Direct Flights from Pago Pago to Apia
Apia · Samoa
Nonstop service from PPG to APW on Talofa Airways. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
This is a rare nonstop: only 2 cities fly direct to Apia, and Pago Pago is one of them. From anywhere else you'd be connecting.
How long to go to Apia for, from Pago Pago
40m in the air, 94 miles: short enough that a single night in Apia is worth it, and a day trip is not absurd.
With roughly 5 departures a day, you are not tied to one flight: if a meeting overruns or the weather turns, there is another one behind it.
About Apia
Apia is the capital of Samoa. It is on the northern coast of the island of Upolu and has a population of 42,000 (2021). As with most Pacific Island capitals, Apia is a little shabby and run down. Reasonably small in size and with few obvious attractions, Apia is very useful as a stop-off point for first-time visitors to get their bearings, plan travel around the island of Upolu, organise accommodation on the beach, and recover from jet lag. Most of Samoa's highlights are outside the town, although many are within a very short drive.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Apia
- The Immaculate Conception Cathedral is the Catholic cathedral in Apia, the capital of Samoa, an insular country in Oceania. It suffered damage in the earthquake of 2009, and has undergone restoration and extension.
- The Pulemelei mound and is the largest and most ancient structure in the Samoan Islands. It is situated in Letolo Plantation in the Palauli district, at the east end of Savai'i island in Samoa.
- Falemata'aga is the national museum of Samoa. It is housed in a former school which was built by the German colonial administration.
- The Falemauga Caves are large natural caverns in a series of lava-tunnels situated in the Tuamasaga district along the central ridge of Upolu island in Samoa.
- O Le Pupu-Puʿe National Park is the oldest national park in Samoa. Established in 1978, the park covers 5019 hectares of the southern-central portion of the island of Upolu on the border of the Atua and Tuamasaga distric…
- Lake Lanoto'o National Park is a national park in Samoa. Established in 2003, the park covers 470 hectares of the central portion of the Tuamasaga district of Upolu and includes three volcanic crater-lakes: Lake Lanoto'o…
- The Robert Louis Stevenson Museum is a museum in Samoa, which commemorates the life of the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson. The museum displays a curated version of his residence, as Stevenson lived in it.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Apia weather, compared with Pago Pago
Within 1° of Pago Pago on the annual average, so pack much as you would at home — but the two cities do not track each other month to month:
- January
- Apia 88°F · Pago Pago 88°F · much the same
- April
- Apia 89°F · Pago Pago 88°F · much the same
- July
- Apia 87°F · Pago Pago 85°F · 2° warmer
- October
- Apia 88°F · Pago Pago 86°F · much the same
Daily highs averaged from Meteostat station records (CC BY 4.0), measured at each city's airport.
Planning a trip to Apia
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Apia is June–September, when the weather is mildest, with daytime highs around 87°F.
- How long to stay
- Three or four days is enough to take in Apia's highlights, from Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Apia, Pulemelei Mound, and Falemata'aga and more.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Pago Pago to Apia?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Pago Pago (PPG) to Apia (APW) on Talofa Airways.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Pago Pago to Apia?
- Talofa Airways flies nonstop between Pago Pago (PPG) and Apia (APW).
- How many nonstop flights are there from Pago Pago to Apia?
- There are about 5 nonstop departures per day (roughly 35 per week) from Pago Pago to Apia.
- How far is Apia from Pago Pago?
- Apia is about 94 miles from Pago Pago by air.
- Is there a direct flight from Pago Pago to Samoa?
- Yes — Apia (APW) has nonstop service from Pago Pago on Talofa Airways, making it a nonstop gateway to Samoa.
- What is there to do in Apia?
- Popular things to do include Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Apia, Pulemelei Mound, Falemata'aga, Falemauga Caves, and more.