Air Vanuatu (now Air Vanuatu/Unity Airlines) operates flights from Port Vila to Norsup airport on the northeast coast of Malakula, typically several times a week. The flight takes about 45 minutes.
Inter-island cargo and passenger ships also call at Lakatoro, the main administrative centre, on irregular schedules — significantly cheaper but much slower, and dependent on weather. Once on the island, transport is by shared truck or 4x4, with most journeys taking longer than the map suggests because of the road conditions.