112 for police, 111 for St John Ambulance, 110 for fire - but response times are long and coverage is uneven, so your accommodation's security desk is usually the faster first call.
- Police is 112, St John Ambulance 111, fire 110 - but be realistic about what these can do.
- Emergency response is slow and patchy outside the main centres.
- In Port Moresby the practical first call is your hotel's security desk, which has vehicles, radios and local knowledge. Save that number when you check in.
- Register your trip with your own embassy before you travel. Consular help is meaningfully easier to obtain if they already know you are in the country.
- Your insurer's 24-hour line belongs in the same list, because aeromedical evacuation to Australia is the mechanism behind any serious medical outcome here.
Emergency numbers
- Police: 112
- Ambulance (St John): 111, or +675 7111 4000
- Fire: 110
Be realistic about what these can do. Emergency response is slow and patchy outside the main centres, and in Port Moresby the practical first call in an incident is your hotel's security desk, which has vehicles and radios and knows the area. Save that number alongside these when you check in.
Register your trip with your own embassy or high commission before you travel - Australia, the UK and the US all maintain missions in Port Moresby, and consular help is meaningfully easier to obtain if they already know you are in the country.
Your travel insurer's 24-hour assistance line belongs in the same list, because aeromedical evacuation to Australia is the mechanism behind any serious medical outcome here.
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