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GETTING TO AND AROUND ST LUCIA |
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How to get to Saint Lucia |
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There are various air links to St Lucia from Europe, with
international flights leaving from most major European
capitals via London. Direct flights are with British
Airways from London & Virgin Airways, it is worth noting
that the Virgin flights are already heavily booked. Air Caraibes and Air France offer flights to Fort De France
(Martinique,) where connecting flights can be easily
found.
From Paris Orly:
and Air Caraibes runs daily flights from Paris Orly to
Martinique, with a flight change to Castries, Georg F Charles airport. Cost of the ticket is around 600/900 Euro
From Londra Gatwick :
British Airways offers different weekday flights
from London Gatwick (LGW) for St Lucia Hewanorra (UVF).
The cost of the ticket varies from £500 to more than
£800.
Again from London Gatwick Virgin Atlantic offers
some direct flight to St Lucia, these flights as noted
are already heavily booked. Last minute deals start from
£500.
From Manchester
From Manchester, Ringway airport (MAN), connecting flights
with BMI via London Gatwick, with BA or Virgin.
From Madrid
From Madrid (MAD), Iberia with American Airlines
with a flight change at San Juan (SJU-Porto) and then
onto American Airlines to St Lucia.
From US and Canada
From the USA connecting flights to St Lucia are run by:
American Airlines with direct flights from Miami
and non direct flights via San Juan (Porto Rico);
American Eagle, with daily flights from Porto
Rico; Delta Airlines with daily flights from
Atlanta.
Air Canada offer direct flights to St Lucia from
Toronto and connecting flights from Montreal via
Toronto. Air Jamaica offers flights from Toronto
to Trinidad where a connecting flight from Liat can get
you to St Lucia.
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Air links between the island |
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St
Lucia has airway links offered by Liat with Antigua,
Dominica, Martinique St Vincent, Barbados and Trinidad.
Air Caraibes offers flights from Martinique (Only 1
Euro offer if you have booked a flight with Air Caraibes),
Air Antilles Express offers direct flights from
Guadeloupe and Martinique.
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The two airports of St
Lucia |
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St Lucia has two airports. The international
airport of Hewanorra (UVF) in Vieux Fort, and in the
south of the island a smaller interregional airport
Georges F Charles (SLU) in Castries. Connecting flights
between the Antillean islands are based here.
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Exit Tax |
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Upon departure from St Lucia by air travel the exit tax
is included in the price of your airline ticket. By maritime means the exit tax is 30
EC$.
Payable in cash, both EC$ and US$ is accepted.
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Maritime links to/from Saint Lucia |
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Maritime links from the other islands run with an Express
ferry from Martinique, Dominica and Guadeloupe. From
Martinique another smaller maritime company La West
Indies runs daily from La Marin to Castries with a small
shuttle boat.
In the local port of Castries you can find local cash (UK)
ATM (US) machines, a small lookout and numerous taxis to
meet arriving ferries.
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Collective minibuses
in St. Lucia |
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Minibuses (tagged M) are numerous during morning hours and run
through the day;
Friday and Saturday nights, the north of the island runs a
late night service to permit the locals to get back home
after the jump up of Gros Islet.
Guiding Cost
Castries-Gros islet 2,75EC$, Castries-Rodney Bay 2,25 EC$,
Castries-Vigie 1,50 EC$,
Castries-Vieux Fort 7 EC$, Castries-Soufriere 10 EC$.
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StLuciaTour |
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Kenneth and Stefania Felix offer touristic services for
the island, such as; Taxi's, airport transfers, evening
outings, shopping trips, personal excursions with a
fixed itinerary.
kenneth is a
Taxi Driver authorised by Ministry of Tourism licensed
TX85 of a 11 seater A/C minivan, languages English,
Italian French creole.
Tel (001-758) 7158577
visit our web site
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Internal travel |
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To get about the island you can hire a car, set an accord with a
taxi driver or simply abandon yourself to the Caribbean rhythm
and get about with a collective minibus. Another choice is to
get in touch with one of the local travel agencies who offer
group or individual tours. All places of interest, towns and
villages are connected to the main road and roads are genially
in a good state of repair. You need about an hour to get from
Castries in Vieux Fort to Dennery on the Atlantic coast, taking
the main route through the middle of the island. From Castries
to Soufriere you’ll need about 45 min, the road takes you along
the Caribbean coast and is quiet taxing, with a narrow and bendy
road.
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Hiring a car in St Lucia |
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Hiring a car in St Lucia will involve
buying a temporary local license (54 EC) a formality which can
be handled by the local hire company or you can do it yourself
at the Immigration office in the airport or via the police
station at Castries or other main stations on the island. Other
than the large international hire companies you can find other
local hire companies with often more economic rates. Ask for
information on what is included in the insurance included and
the conditions and make sure the vehicle has been MOT ed (UK)
certified (US). Driving in St Lucia needs a certain level of
prudence, it is left hand drive and the local drivers can be
quiet spirited.
HIRE CARS IN Saint
Lucia:
click here
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Taxis in St. Lucia |
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Taxis are quiet comfortable and fairly reasonable to get around
and about in .Taxi drivers can offer different information and
take you to more interesting places, being a tour guide at the
same time. You can fix the price with the driver if you know you
may need to hire them for the day or week.
Average cost of an authorized taxi
journey (tagged with a red or blue TX): Castries-Gros Islet 66 EC$,
RodneyBay - Gros Islet 25EC$, Rodney Bay-Pigion Island 25 EC$, Castries-Soufriere
239 EC$, Castries-Anse la Raye 101 EC$.
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