takes 30h 52m and costs $900 - $4,200.
The distance between Kochi and French Polynesia is 15032 km.
It takes approximately 36h 25m to get from Kochi to French Polynesia, including transfers.
There are 720+ hotels available in French Polynesia.
What companies run services between Kochi, India and French Polynesia?
Singapore Airlines, Air New Zealand, and four other airlines fly from Cochin International Airport (COK) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT) twice daily.
Airlines
- Website
- airtahitinui.com
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–4,800
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 57m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,900
Flights from Calicut International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Bengaluru, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,000
Flights from Trivandrum to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–4,400
Flights from Trivandrum to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,400
- Website
- airtahitinui.com
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Auckland, Rarotongo
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,900
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 32m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–3,200
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Auckland, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,600
Flights from Calicut International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Sydney, Rarotongo
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–4,100
Flights from Trivandrum to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Auckland, Rarotongo
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $950–4,500
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Calicut International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Bengaluru, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 2m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,000
Flights from Coimbatore International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Bengaluru, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,500
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 40h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–4,800
Flights from Calicut International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Bengaluru, Sydney, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
- Website
- airraro.com
Flights from Calicut International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Sydney, Rarotongo
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–4,100
Train operators
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Ernakulam Jn to Parpanangadi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–14
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- $1–3
- Third AC (3A)
- $4–6
- Second AC (2A)
- $6–9
- First Class (1A)
- $11–14
Train from Ernakulam Jn to Thrisur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–11
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- $1–2
- Third AC (3A)
- $4–5
- Second AC (2A)
- $5–7
- First Class (1A)
- $8–11
Train from Ernakulam Jn to Thiruvananthapuram Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–15
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- $1–3
- Third AC (3A)
- $5–7
- Second AC (2A)
- $7–9
- First Class (1A)
- $11–15
Bus operators
- Phone
- 080-26252625
- Website
- ksrtc.in
Bus from Thissur to Coimbatore
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Schedules at
- ksrtc.in
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)
- $14
- 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
- $10–70
- Schedules at
- vaearai.com
- Adult one way
- $19
- Child (2-12 years) one way
- $10
- Vehicle
- $35–70
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