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Papua New Guinea travel guide: visa, weather and plugs
Entry rules for every passport, live weather, public holidays and the plug you need for Papua New Guinea. Capital: Port Moresby.
Do you need a visa for Papua New Guinea?
It depends on your passport. Of the 198 other passports in our data, 0 passports can enter Papua New Guinea without a visa and 96 more get a visa on arrival or an eTA.
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Papua New Guinea at a glance
- Capital
- Port Moresby
- Region
- Melanesia, Oceania
- Currency
- Papua New Guinean kina (K, PGK)
- Languages
- English, Hiri Motu, Tok Pisin
- Calling code
- +675
- Drives on the
- left
- Power
- Type I · 240 V · 50 Hz
Weather in Port Moresby
Month by month last year
- Daily high and low (°C), monthly average
- Rain (mm in the month)
Next public holidays in Papua New Guinea
Nationwide holidays only, from Nager.Date. Check dates locally before you book: they can move.
Power plugs and voltage in Papua New Guinea
- Type Itwo angled flat pins and an earth pin
Mains power is 240 V at 50 Hz. Phone and laptop chargers usually accept 100 to 240 V, so they only need the right plug. Hair dryers, kettles and other single-voltage appliances need a matching voltage or a converter.
Do I need an adapter for Papua New Guinea? Adapter guide for Papua New Guinea
Hand-curated, so a good first answer: confirm before you fly.
More before you go
- Passport validity. Many countries want 3 to 6 months of validity left. Check your dates for Papua New Guinea or read the six-month rule explained.
- What to eat. Dishes to try in Papua New Guinea, with how locals have them. Money, language and the driving side for every country: currency, languages, which side of the road.
- Other places you can go. Where can I go? lists the places your passport reaches that are also in season, and the passport ranking shows how yours compares.
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Questions
Do I need a visa for Papua New Guinea?
It depends on your passport. Of the 198 other passports in our data, 0 passports can enter Papua New Guinea without a visa, 9 passports can get a visa on arrival, 87 passports need an eTA and 102 passports can apply for an e-Visa. Pick your passport on this page, or see the full list on the all-passports page for Papua New Guinea.
What plug type and voltage does Papua New Guinea use?
Papua New Guinea uses plug type I at 240 V and 50 Hz. Check that your devices accept that voltage before you plug them in. Plug data is hand-curated, so confirm before you fly.
Which side of the road do they drive on in Papua New Guinea?
Traffic keeps to the left in Papua New Guinea.
What currency does Papua New Guinea use?
Papua New Guinean kina (K, PGK).
What is the calling code for Papua New Guinea?
+675.
What is the capital of Papua New Guinea?
Port Moresby.
How up to date is this information?
Entry rules come from the open Passport Index dataset, last updated 18 February 2026. Governments change rules often, so check with the embassy or the official immigration site before you book. Weather and public holidays on this page are fetched live from Open-Meteo and Nager.Date.
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Get ExploEntry rules come from the open Passport Index dataset by Ilya Ilyankou (MIT), last updated 18 February 2026. Governments change rules often, so treat this as a guide and check with the embassy or the official immigration site before you book.