Travel - International

Getting There by Air : St Lucia is served by many airlines including Caribbean Star (website: www.flycaribbeanstar.com) and LIAT, the Caribbean Airline (website: www.liatairline.com).

Departure Tax : EC$54. Transit passengers and children under 12 years of age are exempt.

Main Airports : George F L Charles (SLU) (services inter-island connections and small aircraft from Puerto Rico only) To/from the airport: Taxis or buses are available into Castries. Facilities: Bar/restaurant, a shop and car hire.
Hewanorra (UVF) , 3km (2 miles) and 67km (42 miles) from Castries respectively. To/from the airport: Taxis or buses are available into Castries. Facilities: Bar/restaurant, left luggage and lockers, shops, tourist information, outgoing duty free shop and car hire.

Getting There by Water : Main ports: Castries , Soufrière and Vieux Fort . L'Express des Iles, a high-speed catamaran service, operates between St Lucia and Dominica, calling at Martinique and Guadeloupe (travel times: St Lucia?Martinique ? one hour 20 minutes; Martinique?Dominica ? one hour 20 minutes). St Lucia is also served by a number of cruise lines as well as local passenger/freight lines. 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.
For information on airports and sea ports contact the Saint Lucia Air and Sea Ports Authority (SLASPA) (website: www.slaspa.com).