Score round-trip flights from San Francisco to Tahiti for just $460
Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.
Low-cost airline French Bee is offering major discounts on nonstop flights from San Francisco to Tahiti.
If you live near the Bay Area and have always dreamed of the black-sand beaches, waterfalls and volcanoes of Tahiti, this fall is the perfect time to visit.
Deal basics
Airline: French Bee
Routes: From San Francisco to Papeete, Tahiti
How to book: Directly on the French Bee website
Travel dates: November 2023 through March 2024
Book by: As soon as possible
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Sample flights
Head directly to the French Bee website to book your flights, which are hundreds of dollars less than usual. Enter your departure and arrival airports to see flight availability.
The calendar shows these flights operate only on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays in November.
Let's say you want to spend about 11 days exploring Tahiti. A departing flight Nov. 26 costs $209, and a returning flight comes in at $250.
This price applies to French Bee's Basic fare, which comes with one piece of "hand baggage" and not much else. Click here for details on the dimensions of allowed hand baggage.
If you want a checked bag, an inflight meal and a changeable ticket, pay $50 more each way for the airline's Smart fare.
Maximize your purchase
Don't forget to use a credit card that earns bonus points on airfare purchases, such as:
- Chase Sapphire Preferred Card: 2 points per dollar on travel
- American Express® Gold Card: 3 points per dollar on airfare when booked directly with the airline or through American Express Travel
- The Platinum Card® from American Express: 5 points per dollar on airfare when booked directly with the airline or through American Express Travel®, on up to $500,000 of these purchases per calendar year, then 1 point per dollar
- Chase Sapphire Reserve: 3 points per dollar on airfare
Bottom line
These flights are about $300 cheaper than normal, so if you want to visit Tahiti, it's a perfect opportunity. Make sure to book directly with French Bee, as Google Flights shows higher prices than what's on the airline's direct website. Since French Bee is a low-cost carrier, there will be other fees tacked on for baggage and other extras.
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