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Coming from North America

Via Puerto Rico
From North America, the most common way to fly down here is through San Juan in Puerto Rico. American Airlines have flights from most cities daily. They have a modern terminal in Puerto Rico and offer connecting flights through American Eagle to our airport which is located on Beef Island in the British Virgin Islands.  Beef Island is connected to Tortola, the main island, by a bridge.

If you are unable to connect to the British Virgin Islands with American Eagle then we suggest trying LIAT, Cape Air or Air Sunshine  Alternatively, if you would like a convenient VIP service you might like to try Fly BVI. Based at the BVI's Beef Island airport they offer air-charter pickups in one of their small fleet of light aircraft. They are comparably priced for groups of over four passengers and offer the convenience of working to your schedule.  

The last couple of years have seen other airlines flying into Puerto Rico, often with more attractive fares. We definitely recommend checking to see if any of those airlines routes are close to your point of departure.

Via St. Thomas in the US Virgin Islands
Some airlines offer a direct flight to St. Thomas.  Motor yacht La Buscadora can be waiting for you at American Yacht Harbor in Red Hook and transfer you over to Tortola for an extra fee of $400 each way. A quicker way, and comparably priced, is by water taxi. Your broker can contact us for more information.

Alternatively a taxi from the airport will take you to the ferry dock in downtown Charlotte Amalie and you can take the ferry across to Tortola, BVI. Reservations are not necessary. Ferries run four or five times daily and the cost is $44 round trip. 

For your convenience, we have provided a short list of airlines.  Click on the airline name to go to their website for price and availability.

Coming from Europe

From Europe, several airlines offer direct flights to Puerto Rico, Antigua or St. Martin with onward connections to Tortola.

From England into Antigua
BWIA
British Airways 
Virgin Atlantic (Saturdays)
Air2000 has a charter flight every Wednesday from Gatwick London direct to St Thomas with a ferry connection to Tortola. The flight is very convenient and very reasonably priced (especially for last minute bookings). 

From Europe into St. Martin
Air France flies out of Paris
KLM flies out of Amsterdam

From other European Countries
Condor Airlines flies from Germany into Antigua and San Juan, Puerto Rico
Iberia Airlines flies from Madrid, Spain into Puerto Rico

Taxi Transfers 
If you fly into Beef Island, Tortola you will either be met by the captain or by our preferred local taxi driver who has been looking after our guests for many years. He will make himself known to you as you exit Customs. The ride to La Buscadora is approximately 30 to 40 minutes .