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
• WestJet 
• Delta
• Jet Blue

From either of these destinations, you have several choices of carrier for onward flights to Tortola, BVI as below.

Entry requirements:

Passports are required for all Canadian citizens.

BVI Flights from the UK

Direct flights to the British Virgin Islands are not available from the UK, so you will need to fly via the USA or to another Caribbean island 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.

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

• Virgin Atlantic
• British Airways
• American Airlines 
• United Airlines 
• JetBlue
• KLM 
• Air France

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.

Entry requirements for UK:

Passports are required for all United Kingdom citizens, and an ESTA is needed if you are travelling through the USA, Puerto Rico or St Thomas.

Flights to Tortola from St Thomas (USVI):

Both Cape Air and Silver fly from STT to EIS, the flight takes about 15-20 minutes.

Alternatively, you can catch a simple ferry ride or water taxi to Tortola! You will need to take a taxi to the ferry terminal – don’t worry, numerous taxi operators 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.

You can then choose your ferry 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
• Aquatic Rentals

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 from 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 website. Additionally, check our page on Entry Requirements as well as our BVI Holiday Guide.

From St Maarten to Tortola, BVI:

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

From Antigua and Barbados to Tortola, BVI:

Winair and InterCaribbean offer direct flights from Antigua to the BVI.

Alternatively, if you’d liked to avoid commercial airlines you can charter a private plane from surrounding Caribbean islands or the USA to Tortola (EIS). We would recommend the below airlines, and are happy to get in contact with them for you:

• Island Birds
• Tradewind
• Fly BVI