The main airline to serve Dominica is LIAT (LI) (website: www.liatairline.com.) Other airlines serving Dominica include American Eagle (website: www.aa.com), and Caribbean Star (website: www.flycaribbeanstar.com). There are currently no direct, non-stop flights from Europe or the USA, mostly because the two airports are too small for jets. Popular routes from Europe are via Antigua, Barbados, Guadeloupe, Martinique or Puerto Rico, then a local flight to Dominica.

To Roseau from London via Antigua is approximately 10 hours (depending on length of stopover), and from New York is 7 hours.

Melville Hall (DOM), the older of the two airports, is approximately 64km (40 miles) northeast of Roseau.
 
Canefield (DCF) is approximately 5km (3 miles) north of Roseau. To/from the airport: Taxis are widely available, but look for the uniformed taxi drivers who are trained and authorised. Buses are available from Roseau, and travel to all the major towns. Facilities: Snack bars, tourist information office, shops, left luggage and car hire.

US$14. Transit passengers continuing their journey on the same day and children under 12 years of age are exempt.

Main ports: Woodbridge Bay, Roseau and Prince Rupert Bay, Portsmouth.

Geest and several other island-hopping freight lines stop in Dominica. Generally, passenger accommodation is comfortable but numbers are limited, so book well in advance. L’Express des Îles, a scheduled ferry service, connects Dominica with Guadeloupe, St Lucia and Martinique on a 300-seat catamaran. Caribbean Ferries also operate regular services between Dominica, Guadeloupe and Martinique.

There is an EC$20 departure tax.

Cruise liners stop at Woodbridge Bay, 5km (3 miles) outside Roseau. There is a cruise ship jetty at Prince Rupert Bay, Portsmouth.