St. Croix Transportation

By Air:

The main airport on St. Croix is the Henry E Rohlsen Airport (Tel: +1 340 778 1012, Fax: +1 340 778 1033 / http://www.azworldairports.com/airports/p1338stx.htm). There are several airlines that service St. Croix:

Air Sunshine (+1 888 879-8900 / http://www.airsunshine.com)

American Airlines (+1 800 474 4884 / http://www.aa.com)

American Eagle (+1 800 474 4884 / http://www.aa.com/content/footer/eagleOverview.jhtml)

Cape Air (+1 800 352 0714 / http://www.flycapeair.com)

Caribbean Sun (+1 866 864 6272/ http://www.flycsa.com )

Continental (+1 800 231 0856 / http://www.continental.com)

Delta (+1 800 221 1212 / http://www.delta.com)

Liat Airlines (+1 888 844 5428 / http://www.liatairline.com)

Seaborne Airlines (+1 340 773 6442 / http://www.seaborneairlines.com )

US Airways (+1 800 622 1015 / http://www.usairways.com)

United Airlines (+1 800 241 6522 / http://www.united.com)

Viegues Air Link (+1 340 741 3266 / http://www.vieques-island.com/val/ ) By Taxi:

Once you've landed, you're probably wondering why there are no busses. Even though St. Croix doesn't offer a public transportation system, you still have the option of taking one of the many taxi services. Along with the fixed fares of all the taxis, all taxi drivers are registered tour guides! Here are some of the taxi services on the Island:

St. Croix Taxi Association (+1 866 778 1045 / http://www.stcroixtaxi.com/)

Antilles taxi Service (+1 340 773 5020)

Caribbean Taxi and Tours (+1 340 773 9799)

Cruzan Taxi Association (+1 340 773 6388)

St. Croix Transit Tours (+1 340 772 3333)

Discovery Tours (+1 340 772 4492)

Friederiksted Taxi Service (+1 340 772 4775)

Golden Rock Taxi (+1 340 778 7007)

Eagle Taxi and Tours (+1 340 778 3133)

Taxi Commission (complaints / lost & found) (+1 340 773 8294)

By Car:

Perhaps you prefer to travel at your own leisure and renting a vehicle is more to your liking. St. Croix offers many car and jeep rentals that you can take advantage of:

Atlas Auto Rentals (+1 340 773 2886)

Avis (+1 800 331 1084 / http://www.avis.com)

Budget (+1 340 778 9636 / http://www.budget.com)

Centerline Car Rentals (+1 340 778 0450)

Go Around Rent-A-Car (+1 340 778 8881)

Hertz (+1 800 654 3131 / http://www.hertz.com)

Judy of Croix (+1 877 903 2123 / http://www.villadawn.com/st_croix/info/judi_car_rental.htm)

Olympic Rent A Car (+1 340 773 8000)

Skyline Car Rental (+1 877 719 5990 / http://www.villadawn.com/st_croix/info/skyline_car_rental.htm )

Tourism Industries Inc (+1 340 778 7720)

Getting Around: There is an abundance of amazing places to go see in St. Croix whether by taxi, car rental, or walking. Be sure to ask your taxi driver or car rental provider for their favorite spots, you're sure to be amazed!

Planning a Trip

Visitor Information

You can begin your explorations at the St. Croix Visitor Bureau, 53A Company St., in Christiansted (tel. 340/773-0495), a yellow building across from the open-air market. It's open Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm.

The U.S. Virgin Islands Division of Tourism also has an office at the Customs House Building, Strand Street (tel. 340/772-0357; www.stcroixtourism.com), in Frederiksted.

Tourist offices provide free maps to the island. St. Croix This Week, distributed free to cruise ship and air passengers, has detailed maps of Christiansted, Frederiksted, and the entire island, pinpointing individual attractions, hotels, shops, and restaurants. If you plan to do extensive touring of the island, purchase The Official Road Map of the U.S. Virgin Islands, available at island bookstores.

Staying Safe on St. Croix -- Violent crime involving tourists on St. Croix is an uncommon occurrence. However, random acts of violence against visitors (even murder) have happened in the past. Even if St. Croix is your idea of paradise, you should still approach the island as you would any unknown territory. A few simple precautions can go a long way. Petty theft comprises the majority of complaints, so you'll be wise to keep valuables at your hotel (in the safe) and to lock your car. And remember, you should never walk to your hotel alone after a night out.

Getting There

By Plane

All flights to St. Croix land at the Henry E. Rohlsen Airport, Estate Mannings Bay (tel. 340/778-1012), on the southern coast of the island. There are no ATMs at the airport, so come prepared with cash. Take a taxi to your hotel or rent a car. The major car-rental firms maintain kiosks here, but make reservations before you arrive.

American Airlines (tel. 800/433-7300; www.aa.com) offers the most frequent and most reliable service to St. Croix. Passengers flying to the island connect through San Juan from either New York City's JFK airport or Newark, New Jersey. From San Juan, American Eagle (tel. 800/433-7300; www.aa.com) offers several daily nonstop flights to St. Croix. There's also one flight daily from Miami, with one stop (but no change of plane) in St. Thomas. The flight originates in Dallas-Fort Worth, American's biggest hub.

Travel time to St. Croix from New York is 4 hours, from Chicago 5 1/2 hours, from Miami 3 1/2 hours, and from Puerto Rico 20 minutes. There are no direct flights to St. Croix from Canada or the United Kingdom; connections are made via Miami.

There are also easy air links between St. Thomas and St. Croix. American Eagle has three daily flights; in addition, Seaborne Airlines (tel. 888/359-8687 or 340/773-6442; www.seaborneairlines.com) offers 17 flights daily. Flight time is only 25 minutes.