Airlines / Airports
Air New Zealand
Island: Tahiti
π GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.540352, Lon -149.567921 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap
Ave du General de Gaulle City side of Vaiama Center Near LAN office.
Air Tahiti
Island: Tahiti
π GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.53965, Lon -149.566922 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap
Local FP interisland airline
π +68940866067
Office in Papeete is near the Market. They have service to almost every island throughout FP. Prices are modest. If over sixty there is a discount card worth exploring. Flights are often booked up to a month ahead but changing or cancelling flights is a maximum of 1,000xpf so checking for cancelations is often fruitful. Luggage allowances are 7kg but a scuba c-card gets you a free extra 5kg and connections to international flight increases you allowance. The per kg extra baggage rates are very modest but your luggage may be sent along later.
What we do is 1. Check the Air Tahiti flight for space. 2. Book our international ticket 3. Bring a copy of our international flight to Air Tahiti so they can mark your ticket as an international flight. You are then allowed 20kgs (2016 Jacaranda)
Air Tahiti Nui
Island: Tahiti
π GPS decimal degrees: Lat 17.539648, Lon -149.56692 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap
This is the international part of Air Tahiti. They can be booked online and booked through a number of booking sites. Seats can only be reserved by going to the office. Plenty of english engliing staff. They are adjacent to the Marie (City Hall) on the Eastern corner.
AirCalin
Island: Tahiti
New Caledonia airlines. Services islands in the South Pacific π us.aircalin.com/en/the-company/the-fleet
American Airlines (Extra Bags)
Island: Tahiti
American Airlines
We booked our tickets via AA and they ticketed us on Air Tahiti Nui. 2015 What surprised us was we were allowed 2 large bags each. The next year(2016) I forgot and booked on Air Tahiti Nui and found we ended up paying extra for our second bag. So check the prices and baggage allowances before you book. (Jacaranda) 24
French Bee
Island: Tahiti
French Bee is now flying into Papeete Hawaiian Airlines
They fly in on Sat. 1x a week
International Airport
Island: Tahiti
π GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.556755, Lon -149.611411 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap
The international airport in Tahiti is called Fa'a'Δ. It is a 15-minute drive away from the city center but there can be high traffic in the direction Airport->Papeete early in the morning up to 8am, and starting at around 3:30pm until 5pm in the direction Papeete->Airport.
Buses Airport - Papeete There is a bus stand directly across the street from the airport. Buses run randomly weekdays and Sat during the day.
Papeete - Airport You can catch the bus near the central market. Mon-Sat during daylight hours
Taxis There is a taxi stand right in front of the Papeete marina (the one in the city center) on the other side of the road very close to the Vaima shopping center next to the RΓ©tro bar. Depending on time of day taxi's from city center run about 20-25$. Bags also contribute to cost. Also the number of people as well will increase the cost United is now flying into Papeete
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