Travel and Tourism

Travel and Tourism in Christmas Island

Travel alerts, currency, climate, transit, health, and safety information for visitors to Christmas Island.

Practical Information

Travel alert status, currency, climate, and transit details.

Time Difference: UTC+7 (12 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Currency: 1.352
Climate: tropical with a wet and dry season; heat and humidity moderated by trade winds; wet season December to April
Ethnic Groups: Chinese 70%, European 20%, Malay 10%
National Holiday: Australia Day (commemorates the arrival of the First Fleet of Australian settlers), 26 January (1788)
Geographic Coordinates: 10 30 S, 105 40 E
Location: Southeastern Asia, island in the Indian Ocean, south of Indonesia
Airports: 1