Caribbean Countries To Do

This post is to delineate what “countries” that are in the Caribbean that I have not visited so that I may begin the research. You should use the ITA Matrix or Google Flights to search for the lowest one-way flights between islands.

The public map of the countries I need to visit is located here.

I might want to visit Trip Hobo to find some sites I might want to visit in some of the countries.

Getting to Cuba looks easy at $59 from Miami. May 4, 2017. Back to the USA is cheap but to anywhere else looks expensive. Airlines: Cubana

The very best places to get cheaper (under $200 as of September, 2016) flights among the Caribbean islands are:

  • Guadaloupe (<$100 – Dominica, Martinique, Guadeloupe, Saint Barts, Miami | $101 – 199 – Puerto Rico, St Maarten,  Dominican Republic, Antigua & Barbuda, French Guiana)
  • Providencia (Miami ~ $69 each way | Cap Haitan, Haiti ~ $150 on InterCAribbean)
  • Sint Marteen (< $100 St Barts | $100 – 199 – Tortola, St Kitts, Saba, St Thomas, Puerto Rico, Miami, Curacao, Dominica, Canada, Haiti, Dominican Republic)
  • Martinique (<$100 – St Lucia, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Miami, Barbados)
  • St Martin (<$100 – Guadeloupe, St Barts)
  • St Barts (<$100 – Guadeloupe, Sint Maarten)
  • St Kitts (<$100 – St Maarten, Antigua | $100-150 – Tortola)
  • St Vincent (<$100 – Trinidad, St Lucia, Granada)
  • Tortola (<$100 – Sint Maarten, Puerto Rico, St Kitts & Nevis)
  • Trinidad (<$100 – Barbados, St Vincent, St Lucia, Grenada, Suriname, Guyana, Curacao, Miami)

Route Maps; Air Caraibes. American Airlines. Anguilla Air Services. Air Sunshine. Caico Express Airways. Corsair. InselAir, interCaribbean Airways, jetBlue, Liat.  Spirit.

If you are interested in tracking flights try FlightAware. If you are looking to find out who flies into and out of a country or city try FlightStats or EasyFly Club.

Anguilla: No visa necessary for 90 days. Capital: The Valley, AI.  Area: 35 sq. miles. Not a U.N. member. Airports: (AXA) Clayton J. Lloyd Intl, Anguilla, AI. Airlines: Anguilla Air Services, Air Sunshine and Liat. The Get In section of the Wikitravel article for Anguila discusses how to get to Anguilla by boat from St. Martin. Google “anguilla ferries” for more. Accommodations: No hostels.. Lonely Planet. airbnb. Camping. Local. TripAdvisor. Strategy: Anguilla should be visited in conjunction with a visit to St. Martin and Sint Maarten. Usa a ferry. No CS. No airbnb for under $100. Very Expensive Accommodations. Research on 05/11/2017 showed the following one-way fares for airfare: Puerto Rico from $109 on Skyscanner. How To Get To Anguilla: It’s a day trip. Take the ferry. (1) (2)

Cuba: A “tourist card” is necessary for 30 days and must be obtained prior to arrival. Capital: Havana.  Area: 42,426 sq. miles. U.N. member. Airports: (HAV) Jose Marti Intl, Havana, CU. Airlines: Cubana, AeroMexico, TAME, Copa, Air Canada, American Airlines, Interjet, Aruba Airlines, Swift Air, PublicCharters.com, Eastern Air Lines, Pan American Dominicana, Meridiana, Cayman Airways, KLM, Avianca, LATAM, AirEuropa, Iberia, bahamasair, Aeroflot, Virgin Atlantic, Condor, Air France, jetBlue, more…  A lot of countries have departure points that arrive in Cuba. There are also other airports in Cuba besides the one in Havana (SCU & HOG) . Accommodations: HostelWorld, Lonely Planet. TripAdvisor. airbnb. Havana has tons of cheap accommodations on airbnb. Research on 05/11/2017 showed the following one-way fares for airfare: Cuba from $41, Puerto Rico from $145, Turks and Caicos Islands from $169, Cayman Islands from $186, Haiti from $199 on Skyscanner. Getting to Cuba: Southwest & JetBlue fly to Havana. (1) It looks like Cuba might be a round-trip from from FLL.

