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Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours

Papeete
Papeetedirect$749
Vaitape
Vaitape1 stop$1,574
Raiatea
Raiatea1 stop$1,248
Temae
Temae1 stop$3,573

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Low season

January

High season

December

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$363
Best time to beat the crowds (1% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (2% more expensive on average)
Flight from Auckland to Papeete

FAQs - booking French Polynesia flights

  • How long is the flight to French Polynesia?

    An average direct flight from New Zealand to French Polynesia takes 16h 25m, covering a distance of 6787 km. The most popular route is Auckland - Papeete with an average flight time of 4h 45m.

  • What is the cheapest flight to French Polynesia?

    The cheapest ticket to French Polynesia from New Zealand found in the last 72 hours was $454 one-way, and $746 round-trip. The most popular route is from Auckland to Papeete and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $746.

  • Which airlines fly to French Polynesia?

    Air New Zealand, Alaska Airlines & Qantas Airways fly the most frequently from New Zealand to French Polynesia.

  • What are the most popular destinations in French Polynesia?

    Based on KAYAK flight searches, the most popular destination is Papeete (70% of total searches to French Polynesia). The next most popular destinations are Vaitape (22%) and Raiatea (3%).Searches for flights to Fare (3%) and to Temae (1%) are also popular.

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  • Looking for cheap airfare to French Polynesia? 25% of our users found return tickets to French Polynesia for the following prices or less: From Auckland $767
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  • High season is considered to be October, November and December. The cheapest month to fly from New Zealand is May.
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Top 3 airlines flying to French Polynesia

Need help choosing which airline to fly with from New Zealand to French Polynesia? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
8.6
Air Tahiti NuiOverall score based on 68 reviews
7.2Entertainment
9.0Crew
8.5Boarding
8.0Comfort
7.7Food
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I’m not an airline food fan but the service was excellent!

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Oct 2024SEA - CDG
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I’m not an airline food fan but the service was excellent!

There is no legroom for someone who is even a little taller than average. The woman in front of me leaned her seat back all the way, so that my knees were wedged up against her seat. When I asked her to adjust it, she flatly refused, and the flight attendant basically told me that I would have to put up with it - for an 11-hour flight! I will not use this airline again.

Really good experience. Was reasonably priced, Boarding was easy, on time, and service was great. No complaints at all :)

I always love flying with Air Tahiti Nui: the flower when you board, the colors of the pillows/blankets, the fun safety video, etc. It brings the charm of Tahiti to the plane, which is very relaxing. Food was great. Only weakness is the entertainment system, which did not have a lot of interesting content, so I ended up watching Netflix shows I had downloaded to my phone. The other issue was not related to Air Tahiti but the Seattle airport, which made us wait for 1 hour at security. Ruined the whole flying experience and almost made me loose my next flight.

The service was really nice. The wine was great and the food was good. More water offered during the flight would have been nice.

Booked family of 4. None of us were seated together. Desk agent would not make any seat adjustments. Gate agent would not make any seat adjustments. Had to negotiate once on board with other passengers to trade seats. Don’t understand why you would separate seating of family all booked on same reservation. Was not able to select seats on Kayak nor Air Tahiti prior to airport.

Seats were roomy. Staff was great offering free drinks and refills constantly. Everything was very clean.

The sound system was so bad I could not watch movies.

Reclining seats with leg rest! Amazing flight crew! Loved the food! Everything was perfect!

The crew was very friendly and welcoming. Boarding was calm and organized. Take off and Landing was perfect and in time.

Would have been nice to have decaf coffee as an option, and perhaps a scone

Overall, a great experience from food and crew. The only setback was that this was the Second flight from Air New Zealand within a week that was an hour late for boarding.

The flight attendances were very helpful and friendly ! Dinner and breakfast were great . The seat was not too comfortable though .

The air New Zealand employees who assisted us with wheelchair aid on Auckland made our transfer from flight to the next seamless. Also were amazing in helping with our luggage and customs in Brisbane.

Overall good. We had to transfer to Bradly terminal. We had requested wheelchair assistance. The bus that picked us up had to wait for other passengers. The wait was long. Then, at the Bradly terminal we had to wait an extended period of time for the wheel chair assistance. These delays caused tension at checked in and resulted in arriving at the gate as passengers were boarding.

The entire process was excellent! The economy sits are a bit snug so I'll have to be sure to purchase premier or business class next time but, other than that, food, service, attendants were exceptional. Gate agents and ticket agents too!

Can you please process refund. Mum died and dad went to Pakistan to bury her after cancelling flight.

Short flight so no entertainment, turbulence so no food service - overall flight as expected

All was good, the only thing was it didn't run on time.

Great meal. Best seats ever! They need to teach other airlines how to do that.

Everything was great from the staff to the seats and food. The plane was timely taking off and landing.. I couldn't have asked for a better experience (especially on such a long flight)

Terrible. 6 hour delay with no explanations and only 15 dollars in food credits. A disaster. I'll just leave it at that.

Much better than I expected for such a long flight.

Flight was cancelled about 1.5 hours before departure. Replacement flight provided scheduled 1 hour later. Late boarding, late departure and arrived Melbourne nearly 2 hours after originally scheduled.

Good - better than other airlines in terms of food and seat comfort.

Flight is overpriced. Quality of service is poor. Constant delays. This flight again was multiple times delayed. The relaxed and careless attitude of staff is appalling. People are busy and it does matter if we do things more efficiently than chilled out. Once the flight was ready to depart we had more delays due to the careless approach of boarding passengers. Food is highly processed with limited options and super unhealthy. Leg room is shockingly bad. Even the biz class is pretty bad. Coupled with the horrendous prices Qantas only benefits given Australia is their home market. Otherwise they are not competitive at all.

Better than expected, normally I don't use this airline because they are too expensive for me, but if you can afford it, good on you, you won't regret it. Regards.

The flight was delayed over 2 hours. We had to wait on the plane and the air conditioning was turned off. The food was average and the cutlery was wooden!

Perfect. The flight was on time and the crew were very friendly and helpful.

Plane a little late departing, but not an issue. The pilots humour when he said “I will try to make up some time…. I know a few short cuts to Adelaide” made the passengers chuckle. This is what makes Qantas “Australian”.

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Recent return flight deals

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directAir Tahiti Nui
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$749
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5h 40mPPT-AKL
$858
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$1,027
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$1,089
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40h 15mPPT-CHC
$17,841
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$1,668
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