There are 3 ways to get from Des Moines to Bora-Bora by plane or ferry
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Fly to Bora Bora Airport
best- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Bora Bora Airport (BOB)plane DSM - BOB
18h 27m$768–2,621Fly to Huahine – Fare Airport, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH)plane DSM - HUH
- Take the ferry from Fare to Vaitapeferry
22h 19m$756–2,326Fly to Fa'A'Ā International Airport, ferry
- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane DSM - PPT
- Take the ferry from Papeete Ferry Terminal to Vaitapeferry
23h 9m$928–3,011
Des Moines (DSM) to Bora Bora Airport (BOB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Des Moines to Bora-Bora is to fly and ferry which costs $750 - $2,400 and takes 22h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Des Moines to Bora-Bora is to fly which takes 18h 27m and costs $750 - $2,700.
The distance between Des Moines and Bora-Bora is 8798 km.
It takes approximately 18h 27m to get from Des Moines to Bora-Bora, including transfers.
Bora-Bora is 5h behind Des Moines. It is currently 5:55 AM in Des Moines and 12:55 AM in Bora-Bora.
There are 144+ hotels available in Bora-Bora.
What companies run services between Des Moines, IA, USA and Bora-Bora, French Polynesia?
American Airlines, Air Tahiti Nui, and three other airlines fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Bora Bora Airport (BOB) once daily.
- Website
- airtahitinui.com
Flights from Des Moines to Bora Bora Airport via Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 27m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–8,500
Flights from Des Moines to Bora Bora Airport via Phoenix, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 26m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–8,500
Flights from Des Moines to Bora Bora Airport via Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport, Moorea
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 52m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–8,500
Flights from Des Moines to Bora Bora Airport via Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport, Huahine – Fare Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 27m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–8,500
Flights from Des Moines to Bora Bora Airport via Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport, Raiatea
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 27m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–8,500
Flights from Des Moines to Bora Bora Airport via Denver, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Des Moines to Huahine – Fare Airport via Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 24m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $600–7,000
Flights from Des Moines to Huahine – Fare Airport via Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport, Raiatea
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 22m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–7,000
Flights from Des Moines to Huahine – Fare Airport via Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport, Moorea
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 22m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–7,000
Flights from Des Moines to Huahine – Fare Airport via Phoenix, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 41m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–7,000
Flights from Des Moines to Huahine – Fare Airport via Denver, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Des Moines to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–9,500
Flights from Des Moines to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Phoenix, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–9,500
Flights from Des Moines to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Minneapolis, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–9,500
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Des Moines to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Des Moines to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Minneapolis, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Des Moines to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Denver, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Des Moines to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Des Moines to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Minneapolis, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Des Moines to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Denver, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
- Website
- airtahitinui.com
Flights from Des Moines to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Minneapolis, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–9,500
- Website
- airmoana.com
Flights from Des Moines to Huahine – Fare Airport via Denver, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
- Phone
- +689 40 50 54 59
- [email protected]
- Website
- tuateaferries.com
Ferry from Papeete Ferry Terminal to Vaitape
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Website
- https://tuateaferries.com/en/ticketing/
- Ferry Standard
- $60–90
Ferry from Fare to Vaitape
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $28–65
- Website
- https://tuateaferries.com/en/ticketing/
- Ferry Standard
- $28–65
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