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)DCA - PPT
16h 41m$1,000–3,700Subway 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 Platform
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)IAD - PPT
18h 50m$552–2,108Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)BWI - PPT
18h 52m$552–2,645Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport, car ferry
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Moorea-Temae Airport (MOZ)DCA - MOZ
- Take the car ferry from Moorea to Papeete Ferry Terminal
21h 21m$788–2,567
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 $550 - $2,200 and takes 18h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to French Polynesia is to fly which takes 16h 41m and costs $1,000 - $3,700.
The distance between Washington and French Polynesia is 9803 km.
It takes approximately 16h 41m to get from Washington to French Polynesia, including transfers.
There are 691+ hotels available in French Polynesia.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and French Polynesia?
United Airlines, American Airlines, 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
- 20h 27m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–5,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via San Francisco, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport, Huahine
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 9m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via Kansas City, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
- Website
- airtahitinui.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–8,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 27m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,500
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 56m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,500
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,500
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–8,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 27m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 56m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,500
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–8,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Columbus, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 1m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–8,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 27m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,500
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
- Website
- frenchbee.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 21m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 43m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
- Website
- hawaiianairlines.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
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.html
- 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
- $6–55
- 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 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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