Travel - International
AIR: Antigua & Barbuda is served by several scheduled international airlines, including Air Canada, Air 2000, American Airlines, British Airways, BWIA and Virgin Atlantic. LIAT (Leeward Islands Air Transport), Caribbean Star (8B) and BWIA provide scheduled passenger flights from Antigua to over 20 destinations in the Caribbean. Subsidiary companies of LIAT (Four Island Air Services Ltd and Inter Island Air Services Ltd) run flights within the Leeward Islands.
Approximate flight times: From St John’s to London is 7 hours 30 minutes, to Los Angeles is 9 hours and to New York is 3 hours 30 minutes.
International airports: VC Bird International (ANU), formerly Coolidge International, is 8km (5 miles) northeast of St John’s. The airport provides access to major international centres, such as London, New York, Miami, Frankfurt/M, Toronto and Montréal, with feeder services to all the Eastern Caribbean islands, the US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. Taxi services run to the town and hotels. Facilities include full outgoing duty-free shopping (alcohol, perfume, straw items, T-shirts, souvenirs and handicrafts), restaurant (0600-2200), bar (0600-2200), car hire and currency exchange (Mon-Fri 0900-1500, Sat 1330-1930).
Departure tax: EC$50 or US$20. EC$35 for nationals of CARICOM countries. EC$25 for nationals of Antigua and Barbuda. Children under 16 are exempt.
SEA: St John’s has a deep-sea harbour served by cruise liners from the USA, Puerto Rico, the UK, Europe and South America. Fly-cruises from London are available with Holland America, Royal Caribbean, Cunard, Costa, Royal Olympic and Princess Cruises. Many smaller ships sail to other Caribbean islands.
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