Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Two airlines operate flights from
Australia
: Virgin Australia (
virginaustralia.com
)
and
Fiji Airways (
fijiairways.com
). Both airlines depart daily from
Brisbane
and
Sydney
, tak-
ing about 4hr, with deals often available from A$350 return; Fiji Airways also has four flights
a week from
Melbourne
(5hr), costing roughly A$200 more.
The shorter hop (3hr 5min) from
New Zealand
is generally more expensive, and monopol-
ized by Fiji Airways and Air New Zealand (
airnz.co.nz
)
, with daily flights from
Auckland
starting from NZ$400. There's also a weekly flight from
Christchurch
operated by Fiji Air-
ways taking 4hr (from NZ$500).
The most direct route for travellers from
South Africa
is to fly to Sydney or Auckland and
then on to Fiji.
Flights from elsewhere in the Pacific
Flying to Fiji from elsewhere in the South Pacific is not always practical, and often quite
expensive, despite Fiji being the main travel hub for the region. Fiji's national airline, Fiji
Airways ( 330 4388,
fijiairways.com
)
, flies to Fiji from: Apia,
Samoa
(2 weekly; 1hr
5min; F$485 one way); Funafuti,
Tuvalu
(2 weekly; 2hr 30min; F$780 one way); Honolulu,
Hawaii
(2 weekly; 8hr; F$865 one way); Christmas Island,
Kiribati
(1 weekly; 4hr; F$675
one way); Tarawa,
Kiribati
(2 weekly; 3hr; F$677 one way); Port Vila,
Vanuatu
(3 weekly;
1hr 30min; F$392 one way); and Nuku'alofa,
Tonga
(2 weekly; 1hr 20min; F$350 one way).
Other regional airlines serving Nadi include: Aircalin from Noumea,
New Caledonia
(
aircalin.com
;
3 weekly; 2hr; F$750 one way); Air Vanuatu from Port Vila,
Vanuatu
(
air-
vanuatu.com
;
1 weekly; 1hr 40min; F$390 one way); and Solomon Airlines from Honiara,
Solomon Islands
(
flysolomons.com
;
2 weekly; 3hr; F$525 one way). There are no direct
flights between Fiji and the Cook Islands, Tahiti or Easter Island - the easiest way to get to
Fiji from these eastern Polynesian destinations is via Auckland or Los Angeles.
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