There are 5 ways to get from Seattle to Papeete by plane, bus, or train
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Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
best- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane SEA - PPT
15h 9m$556–2,906Fly from King County International Airport
cheapest- Fly from King County International Airport (BFI) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane BFI - PPT
17h 40m$433–1,703Fly from Paine Field County Airport
- Fly from Paine Field County Airport (PAE) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane PAE - PPT
15h 27m$437–1,726Bus to Bellingham International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Seattle, WA - Convention centre to Bellingham Airportbus
- Fly from Bellingham International Airport (BLI) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane BLI - PPT
19h 53m$470–1,736Train to Portland International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Seattle to Portlandtrain
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane PDX - PPT
18h 10m$534–2,172
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Seattle to Papeete is to fly which costs $430 - $1,700 and takes 17h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Seattle to Papeete is to fly which takes 15h 9m and costs $550 - $3,000.
The distance between Seattle and Papeete is 7756 km.
It takes approximately 15h 9m to get from Seattle to Papeete, including transfers.
Papeete is 2h behind Seattle. It is currently 10:13 PM in Seattle and 8:13 PM in Papeete.
There are 588+ hotels available in Papeete.
What companies run services between Seattle, WA, USA and Papeete, 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 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 7m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–4,000
Flights from Bellingham International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Portland International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–4,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–5,500
Flights from Portland International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 11m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from King County International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Portland International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–4,000
- Website
- airtahitinui.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Las Vegas, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–4,000
Flights from Bellingham International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Las Vegas, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–4,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–5,500
Flights from King County International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Portland International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–4,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 11m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–4,000
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Las Vegas, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–4,000
Flights from Bellingham International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Las Vegas, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–4,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 33m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–5,500
Flights from King County International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Portland International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 37m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–4,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 18m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
Flights from Bellingham International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
Flights from Portland International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from King County International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Portland International Airport, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 8m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Portland International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 23m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from King County International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Portland International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
- Website
- frenchbee.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 57m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Portland International Airport, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 47m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Bellingham International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 17m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Portland International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 29m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
Flights from King County International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Portland International Airport, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- 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
- 12h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Portland International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 23m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from King County International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Portland International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
- Website
- hawaiianairlines.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
Flights from Portland International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 52m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
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
- $30–70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800.665.2122
- rez@quickcoach.com
- Website
- quickcoach.com
Bus from Seattle, WA - Convention centre to Bellingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Schedules at
- quickcoach.com
- Adult
- $30–40
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