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Total cost to ferry from STT to BVI
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04/08/2021 12:32 PM
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OK I might be crazy but trying to plan a last minute college graduation trip for my son and need to let his friends know what the cost would be. We typically fly into EIS and haven't done the ferry from St. Thomas in years but since ferries should be back up on April 15 and we wouldn't go until May I am considering this alternative to keep the costs down. Can anyone give me an idea of the total cost to ferry into EIS. I know the ferry costs $60 but are their entry fees in addition to the ferry cost when going through customs/immigration? What about departure?
Sue s/v Ripple Leopard 40
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Re: Total cost to ferry from STT to BVI
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04/08/2021 12:33 PM
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$20 departure tax for sure. There is also a $10 Environment/Tourism fee that is paid on arrival.
Don't forget the $175 testing/tracker fee plus $70 testing fee prior to departure if your destination country requires it. Taxi fares on Day 0 plus roundtrip on Day 4 all depend on where you are staying.
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Re: Total cost to ferry from STT to BVI
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04/08/2021 02:08 PM
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Thanks Jason! I'm trying to figure out why Dolphin Taxi charges $105 in Customs fees and kind of remember hearing about a customs charge when coming in from US waters pre-COVID. Maybe this was not for ferries but for day boats?
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Re: Total cost to ferry from STT to BVI
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04/15/2021 12:13 PM
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Checking on flight options in January. Right now ..... 1. DCA to EIS on Jet Blue is going for $815 round trip, one stop SJU 2. IAD to STT on United is going for $624 round trip, non stop. (Then add in ferry/taxi cost to get to BVI)
Think DCA to EIS on Jet Blue wins.
Chuck W.
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Re: Total cost to ferry from STT to BVI
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04/15/2021 08:41 PM
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I would very much agree with that. When dealing with folks in the Caribbean--give them a printed copy if possible.
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Re: Total cost to ferry from STT to BVI
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04/15/2021 09:33 PM
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Does anyone know if the QR code you receive to return back to the USVI is ok to use on your phone...like boarding a plane? Does it need to be a printed paper copy?
When we arrived into STT this February , they wanted the PAPER copy with the QR code. I saw folks presenting their phones,. They were held back. I don’t know what happened to them. Hopefully just delayed.
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Re: Total cost to ferry from STT to BVI
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04/16/2021 08:57 AM
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Take a printed out copy, folks! Making a customs or immigration official look at your phone to me is inviting someone to have a bad day, and thus make YOU have a VERY bad day. Or, even worse, you lose your phone or you drop it and it stops working.
Carol Hill
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Re: Total cost to ferry from STT to BVI
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04/17/2021 10:09 AM
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We flew in yesterday. They just need to scan the QR code. Those with the QR code on their phone went through the same line as those with paper.
Cheers, RickG
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Re: Total cost to ferry from STT to BVI
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04/17/2021 11:00 AM
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Checking on flight options in January. Right now ..... 1. DCA to EIS on Jet Blue is going for $815 round trip, one stop SJU 2. IAD to STT on United is going for $624 round trip, non stop. (Then add in ferry/taxi cost to get to BVI)
Think DCA to EIS on Jet Blue wins.
Option 1 every day...we are doing same in June We use Island Birds for SJU to EIS but that early Jet Blue flight out of DCA rocks STT just adds a host of unknowns, delays, and things that can go wrong IMHO and our experience
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Re: Total cost to ferry from STT to BVI
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04/17/2021 07:50 PM
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We had a quote of $1975 one way from EIS to San Juan in December. We were 2 passengers so it might have been quoted for a smaller aircraft.
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Re: Total cost to ferry from STT to BVI
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04/20/2021 11:57 AM
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Here's the pricing and information I just got back from Island Time on their water taxi option, seems pretty reasonable: From Red Hook, St Thomas to West End for your party of 6 will be a flat rate of $630 + $60 per person for international processing (international processing fees are payable each way and payable in cash to your captain). We can also arrange a private taxi to greet you at the airport and take you directly to Red Hook. The cost for this will be a flat rate of $19 per person for groups of 5 or more including your luggage (taxi fare is payable in cash to your driver). We can offer discounted roundtrip service for $1,200 + fees & land taxi (each way). On board we provide VIP service and serve complementary water, soda and beer for your journey. Please feel free to visit us on www.islandtimewatertaxi.com for more information and pictures of our fleet.
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