How to get to Homestays Grenada, affordable accommodation in the Eastern Caribbean

HOW TO GET HERE

Grenada is approximately 12 degrees north of the Equator in the southern part of the Eastern Caribbean. Grenada's airport is Point Salines International Airport, in the SW of the island.

Flights from the US and Canada

Direct flights from New York and via Jamaica www.airjamaica.com

Daily flights from San Juan on American Airlines (American Eagle) www.aa.com

Weekly flights from Toronto on Air Canada from December to April www.aircanadavacations.com

Zoom and Skyservice airlines have regular direct flights to Grenada from Canada, at good rates,

but they must be booked through a travel agent. Titan Tours (Skyservice) http://www.titantours.com and GG Tours (Zoom Airlines) http://www.ggtours.ca will have information.

From the U.K.

British Airways leaves Gatwick on Tuesdays (year round) and Fridays (from November to March) www.ba.com

Virgin Atlantic leaves Gatwick on Thursdays (via Tobago) www.virgin-atlantic.com

XL leaves Gatwick on Sundays (non-stop until end April, from May stops in St.Lucia on return) and Thursdays (return via Tobago). Check www.goldencaribbean.com and www.xl.com Right now they have some great deals until the end of May!

Check out www.cheapflights.co.uk and www.justtheflight.co.uk

BMI www.flybmi.com has daily flights to Barbados from Manchester. You can connect easily from Barbados on LIAT www.liat.com

Caribbean Airlines www.caribbean-airlines.com is based in Trinidad and is 100% owned by the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. Caribbean Airlines has regional services from Jamaica to the Southern Caribbean including Suriname and Guyana. The airline also serves the United States (Miami and New York), Canada (Toronto) and through a code share with British Airways, London and beyond.

www.conviasa.com flies to Grenada from Caracas, Venezuela on Fridays and Sundays.

www.condor.de flies direct to Grenada from Frankfurt, Germany every Monday and has good connections in Europe.

Carriacou can be reached by plane www.svgair.com ferry www.ospreylines.com or schooner and Petite Martinique by ferry or schooner. SVG Flights from Grenada to Carriacou take 20 minutes and the ferry from Grenada to Carriacou takes 90 minutes on the fast one, and 2 1/2 hours on the slower one. The fast one runs on the weekends. It is possible to take the ferry or plane to Carriacou and a speedboat to Petite Martinique for a ten minute journey. Alternatively, you could take an SVG flight from Barbados to Union Island and hop on a speedboat to Carriacou or Petite Martinique.

To check if you need a visa look at www.grenadaconsulate.com/visa