diff --git a/narwhals/_pandas_like/dataframe.py b/narwhals/_pandas_like/dataframe.py
index 3040adda0..75fddd18b 100644
--- a/narwhals/_pandas_like/dataframe.py
+++ b/narwhals/_pandas_like/dataframe.py
@@ -677,8 +677,7 @@ def gather_every(self: Self, n: int, offset: int = 0) -> Self:
 
     def to_arrow(self: Self) -> Any:
         if self._implementation is Implementation.CUDF:  # pragma: no cover
-            msg = "`to_arrow` is not implemented for CuDF backend."
-            raise NotImplementedError(msg)
+            return self._native_frame.to_arrow(preserve_index=False)
 
         import pyarrow as pa  # ignore-banned-import()
 
diff --git a/narwhals/_pandas_like/series.py b/narwhals/_pandas_like/series.py
index e94c95a8c..b28a04088 100644
--- a/narwhals/_pandas_like/series.py
+++ b/narwhals/_pandas_like/series.py
@@ -635,8 +635,7 @@ def clip(
 
     def to_arrow(self: Self) -> Any:
         if self._implementation is Implementation.CUDF:  # pragma: no cover
-            msg = "`to_arrow` is not implemented for CuDF backend."
-            raise NotImplementedError(msg)
+            return self._native_series.to_arrow()
 
         import pyarrow as pa  # ignore-banned-import()