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Country Guide > Caribbean > St Lucia | |
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Travel - International Air St Lucia is served by Air Canada (AC), Air Jamaica, American Airlines, American Eagle, BMI, British Airways (BA), British West Indies Airways (BWIA), Caribbean Star, LIAT and Virgin Atlantic. Approximate flight times From Castries to London is eight hours, to Barbados is 30 minutes, to Los Angeles is nine hours, to New York is four hours and to Singapore is 33 hours. International airports George F L Charles (SLU) (services inter-island connections and small aircraft from Puerto Rico only) and Hewanorra (UVF), 3km (2 miles) and 67km (42 miles) from Castries respectively. Taxis or buses are available from both airports to Castries. Airport facilities at George F L Charles include a bar/restaurant, a shop and car hire; at Hewanorra there is a bar/restaurant, left luggage and lockers, shops, tourist information, outgoing duty free shop and car hire (Avis, Budget, Dollar, Hertz and National). Departure tax EC$54. Transit passengers and children under 12 years of age are exempt. Sea L’Express des Iles, a high-speed catamaran service, operates between St Lucia and Dominica, calling at Martinique and Guadaloupe (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. Lines include Cunard, Ocean Village and Princess Cruises. The main ports are Castries, Soufrière and Vieux Fort. 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. |