Air Travel to Eleuthera
- Updated Feb. 2012 -
If you live in a large U.S. city or in London or Paris, air travel to Eleuthera in the Bahamas is easy. Why?
Because this island is only one hour by air east of Miami, Florida and... Airline connections to Miami and nearby Fort Lauderdale are good and air fares cheap. ===========================================Passport Renewal and Travel Visas provide fast and reliable support to Eleuthera and Bahamas tourists, or if you have any other international travel document needs. ===========================================
Where is Eleuthera?
Eleuthera is situated east of Nassau. From Nassau to Governor's Harbour in Central Eleuthera it's just 20 minutes by air.On the map below, Nassau - capital of the Bahamas - is marked with an asterisk *. See Eleuthera, just to the right of Nassau?
Air Travel To Eleuthera... Non-Stop From The U.S.
This is the most convenient way to travel. Why? No long waiting lines at security check points and immigration in Nassau. You could safe yourself a few hours by flying to Eleuthera directly from the U.S.From Ft. Lauderdale (FLL), Florida, 20 miles north of Miami, I recommend you fly
Continental Airlines
either into North Eleuthera (ELH) or Governor's Harbour (GHB) in Central Eleuthera. Alternatively you could book a direct flight to GHB with IBC Travel. American Airlines still do not operate a direct flight from Miami to GHB. For cheapest flights from a U.S. destination to Ft. Lauderdale, try this interesting tool... Google Flight Search. Enter your departure airport into the FROM field and FLL into the TO field.
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Sun Air operates direct flights from FLL to Rock Sound (RSD) on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays.Do you like small airplanes - 7-seaters actually?... Fly Twin Air from the small airport, located seven min. by cab from FLL International Airport. Twin Air goes to North Eleuthera (ELH), Governor's Harbour (GHB) or Rock Sound (RSD). For reliable reservations call them at (954)-359-8266
rather than e-mailing.
From Major U.S. Destinations Non-Stop Into Nassau...
The Cheapest Solution
To find the cheapest flights to Nassau from the U.S., read my page that compares the two low-cost carriers Spirit Airlines and JetBlue Airways.From Nassau it's a 20 minutes flight to Eleuthera. By what airline?... Please read what it says right after the headline "What About Air Travel to Eleuthera Via Nassau?" after the next 4 photos below.
Canada... Direct Flights To The Bahamas
WestJet is operating direct flights into Nassau from Calgary, Hamilton, Toronto and Halifax. From Nassau fly to Eleuthera using Southern Air or Pineapple Air. Why?... Both operate three daily flights into North Eleuthera and Governor's Harbour in Central Eleuthera. They also operate a daily morning and evening flight from Nassau to Rock Sound (RSD) in South Eleuthera. See Option 1 and Option 2 with links to those airlines, on the lower part of this page.
Air Travel To Eleuthera From Europe
If you're coming from Europe, the best way is air travel to Eleuthera by
Air France 747's from Paris to Miami or...Fly from London non-stop by British Airways into Nassau. From there it's a 20 minutes flight to Central Eleuthera. For more information on how to get from Nassau to Eleuthera, read what it says after the headline "What about air travel to Eleuthera via Nassau?" below.
Three International Airports On Eleuthera
All three are international ones and runways are in good conditions. 6'000 to 7'000 feet long... Quite impressive for a Bahamian Our-Island. But don't expect to get a discount airfare. There's simply not enought traffic into Eleuthera for such offers.
What Eleuthera Airport Should I Fly To?
Book your flight to North-Eleuthera (ELH) if your final destination is either Harbour Island - which is off the northern coast of Eleuthera - or if you're going to Gregory Town in North-Central Eleuthera.
This is North Eleuthera airport. See the island in the background? Yes, that's Harbour Island off the coast of Eleuthera. It's only a 5 minutes ride by water taxi from Eleuthera to get across.(All aerial photos on "Air Travel to Eleuthera", by permission of Pilot Publishing, Inc., www.flytheislands.com)
Governor's Harbour airport (above). Notice the wide sand beaches to the right. And see how Eleuthera extends into the North as a thin, hardly visible line. Plenty of beaches there!
Fly into Governor's Harbour if you're going to Rainbow Bay, Palmetto Point, Double Bay or Ten Bay.
Above is Governor's Harbour settlement. The runway of GHB airport - 8 miles north - is visible as a small oblique line in the upper left side of the picture.Notice the reef - in the photo above - that protects the sandy beaches on the right side of Eleuthera.
Rock Sound Airport In South Eleuthera
Rock Sound (RSD) is in excellent condition but less busy than Governor's or North Eleuthera. What airlines fly into Rock Sound?... BahamasAir from Nassau which is a domestic flight. These two U.S. airlines offer direct flights from Ft. Lauderdale to Rock Sound... Twin Air and Sun Air.
What About Air Travel To Eleuthera Via Nassau?
Good question! Now that you got a cheap air fare to Nassau, at peak times chances are you'll have to wait in a long line at Immigration. This is why I recommend you fly Continental or Sun Air or TwinAir non-stop from Ft. Lauderdale to Eleuthera. But if you travel to Eleuthera via Nassau, your best bet is a round-trip ticket Nassau to North Eleuthera or Governor's Harbour or Rock Sound. Buy it from whom?...
Three Options: Option 1 (our favorite): Southern Air. Three daily flights from Nassau to Governor's Harbour (GHB) in Central Eleuthera and to North Eleuthera airport (ELH) plus... two daily flights from Nassau to Rock Sound (RSD) in South Eleuthera.
Check Southern Air's schedule and book online by clicking here.
Option 2: Pineapple Air offers 3 daily flights to all 3 airports on Eleuthera.
Option 3:
Bahamas Air. Click here for online bookings.
BahamasAir has disappointed us several times and that's why we usually fly Southern Air.
What If You Have To Overnight In Nassau?
We like to go to Orange Hill, a seven minute cab ride from Nassau airport. This is a cozy little hotel with a nice pool. Downtown Nassau is quite a distance and traffic jams are frequent. So, it's better to keep the risk factor of your air travel to Eleuthera low. At Orange Hill they will organize transportation back to the airport. For your flight to Eleuthera you'll be checking in at the domestic terminal in Nassau. Click here for a reservation at Orange Hill.
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