How long is the flight from United Kingdom to French Polynesia?

The average flight duration from United Kingdom to French Polynesia depends on which airport you fly into and out of. Flying from London Heathrow to Papeete Faaa is 31h 20m on average, while flying from Manchester to Papeete Faaa is 34h 15m on average. Papeete Faaa is the most popular airport in French Polynesia.

What are the most popular cities to visit in French Polynesia?

French Polynesia is full of interesting cities to visit if you’re interested in touring the country. The majority of our users (85%) visit Papeete more than other cities in the country, but other popular cities in French Polynesia include Vaitape and Hiva Oa.

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Flights to Papeete

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Multiple Airlines

7 Oct

LHR

32h 10m

2 stops

PPT

12 Oct

PPT

25h 40m

2 stops

LHR

£950

Virgin Atlantic

12 Nov

LHR

28h 45m

2 stops

PPT

29 Nov

PPT

40h 45m

1 stop

LHR

£1,267

Virgin Atlantic

1 Nov

MAN

34h 15m

2 stops

PPT

8 Nov

PPT

26h 40m

2 stops

MAN

£1,268

Virgin Atlantic

31 Oct

LHR

25h 15m

2 stops

PPT

14 Nov

PPT

21h 40m

1 stop

LHR

£1,269

Virgin Atlantic

29 Oct

MAN

44h 35m

2 stops

PPT

7 Nov

PPT

45h 15m

2 stops

MAN

£1,274

Virgin Atlantic

12 Nov

LHR

23h 10m

1 stop

PPT

29 Nov

PPT

21h 40m

1 stop

LHR

£1,277

Virgin Atlantic

7 Nov

LHR

23h 10m

1 stop

PPT

30 Nov

PPT

21h 40m

1 stop

LHR

£1,282

Virgin Atlantic

31 Oct

LHR

23h 10m

1 stop

PPT

14 Nov

PPT

21h 40m

1 stop

LHR

£1,283

Air France

2 Dec

LHR

46h 40m

2 stops

PPT

23 Dec

PPT

25h 20m

2 stops

LHR

£1,286

Air France

27 Feb

LHR

28h 45m

2 stops

PPT

13 Mar

PPT

21h 40m

1 stop

LHR

£1,290

Air France

2 Mar

LHR

31h 20m

2 stops

PPT

31 Mar

PPT

38h 55m

1 stop

LHR

£1,292

Air France

27 Feb

LHR

33h 55m

2 stops

PPT

13 Mar

PPT

25h 20m

2 stops

LHR

£1,293

Flights to Vaitape

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6 Nov

LHR

27h 15m

2 stops

BOB

13 Nov

BOB

35h 45m

2 stops

LHR

£1,629

Multiple Airlines

22 Nov

LHR

34h 05m

3 stops

BOB

28 Nov

BOB

37h 05m

2 stops

LHR

£1,650

Multiple Airlines

22 Nov

LHR

26h 25m

2 stops

BOB

28 Nov

BOB

37h 05m

2 stops

LHR

£1,674

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22 Nov

LHR

33h 45m

3 stops

BOB

28 Nov

BOB

48h 20m

3 stops

LHR

£1,684

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17 Nov

LHR

26h 10m

2 stops

BOB

22 Nov

BOB

43h 10m

2 stops

LHR

£1,771

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17 Nov

LHR

31h 45m

3 stops

BOB

22 Nov

BOB

45h 30m

2 stops

LHR

£1,779

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7 Nov

LHR

27h 45m

2 stops

BOB

14 Nov

BOB

35h 00m

2 stops

LHR

£1,780

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24 Oct

LHR

27h 55m

2 stops

BOB

6 Nov

BOB

43h 45m

3 stops

LHR

£1,782

Multiple Airlines

24 Oct

LHR

25h 35m

2 stops

BOB

6 Nov

BOB

36h 25m

3 stops

LHR

£1,786

Multiple Airlines

24 Oct

LHR

27h 55m

2 stops

BOB

6 Nov

BOB

42h 30m

3 stops

LHR

£1,790

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24 Oct

