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Country Guide > Caribbean > Turks and Caicos Islands | |
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Travel - International Air The main airline is Air Turks & Caicos (QW) (tel: 946 5481). American Airlines offers several daily services. Air Jamaica and Bahamas Air also operate scheduled flights to and from the Bahamas and Jamaica respectively. Sky King offers direct flights. British Airways has weekly scheduled flights from Heathrow. US Airways offers direct flights from Charlotte, North Carolina and weekly flights from Philadelphia. Approximate flight times From Grand Turk to London, via the USA or Jamaica, is approximately 13 hours 30 minutes, to Miami is one hour 15 minutes, and to New York is three hours. From Providenciales to Miami is one hour 20 minutes, and to New York is five hours 50 minutes (via Miami). It takes three hours 30 minutes to get to Boston. There are direct flights from the UK, Canada, The Bahamas, Jamaica, Dominican Republic and Haiti. International airports Grand Turk (GDT) is 3.2km (2 miles) south of Cockburn Town (travel time - five minutes). There is a taxi service from Grand Turk to hotels; prices vary. Airport facilities include left luggage, first aid, bars and restaurants. There are international airstrips on Providenciales (PLS) and South Caicos (XSC). Departure tax US$35. Children under two are exempt. Sea The archipelago is off the beaten track for most major cruise lines. However, Fred Olsen Cruises sail to the islands, anchoring offshore and transporting passengers to the islands by tender. Boats can be chartered to sail to islands in the Bahamas or Haiti. The main ports are Cockburn Harbour (South Caicos), Grank Turk, Providenciales and Salt Cay. Harbour facilities on South Caicos are currently being improved. There are plans to build a new port on North Caicos. |