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AIR: US Airways (US) has daily direct flights to St Thomas and St Croix. American Airlines (AA) offers daily, direct services from New York (JFK) and Miami to St Thomas and St Croix. Delta flies daily from Atlanta and New York to St Thomas. Continental Airlines flies daily from Houston to San Juan. Britannia Airways operates direct flights from London Gatwick. Services from the US mainland to the Virgin Islands are available through Cape Air, American Eagle and Air Sunshine. Seaplanes connect St Thomas and St Croix several times a day. For schedules of these and other operators’ routes to the US Virgin Islands, contact the airlines directly.
Approximate flight times: From St Croix to London is 14 hours (including stopover), to New York is 3 hours 45 minutes, to Miami is 2 hours 30 minutes, to St Maarten is 45 minutes, to St Thomas is 30 minutes and to San Juan is 30 minutes.
International airports: St Thomas (STT) (Cyril E King) is 5km (3 miles) west of Charlotte Amalie.
St Croix (STX) (Henry E Rohlsen) is about 14km (9 miles) southwest of Christiansted.
Departure tax: None.
SEA: The main passenger ports are Charlotte Amalie (St Thomas) and Frederiksted on St Croix. Regular ferries sail between St Thomas and St John and the British Virgin Islands and Fajardo (Puerto Rico). Ferries leave from Charlotte Amalie and Red Hook Dock on St Thomas, for Cruz Bay on St John. A number of cruise lines operating out of Miami and San Juan includes the US Virgin Islands in their itineraries around the Caribbean. Cruise lines include Princess, Royal Caribbean, Carnival, Celebrity and Norwegian Cruise Lines. For more information on cruise ships to the US Virgin Islands, contact the US Virgin Islands Department of Tourism (see Contact Addresses section) or consult the ‘Cruise Ship Schedules’ online (website: www.ships.vi).
ROAD: Well-maintained roads connect all main towns. Speed limit is 35kph (20mph) in towns and 55kph (35mph) elsewhere. Driving is on the left. Bus: Public services operate on St Thomas from Charlotte Amalie to Red Hook and Bordeaux, and St Croix has a taxi-van service between Christiansted and Frederiksted. St John has a bus service running from Cruz Bay to Salt Pond. Taxi: Available on all the islands. These follow standard routes between various points, and the fares for these are published. Sharing taxis is a common practice. Car hire: There are several international car hire agencies at the airports and in the main towns on St Thomas, St Croix and St John. Jeeps or mini-mokes are popular modes of travel and these too can be hired. Documentation: National licences are accepted; an International Driving Permit is not required.
TRAVEL TIMES: The following chart gives approximate travel times (in hours and minutes) from Charlotte Amalie to other major cities/towns in the US Virgin Islands.
| Air | Road | Sea | | Chris’sted, SC | 0.25 | - | - | | Cruz Bay, SJ | - | - | 0.45 | | Magens Bay | - | 0.20 | - | | Coral World | - | 0.40 | - |
Note: SC = St Croix; SJ = St John.
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