Vanuatu is well-connected by regular international flights. Port Vila as the capital of the Republic of Vanuatu is serviced by direct flights from Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne in Australia, Honiara in the Solomons (via Luganville, Santo), from Nadi and Suva in Fiji, from Auckland, New Zealand, and from Tontouta (Noumea) in New Caledonia. So you can get here from the north, west, south and east with ease!

Air Vanuatu in a code share arrangement with Qantas flies from Australia and also direct from Suva, Fiji. Virgin Blue flies from Brisbane. Fiji Airways flies from Nadi, Fiji. Air Calin and Air Vanuatu fly from New Caledonia, Solomons Airlines flies from Honiara, and Air New Zealand and Air Vanutu-Jetstar codeshare fly from Auckland. There are connecting flights from PNG to Brisbane and to Honiara, and many airlines connect directly from the Eastern Pacific and America to Fiji, Auckland and Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne in Australia.

More definitive airline schedules will be posted here at the beginning of January 2015 as they are subject to change, but current schedules are given below as an indication.

Relevant airline websites and current schedules as of June 2014:

Air Vanuatu. From Sydney Mon, Wed, Th, Fri, Sat, Sun; from Brisbane Tues (via Santo), Fri, Sun; from Melbourne Th; from Auckland Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun; from Noumea Mon, Wed, Fri, with some additional Sat flights to Vila or Santo; from Nadi Th; from Suva Sun (code share with Fiji Airways)

Qantas. Qantas codeshares with Vanuatu on routes from Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne.

Virgin Australia. From Brisbane Mon, Wed, Sat, Sun.

Air Calin. From Noumea Mon, Fri. Air Calin also has direct connections from Osaka, Tokyo, Nadi, Wallis and Papeete.

Fiji Airways (formerly Air Pacific). From Nadi Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri; from Suva Sun (codeshare with Air Vanuatu).

Air New Zealand. From Auckland Mon, Fri, Sun. Air New Zealand also has direct connections with many Pacific Island nations.

Jetstar (New Zealand). New services from June 2014 within NZ to connect with the Air Vanuatu Wed and Sat flights from Auckland

Solomon Airlines. From Honiara Tues, Sat.

Additional information is available on Accommodation in Port Vila as well as general information on Vanuatu and Port Vila.