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imgZDtiny.GIF (531 bytes) St. Martin / St. Maarten: How to Get There

Entry Requirements for St. Martin - St. Maarten

U.S. citizens require one of the following:

  • A valid passport and a return/continuing ticket.
  • A birth certificate with raised seal and photo identification and a return/continuing ticket.
  • Naturalized citizens must show an original naturalization certificate with photo identification and a return/continuing ticket.
  • Permanent Resident (Green Card) holders must have a valid passport and a return/continuing ticket.
  • A Valid Passport is required for everyone.

Canadian citizens require one of the following:

  • A valid passport and a return/continuing ticket.
  • A certified copy of birth certificate, a photo identification and a return/continuing ticket.
  • Canadian residents require a "Landing permit" (Permanent Resident Card) with valid passport and return/continuing ticket.

European Community citizens require:

  • A valid passport and a return/continuing ticket.

Nationals of the following countries listed below require a visa for entry into the Netherlands Antilles for a maximum stay of 3 months (effective 2005) :

Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Angola
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Belarus
Benin
Bhutan
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
China, the Peoples Republic, with the exception of Hong Kong SAR en BNO document holders
Colombia
Comoros
Congo-Brazzaville
Congo-Democratic Republic (formerly Zaire)
Cuba
Djibouti
Dominican Republic
East Timor
Egypt
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Fiji
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Haiti
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ivory Coast
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Macedonia (formerly the Republic of Yugoslavia)
Madagascar
Malawi
Maldives
Mali
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
Mauritius
Micronesia
Moldova
Mongolia
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar (formerly Burma)
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
Niger
Nigeria
North Korea
Northern Marianne
Oman
Pakistan
Palau
Palestinian Authority
Papua New Guinea
Peru
Philippines
Qatar
Russian Federation
Rwanda
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia and Montenegro (Yugoslavia)
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Solomon Island
Somalia
South Africa
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Swaziland
Syria
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Togo
Tonga
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Vietnam
West Samoa
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe

For other countries, kindly contact your closest Dutch Embassy/Consulate or a St. Maarten Tourist Office.

imgZDtiny.GIF (531 bytes) St. Martin / St. Maarten: Airport Departure Tax

For International destinations, there is a departure tax of US$30.00 for those age 2 and up.

Note that this departure tax might be already included in the airfare of certain airlines. Call your airline for information about this tax.

For islands within the Netherlands Antilles, the departure tax is US$10.00.
Some have made provisions to include the departure tax in your airline ticket.

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Note that your base airfare from USA to St. Martin -St. Maarten will not include taxes. Here is a breakdown of all taxes that will be added to your base fare:
 
Tax: US International Arrival $15.10
Tax: US International Departure $15.10
Fee: US Immigration $7.00
Fee: US Animal & Plant Health Inspection Svc. $5.00
Fee: US Passenger Facility Charge $10.50
September 11 Security Fee $7.50
Fee: Netherlands Antilles - St. Maarten Airport Departure Fee $30.00
Fee: Netherlands Antillian Passenger Screening Fee $9.40
   
Note: This was compiled in Winter of 2012. Contact LukeTravels.com if there are any errors or an update is required. This is for USA departures only!  

imgZDtiny.GIF (531 bytes) St. Martin / St. Maarten: How to Get There by Air

Air service to Princess Juliana International Airport in St. Maarten is provided by: 

Flights originating in the United States and its territories:

  • American Airlines offers non-stop flights from New York JFK Airport (JFK), Miami (MIA) with connecting flights to numerous cities throughout the U.S.A.

  • US Airways offers direct flights from Philadelphia (PHL) and Charlotte (CLT), with connecting flights to numerous cities throughout the U.S.A. 

  • United Airlines offers non-stop flights from Newark (EWR), with connecting flights throughout the U.S. as well as seasonal non-stop flights from Chicago's O'Hare Airport (ORD) and Dulles International Airport (IAD)

  • Delta Air Lines offers non-stop flights from Atlanta (ATL), with connections to other U.S. cities 

  • JetBlue Airways offers flights from Boston, JFK, and San Juan

  • Spirit Airlines has a non-stop flight from Fort Lauderdale

  • Sun Country has a seasonal flight from Minneapolis/St. Paul

  • Air Canada, Westjet, and CanJet offer seasonal flights from Toronto and Montreal

Intra-Caribbean Flights to SXM Airport:

  • Insel Air has a hub at SXM and offers flights to/from Curacao, Miami, San Juan, Santo Domingo.

  • LIAT to/from Antigua, Saint Croix, Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, Tortola

  • Caribbean Airlines to/from Kingston-Norman Manley, Port of Spain

  • Copa Airlines has a nonstop flight from Panama City, Panama

  • Windward Islands Airways (WINAIR) to/from Nevis, Saba, Saint Barthélemy, Sint Eustatius

From Europe:

  • KLM offers non-stop flights from its Amsterdam hub with a continuing flight to Curacao, with connecting flights to numerous cities throughout Europe

  • Air France offers non-stop flights from Paris, with connecting flights to numerous cities throughout Europe

  • Corsairfly direct from Paris

 

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