Blue Lagoon from Port Vila: Getting There

The Blue Lagoon is on Efate’s south-east shoreline, a 45-minute drive from downtown Port Vila as the Vanuatu Tourism Office gives it. There is no Blue Lagoon in Port Vila itself: “Blue Lagoon Port Vila” means the drive across the island. The simplest way there is a tour that collects you from your hotel or the wharf and pays the gate. Manusale Tours’ Vanuatu: Tropical Splash, Beaches & Blue Lagoon Adventure picks up in the Port Vila area and costs from A$150 per adult (checked November 2026), with the entry included.

The calendar above is Manusale Tours’ six-hour day, with 47 reviews (checked November 2026).

Where the Blue Lagoon is

Port Vila sits on Mele Bay on the west side of Efate; the Blue Lagoon is on the east side, near Eton Beach. The Blue Lagoon on Efate is the only blue hole on the island, the Tourism Office says, so there is no second lagoon closer to town to mix it up with. Its Blue holes page gives the drive from downtown Port Vila as 45 minutes; its family itinerary for Efate calls it “an easy half hour drive”. Plan on the longer figure.

By tour: pickup from your hotel or the wharf

Every Blue Lagoon tour on this site includes the ride from Port Vila and back.

• Manusale Tours (the six-hour day): you choose one of four pickup points at checkout, and the van, a Toyota Hiace seating up to 13, collects you up to an hour before the 9:00 AM start. Drop-off is at the same points.
• Yumi Tours & Transfers Vanuatu (the four-hour Blue Lagoon and Eden trip): 13 pickup points, among them Holiday Inn Resort Vanuatu, Warwick Le Lagon Vanuatu, The Melanesian Port Vila, Ramada Resort by Wyndham Port Vila, Mangoes Resort, Poppys On The Lagoon, Kaiviti Motel and the Lapetasi International Wharf. Two adults minimum.
• Lavanua Tours and Transfers (the half day): 17 pickup points, including Iririki Island, the Grand Hotel And Casino and Moorings Hotel Vanuatu. Hotel guests wait at reception; cruise passengers meet the team outside the terminal. Two adults minimum.
• Atmosphere Tours Vanuatu (the half day with a duty-free stop): hotel or cruise ship pickup and drop-off.

Book the day with pickup

On your own: taxi, minivan or a driver

The Tourism Office’s page on local transport sets the rules, in cash:

• Taxis usually carry a T on the number plate and have no meters, so you agree the fare before you start. The Office’s guide fare from town to the Blue Lagoon is about 10,000 vatu, paid in vatu; fares vary with distance and time of day.
• Buses are usually minivans with a B on the plate, flagged down by the road, with the fare agreed with the driver: the Office quotes 150 to 200 vatu a person for short distances and 300 to 500 vatu for longer journeys. The Office’s family itinerary for Efate names a local “B” bus as one way to reach the Blue Lagoon, beside a hire car or a tour.
• A private bus or driver for the day costs 15,000 to 20,000 vatu, booked most easily through your hotel reception, and entrance fees to tourist sites are rarely included.

Whichever you pick, you also pay the Blue Lagoon’s entrance fee in cash at the gate; the Tourism Office does not publish the amount (the entry fee). Arrange the ride back before the driver leaves you there.

If you are choosing a hotel

The tours’ pickup lists are mostly Port Vila hotels and the lagoon resorts just south of town. Staying inside one of those lists makes the morning simple.

Search hotels in Port Vila, where the tours pick up

Where to stay on Efate sets the areas side by side for a Blue Lagoon day, from Port Vila to the east coast near Eton.

From a cruise ship

Lavanua Tours and Transfers meets cruise passengers outside the terminal, and Atmosphere Tours Vanuatu lists cruise ship pickup. A tour booked here is not a cruise-line excursion, so the ship does not wait for it: give the operator your ship’s arrival and all-aboard times when you book.