There are 7 ways to get from Glasgow to French Polynesia by plane, bus, train, or car ferry
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Fly Glasgow Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
best- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane GLA - PPT
26h 3m$1,405–2,106Bus to Campbeltown, fly to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Wellpark Cottagesbus
- Fly from Campbeltown (CAL) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane CAL - PPT
36h 38m$386–1,279Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane EDI - PPT
26h 51m$1,210–1,519Train, train to Newcastle, fly to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane NCL - PPT
28h 26m$1,010–3,386Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane ABZ - PPT
29h 40m$1,298–4,076Fly Glasgow Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport, car ferry
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Moorea-Temae Airport (MOZ)plane GLA - MOZ
- Take the car ferry from Moorea to Papeete Ferry Terminalcarferry
33h 19m$874–2,116Train to Liverpool, fly to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Warrington Bank Quaytrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane LPL - PPT
31h 53m$1,214–2,989
Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Glasgow to French Polynesia is to bus and fly which costs $380 - $1,300 and takes 36h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Glasgow to French Polynesia is to fly which takes 26h 3m and costs $1,400 - $2,200.
The distance between Glasgow and French Polynesia is 14870 km.
It takes approximately 26h 3m to get from Glasgow to French Polynesia, including transfers.
There are 709+ hotels available in French Polynesia.
What companies run services between Glasgow, Scotland and French Polynesia?
British Airways, Air Tahiti Nui, and six other airlines fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT) 3 times a day.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via London Heathrow, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Newark, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–6,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Dublin, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Toronto, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–6,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Dublin, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Calgary, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–6,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–6,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Montreal, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–6,000
Flights from Newcastle to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via London Heathrow, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
Flights from Newcastle to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via London Heathrow, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,900
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,000
Flights from Campbeltown to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Glasgow Airport, Dublin, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,100
Flights from Liverpool to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Dublin, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,800
Flights from Liverpool to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–7,000
Flights from Liverpool to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
- Website
- airtahitinui.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Newark, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–6,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Dublin, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via London Heathrow, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Toronto, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–6,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Dublin, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Calgary, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–6,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–6,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Montreal, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–6,000
Flights from Newcastle to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,000
Flights from Campbeltown to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Glasgow Airport, Dublin, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,100
Flights from Liverpool to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Dublin, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,800
Flights from Liverpool to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–7,000
Flights from Liverpool to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
- Website
- airtahitinui.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via London Heathrow, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- When
- Saturday, Friday, Thursday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via Newark, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via Dublin, Los Angeles, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,900
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via Newark, San Francisco, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–1,900
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via London Heathrow, San Francisco, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 27m
- When
- Friday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via Dublin, San Francisco, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,900
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Newcastle to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via London Heathrow, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,900
Flights from Campbeltown to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Glasgow Airport, Toronto, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Campbeltown to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Glasgow Airport, Dublin, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,100
Flights from Liverpool to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
Flights from Liverpool to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Dublin, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,800
- Website
- frenchbee.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via London Heathrow, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Calgary, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Dublin, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,600
Flights from Newcastle to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via London Heathrow, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via London Heathrow, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
Flights from Campbeltown to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Glasgow Airport, Toronto, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,100
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via London Heathrow, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,900
Flights from Campbeltown to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Glasgow Airport, Toronto, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Campbeltown to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Glasgow Airport, Dublin, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,100
Flights from Liverpool to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
Flights from Liverpool to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Dublin, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Newcastle to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Fa'A'Ā International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,000
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $28–55
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $90–170
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- [email protected].
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $12–24
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- [email protected]
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $90–130
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Warrington Bank Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $100–180
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–20
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- $10–20
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Wellpark Cottages
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- $30–65
- 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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