French Polynesia destination information

All you need to know before visiting French Polynesia

French Polynesia summary

French Polynesia is a small country with around 272K French Polynesian. Official language is French. French Polynesia uses metric system (kilograms, centimeters, Β°C). Time zone is from UTC-10:00 to UTC-09:00. Currency used in French Polynesia is Franc (XPF).

🎫 Border Rank #91
πŸ—ΊοΈ Passport Rank #75

ATMs in French Polynesia are . Internet speed in French Polynesia is on average 1.9 Mbps.

πŸ™οΈ Papeete
πŸ—£οΈ French
πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘¦β€πŸ‘¦ 272K β˜€οΈ ~25 Β°C 🌧 ~127 mm πŸ‘ Developing 🚩 4k km2 (2k miΒ²)
🎫 Visa Exemption
πŸ—ΊοΈ Passport Strength
πŸ₯ Health regulation
πŸ›ƒ Customs rules
πŸ›οΈ Embassies

General

Socket πŸ”Œ

Languages πŸ—£οΈ

  • French

Money

Currency πŸ’±

1 XPF = 1.1 USD

French Polynesia uses the CFP franc (symbol: Fr), code XPF.Banknotes come in denominations of 10000, 5000, 1000 and 500 francs. Franc is subdivided into 100 centimes. Coins come in denominations of 100, 50, 20, 10, 5, 2 and 1 francs.

ATM 🏧🏦

Tipping πŸ’πŸ½

Card πŸ’³

Phone

Mobile Phone πŸ“±

Roaming 🌐

Emergency Calls 🚨

Universal :

911

Police :

911

Ambulance :

911

Fire department :

911

Calling ☎️

International

To call French Polynesia, dial +, then 689 (the country code for French Polynesia), then the area code and the local number.

Locally


international: + 689 1234567
calling local: 1234567

Internet connection

Internet Speed πŸ’―

Internet speed in French Polynesia is on average 1.9 Mbps.

Wifi πŸ“‘

WiFi coverage in French Polynesia is low. It is not as easy to find one.

SIM Card πŸ“Ά

Driving

Rules πŸš—

Limits 🚦

Weather

Temperature 🌑️

Rainfall β˜”

Countries nearby French Polynesia


More on French Polynesia travel and visa information

All the informations you need to schedule your trip to French Polynesia.

🎫

Visa Exemption

Check who can come to French Polynesia without visa requirement.

πŸ—ΊοΈ

Passport Strength

Check countries nationals of French Polynesia can visit without visa.

πŸ₯

Health regulation

Want to visit French Polynesia ? Check health regulation !

πŸ›ƒ

Customs rules

Want to visit French Polynesia ? Check customs regulation !

πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ

LGBT Destination info

Check if French Polynesia is LGBT friendly for travel.

πŸ›οΈ

French Polynesian embassies

Check list of French Polynesia embassies around the globe !