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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

17ยฐC

Mainly clear ยท feels like 13ยฐC

  • 70%
  • 27 km/h
  • AQI 27
  • SunModerate drizzle14ยฐ / 18ยฐ
  • MonLight drizzle14ยฐ / 19ยฐ
  • TueLight drizzle14ยฐ / 18ยฐ
  • WedModerate drizzle13ยฐ / 17ยฐ

Measured at the country centroid, not a specific city.

Money

Live

Pound sterling (GBP)

$1 USD
ยฃ0.743
โ‚ฌ1 EUR
ยฃ0.858

Reference rates for 2026-08-07. 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

$2,284

$1,142 per person ยท $143 per person per day

  • Visa & entry

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

    $100
  • Flights

    $613 return ร— 2 ยท 7,786 km

    $1,226
  • Accommodation

    $43/night ร— 7 nights ร— 1 room ยท Standard

    $302
  • 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
$2,115
Miscellaneous (8%)
$169
Total
$2,284

Budget at a glance

Per day

$285

Per person

$1,142

Family of 4

$4,568

7 days

$2,284

14 days

$3,055

30 days

$4,817

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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