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

Papeete
Papeetedirect$1,119
Vaitape
Vaitape2 stops$1,733

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Low season

January

High season

December

Cheapest flight

$425
Best time to beat the crowds (3% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (13% 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 18h 10m, 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 $413 one-way, and $831 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 $831.

  • Which airlines fly to French Polynesia?

    Alaska Airlines, Air New Zealand & 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 (67% of total searches to French Polynesia). The next most popular destinations are Vaitape (23%) and Fare (6%).Searches for flights to Raiatea (2%) and to Temae (2%) are also popular.

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Top tips for finding cheap flights to French Polynesia

  • 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 $717
  • Book at least 1 week before departure in order to get a below-average price.
  • High season is considered to be October, November and December. The cheapest month to fly from New Zealand is April.
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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 65 reviews
8.9Crew
8.0Comfort
7.7Food
8.5Boarding
7.2Entertainment
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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.

Liked the non-stop option, can always use more leg room!

Wonderful Airlines…our American Airlines could learn from ANZ. From boarding to landing everyone was professional and gracious. Kiwi’s really are the nicest of all people! Thank you

typical long haul economy flight. Food was mediocre, inflight service was average. Offered in flight snacks but in seat ordering didn't work. Entertainment was good.

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.

Gate agent was fantastic in Auckland. They wanted to charge me for my two bags even though I was gold member with United in Tonga. So I had to pay for an upgrade. The meals on both flights had no vegetarian option. The only one item the salad was not tasty at all. Good thing I had brought my own snacks. The bread was white roll which is so not healthy. I think New Zealand air can definitely improve their food offering.

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

Headphone jacks worked poorly, seat recline was broken. Planes were rundown.

Delayed and missed connection, was not re-booked like other travelers so ended up being stuck for several hours due to no one handling my booking.

American Airlines was their usual junk service — but at least it got us down to LA. I was more irritated that while they codeshare with Alaska Airlines in Seattle, they could not out our flight on one of these, opting for one of the small SkyWest operated American Eagle flights — and causing a 14 hour layover. Which I accepted due to a $2000 difference in airfare — that said it was irritating for a flight that usually would have cost around $100 extra, if that.

same as previous comments. i hate being on a plane that long. no problems w/anything else.

nothing to complain about w/the food, and professionalism of the crew. i just cant stand being on a flight for that long of a time.

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)

Good communication regarding any updates time of flight and flight delayed. The fight was delayed by two and half hours at eleventh hour. That was unexpected, especially when you international passenger.

The service was excellent. The quarters were a little cramped in Economy, and we had to exist there for 18 hours.

It was very nice. I will try to fly with Qantas whenever I can.

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

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Recent return flight deals

5/6Thu
1 stopAir New Zealand
27h 30mWLG-PPT
20/6Fri
1 stopAir New Zealand
11h 10mPPT-WLG
$1,163
6/6Fri
1 stopAir New Zealand
10h 40mWLG-PPT
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1 stopAir New Zealand
11h 10mPPT-WLG
$1,175
9/4Wed
directAir New Zealand
4h 50mAKL-PPT
16/4Wed
directAir New Zealand
5h 55mPPT-AKL
$1,254
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11h 35mWLG-PPT
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11h 10mPPT-WLG
$1,282
16/5Fri
direct
4h 50mAKL-PPT
24/5Sat
direct
5h 45mPPT-AKL
$1,306
1/2Sat
1 stop
23h 55mWLG-PPT
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22h 55mPPT-WLG
$1,364
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2 stopsLufthansa
36h 35mAKL-PPT
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directLufthansa
5h 55mPPT-AKL
$2,408
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5h 00mAKL-PPT
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2 stopsAir Canada
51h 30mPPT-AKL
$3,134
4/3Tue
2 stopsQantas Airways
45h 55mAKL-PPT
19/3Wed
directQantas Airways
5h 30mPPT-AKL
$3,617
25/4Fri
2 stopsQantas Airways
44h 55mAKL-PPT
30/4Wed
directQantas Airways
5h 45mPPT-AKL
$3,881

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directAir New Zealand
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5h 00mAKL-PPT
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4h 55mAKL-PPT
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19/12Thu
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4h 55mAKL-PPT
24/12Tue
multi-stop
28h 55mPPT-AKL
$3,451
23/12Mon
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33h 55mAKL-PPT
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$7,620
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$8,799
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59h 20mPPT-AKL
$9,696
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