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# Travelling from Solomon Islands to Denpasar or Jakarta Country forums / Pacific Islands & Papua New Guinea / Solomon Islands
idlopo 19:26 UTC 09 Jun 2009 | Hello, could anyone advise me what is the cheaper way to travel from Solomon island, is it trough PNG(Honiara-Port Moresby-Vanimo) then landcrossing to to Indonesia and taking a plane from Jayapura or flying from Honiara to Darwin or to any other Australian city and from there to indonesia? Arto |
ozziegiraffe 11:47 UTC 10 Jun 2009 | The only Australian city you can fly to direct from Honiara is Brisbane. Fares can go as low as $200 - $250 Pacific Blue online (maybe also Solomon Airlines now). There are all sorts of fares out of Brisbane to various parts of Aisa. Compare this with unreliable travel and accommodation options, and the possibility of getting stuck somehwere. Laszlo can give you more information on the overland routes. | 1
Laszlo 18:12 UTC 10 Jun 2009 | The overland routes are worth it for the experience, but are very time-consuming and could easily cost more than flying. If in doubt, fly! Flying Virgin Blue from Honiara to Brisbane, then Air Asia from Gold Coast to Bali/Jakarta via Kuala Lumpur may be the cheapest way to go. | 2
blbecek 09:48 UTC 21 Jun 2009 | Travelled overland from Honiara to Jayapura this year and yes, it is exactly as Laszlo says..... If your aim is to get cheaply to Indonesia, fly. Virgin Blue (Pacific Blue) also flies from Brisbane to Bali directly. | 3