Kiribati Transportation Tips by glenn57

'Mode': AROUND
Category: Bus
Getting TO/AROUND: Vans pass by the main road on Tarawa every 30 seconds or so during the day; you just flag one down and get on. They run the whole length of the road between all the islands in the Tarawa atoll (the islands are joined by causeways). Although there may be only 11 seats in a van, they will stuff up to 23 people in them ! And extra-loud American rap music is usually playing on the sound system. It was rather amusing to watch busloads of grannies, children, parents, etc. appearing totally indifferent to this ear-splitting music with the most vile lyrics imaginable.

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'Mode': TO
Category: Airplane
Getting TO/AROUND: There are only 3 ways to fly to Tarawa, the main atoll of Kiribati: from Fiji on Air Pacific, from Nauru on Air Nauru, and from Majuro (in the Marshall Islands) on Air Nauru.

So from LA (or Sydney, or Auckland), you could fly to Fiji, and then take the Air Pacific flight to Tarawa (Tuesdays and Thursdays).

In 1996, Air Nauru recommenced operations with a new Boeing 737. It flies the route: Brisbane - Honiara - Nauru - Tarawa - Majuro and back. This is done all at once in each direction, so just the one plane takes you from Brisbane to Tarawa, but with 2 short stops in between.

Getting to Majuro to go on to Kiribati (Tarawa) is extremely expensive. There are flights to Majuro s from Honolulu, so one way to get to Kiribati is to fly first to Honolulu, then to Majuro, and then to Kiribati.

In summary, getting to Kiribati is not easy or cheap. But it is worth it, if you ask me !

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