Noumea Getting there & around

Getting around

Bus & tram

Bus

Red-and-white buses (200 CFP) operate around the city from 6am to 7pm. The ticket office is at Place des Cocotiers, and the routes are colour coded.

Verte (Green) Kuendu-city centre-Baie des Citrons- Anse Vata.

Bleue (Blue) Tjibaou Cultural Centre-Magenta-city centre.

Orange (Orange) Val Plaisance-city centre.

Jaune (Yellow) Faubourg Blanchot-city centre-Gare de Montravel.

Violette (Purple) Magenta-Vallée des Colons-city centre.

The hop-on, hop-off Noumea Explorer (27 19 80; day pass 1000 CFP) bus service does an hourly circuit from Anse Vata into the city via Baie des Citrons then on to the Maritime Museum in Nouville, the Parc Zoologique et Forestier and the Tjibaou Cultural Centre before returning to Anse Vata.

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Local transport

Taxi

Noumea's taxis are operated by Radio Taxis de Noumea (28 35 12). The main taxi rank is on rue d'Austerlitz, adjacent to the Galerie Noumea Centre.

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