Jayapura to Port Moresby runs about 3 times a day, with the first departure around 06:04 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €89.82, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 4h 57m over 1,081 km, on services run by 1 operator across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €89.82, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for 6 October 2026
€89.82
- 153%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Jayapura
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 06:04First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 3Services per day
- 33%Run direct
Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €199.56Mon21
- about €197.79Tue22
- about €214.90Wed23
- about €187.76Thu24
- about €161.21Fri25
- about €191.89Sat26
- about €198.38Sun27
- about €111.65Mon28
- about €119.91Tue29
- about €129.35Wed30
- about €142.92Thu1
- about €162.98Fri2
- about €157.08Sat3
- about €133.48Sun4
- about €109.29Mon5
- about €89.82Tue6
- about €89.82Wed7
- about €116.96Thu8
- about €105.75Fri9
- about €121.68Sat10
- about €125.81Sun11
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The flight gets you into Port Moresby. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in Port Moresby for the night the flight gets in
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When to book Jayapura to Port Moresby
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €128.7690 days
- €114.0160 days
- €86.8745 days
- €85.1030 days
- €125.8121 days
- €133.4814 days
- €198.387 days
- €214.903 days
- €199.561 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 30 days ahead, at €85.10.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 153 percent. The dearest point is €214.90, 3 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 30 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 30 days ahead. You are inside that window.
This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Jayapura to Port Moresby and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
1 hours ahead on arrival. The clock moves even though you do not.
The shape of it
1,081 km
1,050 km as the crow flies, 3% further by the route services take. The bearing runs south-east.
Who lives at each end
410,852 → 283,733
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 33% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 67% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 1,081 km against 1,050 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Wewak, Madang. The gap between arriving and leaving is 99 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 10 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is ours to fix and you are rebooked at no charge.
Who runs this route
The flight gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Left luggage near Boroko
Most of the points near Boroko open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Jayapura to Port Moresby
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Jayapura to Port Moresby?
The fastest journey from Jayapura to Port Moresby takes 4h 57m door to door, of which 2h is spent moving, on the flight. Most services take around 5h 4m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Jayapura to Port Moresby?
The cheapest fare from Jayapura to Port Moresby is €89.82, as of 20 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €142.92. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Jayapura to Port Moresby?
The cheapest way from Jayapura to Port Moresby is by flight, at €89.82 for one passenger on 6 October 2026. That journey takes 5h 10m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Jayapura to Port Moresby?
Fares from Jayapura to Port Moresby bottom out around 30 days before departure, at €85.10. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 153 percent, measured on 20 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Jayapura to Port Moresby?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Jayapura to Port Moresby, at €111.65. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 20 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Jayapura to Port Moresby?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Jayapura to Port Moresby, at €77.43 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from Jayapura to Port Moresby?
Air Niugini publish service areas covering both Jayapura and Port Moresby, so they are listed as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.
Is there a direct service from Jayapura to Port Moresby?
33 percent of the services we sell from Jayapura to Port Moresby are direct. The rest connect at Wewak, Madang, with about 99 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Jayapura to Port Moresby use?
Services from Jayapura to Port Moresby by flight leave from Vanimo Airport VAI and arrive at Port Moresby Jacksons International Airport POM. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Jayapura to Port Moresby?
0 of the 1 operators we sell from Jayapura to Port Moresby allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Derived from service area The operators listed publish a service area covering both places. That evidences the corridor rather than a named service.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labelled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Jayapura to Port Moresby on 20 September 2026: 1081 km of route against 1050 km in a straight line, 3 services a day, 1 operator a cheapest fare of €89.82, and 4h 57m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The flight is the simple part. What you do once you are in Port Moresby is somebody else's catalogue.
Day trips out of Port Moresby and across Papua New Guinea
Day trips that leave Port Moresby in the morning and cover a good part of Papua New Guinea by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Jayapura reaches 4 places in 2 countries on services we hold, over distances from 343 to 1,050 km. Port Moresby reaches 23 places in 9 countries, from 143 to 5,083 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Jayapura
- 4Places you can leave for
- 2Countries
- 2Operators
Arriving in Port Moresby
Leaving Port Moresby
- 23Places you can leave for
- 9Countries
- 3Operators