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Country Guide > Caribbean > St Maarten | |
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Travel - International Air The national airline of the Netherlands Antilles is ALM (LM). The government-owned Winair (WIA), based at Princess Juliana Airport, has scheduled flights to the Lesser Antilles, as well as charter flights to destinations throughout the Eastern Caribbean. Other airlines serving St Maarten include Air France, American Airlines, BWIA, KLM, LIAT and TWA. Approximate flight times From St Maarten to London (via Amsterdam) is 12 to 14 hours, to Los Angeles is nine hours, to New York is four hours 10 minutes, to St Croix is 45 minutes and to Singapore is 33 hours (all depending on connections). International airports Princess Juliana (SXM), 15km (9.5 miles) west of Philipsburg (travel time – 15 minutes), receives regular scheduled flights from other Caribbean islands, Europe and the USA. Taxis are available. Airport facilities include a bank, a restaurant, refreshments, duty free shopping and car hire. In order to protect the livelihood of local taxi drivers, cars hired at the airport are delivered to guests’ hotels. Esperance (SFG), this airport is in the French sector, and is smaller and not equipped for jets. Departure tax US$6 to Netherlands Antilles; US$20 for international departures. Prices vary according to the airport. Transit passengers and children under two years of age are exempt. Sea St Maarten is a leading port of call for cruise liners. Ferry services operate to Saba, St Barts and St Kitts & Nevis. Cruises operated by Cunard, Holland America, Prince’s Cruise and Royal Viking regularly stop at Philipsburg. |