There are 5 ways to get from Detroit to Papeete by plane, car, 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 Detroit to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
best- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane DTW - PPT
17h 51m$802–3,002Drive to Capital Region International Airport, fly to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
cheapest- Drive from Detroit to Lansing-Airport-LANcar
- Fly from Capital Region International Airport (LAN) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane LAN - PPT
19h 10m$567–2,024Bus to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, fly to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Cleveland Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane CLE - PPT
20h 59m$732–2,646Bus to John Glenn Columbus International Airport, fly to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Wilson & Ferrell Shell Station - Columbusbus
- Fly from John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane CMH - PPT
22h 23m$791–2,761Fly Detroit to Moorea-Temae Airport, car ferry
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Moorea-Temae Airport (MOZ)plane DTW - MOZ
- Take the carferry from Moorea to Papeete Ferry Terminalcarferry
22h 17m$711–2,502
Detroit (DTW) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Detroit to Papeete is to drive and fly which costs $550 - $2,100 and takes 19h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Detroit to Papeete is to fly which takes 17h 51m and costs $800 - $3,000.
The distance between Detroit and Papeete is 9528 km.
It takes approximately 17h 51m to get from Detroit to Papeete, including transfers.
Papeete is 5h behind Detroit. It is currently 8:16 AM in Detroit and 3:16 AM in Papeete.
There are 570+ hotels available in Papeete.
What companies run services between Detroit, MI, USA and Papeete, French Polynesia?
Delta, Air France, and three other airlines fly from Detroit (DTW) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT) 3 times a day.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Detroit to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–7,500
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 59m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–5,000
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Reagan Washington, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 41m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–5,500
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–6,500
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 48m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–7,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Detroit to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from Detroit to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Denver, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Detroit, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 7m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 14m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Detroit, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 3m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via St. Louis, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Detroit to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from Detroit to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Denver, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Detroit, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 7m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 14m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 3m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via St. Louis, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
- Website
- airtahitinui.com
Flights from Detroit to Moorea-Temae Airport via Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 17m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–6,000
Flights from Detroit to Moorea-Temae Airport via San Francisco, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 57m
- When
- Saturday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,700
Flights from Detroit to Moorea-Temae Airport via Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Detroit to Moorea-Temae Airport via Chicago Midway, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–6,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Detroit to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 19m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Detroit, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
- Website
- frenchbee.com
Flights from Detroit to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,500
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 19m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,400
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,100
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 53m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,300
- Website
- airtahitinui.com
Flights from Detroit to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–7,500
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–6,500
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Cleveland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Wilson & Ferrell Shell Station - Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- Greyhound
- 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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