Getting There
Airport Transfers
Taxis and rental cars at SBH, the small-plane hop from St Martin, and the ferry alternatives.
St Barts Travel Guides
A ring of free public beaches, a harbour town built for slow wandering, and day trips out onto the water: St Barts rewards planning. Our guides cover the shores, Gustavia, and how to book the right charter.
Getting To St Barts
Flights
Flights To St Barts
Carriers, gateways and the short runway: how a St Barts flight actually works.
Getting There
St Barts Airport (SBH)
Runway, airlines, gateways and transfers for Gustaf III Airport on St Barts.
Cruise
St Barts Cruise Port
Tendering into Gustavia, beaches near the harbor, passports and planning for a St Barts cruise day.
Getting There
Ferry Seasickness
Crossing conditions, prevention and remedies for the ferry between St Martin and St Barts.
Getting There
SXM Airport To St Barts Ferry
Connecting from SXM airport to the Philipsburg or Marigot ferry terminal for the boat to Gustavia, St Barts.
Getting There
How To Get To St Barts
Gateways, the short hop to SBH, ferries from St Martin and entry rules for St Barts.
Getting There
Landing At St Barts Airport
The short runway, the STOL planes, the arrival routine and the first hour after touchdown at Gustaf III.
Flights
Miami To St Barts
Routing from Miami to St Barts through Caribbean gateways, small planes and ferries.
Getting There
New York To St Barts
Gateway flights, the small-plane hop from St Martin and the ferry alternative for getting from New York to St Barts.
Getting There
St Maarten To St Barts Flights
Airlines, airports and the ferry alternative for the short hop from St Maarten to St Barts.
Getting There
Flying To St Barts From The US
Gateways, the small-plane hop and the ferry alternative for reaching St Barts from the United States.
Getting There
Great Bay Express Ferry
The Philipsburg to Gustavia ferry: times, check-in rules, and arrival basics.
Cruise Port
Gustavia Cruise Port
Tender ashore at Gustavia and plan a port day on St Barts: what walks, what needs a taxi, and what rules apply on the water.
Entry
Entry Requirements
Passports, visas, customs and arrival procedures for St Barts, explained from official travel advice.
Getting There
St Barts Ferry Operators
Great Bay Express from Philipsburg and Voyager from Marigot: the two scheduled ferry routes to Gustavia, St Barts, with check-in rules and crossing facts from the operators' pages.
Getting There
Helicopter To St Barts
How helicopter charters, the 646 m runway and the St Martin ferry options fit together for an arrival in St Barts.
Entry
Passport For St Barts
Passport and ID rules for entering St Barts by plane, ferry or cruise ship.
Getting There
Private Boat Transfers
Charter a private boat from St Martin or Sint Maarten to St Barts, and skip the ferry timetable entirely.
Yacht
Yacht Arrival
Harbour arrival, clearance, reserve rules and anchorages for yachts reaching St Barts.
Flights
Tradewind To St Barts
Scheduled PC-12 flights from San Juan and Antigua to St Barts' famous short runway.
Getting There
Winair To St Barts
The small-plane hop from St Maarten to St Barts, explained: the operator, the airport, the alternatives and the seasons.
Getting There
Anguilla To St Barts Ferry
Anguilla to St Barts by ferry: routes through St Martin, the two scheduled operators to Gustavia, documents and seasonal notes.
Flights
Anguilla To St Barts Flights
Small planes, charter options and the St Martin connection: how Anguilla travelers reach St Barts.
Getting There
San Juan To St Barts
The San Juan to St Barts flight connection explained: Tradewind turboprops, the 646 m runway, and the alternatives through St Martin.
Getting There
St Barts Airport Code
SBH decoded: the runway, the airlines, the gateways and the ferry alternative for reaching St Barthelemy.
Private Jet
Private Jets To St Barts
Why no jet lands on St Barts, which gateways private flights use, and how the last leg works.
Getting There
Charter Flights To St Barts
Why every charter flight to St Barts ends in a small turboprop, which operators fly the route, and when a private boat charter from St Martin is the better call.
Getting Around The Island
Transport
St Barts Taxis
How taxis work on St Barts: stands, tariffs, rental alternatives and connections to the airport and ferries.
Getting Around
Getting Around St Barts
Cars, Mokes, taxis and ferries: how movement actually works on a 21-square-kilometre French island.
Getting Around
Car Rental
Which rental companies operate at St Barts airport, what the roads are like, and whether a Mini Moke or a compact is the better pick.
Transport
Mini Moke Rental
What a Mini Moke is, where to rent one in St Barts, the rules of the road and the routes that suit an open-air car.
Getting Around
Parking In St Barts
Where to leave the car on St Barts: driving rules, Gustavia's compact centre, small rental fleets and car-free alternatives.
Driving In St Barts
Road rules, rental counters and car-free alternatives for driving on St Barts.
Getting Around
Scooter Rental In St Barts
Scooters, hills, road rules and rental realities on St Barts.
Hotels And Resorts
Hotels
5-Star Hotels In St Barts
The named luxury properties of St Barts, where they sit on the map, and how the autumn closure pattern and the season shape a five-star stay.
Hotels
St Barts Hotels
Where the hotels sit on the island, when they open and close, and how dates drive the booking.
Resorts
St Barts Resorts
Where St Barts resorts sit, how they compare with villas, and when they open and close.
Hotels
Cheap Hotels In St Barts
Where the smaller and simpler places to stay on St Barts actually are, when they close, and how to plan around them.
