Travel - International
Air
Dutch Caribbean Airlines, the national airline of the Netherlands Antilles, ceased operations in October 2004. KLM operates daily flights to Curaçao from Amsterdam. Other airlines serving Curaçao include Air Jamaica, American Airlines and Avianca Airlines.
Approximate flight times
From Curaçao to London is 11 hours (depending on connection time), to Los Angeles is 10 hours 30 minutes, to Miami two hours 30 minutes and to New York is seven hours.
International airports
Curaçao (CUR) (Hato) is 12km (7 miles) from Willemstad. Buses to the city centre operate daily 0600-2300 (travel time – 45 minutes). Taxis are also available (travel time – 30 minutes). Airport facilities include duty-free shop, bar, restaurant, light refreshments, banks/bureaux de change, ATMs, post office, hotel reservation facilities and car hire.
Departure tax
NAG36 (US$20) per person.
Sea
International cruise lines calling at Curaçao include Air Tours/Sun Cruises, Carnival, Deutsche Seetouristik, Holland America, Norwegian Cruise Lines, Princess, Royal Caribbean and Royal Cruise Line.
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