There are 7 ways to get from Scotland to French Polynesia by plane, train, or car ferry
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Fly Aberdeen Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
best- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane ABZ - PPT
26h 9m$956–3,909Fly Glasgow Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane GLA - PPT
26h 15m$655–2,706Fly Inverness Dalcross Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane INV - PPT
26h 14m$957–3,909Train to Newcastle, fly to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane NCL - PPT
27h 13m$792–3,213Fly Edinburgh Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane EDI - PPT
26h 22m$813–2,613Train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Leedstrain
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane LBA - PPT
30h$1,087–3,300Fly Edinburgh Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport, car ferry
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Moorea-Temae Airport (MOZ)plane EDI - MOZ
- Take the carferry from Moorea to Papeete Ferry Terminalcarferry
35h 13m$682–2,113
Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Scotland to French Polynesia is to fly and car ferry which costs $650 - $2,200 and takes 35h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Scotland to French Polynesia is to fly which takes 26h 9m and costs $950 - $4,000.
The distance between Scotland and French Polynesia is 14866 km.
It takes approximately 26h 9m to get from Scotland to French Polynesia, including transfers.
There are 675+ hotels available in French Polynesia.
What companies run services between Scotland and French Polynesia?
British Airways, Air Tahiti Nui, and four other airlines fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT) 3 times a day.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via London Heathrow, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,900
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via London Heathrow, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 18m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,700
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Newark, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Dublin, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via London Heathrow, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,900
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Newcastle to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via London Heathrow, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,100
Flights from Newcastle to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Toronto, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Dublin, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Calgary, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Montreal, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,700
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–5,500
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Dublin, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
- Website
- airtahitinui.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via London Heathrow, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,900
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via London Heathrow, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 42m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,700
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Newark, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Dublin, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Newcastle to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Toronto, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Dublin, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Calgary, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Montreal, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,700
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–5,500
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Dublin, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
- Website
- airtahitinui.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via Dublin, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via Calgary, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via Toronto, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 22m
- When
- Saturday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via Dublin, San Francisco, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via Montreal, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Newcastle to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
- Website
- frenchbee.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Newark, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,100
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via London Heathrow, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,900
Flights from Newcastle to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via London Heathrow, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Dublin, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Dublin, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Newcastle to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $130–200
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- 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
- $18
- Child (2-12 years) one way
- $10
- Vehicle
- $35–70
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