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TRAVEL TO BEQUIA

Local Travel Agents

DIRECT FLIGHTS TO ARGYLE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ST VINCENT

The following international airlines now fly direct into Argyle International Airport (AIA) in St. Vincent:

Air Canada (Rouge)

American Airlines

Virgin Atlantic

Conviasa

Caribbean Airlines

Inter Caribbean

For travel from France, Switzerland and Germany click here

Onward connection to Bequia is then completed by ferry from the Grenadines Wharf in Kingstown, approx 40 minutes and US$ 30 by taxi from AIA. (Check ferry departure times, as these may not provide a same-day connection for late afternoons arrivals)

BEQUIA FERRY FROM ST. VINCENT

After arriving at the airport in St. Vincent, visitors should take a taxi (approx US$30) to the "Ferry Dock" (officially known as the Grenadines Wharf) in Kingstown to catch the ferry to Bequia - either the Admiral (orange and white) or the Bequia Express I, II, III, IV or V(red and white). If your schedule is tight, tell your taxi driver!

Once at the ferry dock, you must pass through the Grenadines Wharf terminal. Pay for your ferry ticket on board. Fares are EC$25 each way. US dollars will be accepted by both taxis and ferries at about 2.60 to the EC$.

The ferries - all of which offer snack and drinks bar and a choice of interior air-conditioned seating, or outside benches for the best view - are frequent on weekdays but less frequent at the weekends. Cancellations may occasionally occur at short notice.

Schedules can also be subject to seasonal change, so it's sensible to check with the ferry companies or the Bequia Tourism Association before planning your journey.

Please call the ferry companies for their up-to-date ferry schedule!
Tel: Admiralty Transport (784) 458 3348 and Bequia Express (784) 457 3539, and/or check on-line:

Admiralty Transport:
www.admiralferries.com

Bequia Express:
www.bequiaexpress.com

TRAVEL TO BEQUIA VIA BARBADOS OR ST. LUCIA

Visitors from outside the Caribbean region, including from the USA and Canada, may still also approach Bequia via direct international flights into BARBADOS or St. LUCIA. International arrivals into Barbados and St. Lucia are in the early afternoon, which (assuming no outbound delays) allows convenient onward connections to Bequia.
Barbados' Grantley Adams International Airport is served by the following major airlines:

From US and Canada

American Airlines

jetBlue

Delta

Caribbean Airlines

Air Canada

WestJet

From UK

British Airways

Virgin Atlantic

From other Locations

Avianca

Air Antilles Express

Air France

Condor

BARBADOS or ST. LUCIA to BEQUIA
From Barbados or St. Lucia, visitors can choose to either:
FLY DIRECT TO BEQUIA (55 minutes)

OR

FLY TO ST. VINCENT (35 minutes) then take a taxi to the Grenadines wharf
for the FERRY TO BEQUIA (1 hour)

The following local airlines fly direct to BEQUIA
from BARBADOS and ST. LUCIA:

Grenadine Air Alliance / SVG AIR

Bequia's J.F. Mitchell Airport

res@svgair.com (reservations and enquiries)
www.svgair.com

St. Vincent Office: (784) 457 5124

SVG Air, part of the Grenadine Air Alliance (GA), offers scheduled daily flights from Barbados to Bequia, which are designed to connect with incoming international flights. Flying time is approximately 55 minutes, reaching Bequia in the late afternoon.

SVG Air also offer an extensive range of scheduled and private charter routes to other Grenadine islands, Grenada, St. Lucia, St. Kitts and Martinique. Well known for their courteous, efficent service, punctuality and excellent customer care.

Grenadine Air Alliance / Mustique Airways
St. Vincent Office (784) 458 4380

Bequia Airport

Bequia's J.F. Mitchell airport was opened in 1992, and services daily scheduled flights to and from Barbados. Private charters and scheduled flights to and from Grenada (SVG Air), Union Island, Canouan and St. Vincent are also available - contact the above local airlines for details.

Arrival: You will be expected to present a completed Immigration Form provided by your incoming airline. Visitors must also be able to show a return ticket out of St. Vincent & the Grenadines.

Hotels and apartments normally arrange for their guests to be collected by taxi from the airport - ask for details when you book. Otherwise there are always taxis to meet each arriving flight who will be happy to take you safely to your hotel, apartment, guest house or villa.

Departure: There is a national departure tax of EC$100 (about US$40) for each passenger leaving St. Vincent & the Grenadines.

This tax will already be included in the ticket price for all major airlines departing from AIA (Argyle International Airport), but must be paid on departure by persons travelling on SVG Air/GAA/Mustique Airways out of AIA, Bequia or any other Grenadine island airports.

ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES TO BEQUIA

From France
Air France now flies to Barbados twice weekly, via Martinique. Connections can then be made as detailed above, either direct to Bequia, or to St. Vincent and then by ferry to Bequia.
Alternatively, fly direct to Martinique, connect via LIAT to St. Vincent, then take the ferry to Bequia. Note that air connections to St. Vincent from Martinique are invariably not direct however, and may involve long stops in both St. Lucia and Barbados and or overnight stays to get to Bequia.
(Or fly via London to Barbados)

From Germany and Switzerland
CONDOR (charter) now flies direct to Barbados from a number of major German cities, and from Basel, Geneva and Brussels. Connections can then be made as above, either direct to Bequia, or to St. Vincent and then by ferry to Bequia.
(Or fly via London to Barbados)

LOCAL TRAVEL AGENTS
Going Places Travel, Port Elizabeth

Tel: St. Vincent (784) 457 1841
Tel: Bequia (784) 458 3062

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