Travel to Lae
Every way to reach Lae: 1 modes compared, with fares.
Lae is reachable from 8 places across 1 country by 1 mode, on services run by 2 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €31.41 and the fastest takes 3h 52m door to door. The nearest origin is 191 km away.
How people reach Lae
Every mode that actually calls at Lae, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 16 | €31.41 | 3h 52m | 641 km | 2 |
- 8Places you can arrive from
- 8Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 2Operators
Lae is small enough to walk across, so almost anywhere downtown works. We still do not sell the room.
Rooms within reach of Lae Market Bus Stop
Sort by distance from Lae Market Bus Stop and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 2 | 13% | Goroka, 191 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 12 | 75% | Madang, 214 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 2 | 13% | Kokopo, 641 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Lae that we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 16 | 100% |
Stations, airports and ports in Lae
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Lae
- Lae Market Bus Stop
- Town Bus Stop
- LAE
The cheapest journeys into Lae
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madang to Lae flight | €31.41 | 3h 53m | 214 km |
| Goroka to Lae flight | €31.41 | 3h 52m | 191 km |
| Popondetta to Lae flight | €33.77 | 3h 56m | 265 km |
| Port Moresby to Lae flight | €37.31 | 4h 1m | 307 km |
| Mt Hagen to Lae flight | €38.49 | 4h 3m | 320 km |
| Kimbe to Lae flight | €43.21 | 4h 4m | 371 km |
| Daru to Lae flight | €54.42 | 4h 16m | 492 km |
| Kokopo to Lae flight | €68.58 | 4h 32m | 641 km |
We cannot promise Lae Market Bus Stop still has a baggage check, because plenty of stations closed theirs.
Somewhere to drop the bags in Lae?
Stores, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.
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Popular trips to Lae
Common questions about Travel to Lae
How can I get to Lae?
Lae is reachable by 1 modes on our network, from 8 places, across 1 countries, on services run by 2 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.
What is the cheapest way to get to Lae?
The cheapest way into Lae is by Flight, from €31.41 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 8 origins we sell into Lae over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Lae?
The fastest journey into Lae is by Flight, at 3h 52m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 191 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Lae have?
Lae has 3 named terminals on our network, including 0 rail stations and 1 airports. Among them are LAE. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where can I travel to Lae from within 200 km?
2 of the routes we sell into Lae start within 200 km. The nearest is Goroka, 191 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or bus beats a flight door to door.
Where else can I go from Lae in Papua New Guinea?
Lae connects to 8 places on our network across 1 countries, the furthest of them 641 km away in a straight line. Papua New Guinea routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.
Where these numbers come from
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Catchment, Fares, Door to door, Distances
Elsewhere in Papua New Guinea
The wider region
Plenty of what is worth seeing sits outside Lae and elsewhere in Papua New Guinea. None of it is ours to sell.
What to book in Lae before you go
Timed entry, guided walks and half-day trips out of Lae, with free cancellation on most of it.
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Plan a trip from here
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