Destinations
Papua New Guinea: cities and how to get around
1 cities with airports, stations, hotels and the journeys between them, from public data.
Papua New Guinea has 1 city on this site, including the capital, Port Moresby. Each one has an overview and pages for flights, hotels, trains, buses, driving and things to do — hostels too, where the city has them — built from public data, plus city-to-city pages for the journeys between them.
CapitalPort Moresby
Population8.6 million
Area462,840 km²
CurrencyKina (PGK)
Dialling code+675
Driving sideLeft
Plug typesAS/NZS 3112
Emergency numberhttp://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648823 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4547309
Official languagesEnglish, Hiri Motu, Papua New Guinean Sign Language, Tok Pisin
Internet domain.pg
Cities in Papua New Guinea
| City | Region | Population | Airport | Hotels listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Moresby | National Capital | 283,733 | POM (8 km) | — |
Neighbouring countries on this site: Indonesia.
Common questions
Which cities in Papua New Guinea are covered?
Port Moresby.
What currency does Papua New Guinea use?
The Kina (PGK).
Which side of the road does Papua New Guinea drive on?
The left.
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.