Bauerfield International Airport (VLI) serves Port Vila on Efate, Vanuatu. It is a different arrival point from Santo's airport, so match the island and airport in the itinerary before arranging accommodation transport. For a Port Vila stay, taxis, arranged transfers and rental cars provide different ways to continue after collecting luggage.

From the aircraft to the arrivals meeting point

A Port Vila international arrival includes immigration, baggage collection and biosecurity before leaving for the public arrivals area. Tourism information places taxi and transfer desks and hotel pickups after customs.

Give an arranged driver the flight details and the name used for the transfer booking. Allow for the arrivals process when setting the meeting arrangement, especially if several flights arrive close together. The flight's landing time and the time you leave the terminal are different stages of the journey.

Accommodation transfer or taxi into Port Vila?

An arranged accommodation transfer is useful when you want the property and meeting point settled before arrival. A taxi provides another road option after the arrivals process. Choose the full destination address rather than only “Port Vila,” particularly for a stay outside the central area.

A hotel pickup is an arrangement to book with the actual property or provider, rather than an automatic inclusion in every room rate. For a larger party, supply the passenger and luggage numbers so the vehicle fits the whole group.

Rental collection inside the terminal

Virgin Australia's airport guide identifies car-hire desks in the terminal. A rental can suit a stay involving several journeys around Efate; a direct transfer is simpler if the first day only involves reaching one accommodation.

Set the collection point to Bauerfield Airport and retain the reservation while collecting bags. Returning a vehicle before a flight adds a handover to the departure journey, so arrange the return location as part of the rental rather than assuming a city office and the airport are interchangeable.

Continuing to another Vanuatu island

Port Vila is on Efate; the tourism office separately identifies Luganville's international airport on Espiritu Santo. An itinerary for Santo or another island therefore needs its actual onward transport leg, rather than only a booking to VLI.

When combining an international arrival with a domestic flight, include baggage collection and the onward airline's check-in process in the plan. Do not assume that sharing a destination country makes two flights one protected connection. The airport, island and complete itinerary should match the accommodation you intend to reach.