Guadeloupe: No visa necessary for 90 days. Capital: Basse-Terre.  Area: 629 sq. miles. Not a U.N. member. Airports: (PTP) Pointe-a-Pitre Intl, Abymes, GP. Airlines: Air Antilles Express, Air Caraibes, Air France, Corsair, Cubana, Liat, Amerijet. Accommodations: No hostels. Lonely Planet. TripAdvisor. airbnb. Camping. Not much CS, but a couple. Lots of cheap airbnb and lots of it near the airport. Almost 100 properties < $25 on the island. Research on 05/11/2017 showed the following one-way fares for airfare: Martinique from $64, Guadeloupe from $74, Dominica from $79, St Maarten from $102, Antigua and Barbuda from $134, Puerto Rico from $134, Trinidad and Tobago from $147, British Virgin Islands from $155, Dominican Republic from $159, Saint Kitts and Nevis from $163 on Skyscanner. Getting to Guadeloupe: A ferry to/from Fort-de-France, Martinique is cheaper but takes 5+ hours as opposed to a 45 minute flight.

Haiti: No visa necessary for 90 days. Capital: Port-au-Prince.  Area: 10,714 sq. miles. U.N. member. Airports: (PAP) Toussaint Louverture Intl, Port Au Prince, HT and (CAP) Cap-Haïtien International Airport. Airlines: Sunrise Airways, Delta, American Airlines, jetBlue, Spirit, Air France, interCaribbean Airways, Caico Express Airways, Pan American Dominicana, InselAir, Aerolineas MAS, Cubana, Amerijet, IBC Airways, Air Canada, Copa. Accommodations: No hostels. Lonely Planet. TripAdvisor. airbnb. trivago. CS had 37 logins in the last 30 days. Airbnb lists over 50 rentals in Port-au-Prince under $50 with 16 listed as <= $26. Research on 05/11/2017 showed the following one-way fares for airfare: Haiti from $85, United States from $126, Turks and Caicos Islands from $192, Dominican Republic from $193 on Skyscanner. Not a lot of good airfare deals. Cruise port: Labadee. Getting to Haiti: Fly into Punta Cana (PUJ) in the Dominican Republic and then cross into Haiti by land. (1) (2) Guide (?): samuel@portauprincetaxi.com from youtube.

Jamaica: No visa necessary for U.S. citizens up to 180 days. Capital: Kingston.  Area: 4,244 sq. miles. U.N. member. Airports: (KIN, KTP, MBJ) – see skyscanner.com for more info. Not a lot of inter-Caribbean flights. Accommodations: HostelWorld. airbnb. Camping. TripAdvisor. Lonely Planet. CS had 24 logins in the last 30 days. Airbnb lists 28 rentals in Kingston under $50. Research on 05/11/2017 showed the following one-way fares for airfare: Jamaica from $56, United States from $138, Belgium from $146, Barbados from $180, Aruba from $188, Canada from $193, Costa Rica from $198 on Skyscanner. Cruise ports: Montego Bay, Ocho Rios, Falmouth, Any.

Martinique: No visa necessary for U.S. citizens up to 90 days. Capital: Fort-de-France.  Area: 436 sq. miles. Not a U.N. member. Airports: (FDF) Martinique Aime Cesaire Intl, Fort De France, MQ. Airlines: Air Caraibes, Air Antilles Express, Air France, Liat, American Airlines, Air Canada, Corsair, Amerijet, Cubana. Accommodations: No hostels. Lonely Planet. airbnb (29 < $25). Camping. TripAdvisor. TripAdvisor. CS had 64 logins in the last 30 days. Airbnb lists 66 rentals in Fort-de-France under $25. Research on 05/11/2017 showed the following one-way fares for airfare: Saint Lucia from $54, Guadeloupe from $64, Dominica from $79, Puerto Rico from $122, Trinidad and Tobago from $135, St Maarten from $143, Antigua and Barbuda from $181, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines from $182, Dominican Republic from $184, Grenada from $189 on Skyscanner. Great airfare deals.

Montserrat: No visa necessary for U.S. citizens. Capital: Plymouth.  Area: 35 sq. miles. Not a U.N. member. Airports: Note! Montserrat is the Caribbean Pompeii. You can only fly round trip to Antiqua or Barbuda. You can take a ferry from Antiqua. There appear to be cheap places to stay on the island. It’s a must see. Note that the R/T airfare from Antiqua was $204 on 20191225 for the next February. A ferry costs $300 from what I’ve seen.