LHR

25h 35m

2 stops

BOB

6 Nov

BOB

40h 00m

2 stops

LHR

£1,792

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24 Oct

LHR

47h 10m

3 stops

BOB

6 Nov

BOB

38h 30m

2 stops

LHR

£1,799

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3 Nov

LHR

33h 40m

2 stops

MOZ

10 Nov

MOZ

40h 30m

3 stops

LHR

£1,697

Multiple Airlines

3 Nov

LHR

38h 15m

3 stops

MOZ

10 Nov

MOZ

40h 30m

3 stops

LHR

£1,877

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3 Nov

LHR

30h 30m

2 stops

MOZ

10 Nov

MOZ

57h 45m

2 stops

LHR

£2,049

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07:30 - 04:40LHR London Heathrow-PPT Papeete Faaa

32h 10m2 stops Frankfurt am Main San Francisco

07:00 - 19:40PPT Papeete Faaa-LHR London Heathrow

25h 40m2 stops San Francisco Munich Franz Josef Strauss

£950Multiple Airlines

Wed, 7 Oct - Mon, 12 Oct

17:00 - 05:00LHR London Heathrow-PPT Papeete Faaa

22h 00m1 stop Los Angeles

22:30 - 13:05PPT Papeete Faaa-LHR London Heathrow

27h 35m2 stops Los Angeles Minneapolis St Paul

£1,226Multiple Airlines

Fri, 12 Mar - Fri, 23 Apr

17:00 - 05:00LHR London Heathrow-PPT Papeete Faaa

22h 00m1 stop Los Angeles

22:30 - 09:35PPT Papeete Faaa-LHR London Heathrow

24h 05m1 stop Los Angeles

£1,231Multiple Airlines

Fri, 12 Mar - Fri, 23 Apr

11:30 - 06:15LHR London Heathrow-PPT Papeete Faaa

28h 45m2 stops Paris Charles de Gaulle Los Angeles

08:50 - 11:35PPT Papeete Faaa-LHR London Heathrow

40h 45m1 stop Los Angeles

£1,267Virgin Atlantic

Thu, 12 Nov - Sun, 29 Nov

06:00 - 06:15MAN Manchester-PPT Papeete Faaa

34h 15m2 stops Paris Charles de Gaulle Los Angeles

08:50 - 21:30PPT Papeete Faaa-MAN Manchester

26h 40m2 stops Los Angeles Paris Charles de Gaulle

£1,268Virgin Atlantic

Sun, 1 Nov - Sun, 8 Nov

08:55 - 06:15LHR London Heathrow-PPT Papeete Faaa

31h 20m2 stops Paris Charles de Gaulle Los Angeles

08:50 - 16:30PPT Papeete Faaa-LHR London Heathrow

21h 40m1 stop Los Angeles

£1,269Virgin Atlantic

Sat, 7 Nov - Mon, 30 Nov

11:30 - 06:15LHR London Heathrow-PPT Papeete Faaa

28h 45m2 stops Paris Charles de Gaulle Los Angeles

08:50 - 16:30PPT Papeete Faaa-LHR London Heathrow

21h 40m1 stop Los Angeles

£1,282Air France

Fri, 20 Nov - Mon, 30 Nov

19:25 - 06:15LHR London Heathrow-PPT Papeete Faaa

44h 50m2 stops Paris Charles de Gaulle Los Angeles

08:50 - 16:30PPT Papeete Faaa-LHR London Heathrow

21h 40m1 stop Los Angeles

£1,283Air France

Wed, 2 Dec - Wed, 23 Dec

09:25 - 18:40EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse-PPT Papeete Faaa

43h 15m2 stops Newark San Francisco

22:10 - 07:55PPT Papeete Faaa-EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

47h 45m2 stops San Francisco Newark

£1,473United Airlines

Fri, 30 Oct - Mon, 2 Nov

12:30 - 18:55EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse-PPT Papeete Faaa

41h 25m2 stops Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl San Francisco

21:10 - 08:25PPT Papeete Faaa-EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

48h 15m2 stops San Francisco Chicago O'Hare Intl

£1,475United Airlines

Fri, 9 Oct - Mon, 12 Oct

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16:00 - 18:55LHR London Heathrow-PPT Papeete Faaa

