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Dominica has two small airports, Canefield (DCF) and Melville Hall (DOM), but almost all commercial flights go to Melville Hall (DOM). Dominica is only served by 2 airlines, Liat (between most other islands) and American Eagle (part of American Airlines), fly from Puerto Rico. Depending on where you fly from, an overnight stay is sometimes necessary.

For European guests, it's probably best to come via Antigua, St. Lucia, Barbados, Martinique, St. Martin or Guadeloupe. There is also a service run by KLM from Amsterdam to St. Marteen.
Cheap charter flights from the U.K. are often available to these islands, as an alternative to scheduled fflights from France, there are also some good deals on flights to Guadeloupe or Martinique, and you can then either fly on to Dominica with Liat , or catch the ferry to complete your journey.

North American clients are advised to fly via Puerto Rico and use American Eagle, Liat, or Liat to complete their journey, or often a cheap route is from Dallas to Barbados followed by a connection on Liat. Air France fly twice a week from Miami to Guadeloupe, from where you can easily connect to Dominica either by plane or by ferry.

ALL CLIENTS USING THE AMERICAN EAGLE AND LIAT AIRLINE SERVICES SHOULD READ THE NOTE AT THE END OF THIS PAGE CONCERNING LUGGAGE RESTRICTIONS.

WHICHEVER AIRLINE YOU CHOOSE, WE STRONGLY ADVISE YOU TO CARRY ESSENTIAL ITEMS IN YOUR HAND LUGGAGE.
IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR LUGGAGE TO ARRIVE A DAY OR TWO AFTER YOU !!

SEA

There are also2 ferry service linking Dominica with the neighbouring islands. One iscalled L'Express des Iles and they run about 5 days a week, linking St. Lucia, Guadeloupe and Martinique with Dominica, at the Roseau ferry terminal. Their schedules are subject to regular change, so you should check their website or call their agent in Dominica at Whitchurch Travel Agency on telephone number 1 767 448 2181 and ask for the Express des Iles desk. The other is The Caribbean Spirit which links Portsmouth in the north of Dominica, with Guadeloupe, the neighbouring French island to the north. Their agent is The N.E.W. Agency, Grandby Street, Portsmouth
tel: 445 5013 / 295 4136 and ask for Everlyn Holsborough

An interesting alternative, if you are planning a long holiday, can be to travel as a passenger on a cargo ship. Four 12-passenger containerships sail between Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe and Fort-de-France, Martinique on one side and Dunkerque, Le Havre, Rouen, Nantes (Montoir) and occasionally Felixstowe, UK on the other side, with ocean crossings taking approximately 9 days and port time 5 - 6 days on each side. The cost is about US$2000. Click here for more details. There is also a freighter, The Amazing Grace, that sails from Miami to Trinidad, stopping on the way in Dominica. Visit Windjammer Barefoot Cruises for more information.

Whether you arrive at one of the airports, or at the ferry terminal, there are normally plenty of taxis waiting. Whichever your port of entry, the journey time is around an hour, and expect to pay around EC$180 / US$70 for your taxi. Alternatively, there are buses, and hitchiking works well enough.

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AMERICAN EAGLE RESTRICTIONS

• “Checked bags not to exceed 70lbs total weight plus one carry on bag that cannot exceed 40 lbs.
• In Dominica excess baggage is not allowed.
• Oversized baggage is not allowed
• Overweight baggage of 5lbs or more not allowed.
• IF one bag is over 50lbs there will be a charge of $25.00usd.  However the total weight of both bags cannot exceed 70lbs.”

LIAT’s luggage restrictions:

• Checked Bags – One bag 50 pounds or less
• Carry on – One item 15 pounds or less. As usual you may have your purse, laptop etc with you in addition to the carry on item.
• Traveler will be charged US$60 for excess luggage which is not guaranteed to reach destination on day of travel. If luggage does not arrive on the same day of travel it will be placed on first flight the following day.