GETTING HERE – FLIGHTS TO UNION ISLAND

Our Kitesurf Center is located in the South Caribbean on Union Island (St.Vincent and the Grenadines).

Unspoilt by the mass tourism, you will not find any info on how to get here using your traditional flight search engine even though Union Island has its own airport.

We created this page to help you find your way here.

Fly To The Grenadines From Anywhere in the World

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First Fly To Barbados (BGI)

 

The easiest and only direct way to fly to Union Island is to fly to Barbados  which has daily connections to Union Island and the Grenadines.

Most of the major airlines are flying to Barbados (BGI), you can use search engines like www.kayak.com to find the flights that will suit you best.

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Then Fly from Barbados to Union Island

 

Once arrived on Barbados you will need to take a final very short connecting flight to Union Island with SVG AIR : www.flysvgair.com by booking your flight online directly with the airline. The price is around 550 us$ per return flight.

(make sure it shows the US$ currency as it sometimes shows the EC$ currency with only the $ sign and can be confusing on the website (1us$ = 2.67ec$)

If there are not availability on the website do not hesitate to email svgair directly on the website, they often have seats that are not showing on the booking system.

 

Make sure to contact the small airline for flight availability before getting you main flight.

 

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Coming From Canada or the US or the UK ? New flight schedule direct to St Vincent (AIA) available but require overnight.

 

Air Canada and American Airline and Virgin Atlantic as well as Caribbean Airlines have schedule flights to St Vincent from the UK, Canada, Miami and New York. This is also an easy option to come to the JT Pro Center but you will need to overnight in St Vincent. 

You can then come to Union Island from St Vincent with one of the ferry (4 to 8 hours boat ride) or book a quick cheap flight with www.flysvgair.com from St Vincent to Union Island.

 

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Flight schedules

You must make sure there are flights available from Barbados to Union island before reserving your main flight to these islands.

The flight schedule tend to change so you should reserve your inter island flight first.

No visa required for most countries

Europeans, British, Australians, Canadians and North Americans DO NOT require a VISA to visit St Vincent and the Grenadines (Union Island). Your passport should be valid for a minimum period of 6 months. Note: Nationals not referred above are advised to research on line for visa requirements.

A return or onward ticket is required by all visitors, as well as proof of accommodation.

Boardbags

There is no problem bringing your board bag aboard the Barbados to Union Island flight, the airline will charge you an extra fee for transportation. The planes are small so if your gear does not make it on your flight it will be on the next available flight. Avoid the fee and rent your Gear with us.

Traveling from FRANCE ?

You can easily fly to Barbados from France and follow the steps above.

Another option is to fly directly to the island of Martinique with any of the regular airlines and then take a private direct 1 hour flight from Martinique to Union Island. This is not a recommended option but more a last minute solution if nothing else is available.

Private flights are extremely limited with luggages.

Contact us directly for more information regarding the private flights from Fort De France (Martinique) to Union island: info@kitesurfgrenadines.com

If you have to spend one night in Martinique and need to sleep there before your next flight, here is the closest hotel to the airport: www.hotel-lagalleria.com

Fly To The Grenadines From The Caribbean

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Fly To St Vincent with LIAT AIRLINE

 

Fly to St Vincent SVD airport code with one of the local Caribbean Airline you can find on Google Flights.

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Then Fly from St Vincent to Union Island

 

You can fly from St.Vincent to Union island with SVG AIR: www.flysvgair.com A one way flight from St Vincent to Union Island will cost you around 55 USD. Board Bags will be at an extra fee. You cna also take one of the local Ferry to Union Island (some ferries can take up to 6 to 8 hours)

 

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Flight schedules

Liat airline is known for often being late or miss placing your luggage so only use this airline option if you have no other solutions.

If you are flying from anywhere else than the Caribbean, just take the route mentioned above.

Over Night in St Vincent

St Vincent Airport is located at a 40min drive from the center of town.

One of the nice hotel in St Vincent would be the Blue Lagoon marina hotel located half way between the airport and the Center of town.

You can find their website here:  

 

BOOK YOUR ACCOMMODATION

Hotel On The Kitebeach

The Kitesurf School partnered with some of the best hotels on Union island to offer you the best Kite accommodation right on the Kitesurfing spot. Find out more about our rooms and accommodation option by visiting the page and contacting us to book your room.

Book with us to get the FREE Kitebeach Amenities.

Luxury Palm Island Resort

If you come to Kitesurf in the Grenadines but would like to have a luxury experience for yourself or to please your non Kiting partner, you can stay on the all inclusive island Palm Island at the Palm Island resort.

The Palm island resort is located at a 10min speed boat ride from our Kite center.

Book the Palm Island resort with us to benefit from the dicounted Barbados to Union island Flight.

Private Villas & Other Hotels

The Kitesurf School partnered with some of the villas on Union island to offer you the best Kite accommodation on Union island for groups and Families.

Book with us to get the FREE Kitebeach Amenities.