Vanuatu international travel guide

Vanuatu

Vanuatu is part of Oceania with main city at Port Vila. It's usually 🌤️ 25.34 °C in Vanuatu with a rainfall of 🌧 309.41 mm. Internet speed in Vanuatu is on average 1.8 Mbps. In Vanuatu you drive on the right side. Its Least Developed country with a population of 278K people. The main currency is Vatu. The languages spoken are Bislama, English and French. Automatic teller machines are common in Vanuatu. Current travel safety advice is Exercise normal safety precautions. Get other useful information like socket plugs, SIM cards and emergency numbers.
👍 Least Developed   🌤️ ~25.34 °C   🌧 ~309.41 mm  👨‍👩‍👦‍👦 278K people

Advice

🛡️ Travel safety

Exercise normal safety precautions

Vanuatu has updated its health screening measures in response to the novel coronavirus outbreak. Check with your airline or tour operator to confirm you meet all entry requirements. See Travel. We haven't changed our level of advice: Exercise normal safety precautions in Vanuatu.

issued date: February 12, 2020

General

🔌 Sockets

Vanuatu uses 230V, 50Hz with socket and plug Type I.

🌐 Languages

The languages that are typically spoken are Bislama, English and French

Money

💱 Currencies Used

Vanuatu uses the Vanuatu vatu (symbol: Vt), code VUV.Banknotes come in denominations of 10000, 5000, 2000, 1000, 500 and 200 vatu.

🏧 ATMs

Automatic teller machines are common in Vanuatu. You can usually find them in both large & small cities.You do not need a chip & PIN card to use an ATM — your standard magnetic card will work fine.

Calling

📡 Internet

Internet speed in Vanuatu is on average 1.8 Mbps. WiFi coverage in Vanuatu is low. It is not as easy to find one.

📱 Phones

You can buy a SIM card for about 4,450.00 VUV, which includes 1 GB of data plan. You can choose from 3 telecoms: Digicel, Telecom Vanuatu or WanTok. Vanuatu uses GSM mobile networks GSM 900. If you don't want to buy SIM card in Vanuatu upon arrival, make sure to check the roaming charges with your telecom provider before your departure so there are no surprises when you return home.

📞 Calling

To call Vanuatu, dial +, then 678 (the country code for Vanuatu), then the area code and the local number.

Driving

🛣️ Road rules

In Vanuatu you drive on the right side. Most cars have manual transmission (stick). Unless otherwise posted, the speed limits for cars and motorcycles are as follows: 60 km/h (37 mph) in all built-up areas and 60-80 km/h (37-49 mph) on undivided highways.

Last updated: February 12, 2020