37h 55m2 stops Newark San Francisco

21:10 - 07:25PPT Papeete Faaa-LHR London Heathrow

23h 15m1 stop San Francisco

£1,515United Airlines

Fri, 25 Sep - Thu, 15 Oct

18:00 - 18:55LHR London Heathrow-PPT Papeete Faaa

35h 55m2 stops Newark San Francisco

21:10 - 12:25PPT Papeete Faaa-LHR London Heathrow

28h 15m2 stops San Francisco Denver Intl

£1,518United Airlines

Fri, 25 Sep - Thu, 15 Oct

16:15 - 18:55LHR London Heathrow-PPT Papeete Faaa

37h 40m1 stop San Francisco

21:10 - 14:10PPT Papeete Faaa-LHR London Heathrow

30h 00m1 stop San Francisco

£1,547United Airlines

Fri, 25 Sep - Thu, 15 Oct

09:55 - 05:30LHR London Heathrow-PPT Papeete Faaa

30h 35m1 stop Los Angeles

07:40 - 17:35PPT Papeete Faaa-LHR London Heathrow

22h 55m1 stop Los Angeles

£1,887Air France

Sun, 27 Sep - Sun, 11 Oct

12:50 - 05:30LHR London Heathrow-PPT Papeete Faaa

27h 40m2 stops New York John F Kennedy Intl Los Angeles

07:40 - 20:55PPT Papeete Faaa-LHR London Heathrow

26h 15m3 stops Los Angeles Paris Charles de Gaulle Amsterdam Schiphol

£1,917KLM

Sun, 27 Sep - Sun, 11 Oct

12:50 - 05:30LHR London Heathrow-PPT Papeete Faaa

27h 40m2 stops New York John F Kennedy Intl Los Angeles

07:40 - 20:55PPT Papeete Faaa-LHR London Heathrow

26h 15m3 stops Los Angeles Paris Charles de Gaulle Amsterdam Schiphol

£2,038KLM

Sun, 27 Sep - Sun, 11 Oct

09:55 - 05:30LHR London Heathrow-PPT Papeete Faaa

30h 35m1 stop Los Angeles

07:40 - 17:35PPT Papeete Faaa-LHR London Heathrow

22h 55m1 stop Los Angeles

£2,599Air France

Sun, 27 Sep - Sun, 4 Oct

09:55 - 05:30LHR London Heathrow-PPT Papeete Faaa

30h 35m1 stop Los Angeles

07:40 - 17:35PPT Papeete Faaa-LHR London Heathrow

22h 55m1 stop Los Angeles

£2,658Air France

Sun, 27 Sep - Sun, 11 Oct

06:15 - 05:30LHR London Heathrow-PPT Papeete Faaa

34h 15m2 stops Paris Charles de Gaulle Los Angeles

07:40 - 17:35PPT Papeete Faaa-LHR London Heathrow

22h 55m1 stop Los Angeles

£5,832Virgin Atlantic

Mon, 28 Sep - Sat, 10 Oct

09:55 - 05:30LHR London Heathrow-PPT Papeete Faaa

30h 35m1 stop Los Angeles

07:40 - 17:35PPT Papeete Faaa-LHR London Heathrow

22h 55m1 stop Los Angeles

£5,841Virgin Atlantic

Mon, 28 Sep - Sat, 10 Oct

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Return

Price

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LondonPapeete

LHR London Heathrow - PPT Papeete Faaa

LHRPPT

London Heathrow

Wed 7/10

07:30-04:40

2 stops32h 10m

Papeete Faaa

Mon 12/10

07:00-19:40

2 stops25h 40m

£950

LondonPapeete

LHR London Heathrow - PPT Papeete Faaa

LHRPPT

London Heathrow

Fri 12/3

17:00-05:00

1 stop22h 00m

Papeete Faaa

Fri 23/4

22:30-13:05

2 stops27h 35m

£1,226

Fastest return journey

LondonPapeete

LHR London Heathrow - PPT Papeete Faaa

LHRPPT

London Heathrow

Fri 12/3

17:00-05:00

1 stop22h 00m

Papeete Faaa

Fri 23/4

22:30-09:35

1 stop24h 05m

£1,231

LondonPapeete

LHR London Heathrow - PPT Papeete Faaa

LHRPPT

London Heathrow

Thu 12/11

11:30-06:15

2 stops28h 45m

Papeete Faaa

Sun 29/11

08:50-11:35

1 stop40h 45m

£1,267

ManchesterPapeete

MAN Manchester - PPT Papeete Faaa

MANPPT

Manchester

Sun 1/11

06:00-06:15

2 stops34h 15m

Papeete Faaa

Sun 8/11

08:50-21:30

2 stops26h 40m

£1,268

LondonPapeete

LHR London Heathrow - PPT Papeete Faaa

LHRPPT

London Heathrow

Sat 7/11

08:55-06:15

2 stops31h 20m

Papeete Faaa

Mon 30/11

08:50-16:30

1 stop21h 40m

£1,269

LondonPapeete

LHR London Heathrow - PPT Papeete Faaa

LHRPPT

London Heathrow

Fri 20/11

11:30-06:15

2 stops28h 45m

Papeete Faaa

Mon 30/11

08:50-16:30

1 stop21h 40m

£1,282

LondonPapeete

LHR London Heathrow - PPT Papeete Faaa

LHRPPT

London Heathrow

Wed 2/12

19:25-06:15

2 stops44h 50m

Papeete Faaa

Wed 23/12

08:50-16:30

1 stop21h 40m

£1,283

