Tristan Shipping Schedules and Fares

Epic Journey

A journey to Tristan da Cunha is always by ship. The 2810 km or 1750 mile journey from Cape Town harbour will take six days by fishing vessel (Edinburgh or Kelso) or five days by SA Agulhas or RMS St Helena.

A landing after the passage depends on the weather, although the Agulhas normally flies passengers ashore immediately except in severe weather conditions. All dates are provisional.

Latest Shipping Schedule for 2008: Updated 27th April 2008 Schedules will be updated as soon as possible after information is received from companies : *all dates are provisional* MV Kelso is carrying out extended fishing trips to be used as a factory ship for Tristan inshore fishing boats whilst the Tristan Fish Processing Factory is unavailable : these are marked 'Tristan Fishing.
		MV Edinburgh	MV Edinburgh	MV Kelso	MV Kelso	MV Edinburgh	SA Agulhas	MV Kelso	MV Edinburgh	MV Kelso
ETD Cape Town	2	24 Apr	12 June	12 July	23 Aug		4 Sept	4 Oct	Oct TBC	Nov TBC
ETA Tristan	0	30 Apr	18 June	19 July	30 Aug		9 Sept	11 Oct
Activity				Tristan Fishing	Tristan Fishing	Fishing	Gough Relief	Tristan Fishing	Fishing
ETD Tristan	0	6 May	24 June	11 Aug	22 Sept		7 Oct	27 Oct
ETA Cape Town	8	12 May	30 June	18 Aug	29 Sept		13 Oct	3 Nov
Notes : All ships carry mail, cargo and passengers.

Cape Town - Tristan da Cunha Passenger Fares f0r 2006
SA Agulhas	Single	Return
a. Concession Rate : available to passengers with close family or official links
Adult :	Rand 1100	Rand 2200
Child (6 - 15 years) Children under 6 free	Rand 550	Rand 1100
b. Ordinary Rate
Adult	Rand 4475	Rand 8950
Child (6 - 15 years) Children under 6 free	Rand 2250	Rand 4500
MFV Edinburgh or Kelso	Single	Return
a. Concession Rate : available to passengers with close family or official links
Adult : Medevac	US$ 40	US$ 80
Child : Medevac (2 - 15 years) Children under 2 free	US$20	US$40
Adult : Other	US$ 50	US $ 100
Child (2 - 15 years) Children under 2 free	US$ 25	US $ 50
b. Official Rate : Expatriate temporary residents, and any non-resident with close family or official links
Adult	US $ 200	US $ 400
Child (2 - 15 years) Children under 2 free	US $ 100	US $ 200
c. Tourist Rate : Passengers with no family or official links with Tristan da Cunha : * Note lower prices than in 2005 *
Adult	US $ 400	US $ 800
Child (2 - 15 years) Children under 2 free	US $200	US $400
Notes
1. All applications to visit Tristan da Cunha should be submitted to the Administrator's Office, and require the prior approval of the Island Council. Subsequent Travel Bookings and requests for concessionary fare rates must also be made via the Administrator's Office. See Arranging a Visit Page
2. Passenger tickets for SA Agulhas will be issued by Table Bay Marine, Cape Town
3. Passenger tickets for Edinburgh / Kelso will be issued by Ovenstones, Cape Town or the Factory, Tristan da Cunha
4. Close family links are understood to refer to a passenger plus spouse and dependants who have parents, grandparents, children, sisters, brothers, aunts or uncles resident on Tristan.

	Epic Journey A journey to Tristan da Cunha is always by ship. The 2810 km or 1750 mile journey from Cape Town harbour will take six days by fishing vessel (Edinburgh or Kelso) or five days by SA Agulhas or RMS St Helena. A landing after the passage depends on the weather, although the Agulhas normally flies passengers ashore immediately except in severe weather conditions. All dates are provisional.
The Fair Cape : Tristan journeys start and end in the beautiful Table Bay Harbour Cape Town, South Africa.					Long awaited : The world's most isolated community regards the arrival of every ship as a special occasion.

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