Make it a trip · Tahiti, French Polynesia
What Tahiti costs
once you land
Real prices, from the airport ride to a room for the night, each with where we found it. Checked October 2026, around Papeete, Tahiti.
Prices as the source quoted them.
Arriving
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Taxi from Faa'a airport to Papeete Many reports
About 5 km.
Source: Routard, money and budget in French Polynesia (2026)
CFP 2,500 Book an airport pickup -
No visa needed Fixed
For AU, NZ, GB, US, CA, SG passports.
Up to 3 months in any 6 months.
Source: Wikipedia, visa policy of French Polynesia and New Caledonia (2026)
Free -
No visa needed Fixed
For IE, NL, DE, FR passports.
EU citizens may stay without a time limit and can use a national ID card.
Source: Wikipedia, visa policy of French Polynesia and New Caledonia (2026)
Free
Getting around
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Bus ride around Papeete Many reports
150 to 600 XPF elsewhere on Tahiti, by distance.
Source: Routard, money and budget in French Polynesia (2026)
CFP 100 -
€124 Compare cars
Eating and drinking
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Lunch at a restaurant Many reports
Per person. No set lunch under 1,500 XPF.
Sources: Combien Coute, Tahiti prices (2026-10), Routard, money and budget in French Polynesia (2026)
€17 -
McDonald's meal Many reports
Source: Combien Coute, Tahiti prices (2026-10)
€13 -
Three course dinner for two Many reports
Twice the reported 42 EUR per person.
Source: Combien Coute, Tahiti prices (2026-10)
€84 -
Cappuccino Many reports
Source: Combien Coute, Tahiti prices (2026-10)
€3 -
Local beer, half a litre Many reports
Source: Combien Coute, Tahiti prices (2026-10)
€2.90
At the supermarket
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Water, 1.5 litre bottle Many reports
Source: Combien Coute, Tahiti prices (2026-10)
€1 -
Soft drink, can Many reports
Source: Combien Coute, Tahiti prices (2026-10)
€2.40 -
Local beer from a shop, half a litre Many reports
Source: Combien Coute, Tahiti prices (2026-10)
€2.50
Doing
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Ferry to Moorea, return Many reports
Adult, without a vehicle.
Source: Routard, money and budget in French Polynesia (2026)
CFP 3,000 Book the tour
Sleeping, per night
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Guesthouse double room, from Many reports
Usually 7,000 to 10,000 XPF. The cheapest pensions, per night.
Source: Routard, money and budget in French Polynesia (2026)
CFP 7,000 Find a guesthouse -
4 star hotel Many reports
Reported average per night.
Source: Combien Coute, Tahiti prices (2026-10)
€320 Find a hotel
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