Port Moresby Getting Around

Getting Around

Getting around in and around Port Moresby is somewhat of a problem. Walking is not advisable to foreigners at any time during the day and especially not in the night-time. By car Car rental agencies are available close to Jackson International airport but driving in Port Moresby might not be what most people are used to. In some areas of POM the locals throw stones at the car, usually just for amusement but in some cases they manage to crack your windshield. There are cases of people standing in the middle of a stretch of road they have mended and demanding compensation from people driving by, and as soon as you get outside of the city the roads deteriorate to muddy trails that only a 4x4 with an experienced driver should attempt. By Taxi There are actually taxis in Port Moresby, which is quite unusual for Papua New Guinea, but they are in the majority of cases not safe for foreigners to ride in. The locals usually travel in PMV's (Personal Motor Vehicles) which are minibusses that take you to your destination if it is in the general direction they are headed. The adventurous traveller could probably get around by using that service but there are incidences of PMV's getting pulled over by Raskols and everybody on board being robbed, so a warning is in order. The best alternative for transport around Port Moresby is to get the hotel to set it up. They usually have a shuttle service from the airport and can organize excursions of different kinds if you ask them nicely. This of course depends on the hotel.