Providencia: No visa necessary for 90 days. Capital: Port of Spain. Area: 39 sq. miles. Not a  U.N. member. Airports: (PLS) Providenciales Intl, Providenciales, TC. Note! It may be very expensive to get into the Turks and Caicos Islands. American does fly there from Miami for around $100. Accommodations: airbnb. Wikitravel. Cheapest airbnb was $60. Research on 05/11/2017 showed the following one-way fares for airfare: Turks and Caicos Islands from $45, Haiti from $132, United States from $144, Bahamas from $168, Cuba from $183, Dominican Republic from $189 on Skyscanner. This may be a cruise candidate. Research on 2019 showed airfare out of FLL for $69.

St. Barts: No visa necessary for 90 days. Capital: Gustavia. Area: 9.5 sq miles. Not a U.N. member. Airports: (SBH) St. Barthelemy Airport, Saint Barthelemy, GP. Airlines: Winair, Tradewind Aviation, Anguilla Air Services, Corsair, Air France, Air Antilles Express, Saint Barth Commuter. Google “st. martin ferries” for more. Accommodations (very expensive): No hostels. Lonely Planet. airbnb. Camping. Cheapest airbnb was $58-$75 for 3 properties. Research on 05/11/2017 showed the following one-way fares for airfare: Guadeloupe from $77, St Maarten from $82 on Skyscanner. Phillipsburg to Gustavia by ferry in February was $62 and a place to sleep was VERY expensive on 20191225. I would suggest that I might take an early ferry or flight and then leave that day without spending a dime on the island just as a protest. St. Barts is an expensive place to visit on a cruise ship as well.

St. Kitts: No visa necessary for 90 days. Capital: Basseterre. Area: 68 sq. miles. Not a U.N. member. Airport: (SKB) Robert L. Bradshaw Intl, Saint Kitts, KN. Airlines: Winair, Liat, Seaborn Airlines, American Airlines, British Airways. Accomodations: No Hostels. airbnb. Lonely Planet. Camping. CS a real possibility. Airbnb looks to be about $33-$50 a night for only 7 properties. Research on 05/11/2017 showed the following one-way fares for airfare: St Maarten from $88, Saint Kitts and Nevis from $89, Antigua and Barbuda from $125, Guadeloupe from $132, Dominica from $140, British Virgin Islands from $142, Barbados from $164, Saint Lucia from $167, US Virgin Islands from $172 on Skyscanner.

St. Lucia: No visa necessary. Capital: Castria. Area: 238 sq. miles. U.N. member. Airport: (SLU) George F. L. Charles Airport, Saint Lucia, LC. Airlines: Caribbean Airlines, Ameriflight, Liat, Air Antilles Express, Air Caraibes. Airports: (SLU) Vigie, Castries & (UVF) Hewanorra Airport, Saint Lucia, LC. Airlines: jetBlue, Air Canada, American Airlines, Delta, British Airways, Virgin Atlantic, Westjet, Amerijet. Accommodations: No Hostels? Lonely Planet. airbnb. Camping. Only 9 rentals <= $26. Research on 05/11/2017 showed the following one-way fares for airfare: Martinique from $37, Guadeloupe from $70, Barbados from $78, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines from $81, Trinidad and Tobago from $85, Dominica from $107, Antigua and Barbuda from $134, Grenada from $142, United States from $161, Saint Kitts and Nevis from $170, Guyana from $177, Suriname from $188, British Virgin Islands from $189 on Skyscanner. There is a ferry to Fort-de-France Martinique that goes for around $49. When I checked airfare on 20180110 the Flight from Fort-de-France to Castries it was $100+ unless you went 60 or more days out.

St. Maarten: See the initial comment under St. Martin.  No visa necessary for 90 days. Capital: Marigot. Area: 13 sq. miles. Not a U.N. member. Airports: (SXM) Princess Juliana Intl, Sint Maarten, SX. Airlines: KLM, Alitalia, Delta Air Lines, Air France, JetBlue Airways, Seaborne Airlines, Anguilla Air Services, Copa Airlines, InselAir, LIAT, Saint Barth Commuter, Air Sunshine, American Airlines, Pan American Dominicana, and Winair. Google “sint maarten ferries” for ferry information.  Accommodations: HostelWorld. Lonely Planet. airbnb. Camping. There have been 45 CS members logged in during the last 30 days in St. Martin and Sint Maarten. Airbnb is plentiful. Research on 05/11/2017 showed the following one-way fares for airfare: Saint Barthelemy from $82, Caribbean Netherlands from $108, Saint Kitts and Nevis from $110, Guadeloupe from $111, British Virgin Islands from $112, Martinique from $137, Puerto Rico from $147, Dominica from $150, Curacao from $154, United States from $159, US Virgin Islands from $160, Antigua and Barbuda from $168, Aruba from $168, Saint Lucia from $171, Barbados from $187 on Skyscanner.

