Travel - International
AIR: The national airline of the Netherlands Antilles is ALM (LM). The government-owned Winair (WIA), based at Princess Juliana Airport, has scheduled flights to the Lesser Antilles, as well as charter flights to destinations throughout the Eastern Caribbean. Other airlines serving St Maarten include American Airlines, Air France, BWIA, TWA, KLM and LIAT.
Approximate flight times: From St Maarten to London (via Amsterdam) is 12-14 hours, to Los Angeles is 9 hours, to New York is 4 hours 10 minutes, to St Croix is 45 minutes and to Singapore is 33 hours (all depending on connections).
International airports: Princess Juliana (SXM), 15km (9.5 miles) west of Philipsburg (travel time – 15 minutes), receives regular scheduled flights from other Caribbean islands, the USA and Europe. Taxis are available. Airport facilities include a bank, a restaurant, refreshments, duty-free shopping and car hire. In order to protect the livelihood of local taxi drivers, cars hired at the airport are delivered to guests’ hotels.
Esperance (SFG), this airport is in the French sector, and is smaller and not equipped for jets.
Departure tax: US$20 for all international departures; US$5 for flights to other islands of the Netherlands Antilles. Transit passengers and children under two years of age are exempt.
SEA: St Maarten is a leading port of call for cruise liners. Ferry services operate to Saba, St Kitts, Nevis and St Barts. Cruises operated by Holland America, Cunard, Prince’s Cruise and Royal Viking regularly stop at Philipsburg.
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