There are 6 ways to get from Nairobi to French Polynesia by plane, car ferry, ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Nairobi to Bora Bora Airport
best- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Bora Bora Airport (BOB)plane NBO - BOB
37h 29m$1,801–2,301Fly Nairobi to Huahine – Fare Airport, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH)plane NBO - HUH
- Take the ferry from Fare to Vaitapeferry
47h 44m$789–2,506Fly Nairobi to Moorea-Temae Airport, car ferry
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Moorea-Temae Airport (MOZ)plane NBO - MOZ
- Take the car ferry from Moorea to Papeete Ferry Terminalcarferry
40h 10m$1,720–2,211Fly Nairobi Wilson Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Fly from Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane WIL - PPT
38h 10m$1,200–3,700Fly Nairobi to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane NBO - PPT
34h 20m$2,101–2,601Bus to Kisumu International Airport, fly to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Take the bus from Nairobi to Kisumubus
- Fly from Kisumu International Airport (KIS) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane KIS - PPT
43h 2m$1,320–4,231
Nairobi (NBO) to Bora Bora Airport (BOB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nairobi to French Polynesia is to fly and ferry which costs $750 - $2,600 and takes 47h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Nairobi to French Polynesia is to fly which takes 34h 20m and costs $2,100 - $2,600.
The distance between Nairobi and French Polynesia is 17865 km.
It takes approximately 37h 29m to get from Nairobi to French Polynesia, including transfers.
There are 708+ hotels available in French Polynesia.
What companies run services between Nairobi, Kenya and French Polynesia?
Kenya Airways, Air Caledonie International, and eight other airlines fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Bora Bora Airport (BOB) 4 times a week.
- Website
- airtahitinui.com
Flights from Nairobi to Bora Bora Airport via Johannesburg, Sydney, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,500
Flights from Nairobi to Bora Bora Airport via Mumbai, Tokyo Narita, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,500
Flights from Nairobi to Bora Bora Airport via Mauritius, Perth, Auckland, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–3,700
Flights from Nairobi to Moorea-Temae Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Noumea, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 51m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–2,000
Flights from Nairobi to Moorea-Temae Airport via Johannesburg, Sydney, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
Flights from Nairobi to Moorea-Temae Airport via Mauritius, Perth, Auckland, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,300
Flights from Nairobi to Moorea-Temae Airport via Lusaka, Johannesburg, Sydney, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
Flights from Nairobi to Moorea-Temae Airport via Lilongwe, Johannesburg, Sydney, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
- Website
- airtahitinui.com
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Mombasa, Zanzibar, Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,700
Flights from Nairobi to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,000
Flights from Kisumu International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Nairobi, Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,200
Flights from Kisumu International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Nairobi, Mauritius, Perth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–4,400
- Website
- airmoana.com
Flights from Nairobi to Bora Bora Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Noumea, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 46m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–2,300
Flights from Nairobi to Huahine – Fare Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Noumea, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 56m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–1,800
Flights from Nairobi to Huahine – Fare Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Auckland, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 7h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Nairobi to Huahine – Fare Airport via Johannesburg, Sydney, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Nairobi to Huahine – Fare Airport via Mauritius, Perth, Auckland, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,900
- Website
- aircalin.com
Flights from Nairobi to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Noumea
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 11m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–2,600
Flights from Kisumu International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Nairobi, Mauritius, Perth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–4,400
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Kisumu International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Nairobi, Mauritius, Perth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–4,400
- Phone
- +254 726 511 628
- info@theguardiancoach.com
- Website
- theguardian.co.ke
Bus from Nairobi to Kisumu
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–13
- Schedules at
- theguardiancoach.com
- Book at
- theguardian.co.ke
- 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
- $19
- Child (2-12 years) one way
- $10
- Vehicle
- $35–70
- Phone
- +689 40 50 54 59
- contact@apetahiexpress.pf
- Website
- tuateaferries.com
Ferry from Fare to Vaitape
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $28–65
- Website
- https://tuateaferries.com/en/ticketing/
- Ferry Standard
- $28–65
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