St. Lucia Travel Tips
Things You Need to Know When Traveling to St. Lucia
Passports & immigration
We strongly recommend that all members of your party travel with a passport with a validity date of at least six months past the date of your departure from the island. For information on obtaining or renewing a passport you can visit http://travel.state.gov/passport/index.html. In our current times, passports are the most expeditious and reliable form of identification when traveling domestically or internationally.
Details on air travel options
Your Elite Island Resorts travel
professional will help you put together a complete vacation
package including air travel. To get an idea of what a 7-night,
all-inclusive stay — including airfare from the United
States — costs, click
here, for sample packages.
Flying times from major cities
- 3-1/2 hours from Miami
- 4 hours from New York
- 5 hours from Toronto
- 8 hours from London
From the United States
US Airways offers nonstop weekend service from Philadelphia
and BWIA flies weekly from Miami and New York. American Eagle
flies daily to and from Puerto Rico into George Charles Airport.
Air Jamaica offers weekly services to and from New York with
connections to at least seven other American destinations.
From London
Virgin Atlantic, British Airways and BWIA fly direct from
London. Air Jamaica flies to the United Kingdom via its Montego
Bay Hub.
From Canada
Air Canada offers a nonstop weekly service from Toronto, Canada.
From other Caribbean islands
Caribbean Star offers extensive service.
Airports
- Hewanorra International Airport at Vieux Fort is located
40 miles south of Castries
- George Charles Inter Island Airport is just outside Castries
Airport departure tax
There is a Departure Tax of US$22 for all passengers over
12 years of age leaving St. Lucia.
Airport transfers
Taxis are readily available from the Hewanorra airport. Ask
your Elite Island Resorts travel professional if your package
includes airport transfers.
Personal safety
St. Lucia is relatively crime free, but exercise normal precautions; i.e. don’t leave valuables unattended in rental cars or on the beach. Place your valuables and travel documents in your room safe. Keep your guest room doors and windows locked, especially at night and when you are not in the room. |
