Why go
- Island in French Polynesia.
History
Tahiti is the largest island of the Windward group of the Society Islands in French Polynesia, an overseas collectivity of France. It is a tropical island located in the central part of the Pacific Ocean. Tahiti is composed of two roughly circular land masses joined by an isthmus: Tahiti Nui and Tahiti Iti. Both are the eroded remnants of now-extinct shield volcanoes. The terrain of Tahiti is mostly high and mountainous, with the beaches and coral reefs that surround the island supporting tourism and fishing industries.
Airports
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 12 airlines, 28 direct destinations
- Air Tahiti VT (ATR, DHT) · 22 routes: Ahe, Arutua, Avarua, Bora Bora, Fakarava, Hao Island, Hiva-oa, Huahine Island, Manihi, Mataiva, Maupiti, Moorea, Nuku Hiva, Raiatea Island, Raivavae, Rangiroa, Rimatara, RKA, Rurutu, Takaroa, Tikehau, Tubuai
- Air Tahiti Nui TN (A340-300, 767-300) · 3 routes: Auckland, Los Angeles, Tokyo
- Air New Zealand NZ (A340-300, 767-300) · 2 routes: Auckland, Los Angeles*
- American Airlines AA (340) · 2 routes: Auckland*, Los Angeles*
- Qantas QF (A340-300) · 2 routes: Auckland, Los Angeles
- Air Caledonie International SB (A330-200) · 1 route: Noumea
- Air France AF (777-200) · 1 route: Los Angeles
- Air Rarotonga GZ (ATR 42) · 1 route: Avarua*
- Delta Air Lines DL (777-200) · 1 route: Los Angeles*
- Hawaiian Airlines HA (A330-200) · 1 route: Honolulu
- Japan Airlines Domestic JL (A340-300) · 1 route: Tokyo*
- LAN Airlines LA (767-300) · 1 route: Easter Island
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Where things are
Photographs
credit: Wikipedia / Wikimedia Commons · See source page
When to go
The warmer, longer-day half of the southern-hemisphere year.
Milder and quieter, with better value.
The southern winter — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. We do not yet hold airport or rail details for Tahiti — check the official tourism sources below for the best routes in.
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Tahiti. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Private aviation
On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.