World Country Guide

Travel - International

Air
The national airline of the Netherlands Antilles is DCA (website: www.flydca.net). DCA offers direct services from Miami to Bonaire’s Flamingo Airport once a week. DCA flies daily to Curaao, from where there are international connections. KLM offers direct flights twice a day from Amsterdam to Bonaire, as well as daily flights from Amsterdam to Curaao and Aruba, with connections to Bonaire. American Eagle has flights six times a week between Puerto Rico and Bonaire, and three times a week from Aruba. Air Jamaica operates from Montego Bay on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. American Airlines operates direct flights to Curaao from many US cities, with connections to Bonaire. There is also BonairExcel, which operates seven daily flights to Curaao and three daily flights to Aruba, although connections with KLM sometimes occur.

Approximate flight times
From Bonaire to London is 11 hours, to Amsterdam is nine hours 30 minutes, to Los Angeles is 10 hours and to New York is four hours. Times vary considerably depending on connections.

International airports
Flamingo Airport (BON) is 4km (2.5 miles) from Kralendijk. Taxis are available.

Departure tax
US$5.75 to destinations within the Netherlands Antilles and US$20 for international flights.

Sea
There are no international boat connections to Bonaire, except for a passenger ferry between Bonaire and Curaao. However, Bonaire is regularly visited by cruise ships operated by Holland America, Majestic, P&O, Silver Sea and Windjammer during high season (December to April).