Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
House
, a museum set in a restored Danish plantation, is not
far from Frederiksted.
St. Croix has a lot to offer, but it's too low key to boast.
Getting Here
By Air
St. Croix is 1,700 miles southeast of New York
and 1,100 miles south-southeast of Miami.
American
Airlines
,
www.aa.com,
(800)
433-7300,
Delta
,
www.delta.com,
(800)
221-1212,
Continental
Airlines
,
www.continental.com,
(800) 231-0856, and
US Airways,
www.usairways.com,
(800) 428-4322, offer flights to St. Croix from gateway cit-
ies on the mainland. A popular alternative is to fly to San
Juan, Puerto Rico, then connect to smaller planes for the
40-minute flight to St. Croix. The connecting commuter
lines
are
American
Eagle
,
(800)
433-7300,
Liat
,
www.liatairline.com,
(268) 624-4727, and
Cape Air
,
www.flycapeair.com,
(800) 352-0714. For the best fare, get
information long in advance and explore package tours orga-
nized by various hotels on the island.
All flights land at
Henry Rohlsen International Airport
,
located mid-island on St. Croix's southern coast. After pick-
ing up your bags (there are no redcaps to assist you), head
for the Information Counter to pick up free brochures in-
cluding the magazine,
This Week in St. Croix.
Airport taxi vans outside the terminal building will wait to
fill up before making the 20-minute run eastward to
Christiansted or the 15-minute run westward to
Frederiksted. Fare is per person and by the destination. If
you are heading for one of the resort hotels, you'll need a pri-
vate cab. Prices are fixed. Ask to see the official fare chart
(which should be posted but rarely is). The road to
Christiansted passes the island's industrial zone, which in-
