St Lucia Getting There

Getting There by Air

St Lucia is served by many airlines including Caribbean Star (website: www.flycaribbeanstar.com) and LIAT (website: www.liatairline.com).

Approximate Flight Times

From London to Castries is 8 hours, and from New York is 4 hours.

Main Airports

George F L Charles (SLU) (services inter-island connections and small aircraft from Puerto Rico only) is 3km (2 miles) from Castries. To/from the airport: Taxis or buses are available into Castries. Facilities: Bar/restaurant, a shop and car hire.

Hewanorra (UVF) is 67km (42 miles) from Castries respectively. To/from the airport: Taxis or buses are available into Castries. Facilities: Bar/restaurant, left luggage and lockers, shops, tourist information, outgoing duty-free shop and car hire.
Departure Tax
EC$54. Transit (under 24 hours) passengers and children under 12 years of age are exempt.

Getting There by Water

Main ports: Castries, Soufrière and Vieux Fort.

L’Express des Iles (website: www.express-des-iles.com), a high-speed catamaran service, operates between St Lucia and Dominica, calling at Martinique and Guadeloupe (journey times - St Lucia–Martinique – 1 hour 20 minutes; Martinique–Dominica – 1 hour 20 minutes).

St Lucia is also served by a number of cruise lines as well as local passenger/freight lines. The duty-free port at Pointe Seraphine offers two-berth cruise ship facilities, duty-free shopping, restaurants and bars; it may be visited by anyone, although a valid passport and an airline ticket are required to make duty-free purchases.

For information on airports and sea ports contact the Saint Lucia Air and Sea Ports Authority (SLASPA) (website: www.slaspa.com).
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