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Between St Thomas and St Croix, Seaborne Airlines ( www.seaborneairlines.com ) flies
cool floatplanes from wharves at Charlotte Amalie and Christiansted. The cost is around
$80 each way.
BOAT
St Thomas has excellent ferry connections to the rest of the Virgins. The two main marine
terminals are at Charlotte Amalie and Red Hook. See the main ferry routes from St Thomas
on Click here . See VI Now ( www.vinow.com ) for cost and schedule details. St Thomas
also has two cruise ship terminals:
Havensight The primary dock, located about a mile east of Charlotte Amalie.
Crown Bay The newer, secondary dock, located about a mile west of Charlotte Amalie.
BUS
Vitran(fare$1) buses operate over the length of the island. Look for the bus stop signs on
Rtes 30 and 38. Services run roughly once per hour.
'Dollar buses' (aka 'safaris' or 'gypsy cabs') also stop along the routes. These vehicles are
open-air vans that hold 20 people. They look like taxis, except they're filled with locals
instead of sunburned tourists. Flag them down by flapping your hand, and press the buzzer
to stop them when you reach your destination. The fare is $2.
CAR
Roads are narrow, steep, twisting and often pot-holed, making for slow travel times. Rte 30
follows the south shore and is the easiest route for getting around St Thomas; it has various
names, including Waterfront Hwy, Veterans Dr and Frenchman Bay Rd. Rte 38 is a short-
cut between the East End and Charlotte Amalie. This broad road (sometimes four lanes)
scales the mountains and is the major commercial artery, lined with businesses and malls
as it passes through the island's interior. A series of mountaintop roads, including Skyline
Dr (Rte 40), lead to the north shore beaches. Rental cars are widely available at the airport
and resort hotels. Prices start around $60 per day. Don't forget to drive on the left.
Avis( 800-331-1084; www.avis.com )
Budget( 340-776-5774, 800-626-4516; www.budgetstt.com )
Dependable Car Rentals( 800-522-3076; www.dependablecar.com )
Discount Car Rentals( 340-776-4858, 877-478-2833; www.discountcar.vi )
Hertz( 800-654-3131; www.hertz.com )
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