There are 4 ways to get from Washington to French Polynesia by plane, subway, 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 Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
best- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane DCA - PPT
16h 1m$1,400–3,500Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
cheapest- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane IAD - PPT
17h 57m$752–1,808Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane BWI - PPT
18h 17m$852–2,645Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport, car ferry
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Moorea-Temae Airport (MOZ)plane DCA - MOZ
- Take the car ferry from Moorea to Papeete Ferry Terminalcarferry
20h 57m$1,069–2,509
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Washington to French Polynesia is to subway and fly which costs $750 - $1,900 and takes 17h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to French Polynesia is to fly which takes 16h 1m and costs $1,400 - $3,500.
The distance between Washington and French Polynesia is 9803 km.
It takes approximately 16h 1m to get from Washington to French Polynesia, including transfers.
There are 712+ hotels available in French Polynesia.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and French Polynesia?
American Airlines, Air Tahiti Nui, and five other airlines fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT) 4 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- airtahitinui.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 34m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–6,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via San Francisco, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 58m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via Pittsburgh, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 9m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–6,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via Chicago Midway, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,200–9,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Pittsburgh, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 24m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,200–9,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–5,500
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Kansas City, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–5,500
- Website
- airtahitinui.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,200–9,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–5,500
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Kansas City, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–5,500
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,200–9,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–5,500
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Kansas City, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–5,500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,400
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
- Website
- frenchbee.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 41m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–3,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,800
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Train operators
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–8
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- standard fare 5 a.m - 9:30 p.m.
- $5–8
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $4–200
- Business Class
- $45–230
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–18
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- mta.maryland.gov
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–9
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
- Standard Fare
- $2–9
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–550
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $6–440
- First Class
- $100–550
Ferry operators
- 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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