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# Passenger ships? Vanimo and Wewak Country forums / Pacific Islands & Papua New Guinea / Papua New Guinea
hannahpeart 11:20 UTC 19 Nov 2008 | hi so i am waiting to know if there are any passage ships that are cheap between port cities, how oftern they run and how long they take. I am espically intrested in transport between vanimo and Wewak what are my options of between lae and wewak by boat. Love if people could help me on this one. thank you |
donbrisbane 12:10 UTC 19 Nov 2008 | yes there is a semi regular service run by lutheran shipping along the north coast...lae/madang/wewak/vanimo.the trip from madang to wewak is 12hours...same for wewak to vanimo.try this e.mail for mor detail luship.madang@global.net.pg there are various forms of travel...standard...or v.i.p(bed).not sure how often the vanimo route actually goes?? | 1
Laszlo 13:41 UTC 19 Nov 2008 | I travelled that route 3 times over the years, and always found the Vanimo-Wewak leg far less regular/frequent than the Wewak-Madang/Lae one. You may still end up taking a flight, or a banana boat to Aitepe, if you don't have the time or patience to sit around in Vanimo for days or even weeks... | 2
hannahpeart 07:04 UTC 03 Dec 2008 | hi thanks for writing back. do you happen to know the time these boats run and the cost. I am wanting the boat from Madang to Wewak. maybe not all the way to wewak but close enough. cheers | 3