Travel and Tourism

Travel and Tourism in French Polynesia

Travel alerts, currency, climate, transit, health, and safety information for visitors to French Polynesia.

Practical Information

Travel alert status, currency, climate, and transit details.

Travel Alert Status: Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions
Time Difference: UTC-10 (5 hours behind Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Currency: Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique franc (XPF)
Climate: Tropical, but moderate
Ethnic Groups: Polynesian 78%, Chinese 12%, local French 6%, metropolitan French 4%
National Holiday: Fete de la Federation, 14 July (1790); note - the local holiday is Internal Autonomy Day, 29 June (1880)
Geographic Coordinates: 15 00 S, 140 00 W
Location: Oceania, five archipelagoes (Archipel Des Tuamotu, Iles Gambier, Iles Marquises, Iles Tubuai, Society Islands) in the South Pacific Ocean about half way between South America and Australia
Airports: 49