There are 7 ways to get from Chennai to French Polynesia by plane, train, bus, 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 Chennai International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
best- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane MAA - PPT
25h 42m$1,100–1,700Train to Coimbatore International Airport, fly to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Chennai Central to Coimbatore Jntrain
- Fly from Coimbatore International Airport (CJB) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane CJB - PPT
40h 9m$856–5,028Train, bus to Kempegowda International Airport, fly to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Take the train from Chennai Central to Krishnarajapurmtrain
- Take the bus from KR Pura station to Kempegowda International Airportbus
- Fly from Kempegowda International Airport (BLR) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane BLR - PPT
31h 51m$1,104–2,022Fly Chennai International Airport to Bora Bora Airport
- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Bora Bora Airport (BOB)plane MAA - BOB
31h 7m$1,400–2,100Fly Chennai International Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport, car ferry
- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Moorea-Temae Airport (MOZ)plane MAA - MOZ
- Take the carferry from Moorea to Papeete Ferry Terminalcarferry
32h 54m$909–2,000Train to Trichy International Airport, fly to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Take the train from Chennai Egmore to Ponmlai Gld Rcktrain
- Fly from Trichy International Airport (TRZ) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane TRZ - PPT
32h 4m$857–3,025Train to Tirupati Airport, fly to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Take the train from Chennai Central to Renigunta Jntrain
- Fly from Tirupati Airport (TIR) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane TIR - PPT
34h 16m$1,003–3,616
Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Chennai to French Polynesia is to train and bus and fly which costs $1,100 - $2,100 and takes 31h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Chennai to French Polynesia is to fly which takes 25h 42m and costs $1,100 - $1,700.
The distance between Chennai and French Polynesia is 14686 km.
It takes approximately 25h 42m to get from Chennai to French Polynesia, including transfers.
There are 679+ hotels available in French Polynesia.
What companies run services between Chennai, India and French Polynesia?
Singapore Airlines, Air New Zealand, and six other airlines fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT) twice daily.
- Website
- airtahitinui.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–4,600
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,300
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,300
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Bora Bora Airport via Colombo, Sydney, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,100
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Bora Bora Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Sydney, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,100
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Bora Bora Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–4,200
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Bora Bora Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Auckland, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Trichy International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 27m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $900–5,500
Flights from Trichy International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Colombo, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,500
Flights from Tirupati Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Kempegowda International Airport, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,200–5,500
Flights from Tirupati Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Hyderabad, Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–6,500
Flights from Coimbatore International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–5,000
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–4,600
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,300
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,300
Flights from Trichy International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $900–5,500
Flights from Trichy International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Colombo, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,500
Flights from Tirupati Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Hyderabad, Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–6,500
Flights from Coimbatore International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Kempegowda International Airport, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 22m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Coimbatore International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–5,000
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–4,300
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Sydney, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
Flights from Trichy International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Tirupati Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Hyderabad, Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Coimbatore International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–5,000
Flights from Coimbatore International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Kempegowda International Airport, Sydney, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
- Website
- aircalin.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–4,600
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Noumea
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,500
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,300
Flights from Tirupati Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Hyderabad, Suvarnabhumi, Noumea
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–3,300
Flights from Tirupati Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Hyderabad, Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–6,500
Flights from Coimbatore International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–5,000
- Website
- airtahitinui.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Bora Bora Airport via Kempegowda International Airport, Sydney, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Bora Bora Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–3,600
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via Colombo, Sydney, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,800
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Sydney, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $800–1,800
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Auckland, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–3,900
Flights from Tirupati Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Kempegowda International Airport, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,200–5,500
- Phone
- 14646
- [email protected]
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Chennai Central to Krishnarajapurm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–19
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- $2–3
- Third AC (3A)
- $6–9
- Second AC (2A)
- $9–12
- First Class (1A)
- $15–19
Train from Chennai Egmore to Ponmlai Gld Rck
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2–19
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- $2–3
- Third AC (3A)
- $6–8
- Second AC (2A)
- $9–12
- First Class (1A)
- $15–19
Train from Chennai Central to Renigunta Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–13
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- $1–2
- Third AC (3A)
- $4–6
- Second AC (2A)
- $6–8
- First Class (1A)
- $10–13
Train from Chennai Central to Coimbatore Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–24
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- $3–4
- Third AC (3A)
- $8–10
- Second AC (2A)
- $11–14
- First Class (1A)
- $18–24
- Phone
- +91 080 22483777
- Website
- BMTC
Bus from KR Pura station to Kempegowda International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- BMTC
- Airport Vajra Vayu Electric
- $1
- Airport Vajra Vayu
- $2–3
- Phone
- +689 40 46 11 60
- [email protected]
- 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
- $18
- Child (2-12 years) one way
- $10
- Vehicle
- $35–70
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