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St Maarten
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Getting There
St Maarten
Getting There by Air
The biggest local airline is Winair (WIA) (website: www.fly-winair.com), based at Princess Juliana Airport.
Approximate Flight Times
From London to St Maarten (via Amsterdam) is 12 to 14 hours, and from New York is 4 hours.
Main Airports
Princess Juliana (SXM) (website: www.pjiae.com), 15km (9.5 miles) west of Philipsburg (journey time – 15 minutes), receives regular scheduled flights from other Caribbean islands, Europe and the USA. To/from the airport: Taxis are available. Facilities: Bank, a restaurant, refreshments, duty-free shopping and car hire. In order to protect the livelihood of local taxi drivers, cars hired at the airport are delivered to guests’ hotels.
Esperance (SFG), an airport in the French sector, is smaller and not equipped for jets.
Departure Tax
For international destinations, there is a departure tax of US$30 for those age two and up. This departure tax might be already included in the airfare of certain airlines. For islands within the Netherlands Antilles, the departure tax is US$10. Some include the departure tax in the airline ticket.
Getting There by Water
Main port: Philipsburg.
St Maarten is a leading port of call for cruise liners. Ferry services operate to Saba, St Barts and St Kitts & Nevis.
Getting There by Air
The biggest local airline is Winair (WIA) (website: www.fly-winair.com), based at Princess Juliana Airport.
Approximate Flight Times
From London to St Maarten (via Amsterdam) is 12 to 14 hours, and from New York is 4 hours.
Main Airports
Princess Juliana (SXM) (website: www.pjiae.com), 15km (9.5 miles) west of Philipsburg (journey time – 15 minutes), receives regular scheduled flights from other Caribbean islands, Europe and the USA. To/from the airport: Taxis are available. Facilities: Bank, a restaurant, refreshments, duty-free shopping and car hire. In order to protect the livelihood of local taxi drivers, cars hired at the airport are delivered to guests’ hotels.
Esperance (SFG), an airport in the French sector, is smaller and not equipped for jets.
Departure Tax
Esperance (SFG), an airport in the French sector, is smaller and not equipped for jets.
For international destinations, there is a departure tax of US$30 for those age two and up. This departure tax might be already included in the airfare of certain airlines. For islands within the Netherlands Antilles, the departure tax is US$10. Some include the departure tax in the airline ticket.
Getting There by Water
Main port: Philipsburg.
St Maarten is a leading port of call for cruise liners. Ferry services operate to Saba, St Barts and St Kitts & Nevis.
St Maarten is a leading port of call for cruise liners. Ferry services operate to Saba, St Barts and St Kitts & Nevis.
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