Transportation/Outdoor Activities

By bus
There’s a bus service between Philipsburg and Marigot, and other main routes from 6:00 hours to midnight.

By car
Driving is by the right side, and foreign driving licenses are accepted.
Car rental agencies:

Avis:
phone no. 875060

Hertz:
phone no. 54541

By Taxi
You’ll find taxis everywhere, Fixed prices are already established for each itinerary.

Connection Between Islands
Local airlines fly between St. Martin and Barbados, Trinidad & Tobago, Martinique,
St. Barthélémy, Anguilla, British Virgin Islands, St. Kitts, Curacao, Aruba, Bonaire,
St. Thomas, Saba, St. Eustatius and Jamaica, among others. Some of these airlines are:

Air Martinique,
phone 54212

LIAT,
phone 52403

Winair,
phone 54210

There is a ferry service between Marigot and Anguilla, open between 7:00 and 17:00 hours.

There are also ferries traveling to

St. Barthélémy, from Philipsburg and Marigot. Another option is to go on board of El Tigre (The Tiger), a catamaran covering the route between St. Martin and St. Barthélémy.


OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES

Water sports
Water sports are one of the main attractions in St. Martin. It’s also an excellent place for snorkeling; Dawn Beach and Little Bay Beach are recommended.

Sailing
Sailing lovers can go on boats that each weekend participates in boat racing. In some cases, previous experience is not necessary. Each Wednesday, in front of the Philipsburg coast, there is a regatta between four boats, during almost three hours, and where, occasionally runs the Stars and Stripes from Dennis Connor. For more information, contact.

Bobby’s Marina,
phone no. 43354

Beaches
More than thirty beaches around the resorts at St. Martin, are one of the major attractions of the island. The best are: Baie Nettle, Anse Marcel and Baie Orientale (with a zone for nudism), in the French zone; Dawn Beach, Mullet Bay and Cupecoy Beach (nudist beach), in the Dutch zone.

 

 

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