Originally Posted by
texmanufan
I wouldn't say significantly easier. Maybe a few less hours in the air depending how far west you live in the US. It certainly is more enjoyable traveling to the Maldives due to the many options and quality of Asian and ME carriers that fly there.
Best case for Bora Bora from California flight is 8 hours and a 1 hour connection. "Worse" case from East coast would be a 4ish hour flight to LAX/ SFO before flying on (possibly shorter if you did New York - Honolulu - Papeete). So 9-13 hours in the air and 2-3 flights.
I'd think that a best case for the Maldives would be a 14 hour flight from New York to Dubai, then a 5 hour flight to the Maldives and then a 1 hour(ish) unscheduled flight to the resort. From the West Coast that would be a 16 hour flight, then 5 hours to the Maldives and 1 hour to the resort. That's 20-22 hours in the air and a minimum of 3 flights....