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Tuvalu (Ellice Islands)

Tuvalu is an archipelagic country in the Polynesian sub-region of Oceania in the Pacific Ocean, about midway between Hawaii and Australia. It lies east-northeast of the Santa Cruz Islands, northeast of Vanuatu, southeast of Nauru, south of Kiribati, west of Tokelau, northwest of Samoa and Wallis and Futuna, and north of Fiji.

Type Island

Why go

  • Island country in Oceania.
  • Served by Funafuti International Airport (FUN).

History

Tuvalu is an archipelagic country in the Polynesian sub-region of Oceania in the Pacific Ocean, about midway between Hawaii and Australia. It lies east-northeast of the Santa Cruz Islands, northeast of Vanuatu, southeast of Nauru, south of Kiribati, west of Tokelau, northwest of Samoa and Wallis and Futuna, and north of Fiji.

Airports

Funafuti International Airport (FUN) 14 km to the centre
Funafuti, FUN, TV — Indoor waiting areas, but some gates board by bus or on foot across the apron — plan for the weather on the day. ✈ 1 airline (Air Pacific) · direct flights to 1 destination incl. Nausori (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 1 airline, 1 direct destination
  • Air Pacific FJ (ATR 42) · 1 route: Nausori

Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.

Indoor | Outdoor

Where things are

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Photographs

Tuvalu (Ellice Islands)
Tuvalu (Ellice Islands)
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When to go

Tourist season
October – March

The warmer, longer-day half of the southern-hemisphere year.

Shoulder season
April – May, September

Milder and quieter, with better value.

Worth avoiding
June – August

The southern winter — check local conditions before travelling.

Getting there & around

Getting there. The nearest airport on record is Funafuti International Airport (FUN). Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below. By air: FUN has direct flights to 1 destination on 1 airline (incl. Nausori).

Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Tuvalu (Ellice Islands). Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.