Seychelles Getting Around

By AirGetting Around by Air

Air Seychelles (website: www.airseychelles.com) provides an efficient network of scheduled and chartered services from Mahé to Alphonse, Bird, Denis, Desroches Islands, Frégate and Praslin. Helicopter Seychelles Ltd (tel: 385 858; website: www.helicopterseychelles.com) provides an inter-island shuttle service and scenic flights. Charter flights can be arranged from any heli-stop.

By BoatGetting Around by Water

Privately owned schooners provide regular inter-island connections between Mahé, Praslin and La Digue. Boats can be chartered privately to get to the other islands. Cat Cocos (website: www.catcocos.com) is a new service offering fast crossings between Mahé and Praslin.

By CarGetting Around by Road

Traffic drives on the left. There are paved roads only on La Digue, Mahé and Praslin; elsewhere the roads are sandy tracks. Visitors should be aware that Mahé is mountainous with narrow, winding roads, rarely with safety barriers.

Bus: SPTC buses run on a regular basis on Mahé and Praslin. There are a number of 18-seater coaches for airport transfers and excursions.

Taxi: There are about 300 independently operated taxis on Mahé and Praslin, with a handful on La Digue, with government-controlled rates. There is a surcharge for taxi fares on Praslin between 2200-0600.

Car hire: There are over 550 cars or mini mokes for hire on Mahé, and a limited number on Praslin. It is advisable to make advance reservations, especially in the high season. Hire is on an unlimited mileage basis and the price includes Third Party insurance and tax. The minimum age is 21. Petrol is approximately a third more expensive than in Europe.

Bicycle hire: Available on La Digue and Praslin.

Regulations: There is a speed limit of 65kph (40mph) on the open road, decreasing to 40kph (25mph) in built-up areas and throughout Praslin.

Documentation: A national driving licence is sufficient, for up to three months.

Travel TimesJourney Times

The following chart gives approximate journey times (in hours and minutes) from Mahé to other islands in the Seychelles.

AirSea
Praslin0.151.00
La Digue-3.15
Bird Is.0.307.00
Denis Is.0.306.00

Note: The ferry from Praslin to La Digue takes approximately 30 minutes.
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