World Country Guide

Travel - International

Air
Jersey can be reached by air from London and most other major cities in the UK. There are also direct flights to Jersey from Antwerp and Zurich. Major airlines operating to Jersey include British Airways, British Midland and Flybe.com (from London and major UK cities), VLM (from London) and Swiss (from Zurich). Airlines operating to Jersey from the French coast include Aurigny Air Services (from Dinan).

Approximate flight times
From Jersey to London is 50 minutes.

International airports
St Peters (JER) is 8km (5 miles) from St Helier. Facilities include low-tariff shopping, restaurant and bar, car hire, ATMs, business facilities and provision for the disabled. Taxis are available and the local bus leaves for St Helier centre every 20 minutes.

Departure tax
None.

Sea
There are several sea routes to Jersey from abroad:
From the UK: Crossings are by catamaran (car/passenger) from Poole (travel time – three hours 45 minutes) and Weymouth (travel time – three hours 30 minutes). Catamarans for foot passengers only operate to St Malo (travel time – one hour 10 minutes). A car ferry operates from Portsmouth (travel time – 10 hours 30 minutes). Crossings are more frequent between April and October. For further information, contact Condor Ferries (tel: (0845) 345 2000; e-mail: reservations@condorferries.co.uk; website: www.condorferries.co.uk).
From France: From St Malo: car/passenger and passenger crossings with Emeraude Lines; passenger crossings with Condor Ferries. From Granville: passenger crossings with Emeraude Lines and Granville Island Sea. From Carteret: Alizs Ctes des Iles and Emeraude Lines.
From Guernsey: Condor Ferries and Emeraude Lines operate between Jersey and Guernsey. Services are also available from the other Channel Islands.
Visitors bringing speedboats, surfboards or sailboards into Jersey must register at the Harbour Office on arrival. Third party insurance is required.