How to
Travel to the Villa
Air and Ferry Transportation
Note:
I have found that b)
is the least expensive method
of getting to the villa.
There are several major airports near
the British Virgin Islands, which act as hubs for onward
travel to both Tortola, BVI and Virgin Gorda, BVI.
San Juan (SJU) and St. Thomas (STT) are major
international airports for North American carriers
while St. Martin (SXM) and Antigua (ANU) are major
Caribbean destinations for many European carriers.
Many charter carriers and US carriers fly direct to St.
Thomas, USVI. WestJet, American/US Air, Jet Blue,
Southwest, Air Canada, Continental-United,
Lufthansa/Condor and many other regularly scheduled, charter
and discount North American airlines have direct flights
to EIS, SJU and SXM. Many European carriers also land at
San Juan with direct British Airlines service to Antigua
from London UK.
Charter carriers such as Fly BVI, Virgin Gorda Air
Charters and Island Birds also make the flight to Virgin Gorda
or Tortola from San Juan, St. Thomas or St. Martin during
daylight hours (a requirement). For example Fly BVI
will fly from St. Martin into Virgin Gorda. See http://www.islandbirds.com/
or https://www.flytradewind.com/
or https://caribbeancharterflight.com/flights-san-juan-virgin-gorda/
or https://www.caribbean-flights.com/flights.php?from=SJU&to=VIJ
or https://www.caribbean-flights.com/flights.php?from=SJU&to=VIJ
for direct links to their websites. Booking twin engine
planes operated by US government certified charter companies
is economical, if you have a group of five or more people
arriving at the same time into San Juan or St. Martin.
a) Fly to San Juan, Puerto Rico on a major carrier.
American, Jet Blue, Delta, Spirit, US Air
1) Connect to Silver Airways or Cape Air or
Intercaribbean Air and fly from San Juan to Beef Island (EIS),
which is the largest airport in the BVI.
From Beef island take a ferry to
Virgin Gorda either Speedy ferry to the Valley Virgin Gorda
2) Connect to Cape Air or Air Sunshine and
fly to the airport on Virgin Gorda (VIJ)
b) Fly to St Thomas USVI on a major carrier.
1) Take a van taxi from the airport to the
ferry dock in Charlotte Amalie (About 10 min) We can
also recommend a private van for larger groups or quicker
service.
2) From the ferry dock, there are several
options:
On Tues and Thurs, take
Speedy Ferry at 5PM direct to Virgin Gorda (On Sat it leaves
at 4PM)
Other days you need to
take 2 ferries. The first one leaves the Charlotte Amalie
docks at various times (See link provided for ferry schedule)
After arriving at Roadtown, Tortola, go thru customs and
immigration, then take Speedy Ferry to the valley, Virgin
Gorda Ferry
Schedules in the BVI/USVI
c) American Airlines have a direct flight from Miami to Beef
Island
There are also several private water taxis that can bring you
into (or leave) the BVI. Contact me for more
information.
Rental cars are available from http://www.mahoganycarrentalsbvi.com/
select the car(s) you want. let me know and I will reserve it
for you. They meet you at your of entry into Virgin Gorda. You
pay for the rental on Virgin Gorda with a USA check or
cash. They have the villa keys and a map on how to get
there.
If you any questions or want me to look at
your travel itinerary, please contact tpcook@videoautomation.com
Or call me at 203-312-0152