By ship
Noumea is a popular port of call for people sailing around the Pacific, though most dare not sail during cyclone season.
New Caledonia Airport
IATA: NOU ICAO: NWWW, in Païta, 52km northwest of Noumea, 687 35 11 18, [www.cci-nc.com/tontouta] Regular flights are available from Tokyo on Aircalin, as New Caledonia is very popular with the Japanese. Air New Zealand and Qantas also serve the airport. There are also flights from various Pacific nations Vanuatu, Fiji, other French possessions, New Zealand, Australia, and Southeast Asia. There is little or no competition on routes, so be very wary of high flight prices. For travellers flying from Europe, the partner of Aircalin is Finnair, which flies passengers via its hub in Helsinki and on to Noumea via either Seoul, Osaka or Tokyo.