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Travel to Martinique

Flying to Martinique

Martinique's national airline is CTA Air Martinique.

Flight times:

From London to Martinique is 12 hours (including an average stopover time of 3 hours); and from New York is 6 hours.

Departure tax:

None.

Getting to Martinique by boat

Fort-de-France. The Pointe Simon cruise dock, nearer the city centre, accommodates larger cruise ships. Regular high-speed catamaran services run to Guadeloupe, St Lucia and Dominica. For more information, contact either Express des Îles (tel: (596) 631 212; e-mail: info@express-des-iles.com) or Brudey Frères (tel: (596) 700 850; fax: (596) 705 375). Caribbean Ferries sail to and from Dominique, St Lucia and Guadeloupe (tel: (596) 636 868).

Other ships sail from Miami and San Juan (Puerto Rico).

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