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Travel to Venezuela

Flying to Venezuela

The national airlines Avior (website: www.avior.com.ve) and Santa Bárbara (website: www.sbairlines.com) offer direct flights to Miami but no other USA or European destinations.

Flight times:

From New York to Caracas is 5 hours and from Miami is 3 hours.

Air passes:

oneworld Visit South America Pass: valid within Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela. Participating airlines are American Airlines (AA), British Airways (BA), Cathay Pacific (CX), Finnair (AY), Iberia (IB), Japan Airlines (JL), LAN (LA) and Qantas (QF). The pass must be bought outside South America in the country of residence. It allows unlimited travel to 34 cities. A minimum of three flights must be booked; prices depend on the amount of flight zones (website: www.oneworld.com). For further details, contact one of the participating airlines.

Departure tax:

Payable in US Dollars or Bolívares Fuertes only, no credit cards.
Exit Tax: Bs.F.46/US$21.
Airport tax: Bs.F.115/US$54.
Domestic flights: Bs.F.23/US$11.

Travel by rail

There are no international rail links with neighbouring countries.

Getting to Venezuela by boat

Main portsLa Guaira (website: www.plcsa.gov.ve/), Puerto Cabello, and Maracaibo. The only international ferry link is between the ports of Güiria and Chaguaramas, Trinidad. The weekly crossing is operated by Acosta y Asociados (tel: (294) 982 1556). More than 100 Caribbean cruise ships call at the port of El Guamache on Isla de Margarita each year (website: www.puertoelguamache.com).

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