American Samoa

Getting there & away

Water

Ferry

A car ferry called Lady Naomi runs between Pago Pago and Apia once a week. It departs Pago Pago each Thursday at 3.30pm for the seven-hour trip. The return deck/cabin fare from American Samoa is US$75/100. Tickets must be purchased at least one day in advance from Polynesia Shipping Services (633 1211; Pago Pago).

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Air

There's no better illustration of the physical isolation of American Samoa than the fact that you can only fly direct to Tutuila from Apia (Samoa) and Honolulu (Hawai'i). It's for this reason that many visitors tie a trip to this far-flung US territory to an exploration of Samoa and/or other South Pacific destinations.

Direct flights between Pago Pago and Honolulu start from around US$580 from Honolulu with Hawaiian Airlines. From Samoa, you can fly to Pago Pago with Inter-Island Airways and Polynesian Airlines from around US$180 one way.

Visitors fly in to Tafuna International Airport, 15km southwest of Pago Pago Harbor on Tutuila. Airlines that service American Samoa include the following (telephone numbers listed here are for dialling from within American Samoa) :

Hawaiian Airlines (www.hawaiianairlines.com)

Inter-Island Airways (699 7100; www.interislandair.com)

Polynesian Airlines (699 9126; www.polynesianairlines.com)

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