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Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

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Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha is a British overseas territory consisting of the islands of Saint Helena and Ascension, together with the Tristan da Cunha islands group. These are among the world's most isolated islands and separated from each other by many hundreds of miles.

Guide content adapted from the Wikivoyage article "Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha". Source ยท CC BY-SA 4.0

CapitalJamestown
CurrencyGBPPound sterling
LanguagesEnglish
Dial code+290
Time zoneAtlantic/St_Helena

Weather

Live

16ยฐC

Overcast ยท feels like 13ยฐC

  • 61%
  • 20 km/h
  • AQI 45
  • MonModerate drizzle13ยฐ / 18ยฐ
  • TueLight drizzle13ยฐ / 18ยฐ
  • WedModerate drizzle14ยฐ / 18ยฐ
  • ThuLight drizzle13ยฐ / 18ยฐ

Measured at the country centroid, not a specific city.

Money

Live

Pound sterling (GBP)

$1 USD
ยฃ0.749
โ‚ฌ1 EUR
ยฃ0.859

Reference rates for 2026-09-18. Indicative โ€” not the rate a bureau will give you.

Trip cost

What a trip to Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha costs

Visas, flights, beds, food and everything in between, priced for your party and your dates. Every line shows its own arithmetic, so you can disagree with the parts you know better than we do.

Your trip

8 days on the ground

Hotel category
Flight class

Estimated cost

$2,375

$1,188 per person ยท $148 per person per day

  • Visa & entry

    $50 ร— 2 โ€” typical tourist visa or eVisa fee

    $100
  • Flights

    $647 return ร— 2 ยท 7,786 km

    $1,294
  • Accommodation

    $46/night ร— 7 nights ร— 1 room ยท Standard

    $319
  • Food & drink

    $13/person/day ร— 8 days ร— 2

    $208
  • Local transport

    $5/person/day ร— 8 days ร— 2

    $80
  • SIM & internet

    $8 per person, once ร— 2

    $16
  • Attractions

    $9/person/day ร— 8 days ร— 2

    $144
  • Travel insurance

    $2/person/day ร— 8 days ร— 2

    $38
Subtotal
$2,200
Miscellaneous (8%)
$176
Total
$2,375

Budget at a glance

Per day

$297

Per person

$1,188

Family of 4

$4,751

7 days

$2,375

14 days

$3,165

30 days

$4,969

The 7, 14 and 30-day figures re-price the whole trip at that length โ€” flights and visas do not repeat, so a month is far from four times a week.

A planning estimate, not a quote โ€” ground costs are modelled from a cost tier for Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, not scraped from live inventory. Your settings are saved to this device.

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