New Caledonia international travel guide in 2023

New Caledonia 🇳🇨

New Caledonia is Territory of France with main city at Noumea. It's usually 🌤️ 25.22 °C in New Caledonia with a rainfall of 🌧 171.37 mm. Internet speed in New Caledonia is on average 4.8 Mbps. In New Caledonia you drive on the right side. Its Developing country with a population of 269K people. The main currency is Franc. The languages spoken are French. Current travel safety advice is Exercise a high degree of caution. Get other useful information like socket plugs, SIM cards and emergency numbers.

👍 Developing 🌤️ ~25.22 °C 🌧 ~171.37 mm 👨‍👩‍👦‍👦 269K people

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Advice

🛡️ Travel safety

Exercise a high degree of caution

We’ve reviewed our advice for New Caledonia. We haven't changed the level of our advice, exercise a high degree of caution. Entry into New Caledonia depends on your vaccination status and the country you're travelling from. If you're fully vaccinated, aged 12 and over, and come from a country classified as green or orange (including Australia), you're required to show proof of vaccination status. You no longer require a pre-departure negative COVID-19 test. (See 'Travel'). We advise: Exercise a high degree of caution in New Caledonia due to the potential for protests and civil unrest outside of major town centres.

Issue date: July 29, 2022

Weather

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🌧 Rainfall

General

🔌 Sockets

New Caledonia uses 220V, 50Hz with sockets and plugs Type C and Type F.

🌐 Languages

The languages that are typically spoken are French

Money

💱 Currencies Used

New Caledonia uses the CFP franc (symbol: Fr), code XPF.Banknotes come in denominations of 10000, 5000, 1000 and 500 francs. Franc is subdivided into 100 centimes. Coins come in denominations of 100, 50, 20, 10, 5, 2 and 1 francs.

Calling

📡 Internet

Internet speed in New Caledonia is on average 4.8 Mbps. WiFi coverage in New Caledonia is moderate. It's relatively easy to find one when needed.

📞 Calling

To call New Caledonia, dial +, then 687 (the country code for New Caledonia), then the area code and the local number.

Driving

🛣️ Road rules

In New Caledonia you drive on the right side. Most cars have manual transmission (stick). Unless otherwise posted, the speed limits for cars and motorcycles are as follows: 110 km/h (68 mph) on motorways, 110 km/h (68 mph) on expressways, 30-60 km/h (18-37 mph) in all built-up areas and 60-110 km/h (37-68 mph) on undivided highways.