Praslin & La Digue

Flight and hotel packages to Praslin and La Digue

No international flight lands on Praslin or La Digue. Every trip starts at Seychelles International Airport on Mahé, then continues by a 15-minute Air Seychelles flight to Praslin or the Cat Cocos ferry. You can book each part yourself or buy the flight and hotel together as a package; here is how both work.

Last verified 25 September 2026

How the trip fits together

  • Into Mahé. International flights land at Seychelles International Airport (SEZ) at Pointe Larue on Mahé, about 11 km south-east of Victoria.
  • On to Praslin. Air Seychelles flies from its domestic terminal, which it says is a two-minute walk from the international terminal, to Praslin Island Airport at Grand Anse in 15 minutes. It says the flights are timed to connect with international arrivals and departures. The alternative is Cat Cocos, which sails from the Inter-Island Quay in Victoria to Baie Sainte Anne in about 1 hour 15 minutes.
  • On to La Digue. La Digue has no airport. Cat Cocos gives 1 hour 45 minutes from Mahé to La Digue with the stop at Praslin, or you can fly to Praslin and cross from Baie Sainte Anne in about 15 minutes.
  • Getting around. On Praslin, Papa Car Rental and Bliss Car Hire rent cars, and SPTC runs public buses. La Digue is different: a 2019 Seychelles News Agency article said it had no car rental facility, and in August 2026 Cabinet decided that no new applications for additional buggies or electric vehicles would be approved there until further notice. Plan to cycle, walk or use taxis on La Digue.

Booking each part yourself

Booking the parts separately lets you choose each one: the international flight, the hop to Praslin, your stay and a car.

  • Flights into Mahé. The flight links below search for flights into Mahé.
  • Mahé to Praslin or La Digue. Book the Air Seychelles domestic flight or the Cat Cocos ferry with the operator. The guide has no affiliate link for either.
  • Where to stay. The guide's bookable stays and each island's accommodation pages list places to stay, and many link to the property's own page on Booking.com, with Expedia beside it where the property is listed on both.
  • A car. Expedia's car hire search is for a car collected at Mahé airport; it listed no hire cars at Praslin's airport when the guide checked in September 2026. For a car on Praslin itself, see the local companies on the car hire page.

Flight and hotel as one package

Expedia sells flight + hotel packages, and the links below open its package search for Praslin or La Digue. The search starts from London, a week a month from today, and you can change the airport and dates on Expedia's own form.

Expedia.co.uk states that flight-inclusive packages created on its site are protected by the ATOL scheme under Expedia, Inc.'s ATOL number 5788. It also says that ATOL protection does not apply to every travel service on the site, and that a booking without an ATOL Certificate is not ATOL protected.

Before you book a package, check:

  • The hop from Mahé. Look at whether the Air Seychelles flight or Cat Cocos ferry to Praslin is part of the package, or whether you book it yourself.
  • Luggage on the small plane. On a point-to-point Air Seychelles domestic ticket the allowance is 23 kg or 32 kg checked plus 5 kg hand luggage. If the domestic flight is on the same through ticket as your international flight, your original allowance applies instead.
  • Connection times. Air Seychelles allows 30 minutes to an hour between international and domestic flights. For the ferry, the booking agent SeyFerry suggests allowing 45 to 60 minutes for immigration and baggage, plus 15 to 30 minutes for the drive to the harbour.

To split a stay between the two islands, the guide's page on how many nights to spend on each sets out the tourism board's suggestion.

Key facts

International gateway
Seychelles International Airport (SEZ), Pointe Larue, Mahé
Mahé–Praslin by air
15 minutes (Air Seychelles)
Mahé–Praslin by ferry
About 1 hour 15 minutes (Cat Cocos)
Mahé–La Digue by ferry
1 hour 45 minutes via Praslin (Cat Cocos)
Praslin–La Digue ferry
About 15 minutes
Car hire on La Digue
No car rental facility reported (2019)
Expedia package protection
Flight-inclusive packages ATOL protected, ATOL 5788 (Expedia.co.uk)

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Stays you can book now

A spread of what is open and has a live, property-specific Booking.com link, from hotels to self-catering.

Find all bookable stays
  • Constance Lemuria

    Resort in Anse Kerlan, Praslin

    Constance Lemuria is a five-star resort at Anse Kerlan on Praslin's north-west tip, with an 18-hole golf course that its tourism board listing calls the only one in Seychelles. It also has a kids club, a spa, a turtle nesting beach and access to Anse Georgette.

    • Beachfront
    • Luxury
    • Honeymoon
    • Families

Questions

Can I fly straight to Praslin or La Digue from abroad?
No. International flights land at Seychelles International Airport on Mahé. From there Air Seychelles flies to Praslin in 15 minutes, or Cat Cocos sails to Praslin in about 1 hour 15 minutes. La Digue has no airport and is reached by ferry or helicopter.
Is a flight and hotel package ATOL protected?
Expedia.co.uk states that flight-inclusive packages created on its site are ATOL protected under Expedia, Inc.'s ATOL number 5788. It also says that not every travel service on the site is covered, and that a booking without an ATOL Certificate is not ATOL protected.
How long does it take to get from Mahé to La Digue?
Cat Cocos gives 1 hour 45 minutes from Mahé to La Digue with the stop at Praslin. Alternatively, fly to Praslin in 15 minutes and take the ferry from Baie Sainte Anne, a crossing of about 15 minutes.
Can I hire a car on La Digue?
A 2019 Seychelles News Agency article said La Digue had no car rental facility, and in August 2026 Cabinet decided that no new applications for additional buggies or electric vehicles would be approved on the island until further notice. Visitors cycle, walk or use taxis there. Cars can be hired on Praslin and Mahé.

Sources

Details last verified 25 September 2026.