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)ABZ - PPT
26h 14m$1,000–3,500Fly Glasgow Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport, car ferry
cheapest- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Moorea-Temae Airport (MOZ)GLA - MOZ
- Take the car ferry from Moorea to Papeete Ferry Terminal
31h 33m$599–1,917Fly Glasgow Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)GLA - PPT
25h 46m$757–3,607Fly Inverness Dalcross Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)INV - PPT
31h 14m$1,011–3,413Train to Newcastle, fly to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)NCL - PPT
27h 30m$1,215–1,809Fly Edinburgh Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)EDI - PPT
26h 27m$763–2,613Fly Dundee Riverside Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Fly from Dundee Riverside Airport (DND) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)DND - PPT
28h 22m$1,100–3,800
Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Scotland to French Polynesia is to fly and car ferry which costs $600 - $2,000 and takes 31h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Scotland to French Polynesia is to fly which takes 25h 46m and costs $750 - $3,700.
The distance between Scotland and French Polynesia is 14866 km.
It takes approximately 26h 14m to get from Scotland to French Polynesia, including transfers.
There are 691+ hotels available in French Polynesia.
What companies run services between Scotland and French Polynesia?
British Airways, American Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT) 4 times a day.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via London Heathrow, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–4,700
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Dublin, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–5,500
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Dublin, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,100
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via London Heathrow, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,600
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via London Heathrow, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Newark, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Dublin, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via London Heathrow, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–4,600
Flights from Newcastle to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via London Heathrow, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,800
Flights from Newcastle to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via London Heathrow, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,200
Flights from Newcastle to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Toronto, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Dublin, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,100
Flights from Dundee Riverside Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via London Heathrow, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Dundee Riverside Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via London Heathrow, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–6,000
- Website
- airtahitinui.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Dublin, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–5,500
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Dublin, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,100
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via London Heathrow, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–4,700
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Newark, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Dublin, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
Flights from Newcastle to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Toronto, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Dublin, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,100
Flights from Dundee Riverside Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via London Heathrow, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Dundee Riverside Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via London Heathrow, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–6,000
- Website
- airtahitinui.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via London Heathrow, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–2,300
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via London Heathrow, Seattle, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,600
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via Newark, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via Dublin, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via Toronto, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via London Heathrow, San Francisco, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–2,300
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Seattle, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via London Heathrow, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–4,600
Flights from Newcastle to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Newcastle to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via London Heathrow, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Calgary, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Toronto, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via London Heathrow, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–4,600
Flights from Newcastle to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via London Heathrow, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Calgary, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Toronto, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
- Website
- frenchbee.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via London Heathrow, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,600
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via London Heathrow, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–4,600
Flights from Newcastle to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via London Heathrow, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Dublin, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
Flights from Dundee Riverside Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via London Heathrow, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–5,500
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–27
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–110
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- $280–310
- Sleeper Seat
- $80–110
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- $330–380
- 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
- $9–17
- Schedules at
- aremiti.pf
- Passenger (Adult)
- $17
- Passenger (Child)
- $9
- Passenger (Senior)
- $14
- Vehicle
- $35–80
- 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
- $2–70
- Schedules at
- vaearai.com
- Adult one way
- $13
- Child (2-12 years) one way
- $7
- Vehicle
- $35–70
- Bicycle
- $2
- Motorbike/Scooter
- $10
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