Cheap flights from London to Port Moresby

Port Moresby sits in the tropics, so daylight barely shifts across the year; what you plan around is heat, rain and the local summer, which runs from December to February. January falls inside that stretch and is also the cheapest month in the fare calendar for this pairing.

Prices are listed from October to February and again from July to August, which takes in the northern winter and the European summer break. If your dates sit near Christmas or the school holidays, settle them early, and test a midweek departure against a weekend one in the calendar.

The first difference you feel is the stop: nothing here flies nonstop, so you are choosing routes as much as airlines. The list mixes Gulf and Asian long-haul carriers — Qatar Airways, Emirates, Saudi Arabian Airlines, Asiana Airlines, China Southern Airlines — with European and American names: British Airways, Air France, Lufthansa City Airlines, Helvetic Airways, American Airlines.

What separates the tickets is the connection — how many legs, how long the layover and what the fare covers in baggage and rebooking. A single booking that spans the whole journey protects you when one flight runs late; two separate ones leave that risk with you, so read the inclusions option by option.

Arrange the way into town before you land. Jackson Field sits close to the built-up part of Port Moresby, so a taxi or a car booked through your hotel covers the last stretch; agree the fare in advance or ask your accommodation to meet you.

Watch the clock too. With at least one change of plane behind you, the arrival can land in the evening or the small hours, so confirm late check-in and keep the first evening free of fixed plans.

Currency

PGK (K)

Power sockets

Type I · 240 V

Language

Tok Pisin, Hiri Motu, English, Papua New Guinean Sign Language

Emergency number

112, 110, 111

Calling code

+675

Internet domain

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Population of Port Moresby

317 k (2012)

Time zone

UTC+10 (Pacific/Port_Moresby)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Fly on one ticket or leave a wide gap between connections, because a separate second booking will not be rebooked for you when the first flight runs late.
• Check the baggage allowance on each leg, since the long-haul flight and the connecting one can carry different rules.
• Confirm which London airport your journey starts from — City, Gatwick, Heathrow, Luton and Stansted are not interchangeable.
• Sort out Papua New Guinea's entry requirements for your passport before you pay.
• Judge each option by total journey time as well as fare, because every itinerary includes at least one stop.
• If your dates are flexible, start with January, the cheapest month in the price calendar.