There are 4 ways to get from Portland to Papeete by plane, train, or car ferry
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Fly Portland International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
best- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane PDX - PPT
14h 15m$603–1,803Fly Portland International Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport, car ferry
cheapest- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Moorea-Temae Airport (MOZ)plane PDX - MOZ
- Take the car ferry from Moorea to Papeete Ferry Terminalcarferry
20h 41m$535–1,453Train to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport, fly to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Take the train from Portland to Eugenetrain
- Fly from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport (EUG) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane EUG - PPT
17h 57m$615–1,616Train to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Take the train from Portland to Tacomatrain
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane SEA - PPT
17h 42m$842–3,288
Portland International Airport (PDX) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portland to Papeete is to fly and car ferry which costs $500 - $1,500 and takes 20h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Portland to Papeete is to fly which takes 14h 15m and costs $600 - $1,800.
The distance between Portland and Papeete is 7556 km.
It takes approximately 14h 15m to get from Portland to Papeete, including transfers.
Papeete is 3h behind Portland. It is currently 2:45 PM in Portland and 11:45 AM in Papeete.
There are 276+ hotels available in Papeete.
What companies run services between Portland, OR, USA and Papeete, French Polynesia?
American Airlines, Air Tahiti Nui, and five other airlines fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT) 4 times a day.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,800
Flights from Portland International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Portland International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Kahului, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–4,100
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Portland International Airport, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 53m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via San Jose, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–4,100
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 14m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,600
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Kahului, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
- Website
- airtahitinui.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,800
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–4,100
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via San Jose, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–4,100
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 14m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,600
- Website
- airtahitinui.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 58m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–3,200
Flights from Portland International Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via Honolulu, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Portland International Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via San Francisco, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 32m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 33m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,800
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–4,100
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via San Jose, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–4,100
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 16m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,600
- Website
- frenchbee.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 44m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Portland International Airport, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 38m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,800
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 31m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 31m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Portland to Eugene
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–80
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Portland to Tacoma
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–90
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 689 40 500 350
- info@terevau.pf
- Website
- terevau.pf
Car ferry from Moorea to Papeete Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–110
- Website
- https://www.terevau.pf/
- Passenger
- $14
- Moto Scooter
- $11–70
- Bicycles
- $3
- Vehicle
- $45–110
- 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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