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Travel - International

AIR: The national airline of the Netherlands Antilles is Air ALM (LM). Air ALM offers direct services from Miami to Bonaire’s Flamingo Airport once a week and from Atlanta’s Hartsfield Airport twice a week. DCA flies daily to Curaçao, from where there are international connections. KLM offers direct flights twice a day from Amsterdam to Bonaire, as well as daily flights from Amsterdam to Curaçao and Aruba, with connections to Bonaire. American Eagle has flights once a day between Puerto Rico and Bonaire. Avia Air has flights once a day between Aruba and Bonaire. Air Jamaica operates from Montego Bay on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. American Airlines operates direct flights to Curaçao from many US cities, with connections to Bonaire.

Approximate flight times: From Bonaire to London is 11 hours, to Amsterdam is 9 hours 30 minutes, to Los Angeles is 10 hours and to New York is 4 hours. Times vary considerably depending on connections.

International airports: Flamingo Airport (BON) is 4km (2.5 miles) from Kralendijk. Taxis are available.

Departure tax: US$5.75 to destinations within the Netherlands Antilles and US$20 for international flights.

SEA: There are no regular international boat connections to Bonaire, except for a passenger ferry between Bonaire and Curaçao. However, Bonaire is regularly visited by cruise ships operated by P&O, Fred Olsen, Majestic, Windjammer and Holland America during high season (Dec-Apr).


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