Flying around the South Pacific Islands is unfortunately expensive. However, occasional package deals can be purchased in conjunction with your international ticket making exploring the region slightly more affordable. Air New Zealand, Air Pacific and Polynesian Airlines offer similar Pacific Passes between Fiji, Samoa and Tonga, with travel to be completed within 45-days.
Direct flight schedule at Jan 2003
routes, code share partnerships and departure days can cause changes in timetables - contact the airlines direct to confirm these routes still operate.
NZ = Air New Zealand
AP = Air Pacific
P = Polynesian Airlines
A = Aloha Airlines
H = Hawaiian Airlines
mo = Monday ; tu = Tuesday etc
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To:
From:
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Hawaii |
Fiji |
Samoa |
Tonga |
Cook |
Tahiti |
| Hawaii |
- |
AP - we, fr, su
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P - we
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via Samoa |
A - mo, fr |
H - su
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| Fiji |
AP - mo, we, sa
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- |
AP - tu, fri
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AP - tu, sa
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NZ - sa |
via Cook |
| Samoa |
P - we
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AP - tu, fri
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- |
NZ - tu
P - tu, th, fr
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via Fiji |
via Fiji, Cook |
| Tonga |
via Samoa |
AP - tu, sa
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NZ - tu
P - we, fr, sa |
- |
via Fiji |
via Fiji, Cook |
| Cook |
A - mo, fr |
NZ - fr |
via Fiji |
via Fiji |
- |
NZ - tu, th, fr |
| Tahiti |
H - su
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via Cook |
via Cook, Samoa |
via Cook, Fiji |
NZ - mo, th, su |
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| Niue |
fly from samoa on monday, return to samoa on friday or fly from auckland on monday
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| American Samoa |
fly from hawaii on monday and friday and returns same day - Polynesian Airlines
Frequent daily flights from Samoa
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| Tuvalu |
fly from fiji (suva) on - Air Fiji
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| Tokelau |
tokelau has no airport - ships leave from Samoa once a month
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| Kiribati |
fly from Nauru or Fiji on tuesday and thursday - Air Nauru
fly from Majuru (Marshall Is) - Air Marshall
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| Micronesia |
Continental fly Honolulu>Chuuk>Pohnpei>Kosrae>Guam. Guam is the Micronesian hub with daily Continental flights to Palau and 2 or 3/week to other islands.
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