The Caribbean Islands
Travelling to the VIRGIN ISLANDS:
For a charter starting in Tortola, the most convenient
option is to arrive in Tortola via San Juan, Puerto
Rico. Alternatively a less expensive option but a longer
travelling time is to arrive in St. Thomas and take
a ferry to Tortola.
The ferry ride is 45 minutes and costs about $50
return per person. The ferries run several times daily
from approximately 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, starting in Charlotte
Amalie or Red Hook, St. Thomas and landing in West End
or Road town, Tortola. Ferry reservations are not necessary.
In order to take the ferry the same day as your flight,
you should arrive in St. Thomas before 3:00 pm. In case
your only flight option is to arrive later than 3:00
pm, we suggest making hotel reservations in St. Thomas
and taking a ferry the following morning to Tortola.
If you are planning on leaving the same day that your
charter ends we suggest a flight time of 2PM or after.
Another option is that you can fly into St Thomas and
out of Tortola or visa versa.
It is not possible to take a ferry from Tortola to St.
Thomas for an early morning flight leaving from St.
Thomas.
The ferries operating between St. Thomas and Tortola
are Smith's Ferry, Tortola Fast Ferry and Native Son
Ferry.
Tortola airport: Beef Island code EIS:
American Airlines, Virgin Atlantic, Bristish Airways
and Continental Airlines.
St. Thomas airport: Cyril E King code STT:
American Airlines, Virgin Atlantic, Bristish Airways,
Delta and United.
Martinique airport: Fort-deFrance code FDF:
Air France, American Airlines, Virgin Atlantic,
British Airways, KLM or
Air Caraibes.
Guadeloupe airport: Pointe-A-Pitre code PTP:
Air France, American Airlines or
Air Caraibes.
Saint Martin airport: Princess Juliana SXM:
Air France,
Airst.maarten
or
Air Caraibes.
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Caribbean Leeward Islands:
The Leeward Islands are the northern islands of the
Lesser Antilles chain of islands, part of the West Indies.
They are situated where the Caribbean Sea meets the
western Atlantic Ocean.
U.S. Virgin Islands: St. Thomas, St. John, St. Croix,
Water Island (US)
British Virgin Islands: Tortola, Virgin Gorda, Anegada,
Jost Van Dyke (UK)
Anguilla (UK)
Saint Martin/Sint Maarten (Fr./Neth.)
Saint-Barthélemy (Fr.)
Saba (Neth.)
Sint Eustatius (Neth.)
Saint Kitts
Nevis
Barbuda
Antigua
Redonda
Montserrat (UK)
Guadeloupe (Fr.)
Caribbean Virgin Islands:
The Virgin Islands are the eastern island group of the
Leeward Islands, which are the northern part of the
Lesser Antilles, which form the border between the Caribbean
Sea and the Atlantic Ocean.
Caribbean Windward Islands:
The Windward Islands are the southern islands of the
Lesser Antilles. The Windward Islands are called such
because they were more windward to sailing ships arriving
in the New World than the Leeward Islands, given that
the prevailing trade winds in the West Indies blow east
to west.
Barbados
Martinique (an overseas department of France)
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent
Grenadines
Grenada
Trinidad and Tobago
