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KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from California to French Polynesia.

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American Airlines connects California to French Polynesia with 17 flights per week. Alaska Airlines also offers 17 flights per week, while Air New Zealand follows with 17 flights per week.

There are 34 airports in French Polynesia. The busiest airport is Papeete Faaa Airport (PPT), with 46% of all flights arriving there.

Prices will differ depending on the departure airport, but generally, the cheapest airport to fly to in French Polynesia is Papeete Faaa Airport (PPT), with an average flight price of $603.

Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to French Polynesia is Sunday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as $1,187. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Thursday, where round-trip prices are $1,331 on average.

The cheapest time of day to fly to French Polynesia is generally at night, when round-trip flights cost $1,237 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to French Polynesia is generally in the evening, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $1,256.

The cheapest ticket to French Polynesia from California found in the last 5 days was to Papeete, at $507 round-trip. The most popular route is Los Angeles (LAX) to Papeete (PPT) and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 5 days was $507.

The cheapest month for flights from California to French Polynesia is February, when tickets cost $528 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are September and July, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $688 and $662 respectively.

To get a below average price on the flight from California to French Polynesia, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 9% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 14 weeks before departure.

From California, there are direct flights to French Polynesia from 2 cities. The city with the most direct flights is Los Angeles, with 117 direct flights each week.

There are around 19 direct flights from within California to French Polynesia every day. Most flights (68%) depart at night.

Each week there are around 133 direct flights from within California to French Polynesia. The most common day for departures is Sunday, with 28% of flights taking off on this day.

An average nonstop flight from California to French Polynesia takes 20h 46m, covering a distance of 4168 miles. The shortest route is Los Angeles (LAX) to Papeete (PPT) with an average flight time of 8h 10m.

There are not any medium-haul (3-6 hour flight duration) or short-haul (up to 3 hour flight duration) flights to French Polynesia. Instead, there are 133 long-haul flights (6-12 hour flight duration), with the most arriving from Los Angeles.

Based on KAYAK flight searches, the most popular destination is Papeete (100% of total searches to French Polynesia). The next most popular destination is Nuku Hiva (0%).