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Country Guide > Caribbean > Guadeloupe | |
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Travel - International Air Guadeloupe’s national airline is Air Caraïbes (TX) (website: www.aircaraibes.com). Air France operates at least one flight a day to Pointe-à-Pitre from Paris. Other airlines serving Guadeloupe include Air Canada, Air Liberté AOM, American Airlines and LIAT. Approximate flight times From Guadeloupe to London is 12 hours 40 minutes (including a stopover time of one hour in Paris), to Los Angeles is nine hours and to New York is six hours. International airports Pointe-à-Pitre (PTP) (Le Raizet) (website: www.guadeloupe.aeroport.fr), 3km (2 miles) from Pointe-à-Pitre. Buses and taxis to the city are available. The airport has two international terminals: Guadeloupe Pôle Caraibes and le Raizet. Airport facilities include banks/ bureaux de change, ATM, duty free shops, restaurants/bars and tourist information. Departure tax None. Sea Guadeloupe is a point of call for the following international cruise operators: Cunard, Holland America, Royal Caribbean, Royal Olympic and Princess Cruises. Many ships ply between Guadeloupe and Martinique, and also connect with Miami and San Juan (Puerto Rico). Ferries and catamarans sail regularly from Pointe-à-Pitre to Dominica, Martinique and St Lucia. Compagnie Générale Maritime has weekly ‘banana boats’ carrying passengers between Guadeloupe and Martinique, Dominica and St Lucia. |