Is Luganville safe? Vanuatu travel risk
Is Luganville safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Luganville scores 40/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Vanuatu Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 22 May 2025); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Luganville scores 40/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Vanuatu (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Luganville: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (75/100) and health and medical access (65/100).
A score of 40 is higher than the scores of 52% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Vanuatu travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Geographically located in Sanma (15.5333° S, 167.1667° E), Luganville sits 273.6 km SSE from Port-Vila at 8 m elevation.
Sanma
15.5333° S, 167.1667° E
8 m
Pacific/Efate
18,062
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Vanuatu)
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Vanuatu travel advice & laws.
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