There are 4 ways to get from Colombo to Bora-Bora by plane, ferry, 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 to Bora Bora Airport
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Bora Bora Airport (BOB)plane CMB - BOB
27h 46m$1,227–2,932Fly to Huahine – Fare Airport, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH)plane CMB - HUH
- Take the ferry from Fare to Vaitapeferry
30h 6m$1,015–2,437Fly to Fa'A'Ā International Airport, ferry
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane CMB - PPT
- Take the ferry from Papeete Ferry Terminal to Vaitapeferry
32h 1m$1,287–3,322Fly to Moorea-Temae Airport, car ferry, ferry
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Moorea-Temae Airport (MOZ)plane CMB - MOZ
- Take the carferry from Moorea to Papeete Ferry Terminalcarferry
- Take the ferry from Papeete Ferry Terminal to Vaitapeferry
35h 52m$1,156–2,832
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Bora Bora Airport (BOB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Bora-Bora is to fly and ferry which costs $1,000 - $2,500 and takes 30h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Bora-Bora is to fly which takes 27h 46m and costs $1,200 - $3,000.
The distance between Colombo and Bora-Bora is 14357 km.
It takes approximately 27h 46m to get from Colombo to Bora-Bora, including transfers.
Bora-Bora is 15h 30m behind Colombo. It is currently 8:52 AM in Colombo and 5:22 PM in Bora-Bora.
There are 146+ hotels available in Bora-Bora.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Bora-Bora, French Polynesia?
SriLankan Airlines, Air Tahiti Nui, and four other airlines fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Bora Bora Airport (BOB) once daily.
- Website
- airtahitinui.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Bora Bora Airport via Sydney, Fa'A'Ā International Airport, Raiatea
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Bora Bora Airport via Sydney, Fa'A'Ā International Airport, Moorea-Temae Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Bora Bora Airport via Sydney, Fa'A'Ā International Airport, Huahine – Fare Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Bora Bora Airport via Melbourne, Auckland, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Huahine – Fare Airport via Sydney, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Huahine – Fare Airport via Sydney, Fa'A'Ā International Airport, Raiatea
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Huahine – Fare Airport via Melbourne, Sydney, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Huahine – Fare Airport via Sydney, Fa'A'Ā International Airport, Bora Bora Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Huahine – Fare Airport via Melbourne, Auckland, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via Sydney, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $950–6,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via Melbourne, Auckland, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,500
- Website
- airtahitinui.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–7,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,300
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–7,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Melbourne, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,300
- Website
- airmoana.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Bora Bora Airport via Sydney, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Bora Bora Airport via Melbourne, Sydney, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,900
- Phone
- +689 40 50 54 59
- [email protected]
- Website
- Apetahi Express
Ferry from Papeete Ferry Terminal to Vaitape
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Website
- Apetahi Express
- Ferry Standard
- $60–90
Ferry from Fare to Vaitape
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $28–65
- Website
- Apetahi Express
- Ferry Standard
- $28–65
Ferry from Papeete Ferry Terminal to Vaitape
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Website
- Apetahi Express
- Ferry Standard
- $60–90
- 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
- $19
- Child (2-12 years) one way
- $10
- Vehicle
- $35–70
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