US Virgin Islands Travel Guide - Getting There

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Getting There by Air

US Airways (US) (website: www.usairways.com) has flights to St Thomas and St Croix. American Airlines (AA) (website: www.aa.com) offers services from New York (JFK) and Miami to St Thomas and St Croix. Services from the US mainland to the Virgin Islands are available through Air Sunshine (website: www.airsunshine.com), American Eagle (website: www.aa.com) and Cape Air (website: www.flycapeair.com). Seaplanes connect St Thomas and St Croix several times a day. For more information contact Seabourne Airlines (website: www.seabourneairlines.com).

Approximate Flight Times

From London to St Croix is 10 hours 50 minutes (excluding stopover), from New York is 3 hours 45 minutes.

Main Airports

St Thomas (STT) (Cyril E King) is 5km (3 miles) west of Charlotte Amalie. To/from the airport: A bus service operates from Charlotte Amalie.

St Croix (STX) (Henry E Rohlsen) is about 14km (9 miles) southwest of Christiansted. To/from the airport: A bus service operates to the cities. Taxis are also available. Facilities: Cafe and car hire facilities.
Departure Tax
None.

Getting There by Water

Main ports: Charlotte Amalie (St Thomas), Frederiksted (St Croix), Cruz Bay (St John) and Christiansted (St Croix).

Regular ferries sail between St Thomas and St John and the British Virgin Islands and Fajardo (Puerto Rico).

A number of cruise lines operating out of Miami and San Juan includes the US Virgin Islands in their itineraries around the Caribbean. For more information, contact the US Virgin Islands Department of Tourism (see Contact Addresses) or consult the Cruise Ship Schedules online (website: www.ships.vi).




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