Places in St Vincent and the Grenadines

Travel to St Vincent and the Grenadines

Flying to St Vincent and the Grenadines

Travel to St Vincent and the Grenadines is via Barbados, Grenada, Martinique, St Lucia or Trinidad and Tobago, and then on to St Vincent and the Grenadines in a prop plane. LIAT (www.liat.com) is the main airline serving St Vincent & the Grenadines.

British Airways (www.ba.com) Virgin Atlantic (www.virgin-atlantic.com) fly to Bridgetown, Barbados, from where it's a short hop with LIAT to St Vincent and the Grenadines.

Air notes:

A new airport, Argyle International Airport (AIA), is expected to open in 2016.

Flight times:

From London - 11 hours 45 minutes (including stopover); New York - 8 hours 30 minutes (including stopover).

Departure tax:

EC$40 on all international departures; children under 12 years of age and passengers departing on the same day are exempt. This is usually included in the air fare.

Other airports in St Vincent And The Grenadines

E.T. Joshua Airport

Airport Code: SVD. Location: The airport is 3km (2 miles) southeast of Kingstown. Website: N/A. Public transport description: Buses and taxis go from the airport to the city. There are standard fares to a number of major hotels throughout the island.

Travel by rail

Getting to St Vincent and the Grenadines by boat

Cruise ships:

Some of the Grenadines are ports of call for a number of cruise lines.




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