Travel - International
AIR: St Lucia is served by Air Canada (AC), Air Jamaica, British Airways (BA), British West Indies Airways (BWIA), Virgin Atlantic, American Eagle, Helen Air and LIAT.
Approximate flight times: From Castries to London is 8 hours, to Barbados is 30 minutes, to Los Angeles is 9 hours, to New York is 4 hours and to Singapore is 33 hours.
International airports: George F L Charles (SLU) and Hewanorra (UVF), 3km (2 miles) and 67km (42 miles) from Castries respectively. Taxis or buses are available from both airports to Castries. Both runways are equipped for jets. Airport facilities at George F L Charles include a bar/restaurant and car hire; at Hewanorra there is a bar/restaurant, left luggage and lockers (0800-1600), shops, tourist information, outgoing duty-free shop and car hire (Avis, Budget, Dollar, Hertz and National).
Departure tax: EC$54. Transit passengers and children under 12 years of age are exempt.
SEA: L’Express des Isles, a high-speed catamaran service, operates between St Lucia and Dominica, calling at Martinique (travel times – St Lucia–Martinique – 1 hour 20 minutes; Martinique–Dominica – 1 hour 20 minutes). St Lucia is also served by a number of cruise lines as well as local passenger/freight lines. Lines include Cunard, Costa, P&O and Royal Olympic Cruises. The main ports are Castries, Vieux Fort and Soufrière. The duty-free port at Pointe Seraphine offers two-berth cruise-ship facilities, duty-free shopping, restaurants and bars; it may be visited by anyone, although a valid passport and an airline ticket are required to make duty-free purchases.
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