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Travel to Bahamas

Flying to Bahamas

The Bahamas' national airline is Bahamasair (UP) (www.bahamasair.com). British Airways (www.britishairways.com) fly to Nassau every day except Mondays from the UK. There are flights to the Bahamas from the US; try Delta Airlines (www.delta.com) and American Airlines (www.americanairlines.co.uk).

Flight times:

From London to Nassau is 9 hours; from New York it is 3 hours 30 minutes.

Departure tax:

B$18 for passengers leaving from Freeport; B$15 from all other departure points; children under six years of age are exempt.

Getting to Bahamas by boat

A large number of international cruise ships call at Nassau. Nassau also has direct passenger-cargo connections with the USA, the UK, the West Indies and South America.

Ferry operators:

Discovery Cruise Ferry (tel: 1 800 259 1579, in the USA; www.discoverycruise.com) runs a daily service from Fort Lauderdale, Florida to Lucayan Harbour on Grand Bahama Island.

Travellers arriving in the Bahamas by private boat must pay a Customs and Immigration fee and arrive at one of the official ports of entry.

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