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Cape Town - Tristan da Cunha Shipping Schedule

There are normally 10 scheduled ships from Cape Town to Tristan da Cunha and return. Nine of these are on vessels provided by the fishing company Ovenstones which each carry only 12 passengers. Presently these vessels are the fishing vessel MV Edinburgh, (which carries out extended fishing trips to the outer islands of Inaccessible, Nightingale and Gough in the fishing season) and the cargo ship MV Baltic Trader. The 10th trip is the annual Gough Island relief voyage which calls at Tristan da Cunha on its outward and return voyage and carries over 30 passengers. Ships are booked many months in advance. Check carefully the visits section to plan your Tristan da Cunha voyage with care!

Find out more about the ships on our separate Ships Page.
Notes : All ships carry mail, cargo and passengers.
Latest Shipping Schedule for 2012: Updated 19th January 2012
Schedules will be updated as soon as information is received : all dates are provisional and are often changed at short notice,
especially return journeys which are subject to last-minute changes due to sea conditions.
TBC =to be confirmed
MV Edinburgh
MV Baltic Trader
MV Edinburgh
MV Edinburgh
MV
Edinburgh
MV
Edinburgh
SA
Agulhas II
MV Baltic Trader
MV Edinburgh
MV Baltic Trader
ETD
Cape Town
12 Jan
9 Feb
20 Apr
31 May
29 June
Aug TBC
6 Sept
Sept TBC
Nov TBC
Nov TBC
ETA
Tristan
20 Jan
17 Feb
27 Apr
7 June
6 July
Aug TBC
11 Sept
Sept TBC
Nov TBC
Dec TBC
Activity
Fishing
Fishing
Gough Relief
Fishing
ETD
Tristan
13 Mar
23 Feb
2 May
12 June
11 July
Oct TBC
4 Oct
Oct TBC
Dec TBC
Dec TBC
ETA
Cape Town
19 Mar
2 Mar
8 May
18 June
17 July
Oct TBC

11 Oct

Oct TBC
Dec TBC
Dec TBC

Epic Journey

A journey to Tristan da Cunha is always by ship. The 2810 km or 1750 mile journey from Cape Town harbour will take six days (Edinburgh or Baltic Trader) or five days by SA Agulhas or RMS St Helena.

A landing after the passage depends on the weather, although the Agulhas normally flies passengers ashore immediately except in severe weather conditions. All dates are provisional.
The Fair Cape : Tristan journeys start and end in the beautiful Table Bay Harbour Cape Town, South Africa. Long awaited : The world's most isolated community regards the arrival of every ship as a special occasion.
Cape Town - Tristan da Cunha Passenger Fares (Subject to confirmation)
SA Agulhas Single Return
a. Concession Rate : available to passengers with close family or official links    
Adult : Rand 1100 Rand 2200
Child (6 - 15 years) Children under 6 free Rand 550 Rand 1100
b. Ordinary Rate    
Adult Rand 4475 Rand 8950
Child (6 - 15 years) Children under 6 free Rand 2250 Rand 4500
MFV Edinburgh or MV Baltic Trader Single Return
a. Concession Rate : Resident Islanders only
Adult : Medevac US$ 40 US$ 80
Child : Medevac (2 - 15 years) Children under 2 free US$20 US$40
Adult : Other US$ 50 US $ 100
Child (2 - 15 years) Children under 2 free US$ 25 US $ 50
b. Official Rate : Expatriate temporary residents, and any non-resident with close family or official links
Adult US $ 200 US $ 400
Child (2 - 15 years) Children under 2 free US $ 100 US $ 200
c. Tourist Rate : Passengers with no family or official links with Tristan da Cunha : * Note lower prices than in 2005 *
Adult US $ 400 US $ 800
Child (2 - 15 years) Children under 2 free US $200 US $400
Notes
1. All applications to visit Tristan da Cunha should be submitted to the Administrator's Office, and require the prior approval of the Island Council. Subsequent Travel Bookings and requests for concessionary fare rates must also be made via the Administrator's Office. See Arranging a Visit Page
2. Passenger tickets for SA Agulhas will be issued by Table Bay Marine, Cape Town
3. Passenger tickets for Edinburgh / Baltic Trader will be issued by Ovenstones, Cape Town or the Factory, Tristan da Cunha
4. Close family links are understood to refer to a passenger plus spouse and dependants who have parents, grandparents, children, sisters, brothers, aunts or uncles resident on Tristan.
5. For further information on the ships themselves check out the Scheduled Ships Page
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This page first published May 2005