Travel - International
AIR: The national airline of the Netherlands Antilles is Air ALM (LM). It operates to Amsterdam, Miami, Caracas and the larger Caribbean islands. KLM operates daily flights to Curaçao from Amsterdam. Other airlines serving Curaçao include American Airlines, Avianca Airlines and Air Jamaica.
Approximate flight times: From Curaçao to London is 11 hours (depending on connection time), to Los Angeles is 12 hours and to New York is 6 hours.
International airports: Curaçao (CUR) (Hato) is 12km (7 miles) from Willemstad. Bus to the city centre operates daily 0600-2300 (travel time – 45 minutes). Taxis are also available (travel time – 30 minutes). Airport facilities include duty-free shop, bar, restaurant, light refreshments, banks/bureaux de change, ATMs, post office, hotel reservation facilities and car hire. Taxis are available to Willemstad (travel time – 20 minutes).
Departure tax: NAG36 (US$20) per person.
SEA: International cruise lines calling at Curaçao include Air Tours/Sun Cruises, Deutsche Seetouristik, Carnival, Holland America, Norwegian Cruise Lines, Royal Caribbean and Royal Cruise Line.
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