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# travel from vanuatu Country forums / Pacific Islands & Papua New Guinea / Vanuatu
pazgriot 03:51 UTC 12 Aug 2011 | hello everyone. i will soon be moving to vanuatu to serve in the peace corps. im hoping to use my vacation time to travel to china (beijing and shanghai), indonesia, japan, cambodia, new zealand, and vietnam. however, i looked into flights and most of them seem very expensive. does anyone have any advice on how to get to these places relatively cheaply? thank you so much. paz |
Laszlo 03:57 UTC 12 Aug 2011 | For China, fly to Hong Kong via Nadi on Air Pacific. To NZ there are several options. To Indonesia and SE Asia in general, your best bet is probably flying to AU on Pacific Blue and then onwards on Air Asia or Jetstar. Or combine them with the China trip. Of course any way you look at it, flights won't be cheap - that's the South Pacific! | 1
uncle_sav 06:31 UTC 12 Aug 2011 | The only large airports accessible from Vanuatu are Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Auckland. You will have to fly through one of them. | 2
pazgriot 12:24 UTC 12 Aug 2011 | okay. is there a cheap way to get to those airports? | 3
pazgriot 12:25 UTC 12 Aug 2011 | thanks laszlo. i would also be willing to travel by boat if its cheaper. do you know anything about that? | 4
Laszlo 12:28 UTC 12 Aug 2011 | The only country you can travel to by passenger boat is New Caledonia. Otherwise you'd need to go on a cruise ship or yacht. | 5
ozziegiraffe 12:40 UTC 12 Aug 2011 | Pacific Blue offers relatrively cheap flights between Australia and Vanuatu. From Australia ou can fly to most places. Check out where Air Asia flies out of Australia. | 6
uncle_sav 12:42 UTC 12 Aug 2011 | " okay. is there a cheap way to get to those airports? " No. | 7