There are 6 ways to get from Kuala Lumpur to French Polynesia by train, plane, 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.
Train to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, fly to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
best- Take the train from Bandar Tasik Selatan to Klia T2train
- Fly from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane KUL - PPT
22h 36m$552–1,916Train to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, fly to Bora Bora Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Bandar Tasik Selatan to Klia T2train
- Fly from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to Bora Bora Airport (BOB)plane KUL - BOB
32h 41m$492–2,016Fly Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Fly from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SZB) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane SZB - PPT
27h 33m$651–1,501Train, bus to Singapore Changi Airport, fly to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Take the train from Bdr Tasek Selatan to Jb Sentraltrain
- Take the bus from Johor Bahru CIQ to Expo Stnbus
- Fly from Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane SIN - PPT
24h 36m$1,006–4,834Train to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, fly to Moorea-Temae Airport, car ferry
- Take the train from Bandar Tasik Selatan to Klia T2train
- Fly from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to Moorea-Temae Airport (MOZ)plane KUL - MOZ
- Take the carferry from Moorea to Papeete Ferry Terminalcarferry
32h 47m$521–1,816Bus to Malacca International Airport, fly to Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Take the bus from Terminal Bersepadu Selatan to Melaka Sentralbus
- Fly from Malacca International Airport (MKZ) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT)plane MKZ - PPT
29h 51m$805–5,507
Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kuala Lumpur to French Polynesia is to fly which costs $650 - $1,500 and takes 27h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Kuala Lumpur to French Polynesia is to train and fly which takes 22h 36m and costs $550 - $2,000.
The distance between Kuala Lumpur and French Polynesia is 12144 km.
It takes approximately 22h 36m to get from Kuala Lumpur to French Polynesia, including transfers.
There are 679+ hotels available in French Polynesia.
What companies run services between Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and French Polynesia?
Malindo Airways, Singapore Airlines, and seven other airlines fly from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SZB) to Fa'A'Ā International Airport (PPT) once daily.
- Website
- airtahitinui.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Bora Bora Airport via Auckland, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–2,000
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Bora Bora Airport via Singapore Changi Airport, Auckland, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–3,300
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Bora Bora Airport via Auckland, Fa'A'Ā International Airport, Moorea-Temae Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–2,000
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via Auckland, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via Sydney, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via Brisbane, Auckland, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 47m
- When
- Saturday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Moorea-Temae Airport via Melbourne, Auckland, Fa'A'Ā International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,700
- Phone
- +603 2267 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- KLIA Ekspres
Train from Bandar Tasik Selatan to Klia T2
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–16
- Website
- KLIA Ekspres
Train from Bandar Tasik Selatan to Klia T2
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–16
- Website
- KLIA Ekspres
Train from Bandar Tasik Selatan to Klia T2
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–16
- Website
- KLIA Ekspres
- Phone
- +65 6295 9009
- [email protected]
- Website
- transtar.travel
Bus from Johor Bahru CIQ to Expo Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–18
- Schedules at
- transtar.travel
- 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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