Bora Bora

Guests of Four Seasons Resort Bora Bora first fly to Faa'a International Airport in Papeete, Tahiti, the only international airport serving French Polynesia. From the Papeete airport, it's just an additional 50-minute domestic flight to Bora Bora via Air Tahiti.

Direct flights are available from Los Angeles, Paris (with a stop in Los Angeles), Honolulu, Tokyo, and Auckland. Airlines serving the airport include Air Tahiti Nui, Air France, Hawaiian Airlines, and Air New Zealand.

Flight times from international hubs to Papeete:

• Los Angeles – 8 hours 35 minutes
  (from Paris to Los Angeles – 12 hours 20 minutes)

• Tokyo – 11 hours 10 minutes
• Auckland – 5 hours 5 minutes
• Honolulu – 5 hours

Upon arrival in Papeete, all passengers and private aircraft clear customs before continuing to Bora Bora. For entry into French Polynesia, all guests are required to have a valid passport and an outbound ticket. As entry requirements and customs regulations are subject to change without notice, please consult the appropriate authorities before travelling internationally.

Services provided by the Resort

Twice daily from Monday to Saturday, Four Seasons Resort Bora Bora provides return boat shuttle service on a fixed schedule to Vaitape Harbour on the main island of Bora Bora. The morning boat shuttle is complimentary, while a fee applies for the dinnertime shuttle. Please contact the resort for additional information.

• Upon arrival at Faa'a International Airport in Papeete, the capital of Tahiti, guests will transfer to Bora Bora, a 50-minute flight from Papeete. Four to six flights are available daily.
• Upon arrival at Bora Bora’s Motu Mute Airport (BOB), guests are escorted to our private Four Seasons launch for a 15-minute ride across the lagoon to the resort.
• For travel around the main island of Bora Bora, rental cars can be arranged in Viatape, as well as through the concierge. A taxi service is also available.

Your island experience begins before your plane touches down. The approach into Bora Bora's airport offers passengers breathtaking views of the island – with its primeval peaks, deep blue lagoon and necklace of white-fringed motus (coral islets).

At the airport

You will be greeted at the airport by the warm, welcoming smiles of our Four Seasons personnel. Guiding you through the arrival process, your Four Seasons contact can help coordinate your luggage transfer and direct you to the boat, which will be waiting to take you to the Resort. During the 15-minute cruise to the Resort, relax with one of the on-board magazines, or look overboard to watch the fish and manta rays that inhabit the waters. Fee applies for round-trip airport transfers.

At the Resort

When you arrive at the Resort, you will be greeted with traditional Polynesian hospitality and you may don your own Polynesian flower lei. Enjoy chilled infused pineapple water as staff guide you to the arrival lounge – kids can even fill out their own registration information. You will then be guided to your bungalow or villa by our knowledgeable staff, who will help orient you to the Resort, introduce you to some of the island's unique features and provide useful information about your accommodation.