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Major airlines fly direct to St. Thomas and St. Croix from airports on the US mainland. Or you can fly into these islands, and also Virgin Gorda and Tortola, from the US, Europe, or South America via San Juan, Puerto Rico. Anegada can be reached from St. Thomas via Tortola. There are no flights to St. John; it’s reached via ferry from St. Thomas.

Airfares vary widely, depending on season and sales. Doublecheck with the airline, Internet suppliers, and your travel agent to find the best price. Some wholesalers offer great airfare and hotel packages.

An international airport near the western end of St. Croix near Frederiksted, this has a casual restaurant, a few shops, and rental car agencies. Flights arrive here from the US mainland and other Caribbean Islands.

Several hotels sit near this international airport, which is a 10-minute ride from Charlotte Amalie and about a half-hour ride away from Red Hook. It has a small restaurant, a gift shop, and rental car agencies.

The airport handles only smaller planes arriving from San Juan, St. Thomas, and other Caribbean Islands. If you’re stranded here, you can browse the few small shops or take the free ferry to Pusser’s Restaurant on nearby Marina Cay (seeMarina Cay).

With its Band Aid-sized runway, Virgin Gorda’s airport is on the ramshackle side, but that’s part of the charm of arriving here. Procedures are casual, too. A shack at the edge of the tiny runway, Anegada’s Auguste George International Airport is served only by Clair Aero and charter flights.

Island-hopping is fairly easy with Seaborne Airlines’ flights between in-town waterfront locations in Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, and Christiansted and Frederiksted, St. Croix. Midday rates are lower.

Ferries connect Charlotte Amalie and Red Hook on St. Thomas with West End and Road Town on Tortola. From Cruz Bay, St. John, you can catch a ferry to West End.

Ferry connections (on the unreliable side) link Charlotte Amalie, Road Town, and Cruz Bay to Virgin Gorda, and to Jost Van Dyke from West End and Cruz Bay. Hotels on the outer islands and in remote locations run their own ferries from Tortola (seeVirgin Gorda & the Outer Islands).

Ferries shunt between Red Hook, St. Thomas, and Cruz Bay, St. John, on the hour. There are also round trips to Cruz Bay from Charlotte Amalie several times a day.