St. Martin: Wikitravel states “Saint Martin is an island split between the French collectivity of Saint-Martin and the Dutch territory of Sint Maarten (formerly part of the Netherlands Antilles, but now a constituent state of the Kingdom of the Netherlands). It is one of the smallest land masses divided between two countries.”  No visa necessary for 90 days. Capital: Marigot. Area: 13 sq. miles. Not a U.N. member. Airports: (SFG) Esperance Airport, Saint Martin, MF. Airlines: Saint Barth Commuter, Air Antilles Express and Air Caraibes. Note: Most inter-island ferry service arrives/departs at Marigot. Google “st. martin ferries” for more. Accommodations: No hostels. Lonely Planet. airbnb. There have been 45 CS members logged in during the last 30 days in St. Martin and Sint Maarten. Airbnb is plentiful. Research on 05/11/2017 showed the following one-way fares for airfare: Guadeloupe from $73, Saint Lucia from $133 on Skyscanner.

St. Vincent: No visa necessary for 30 days. Capital: Kingston. Area: 133 sq. miles. U.N. member. Airports: (SVD) E. T. Joshua Airport, Saint Vincent, VC. Airlines: Liat. Accommodations: airbnb. HostelWorld. Lonely Planet. Camping. No CS. There were 23 airbnb listings under $38 but only 3 rentals <= $35.. Research on 05/11/2017 showed the following one-way fares for airfare: Barbados from $66, Trinidad and Tobago from $69, Saint Lucia from $74, Grenada from $104, Dominica from $127, Antigua and Barbuda from $128, St Maarten from $157, British Virgin Islands from $186, Puerto Rico from $199 on Skyscanner. Grenadines are expensive for cruising.

Tortola: No visa necessary for U.S. citizens. Capital: Road Town. Area: 59 sq. miles (50+ islands). Tortola is 21 sq. miles. Not a U.N. member. Airports: (EIS) Terrance B. Lettsome Intl, Beef Island, VG. It is only 4,642 feet long – no big jets. Airlines: Winair, Cape Air, Liat, VI Airlink, Air Sunshine, Seaborn Airlines,  interCarribean Airways. You might want to use ferries from St. Thomas as airfare is expensive. Google “virgin island ferries” for ferry information. Accommodations: No Hostels.. Lonely Planet. airbnb. Camping. There may be tent camping at Virgin Islands National Park, St. John. There appears to be a good $25 backpacker lair in town. Research on 05/11/2017 showed the following one-way fares for airfare: St Maarten from $86, Puerto Rico from $114, Saint Kitts and Nevis from $130, Antigua and Barbuda from $134, Dominica from $158, Barbados from $176, Guadeloupe from $177, US Virgin Islands from $177, Saint Lucia from $190, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines from $197 on Skyscanner. Use the ferries to get there.

Trinidad: No visa necessary for 90 days. Capital: Port of Spain. Area: 1,823 sq. miles. U.N. member. Airports: (POS) Piarco Intl, Port Of Spain, TT. Airlines: Caribbean Airlines, Copa, Liat, Westjet, Surinam Airways, United, Amerijet, InselAir, jetBlue, British Airways, American Airlines.  Accommodations: HostelWorld. Lonely Planet. airbnb. Camping. CS had 50 logins in the last 30 days. Airbnb lists 31 rentals in Trinidad under $31. Research on 05/11/2017 showed the following one-way fares for airfare: Barbados from $89, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines from $101, Grenada from $108, Saint Lucia from $109, Guyana from $127, United States from $130 on Skyscanner.

Turks and Caicos: No visa necessary. Capital: Cockburn Town. Area: 238 s,. miles. Not a U.N. member. British overseas protectorate. Airport: (PLS) Providenciales International Airport. Airlines: Air Canada, American Airlines, Bahamasair, British Airways, Caicos Express Airways, Delta, InterCaribbean Airways, JetBlue, Southwest and WestJet. Accomodations: No hostels and very expensive hotels. Airbnb had 4 rentals @ $59-$65 per night. No camping. I found a R/T, FLL-PLS, for $159 on 20180117. Expensive. It looks like the Turks & Caicos might be a round-trip from from FLL.