St
Vincent and the Grenadines - Getting
Here
St. Vincent &
the Grenadines are 32 islands
and cays stretching from the main
island of St. Vincent in the north
to Grenada in the south. They form
one nation and are truly blessed with
some of the most beautiful scenery,
friendliest people and largest variety
of habitats in the Caribbean. Just
30 miles north of St Vincent is the
island of St Lucia and 100 miles to
the east lies Barbados.
St Vincent can be reached
from all European, USA, Canadian and
South American countries via one of
the five Caribbean gateways: Barbados,
Puerto Rico, St Lucia, Grenada or
Trinidad. Barbados provides more daily
connecting flights to St Vincent than
other gateway airports.
American Air offer a
thrice weekly flight to Canouan in
the Southern Grenadines. St Vincent,
Bequia, Mustique, Canouan and Union
Island all have airports that are
serviced by small charter flights
provided by Grenadine Airways (www.grenadineairways.com)
When leaving St Vincent
there is a departure tax of EC$40
per person (children up to 12 years
are free).
Generally the easiest
way to fly form North America or Europe
is to take a flight to Barbados and
then take a connecting flight to St
VIncent from there. The following
airlines provide a connecting service:
Caribbean Star -
www.flycaribbeanstar.com
Caribbean Sun - www.caribbeansun.com
British West Indies - www.bwee.com
LIAT - www.liatairline.com
Approximate flight
times from Barbados to :
Toronto-Canada is 4 hours,
Miami is 3 hours 30 minutes,
New York is 5 hours,
London is 7 hours 30 minutes,
Los Angeles is 9 hours.
Mustique Air (www.mustique.com)
and SVG Air (www.svgair.com)
offer direct flights from Barbados
to the southern Grenadines. Grenadine
Airways provides flights from the
southern Grenadines to St Vincent.
FERRY
A ferry service operates between Port
Elizabeth, Bequia and Kingstown, St.
Vincent. Sailing time jetty to jetty
is about 1 hour. One way fares are
EC$15 per person and EC$28 return.
There are eight ferries a day during
the week with the last ferry departing
St VIncent at 6pm.
There are tow companies
that operate this route Bequia Express
(www.bequiaexpress.com)
and Admiralty Transport (www.admiraltytransport.com)
The Admiral Tel: (784) 458 3348
Bequia Express Tel: (784) 458 3472
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