The Ferryboat Inn and Restaurant

The following covers some options for your travel to and from Anguilla. The information presented comes from other sources, believed to be reliable, but cannot be guaranteed. Please check with a travel professional for further information. If you have more recent information, please contact the webmaster at fbi.ai@jonz.net.

Getting to Anguilla

Anguilla is located in the north eastern Caribbean at 18° North Latitude and 63° West Longitude.

Arriving via Anguilla Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport Airport (AXA)

The island's airport is Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport (AXA), telephone 264-497-2719. It is located in The Valley, the capital city of Anguilla. In 2004, the runway was lengthened to accommodate larger commercial aircraft, and can easily handle most private jets and smaller aircraft. With the exception of Cape Air, no North American carriers fly into the Anguilla airport. Nearest International Gateways are San Juan (1 hr. flight), Antigua (1 hr. flight) and St. Maarten (7 minute flight). Airlines that fly into and out of AXA:

• Anguilla Air Express operated by Rainbow International Airlines
  • (340) 626-1112 or 1-866-966-1881
  • Daily flights to and from San Juan, Puerto Rico (SJU)
  • Contact: info@anguillaairexpress.com
  • Anguilla Air Express website (new window) . If the scedule information doesn't work - send an email.

• Anguilla Air Services
  • (264) 498 5922
  • Daily flights between Anguilla and St. Maarten (SXM).
  • Anguilla Air Services website (new browser window)

• Cape Air
  • (866) 227 3247 (no booking fee)
  • Twice daily flights between Anguilla and San Juan, Puerto-Rico (SJU). Starting December 22, 2011 - Cape Air will offer 3 daily flights.
  • We have ensured that our Anguilla flight schedule allows for easy connections with major carriers arriving in San Juan, and our convenient ticket and baggage agreements with almost all of the major carriers mean you can book your entire trip on one itinerary and check your bags through to your final destination.
  • Cape Air Flight Reservations website (new browser window)
  • Tickets can also be purchased through expedia.com or travelocity.com.

• Leeward Islands Air Transport (LIAT)
  • (264) 497 5000
  • Flights to and from San Juan (SJU), St. Maarten (SXM), St. Thomas (STT), Antigua (ANU) and St. Kitts (SKB).
  • LIAT website (new browser window)

Charter & Scenic Flights are available from the following local operators:

• Safety Step Air
  • (264) 497 4663

• Trans Anguilla Airways
  • (264) 497 8690
  • Trans Anguilla Airways website (new browser window)

Visitors can fly directly into Anguilla's Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport Airport from the Luis Muñoz Marin International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico via Cape Air, LIAT and Anguilla Air Express. There are many direct flights service between San Juan and many major U.S. and Canadian cities, other Caribbean islands, major cities in South and Central America and a few European cities. In March of 2011, British Airways will add direct flights (twice a week) from London to San Juan.

Arriving via Sint Maarten (SXM)

Just seven miles from Anguilla, St. Maarten's Julianna International Airport (SXM) is serviced by nonstop flights from New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Boston, Chicago, Minneapolis (Sun Country Airlines), Charlotte, Atlanta, Fort Lauderdale, Miami, various Canadian cities, Amsterdam and Paris. JetBlue Airways now has daily service to SXM from Luis Muñoz Marin International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Copa Airlines has service 4 days a week to SXM from Sao Paulo, Brazil. Anguilla is then only eight minutes by air from St. Maarten's International Airport or see the various ferry options below.

Flights to and from SXM are available from the following local operator:

• Anguilla Air Services
  • (264) 498 5922
  • Daily flights between Anguilla and St. Maarten (SXM).
  • Anguilla Air Services website (new browser window)

Travel to Anguilla from St Maarten by ferry or boat is also an option.

Taxi and public ferry:

• Taxi from SXM to Marigot:
  • $18.00-$20.00
  • About 15 minutes to ½ hour
• Public ferry
  • These run every 30 - 45 minutes. The Blowing Point ferries start at 7:30am and run until 6:15pm. The Marigot ferries start at 8:15am and run until 7:00pm.
  • The cost is $15.00 US per person each way. A $20.00 US departure tax applies to all tourists departing Anguilla through the Blowing Point Ferry Terminal. The Departure Tax for day trips is now $5.00 US travelling either direction. Rates are subject to change.
  • Marigot is located in Saint Martin, the French side of the island. Travel between the ferry (french) and the airport (SXM) (dutch) is effortless.

Smaller-sized ferries and charter boats leave from the Simpson Bay Police Station near the St. Maarten airport. Due to the smaller size of the craft (in contrast to the larger public ferries that ply the waters between Blowing Point, Anguilla and Marigot, St. Martin), they are able to travel across the Simpson Bay Lagoon and cross under the road bridges to reach the Anguilla-facing side of Saint Martin.
If you choose the "VIP service", you will be met at the airport and driven to the boat. When you exit immigration and customs at the airport, you'll find yourself in a large room where arriving passengers are met. Look for your ferry representative -- holding a sign identifying the ferry. If you don't find your representative inside the airport, exit through the far right door. Many ferry representatives gather outside this door -- away from the busy sidewalk and street.
Walk-ups (i.e., travelers without reservations) should be able to make arrangements with a representative of one of the ferries right at the airport.
Charter boats or sea shuttle from the port adjacent to St. Maarten´s airport:

• Anguilla Ferry and Charter Services/GB Express (was Cheers Shuttle)
  • (264) 235-6205
  • Schedule between St. Maarten and Blowing Point
  • They also offer a VIP service. This service includes advance booking, meet and greet at airport and transfer to boat, and in Anguilla taxi transfer to Hotel
  • Anguilla Ferry and Charter Services website (new browser window)

• Funtime
  • (264) 235-8106 or toll free at 1-866-344-0047
  • Schedule between St. Maarten and Blowing Point
  • They also offer a Platinum level service. This service includes advance booking, meet and greet at airport and transfer to boat, and upon arrival to Anguilla your luggage will be taken up to airport or customs house.
  • Funtime Charter Boats and Sea Shuttle Services website (new browser window)

• Gotcha
  • (264) 235 7902
  • Charter
  • Gotcha (Garfield's Sea Tours) website (new browser window)

• Link Ferries
  • (264) 497-2231
  • The Link ferries go to St. Martin and Juliana. Call or email for schedules.
  • Link Ferries (new browser window) which is out of date.

• Shauna
  • (264) 772-2031
  • Schedule between St. Maarten and Blowing Point
  • Contact: myshauna6@hotmail.com

Leaving Anguilla

The Departure Tax from Anguilla's airport is $20 per person ($10.00 for children), payable in cash at the window across from the ticket counters.

American Airlines/Eagle, has announced that its office has reopened at the Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport as of May 16th, 2011. This means that visitors to Anguilla and local customers alike do not have to go to St.Maartin for ticketing changes and AAdvantage airline tickets. The office will be opened for business from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm Monday to Friday and will offer ticketing services for these needing this service.

If you are flying LIAT, check their reconfirmation requirements when you arrive. In some cases they require passengers to reconfirm 72 hours in advance, to avoid cancellation of their reservations.

If leaving via SXM, remember to allow for ferry/shuttle/taxi time to get to the Sint Maarten airport. You will also pay the Departure Tax at the ferry (in Anguilla) and possibly another Departure Tax at SXM. Some airlines flying into and out of SXM include the Departure Tax in the cost of their tickets.