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# Ferry Honiara to Isabel Country forums / Pacific Islands & Papua New Guinea / Solomon Islands
BruceFraser 19:48 UTC 17 May 2019 | Can anyone supply phone or email of ferry operator Honiara to and from Isabel? Or direct me to a booking site? Or if booking is walk-up only, directions to the ticket office and dates of departures? Thanks, Bruce |
Laszlo 06:17 UTC 18 May 2019 | When I was in the Solomons, which was years ago, there were frequent shipping serviced to Gizo and Malaita only. For all other provinces, you had to go to the harbour and keep asking around until a boat went that way. It could be days, or weeks. I guess for Isabel it shouldn't be weeks. I doubt things have changed. | 1
faisi 21:53 UTC 23 May 2019 | The best shippingline to Isabel Island is Isabel Development Shipping (I.D.C.). This company is for a long time operating combined cargo/passenger ships between Honiara and Isabel Island. They operate 4-5 different such ships, remember one is called Isabella, another Onogu etc. Believe they don't have an website or a booking platform. There base in Honiara is: Go down the Commonwealth Avenue towards the habour, before you reach the domestique harbour turn right. The first building is a marine office, then are coming altogether 4 different warehouses/offices in one building. Think the first one is IDC, I know for sure third is Franji Shipping. Have been in in Febr. 2019 in IDC office/warehouse as I sent with them some batteries as cargo to Temotu Province. Inside the warehouse/office of IDC on the right side on a noticeboard there is usually a printed monthly schedule for their ships on display. I do have here a Solomon Telephone Directory 2017. On page 328 in the Yellow Page section there is an advertising of IDC. I quote from this advertising: Isabel Development Company Limited, Trading as I.D.C. Shipping, PO Box 93, Honiara, Solomon Islands, Ph: 22122, 22126, Ext. 207, 208. Mobiles: 747 8307, 748 3384. If you try to call from outside Solomon Islands, the country code is: +677 Good Luck | 2
BruceFraser 22:45 UTC 25 May 2019 | Hi Faisi What a fantastic and detailed and useful and generous answer! Thanks so much and best wishes! kia ora Bruce | 3
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