Travel by Air
St Helena Airport has been open and operational since April 2016. Commercial flights commenced on Saturday, 14 October 2017. The isolation of the Island together with the potential for windshear has meant that St Helena Airport has been classed as a Category C airport. Category C airports have additional considerations for approach, landing and take-off. Difficult wind conditions, including turbulence and windshear, are encountered and safely managed at many airports around the world and St Helena Airport is no different.
Airlink flights operate from and to OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa.
The Airlink Ascension Island charter is scheduled once every four weeks (HLE-ASI Saturdays & ASI-HLE Sundays which means that when an Ascension flight operates the return to Johannesburg is a Sunday). Additional Ascension flights are also scheduled occasionally.
Tickets are available online via the Airlink website at https://flyairlink.com/ and through all normal IATA global distribution systems. Passengers are advised to contact their IATA travel agent. For those passengers that are resident on St Helena, ticket bookings can also be made via Solomon & Company (St Helena) PLC’s ‘Shipping & Travel Agency’ at the Malabar in Jamestown. Passengers can visit the agency in person or can contact shipping.manager@solomons.co.sh or telephone: +290 22523.
In addition to the regular weekly weekend flight, mid-week (Tuesdays) weekly flights are also scheduled during peak flight demand season to and from Cape Town International Airport between December and March. Mid-week (Tuesdays) weekly flights are scheduled during peak season, the link below reflects the current schedule.
The link below reflects the current schedule:
Travel by Cruise Ship
Many people choose to visit St Helena by cruise ship.
St Helena is ideally located as a midway port on cruises between Cape Town or Walvis Bay, the Falkland Islands and South America and the Caribbean.
Cruising via St Helena dates back to Union Castle days. Cruise ship season is from October and ends in April. For more information please contact Solomon’s Shipping Office, St Helena, at: shipping-travelmanager@solomons.co.sh.
Travel by Yacht
St Helena welcomes visiting yachts. St Helena is conveniently positioned for passing sea traffic as it sits in the middle of West Africa and South America. For more Information please visit the following link: https://www.sthelenatourism.com
Travel on St Helena
For visitors and residents wishing to utilitise the public transport system, a full bus timetable including airport service is provided.