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 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.

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

	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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