Bahamas / Getting There
Flights
Bahamas is very well connected to mainly USA but also to the Caribbean.
AA, AirTran, Continental, Delta, jetBlue, Spirit, United, Air Sunshine and US Airways together offer flights from many American cities. From Canada, both Air Canada and WestJet offer direct flights. Europeans have the choice to fly direct with either BA from the UK or Air Berlin from Germany or make a stop in somewhere in America.
BahamasAir, the national carrier, offer domestic flights from the main airport in Nassau to most of the smaller islands but also to Florida, Dominican Republic, Turks&Caicos, Jamaica and Cuba. It is also possible to charter their planes.
Other inter Caribbean airlines offering flights from the Bahamas are Air Turks&Caicos, Cubana and Air Jamaica.
Tourist Information
There is a Tourism Office on each of the major islands.
New Providence
There are tourist information booths at Nassau International Airport in Arrivals, t 377 6806, and Departures, t 377 6782. In downtown Nassau, there is an office at Rawson Square on Bay Street, t 322 7801.
Grand Bahama
There are tourist offices at the airport, the cruise ship dock and at the International Bazaar, t 352 8044.
Outside the Bahamas the overseas offices and representatives of the Bahamas Tourist Office can be found at:
UK, Eire, Netherlands and Scandinavia
Bahamas Tourist Office, 10 Chesterfield Street, London W1J 5JL, t 0207 355 0800 | info@bahamas.co.uk
Canada
Bahamas Tourist Office, 6725 Airport Road, Suite 202, Mississauga, Ontario, ON LV 1V2
USA
Bahamas Tourist Office 150 East 52nd Street, 28th Floor North, New York, NY 10022, t 212 758 2777 | BMOTNY@bahamas.com
Bahamas Tourist Office, 1200 South Pine Island Road, Suite 750, Plantation, Florida, FL33324, t 954 236 9292 | BMOTFL@bahamas.com
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Looking for inspiration?
- Live the carnival spirit with a Junkanoo Rushout parade of cowbells, drums and whistles
- Try the tasty fish fry evenings at Arawak Cay
- Swim with dolphins at Blue Lagoon Island
- Play golf amid the stunning views of the One&Only Ocean Club course on Paradise Island
- Go horse-riding across the pink sands of Harbour Island

