⭐Excellent DealAiFly Score: 68/100Verified 23 Oct 2026 20:34 UTC

San Francisco to Papeete with Air France from $604 — 29% below the typical deal price of $848. Verified 23 Oct 2026 at 20:34 UTC

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🏷️ 29% below typical deal priceTypical deal price: $848

This deal vs. typical deal price for this route — verified 23 Oct 2026 at 20:34 UTC

Tickets from $604 both ways. Checked baggage is not included in the base fare.

✈️ Air France — AFR 58/100 (premium-light-elite)

In this fare:

Checked baggage: Not included — paid checked baggage extra
Onboard meal: Hot meal
WiFi: Free wifi (members only)
Cabin: 31″ pitch on Boeing 777 / 787

📍 Routing & layovers

Outbound — Layover in Los Angeles (LAX): 3h 44m (Acceptable connection)
Return — Layover in Los Angeles (LAX): 3h 2m (Acceptable connection)

📖 Traveler Resources:
✈️ Airport Guides
📍 San Francisco International Airport (SFO) — Terminals, Transport & Tips
📍 Faaʼa International Airport (PPT) — Terminals, Transport & Tips

Available Dates

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🧳 Baggage Allowance

Bag Type	Dimensions / Weight	Included
👜 Personal Item	Small bag / laptop	✅ Yes
🎒 Cabin Bag	26 lb	✅ Yes
🧳 Checked Bag	Not included — buy separately	❌ No

⚠️ Checked baggage is not included in this fare. Add it during booking on Skyscanner.

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🌍 About Papeete

Most travelers only change planes in Papeete on the way to Bora Bora or Moorea, but it's worth a day. Start at the Marché de Papeete, a two-floor municipal market selling Tahitian black pearls, woven hats and vanilla. The dish to order is poisson cru (ʻota ʻika): raw tuna cured in lime then folded through coconut milk — found cheapest after 6pm at the roulottes, the food trucks that fill Place Vaiʻete on the waterfront each evening. If you can time it, come in July for Heiva i Tahiti, the islands' big festival of competitive ʻōteʻa dancing and himene singing. Best months are the dry season, May to October; September–October bring the least rain and thinnest crowds. November to April is hot, humid and wet — skip it.

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