EdinburghPapeete

EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse - PPT Papeete Faaa

EDIPPT

Edinburgh Turnhouse

Fri 30/10

09:25-18:40

2 stops43h 15m

Papeete Faaa

Mon 2/11

22:10-07:55

2 stops47h 45m

£1,473

EdinburghPapeete

EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse - PPT Papeete Faaa

EDIPPT

Edinburgh Turnhouse

Fri 9/10

12:30-18:55

2 stops41h 25m

Papeete Faaa

Mon 12/10

21:10-08:25

2 stops48h 15m

£1,475

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Which airlines fly to French Polynesia?

Air France, Virgin Atlantic and United Airlines are the top three most popular airlines that fly to French Polynesia from United Kingdom according to our data. Air France is the first choice among our users, with 52% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to French Polynesia. Keep in mind that there are 3 different airlines that fly to French Polynesia on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

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Best One-Way Price	£626
Best Round-Trip Price	£950
Fastest flight time	32h 45m

The best one-way flight price to French Polynesia from United Kingdom in the last 5 days is £626 (London Gatwick to Papeete Faaa).

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The best return flight price to French Polynesia from United Kingdom in the last 5 days is £950 (London Heathrow to Papeete Faaa).

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The fastest flight to French Polynesia from United Kingdom takes 32h 45m (London Heathrow to Vaitape Motu-Mute).

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Frequently asked questions about flying to French Polynesia

What is the cheapest flight to French Polynesia?

If you are looking to fly to French Polynesia for less, look to airlines like Air Moana, United Airlines, and Virgin Atlantic, with prices starting at £252, £361, and £377 respectively.

Which airlines fly to French Polynesia?

Of the 3 airlines that fly to French Polynesia, Air France, Virgin Atlantic and United Airlines happen to be the most favoured based on our user data. Air France is the most popular among the three airlines, with 46% of users choosing them for their travels to French Polynesia.

What is the most popular airport in French Polynesia to fly to?

75% of our momondo users travelling to French Polynesia in the past year chose to fly into Papeete Faaa in the past year, making it the most popular airport in French Polynesia. The Papeete Faaa airport serves the city of Papeete.

When did momondo last update prices for flights to French Polynesia?

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How many operators does momondo search for flights to French Polynesia?

The number of operators available for flights to French Polynesia is 6 as of September 2026.

How old do you have to be to fly to French Polynesia?

The minimum age a child must be to fly alone is five but airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service will have their own age restrictions, including rules around flight length, timings, and stopovers. We always recommend checking with the individual airline you are booking with to travel to French Polynesia.

What documentation or ID do you need to fly to French Polynesia?

The travel and health documents required for your trip to French Polynesia can vary based on your itinerary and personal situation. As a rule, consider having multiple documents such as a national ID card or driver’s license, and a passport valid for six-months after you plan to arrive at French Polynesia. We always recommend checking with your airline or a trusted third party such as IATA to get advice.

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