Travel
to and from the Islands of The Bahamas has never been
more convenient and easy.
Almost all of the major US airlines provide service
to The Bahamas:
American Airlines, American Eagle, Continental Connection,
Delta, and USAir.
Daily direct flights depart from Nassau and Freeport
to almost every major east coast city in the United
States: Chicago, New York, Pittsburgh, Charlotte, Atlanta,
Orlando, Miami and Ft. Lauderdale.
Travel between The Bahamas and major European cities
is serviced by
British Airways and AOM, while Canadian air travel is
provided by Air Canada.
American Eagle and USAir offer daily direct flights
from Miami and Ft. Lauderdale to various Family Islands
destinations throughout The Bahamas: Marsh Harbour (Abacos),
Governor’s Harbour (Eleuthera), North Eleuthera
(Eleuthera), and Georgetown (Exuma).
Air
travel between Nassau / Freeport and the
Family Islands is provided daily through Bahamasair
or private charter services.
An
alternative service from Nassau to North Eleuthera and
Governor’s Harbour is by the Bahamas Fast Ferries’
ultra-modern, high-speed air-conditioned catamaran.

All arriving visitors are required to clear Bahamas
Immigration and Customs. British Commonwealth and United
States citizens are not required to have a passport
of visa. Any citizen from Canada, Central
and South America, and any European country visiting
The Bahamas is required to have a passport, but is not
required to have a visa.
Each
visitor is given an Immigration card to complete. Once
processed, the Immigration officer will return the stub
of the card. Upon departure from The Bahamas, submit
the Immigration stub to the ticket agent.
All arriving visitors are permitted to bring into The
Bahamas the following items free of customs duty and
stamp tax: apparel; personal effects; 1 quart of alcoholic
beverage or wine; 1 lb. of tobacco or 200 cigarettes
or 50 cigars;
and any other items up to a value of $100.
Every
person over the age of six years leaving
The Bahamas must pay a $15.00 Government
departure tax.
For
convenience, all travelers departing from either Nassau
or Freeport to any US city pre-clear US customs and
immigration while in The Bahamas.
"Bon
Voyage"
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