There are 7 ways to get from Zurich to French Polynesia by plane, train, or car ferry
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Fly Zurich Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane ZRH - PPT
28h 1m$1,015–1,926Fly Zurich Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport, car ferry
cheapest- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Moorea-Temae Airport (MOZ)plane ZRH - MOZ
- Take the car ferry from Moorea to Papeete Ferry Terminalcarferry
32h 34m$593–1,836Train to Basel, fly to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane BSL - PPT
28h 34m$1,214–2,043Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Singentrain
- Take the train from Singen to Böblingentrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane STR - PPT
31h 3m$1,270–3,231Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Take the train from Zürich HB to St. Margrethen SGtrain
- Take the train from St. Margrethen Sg to Muenchen Hbf Gl.27-36train
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane MUC - PPT
28h 52m$1,212–1,871Fly Zurich Airport to Bora Bora Airport
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bora Bora Airport (BOB)plane ZRH - BOB
32h 1m$1,215–1,926Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane FRA - PPT
28h 55m$1,175–2,312
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to French Polynesia is to fly and car ferry which costs $550 - $1,900 and takes 32h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to French Polynesia is to fly which takes 28h 1m and costs $1,000 - $2,000.
The distance between Zurich and French Polynesia is 16160 km.
It takes approximately 28h 1m to get from Zurich to French Polynesia, including transfers.
There are 701+ hotels available in French Polynesia.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and French Polynesia?
United Airlines, Swiss, and six other airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT) once daily.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Las Vegas, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Basel to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via London Heathrow, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 51m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,300
Flights from Basel to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,300
Flights from Basel to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Dublin, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Basel to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,300
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via London Heathrow, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 26m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,100
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Frankfurt, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,900
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Munich International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Denver, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
- Website
- airtahitinui.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bora Bora Airport via San Francisco, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bora Bora Airport via Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bora Bora Airport via Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bora Bora Airport via Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport, Moorea-Temae Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bora Bora Airport via Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport, Raiatea
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via San Francisco, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Zurich Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Zurich Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via Calgary, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Website
- airtahitinui.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Las Vegas, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Basel to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via London Heathrow, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,300
Flights from Basel to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,300
Flights from Basel to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,300
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Frankfurt, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,900
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Munich International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Denver, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
- Website
- frenchbee.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Frankfurt, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Munich International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,600
Flights from Frankfurt to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Las Vegas, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Basel to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,300
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Las Vegas, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Basel to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,300
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Frankfurt to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,300
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Zürich HB to St. Margrethen SG
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $33–37
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Singen to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $41–46
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to St. Margrethen SG
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Singen to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Singen to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $22–27
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from St. Margrethen Sg to Muenchen Hbf Gl.27-36
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $50–65
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- 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
- $9–16
- Schedules at
- aremiti.pf
- Passenger (Adult)
- $16
- 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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