BVI Flights – routes and operators

BVI Flights from Canada

To travel to the British Virgin Islands from Canada, we recommend you travel via:

• San Juan (Puerto Rico) Code SJU or
• St Thomas (US Virgin Islands) Code STT

Routes via other Caribbean islands such as Antigua and St Maarten may also be available.

There are many carriers that fly to these destinations, including:

• Air Canada
• American Airlines
• Continental
• Delta
• Jet Blue
• Spirit Air

From either of these destinations, you have several choices of carrier for onward flights to Tortola, BVI as below. Here is a list of the current Canada flights for Canada to BVI (but always check with your carrier since schedules may change).

Entry requirements:

Passports are required for all Canadian citizens.

BVI Flights from the UK

If you plan to travel to the British Virgin Islands from the UK, carriers include:

• Virgin Atlantic
• British Airways

The BVI is just a short 35-minute hop from Puerto Rico. Alternatively, you may wish to fly via Europe if your journey starts at a UK regional airport outside London, or via the USA.

Direct flights to the British Virgin Islands are not available from the UK, so you will need to fly to another Caribbean island from the UK and connect to the BVI from there. Usually, this means you will typically fly to one of Antigua (ANU), Barbados (BGI), St Maarten (SXM) or Puerto Rico (SJU) and then catch a connecting flight. Here is a list of the current UK flights from the UK to BVI (but always check with your carrier since schedules may change).

If you plan to travel to the British Virgin Islands from the UK we can suggest this agency:

• Karl at Supertravel, +44 0207 463 8900, ask for Karl and quote “Supertravel.”

Entry requirements for UK:

Passports are required for all United Kingdom citizens.

BVI Flights from Italy

For travel to the British Virgin Islands from Italy, there are many options, including a daily service by major airlines to St Martin, San Juan, Antigua.

• Air France daily via Paris / St Martin
• American Airlines 5 days per week via Milan / New York / San Juan
• British Airways daily via London / Antigua
• Delta daily via New York or Atlanta/San Juan
• KLM 3 days per week via Amsterdam / St Martin
• Condor 2 times per week via Frankfurt / Antigua / Puerto Rico
• US Airways daily via Madrid
• Virgin Atlantic 2 times a week via London / Antigua

Here is a list of the current Italy flights (in Italian) for Italy to BVI (but always check with your carrier since schedules may change).

Entry requirements for Italy:

Passports are required for all EU citizens.

Flights to Tortola from St Thomas (USVI):

Intercaribbean launched daily flights between St Thomas and Tortola from Nov 14th, 2019.

From St Thomas, it is a simple ferry ride to Tortola! You will need to take a taxi to the ferry terminal – don’t worry, there are numerous taxi operators who will be waiting for your inbound flight to arrive. The closest ferry terminal to the airport is Charlotte Amalie (around 10 minutes by taxi). The other ferry terminal is at the East End of St Thomas, called Red Hook, and is about 35 minutes by taxi.

To travel to the British Virgin Islands from St Thomas, you can select from a number of companies, who will take you to either West End, Tortola or Road Town Tortola. Depending on your route the journey takes up to 1 hour. Please note that schedules are subject to change without notice. For the latest schedule as well as routes and departure times, passengers are advised to call the ferry company in advance of departure.

• Native Son Inc Special rates apply for all Horizon Yacht Charter guests when you buy a return ticket. Please quote Horizon Yacht Charters
• Road Town Fast Ferry
• Smith’s Ferry Services
• Speedy’s Ferry Service
• BVI Ferry Schedules and Rates

Water taxis direct transfer service from St Thomas airport.

Please note that when departing the BVI by ferry, the BVI Port Authority encourages the public to arrive at the seaports at least one hour before the scheduled trip to allow enough time to pay for ferry tickets and departure tax, and be screened by security.

Entry requirements for St Thomas (USVI):

In keeping with the regulations set out by the US Department of State, passports will be required for all US citizens. Horizon Yacht Charters advises guests to check the details on the US Department of State’s web site. Additionally, check our page on Entry Requirements as well as our BVI Holiday Guide.

From St Maarten to Tortola, BVI:

Winair and Seaborne Airlines offer connecting flights to the British Virgin Islands (EIS).

From Antigua and Barbados to Tortola, BVI:

VI Airlink and InterCaribbean Airways offer direct flights from Antigua to the BVI.