Best travel tips on Norfolk Island

Important things to consider before you depart for your amazing holiday in Norfolk Island. 

When you visit Norfolk Island, you’ll find it’s like nowhere else on Earth – with its kind climate, country town charm and gorgeous scenery. However, its isolation and size mean a few things are done a little differently here.

Here are some Norfolk tips:

Norfolk Flights

Depart from the international terminal. You don’t need a passport to travel to Norfolk Island, but we advise you to use yours.

2hrs from Sydney or Brisbane.

No social media checks here.

Shop Norfolk

When you get here, we’d love it if support our Norfolk Island businesses. You can get most foods here, so there is generally no need to bring items with you, unless you have very specific dietary requirements.

Norfolk Hours

Our Norfolk Island shops are run by local families with limited staff. Most close on Wednesday, Saturday afternoons, all day Sunday. Foodland, Paw Paw’s Pump Station, P&R Bakery operate for extended hours.

Eat Norfolk Style

Live as the Norfolk islanders do, from season to season, creatively using what is available. Our fruit and veg may not be unblemished and wrapped in plastic but you will find the flavours second to none.

 Our Norfolk Waste

Trade Winds minimises single-use plastics and aims to reduce, reuse and repurpose. Trade Winds will happily share methods to minimise waste, our worm farm, compost food scraps, increase soil health.

Norfolk Reef Health

For the sake of our Norfolk Island marine life, please only use reef-safe sunscreens in our lagoons.

You can find these products in the island’s shops. It's the only island we have.