There are 6 ways to get from Seattle to French Polynesia by plane, train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
best- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane SEA - PPT
14h 29m$806–3,206Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport, car ferry
cheapest- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Moorea-Temae Airport (MOZ)plane SEA - MOZ
- Take the car ferry from Moorea to Papeete Ferry Terminalcarferry
18h 8m$424–1,066Fly Paine Field County Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Fly from Paine Field County Airport (PAE) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane PAE - PPT
15h 38m$557–1,626Train to Portland International Airport, fly to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Take the train from Seattle to Portlandtrain
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane PDX - PPT
17h 41m$654–1,912Fly King County International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Fly from King County International Airport (BFI) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane BFI - PPT
15h 34m$703–2,103Train to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport, fly to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Take the train from Seattle to Eugenetrain
- Fly from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport (EUG) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane EUG - PPT
21h 51m$616–1,724
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Seattle to French Polynesia is to fly and car ferry which costs $420 - $1,100 and takes 18h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Seattle to French Polynesia is to fly which takes 14h 29m and costs $800 - $3,300.
The distance between Seattle and French Polynesia is 7756 km.
It takes approximately 14h 29m to get from Seattle to French Polynesia, including transfers.
There are 309+ hotels available in French Polynesia.
What companies run services between Seattle, WA, USA and French Polynesia?
Alaska Airlines, Inc., Air Tahiti Nui, and five other airlines fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT) 4 times a day.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, 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 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 32m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 4m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–4,200
Flights from Portland International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,900
Flights from Portland International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
Flights from King County International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Portland International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–6,000
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 49m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–4,100
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
- $900–4,100
- Website
- airtahitinui.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,600
Flights from Portland International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,900
Flights from King County International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Portland International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–6,000
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 49m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–4,100
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
- $900–4,100
- Website
- airtahitinui.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 54m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–2,400
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via Honolulu, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via San Francisco, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 9m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 53m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Portland International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 46m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from King County International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Portland International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,500
- Website
- frenchbee.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,400
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 31m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Portland International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 26m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from King County International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Portland International Airport, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 54m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Portland International Airport, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Portland International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 46m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from King County International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Portland International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 13m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,600
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,800
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
- $430–1,700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Seattle to Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Seattle to Eugene
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $85–190
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
- $10–70
- Schedules at
- vaearai.com
- Adult one way
- $19
- Child (2-12 years) one way
- $10
- Vehicle
- $35–70
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