Travel - International
AIR: The national airline is Air Vanuatu (NF), Level One, 160 Clarence Street, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia (tel: (2) 9299 9737; fax: (2) 9299 5737; e-mail: sales@airvanuatu.com.au; website: www.airvanuatu.com.au), which offers weekly services between Port-Vila and Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne in Australia, and Auckland (New Zealand).
Approximate flight times: From Vanuatu to London is 30 hours.
International airports: Port-Vila (VLI) (Bauerfield) is 6km (4 miles) from Port-Vila (travel time – 15 minutes). Buses and taxis are available. Facilities have been upgraded and currently include bank/bureau de change (open during international flight operations), left luggage, duty-free shops (open during international flight operations) and bars.
Air passes: The Visit the South Pacific Pass is valid for many airlines operating in the South Pacific, including most of the larger ones, such as Air Caledonie, Air Marshall Islands, Air Nauru, Air Niugingi, Air Pacific, Air Vanuatu, Polynesian Airlines, Qantas, Royal Tongan Airlines and Solomon Airlines. Offering reductions of up to 40 per cent on normal airfares, this sector-based pass allows for flexible island-hopping between the destinations of the Cook Islands, Fiji, Nauru, New Caledonia, Samoa, Tahiti, Tonga, Vanuatu and the more remote Melanesian and Micronesian islands, together with major cities in Australia (Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane) and New Zealand (Chirstchurch, Wellington, Auckland). It is only available for people resident outside of the South Pacific. The journey must be started outside the South Pacific and only one stopover in Australia is allowed. A minimum of two sectors must be bought before departure (extra sectors can be purchased en route). There is a maximum of one pass per person, and passes must be used within six months of the first day of travel. Children under 12 years of age pay 75 per cent of the adult fare. For details and conditions, contact the South Pacific Tourist Organisation (see Contact Addresses section).
Departure tax: Vt2800. Children under 12 years of age are exempt. The departure tax must be paid in cash and in local currency (Vatu) only.
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