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Latest Shipping Schedule for 2009: Updated 14th June 2009
Schedules will be updated as soon as information is received :
all dates are provisional and are often changed at short notice,
especially return journeys which are subject to last-minute changes due to sea conditions.

MV Kelso has been sold and we await confirmation of the second Ovenstones vessel to be used
TBC =to be confirmed  
MV
Edinburgh
MV
Edinburgh
SA
Agulhas
MV ???
MV Edinburgh
MV ???
ETD
Cape Town
2
25 June
20 Aug
3 Sept
23 Sept
21 Nov
26 Nov
ETA
Tristan
0
2 July
27 Aug
10 Sept
30 Sept
28 Nov
3 Dec
Activity  
Fishing
Gough Relief
Fishing
ETD
Tristan
0
6 July
5 Nov
7 Oct
4 Oct
11 Feb
7 Dec
ETA
Cape Town
9
13 July
12 Nov

13 Oct

11 Oct
18 Feb
14 Dec
Notes : All ships carry mail, cargo and passengers.
Latest Shipping Schedule for 2010: Updated 14th June 2009
Schedules will be updated as soon as information is received :
all dates are provisional and are often changed at short notice,
especially return journeys which are subject to last-minute changes due to sea conditions.

MV Kelso has been sold and we await confirmation of the second Ovenstones vessel
TBC =to be confirmed  
MV ???
MV Edinburgh
MV Edinburgh
MV Edinburgh
MV
Edinburgh
MV
Edinburgh
SA
Agulhas
MV ???
MV Edinburgh
MV ???
ETD
Cape Town
2
11 Feb
11 March
15 April
26 May
30 June
Aug TBC
Sept TBC
Sept TBC
Nov TBC
Nov TBC
ETA
Tristan
0
18 Feb
18 March
22 April
2 June
7 July
Aug TBC
Sept TBC
Sept TBC
Nov TBC
Dec TBC
Activity  
Fishing
Gough Relief
Fishing
ETD
Tristan
1
1 March
22 March
26 April
6 June
18 July
Nov TBC
Oct TBC
Oct TBC
Feb TBC
Dec TBC
ETA
Cape Town
0
8 March
29 March
3 May
13 June
25 July
Nov TBC

Oct TBC

Oct TBC
Feb TBC
Dec TBC
Notes : All ships carry mail, cargo and passengers.

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.
Cape Town - Tristan da Cunha Passenger Fares (Subject to confirmation)
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.
5. For further information on the ships themselves check out the Scheduled Ships Page
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This page first published May 2005