{"id":253058,"date":"2018-10-30T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-10-31T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/news\/leaving-in-french-polynesia-with-points-miles\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T15:52:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T15:52:47","slug":"leaving-in-french-polynesia-with-points-miles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/en\/guide\/destination\/leaving-in-french-polynesia-with-points-miles\/","title":{"rendered":"Travel to French Polynesia with points & miles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Find out in this article how to travel to French Polynesia with your miles and how to stay there with your points to save a lot of money on your trip!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

French Polynesia with points & miles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

French Polynesia is a region of the world that makes you dream just like the Maldives, the Seychelles, Mauritius or Bali. But unlike these 4 other terrestrial paradises, it was, until recently, still difficult and expensive to get to French Polynesia from Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The new flight between San Francisco and Papeete with United<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This was without counting the new flight that United has just opened between San Francisco (SFO) and Papeete (PPT).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And since this American airline is a member of Star Alliance, that means you can book flights with your Aeroplan miles!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here are the flight times:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Flight<\/strong><\/td>Origin<\/strong><\/td>Destination<\/strong><\/td>Departure<\/strong><\/td>Arrival<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
UA115<\/td>San Francisco SFO<\/td>Tahiti \/ Papetee PPT<\/td>14h45<\/td>21h25<\/td><\/tr>
UA114<\/td>Tahiti \/ Papetee PPT<\/td>San Francisco SFO<\/td>23h45<\/td>09h50 (+1)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

This will be operated year-round<\/strong> by a Boeing 787 Dreamliner:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Boeing 787 – Credit: United<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The cost in Aeroplan Miles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The cost in Aeroplan Miles for this flight in the South Pacific region, departing from Canada \/ USA, is :<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cabin<\/strong><\/td>One way<\/strong><\/td>Round trip<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Economy<\/td>45,000 miles<\/td>90,000 miles<\/td><\/tr>
Business<\/td>80,000 miles<\/td>160,000 miles<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Let me warn you right away: there is very little chance of seeing business class tickets for this flight. However, at the time of writing this article, there are a plethora of economy class tickets available with Aeroplan miles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Round trip from Canada to Papeete with Aeroplan Miles<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Here is an example for a March 2019 round trip from San Francisco – 90,000 miles + $74.40 tax<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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