There are 4 ways to get from French Polynesia to San Francisco by plane, train, or shuttle
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 San Francisco International Airport
best- Fly from Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane PPT - SFO
10h 43m$359–2,280Fly to Sonoma County Airport, shuttle
cheapest- Fly from Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)plane PPT - STS
- Take a shuttle bus from Santa Rosa Airport to San Francisco Pier 27
15h 15m$262–876Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, Caltrain
- Fly from Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane PPT - SJC
- Take the train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northboundtrain
14h 36m$417–1,414Fly to Oakland International Airport
- Fly from Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane PPT - OAK
13h 38m$433–1,487
Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from French Polynesia to San Francisco is to fly and shuttle which costs $260 - $900 and takes 15h 15m.
The fastest way to get from French Polynesia to San Francisco is to fly which takes 10h 43m and costs $350 - $2,300.
The distance between French Polynesia and San Francisco is 4245 miles.
It takes approximately 10h 43m to get from French Polynesia to San Francisco, including transfers.
There are 808+ hotels available in San Francisco.
What companies run services between French Polynesia and San Francisco, CA, USA?
French Bee, United Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) 3 times a day.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Fa'A'Ā International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 54m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–3,500
Flights from Fa'A'Ā International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 12m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Fa'A'Ā International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 53m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–3,100
Flights from Fa'A'Ā International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from Fa'A'Ā International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from Fa'A'Ā International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Fa'A'Ā International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Los Angeles, San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–6,000
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Fa'A'Ā International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Fa'A'Ā International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from Fa'A'Ā International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Fa'A'Ā International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 8m
- When
- Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $420–6,000
Flights from Fa'A'Ā International Airport to Oakland International Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
Flights from Fa'A'Ā International Airport to Oakland International Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
Flights from Fa'A'Ā International Airport to Oakland International Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
- Website
- airtahitinui.com
Flights from Fa'A'Ā International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 54m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–3,500
Flights from Fa'A'Ā International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 53m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–3,100
Flights from Fa'A'Ā International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Fa'A'Ā International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Flights from Fa'A'Ā International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–5,500
- Website
- frenchbee.com
Flights from Fa'A'Ā International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Fa'A'Ā International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–900
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Fa'A'Ā International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Fa'A'Ā International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–5,500
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $9–12
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Shuttle from Santa Rosa Airport to San Francisco Pier 27
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25–60
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $25–60
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