Hotels
Cheval Blanc St Barts
Where Cheval Blanc St Barts sits, how to reach it, and how its seasons shape a stay on Flamands beach.
Hotels
Eden Rock St Barts
The hotel on the rock above Saint-Jean beach: history, seasons, and planning a stay.
Hotels
Hotel Christopher St Barts
Location, season and logistics for Hotel Christopher on Pointe Milou in St Barts.
Hotels
Hotel Manapany
Where Hotel Manapany sits on St Barts, its seasonal rhythm, and how to reach Anse des Cayes.
Hotels
Hotel Taiwana
Hotel Taiwana on St Barts, plus seasonal closures, getting there and what to do nearby.
Hotels
Hotel Tropical
What Hotel Tropical in St Barts offers, where it sits, and how to decide between it and the island's bigger hotels and villas.
Hotels
Le Barthelemy Hotel
Where Le Barthelemy Hotel sits on Grand Cul-de-Sac, its seasonal rhythm, and how to reach it from St Martin.
Hotels
Le Sereno St Barts
Where Le Sereno sits on St Barts, when it is open, and how to plan a stay at Grand Cul-de-Sac.
Planning
All-Inclusive St Barts
No true all-inclusive resorts exist in St Barts, but full-service hotels, villas and boat charters from St Martin come close. Here is what each option covers.
Hotels
Boutique Hotels
Which small hotels sit where on St Barts, when they close in autumn, and how they compare with villas.
Hotels
Luxury Hotels
Which St Barts luxury hotel sits on which beach, when they reopen in autumn, and how to choose between a hotel and a villa.
Where To Stay
Where To Stay In St Barts
Choose between Gustavia, St Jean, Flamands, Grand Cul-de-Sac and the quiet south-east coast, with hotels, villas and season patterns explained.
St Barts Spa Hotels
Which St Barts hotels have spas, when they reopen after the autumn closure, and how to pair a spa stay with a boat day.
Hotels
Isle De France Hotel
The Isle de France, today Cheval Blanc St-Barth Isle de France, sits on Flamands beach in St Barts. Location, seasons and planning facts.
Hotels
Airelles Le Guanahani (Ex Rosewood)
The Grand Cul-de-Sac resort that reopens as Airelles Le Guanahani on 1 November 2026: setting, season and access.
Hotels
Hotel Le Toiny St Barts
Where Le Toiny sits on St Barts, how to arrive, when it closes, and what to do on the Toiny coast.
Villas And Rentals
Hotels
Hotel Le Village St Jean
A compact St Jean hotel open year-round, steps from Saint-Jean Beach.
Villas
Luxury Villas In St Barts
How the St Barts villa market works: managers, areas, seasons and arrival planning.
Lodging
St Barts Airbnb
Airbnb and vacation rentals in St Barts explained: areas, seasons, logistics and how rentals compare with hotels and managed villas.
Planning
Hotel Or Villa In St Barts
Compare hotels and villas across St Barts: service, space, seasons, areas and arrival logistics.
Vacation Rentals
St Barts Vacation Rentals
Villa areas, managers, seasons and booking checks for a St Barts rental stay.
Villas
Family Villas
Which St Barts areas and villa setups work for families, how villa compares with hotel, and how to arrive with children.
St Barts Villa Rental
How to rent a villa on St Barts: managers, areas, seasons, cars and the villa-versus-hotel question.
Lodging
St Barts Villas
Where to rent, who manages the villas, and what to check before booking a villa stay on St Barts.
Villas
Large Group Villas
How to rent a large villa in St Barts for a big group: areas, managers, arrival logistics and season timing.
Restaurants, Beach Clubs And Nightlife
Food
St Barts Food Guide
How a French Caribbean island eats: harbor tables, beach grills, villa kitchens, and the seasonal rhythm that decides what is open.
Food And Drink
St Barts Restaurants
How dining on St Barts works: areas, the autumn closure season, festivals and trip planning.
Beach Clubs
Bagatelle St Barts
The St Barts beach club day explained: the season pattern, the setting, and the routes in from St Martin.
Restaurants
Le Tamarin
The garden restaurant of St Barts: setting, season, access, and how to build a day around it.
Nightlife
Le Ti St Barth
The island's famous themed cabaret night in the hills above Pointe Milou, and how to plan an evening around it.
Gustavia
Shellona St Barts
The beach club at Shell Beach in Gustavia: what it is, where it is, and how to plan the visit.
Food And Drink
Brunch In St Barts
Where and when to have brunch in St Barts, from harbor terraces to beach villages.
Food
Cheap Eats
How to eat well for less on St Barts: bakeries, takeaways, groceries and beach picnics.
Wine And Bars
Bars And Wine
Wine, champagne and harbor aperitifs on a French Caribbean island: seasons, access and boat pairings.
Restaurants
Bonito
What to know about Bonito, the much-searched restaurant name on St Barts, plus the seasonal dining calendar and evening planning around Gustavia.
Beaches
Beach Clubs
How the St Barts beach club scene works: the beaches, the boat day trips from St Martin, the reserve rules and the seasons.
Practical
St Barts Groceries
Where to shop, what to bring, and how villa provisioning works on a French Caribbean island that imports nearly everything.
Nightlife
Evenings on St Barts: harbor drinks, beach clubs, festivals and the season that drives them.
Seasons, Weather And Month By Month
Seasons
St Barts In May
Weather, sea temperature, opening patterns and shoulder-season planning for St Barts in May.
Weather
Weather
Month by month St Barts weather, rain, sea temperature and hurricane season explained from Meteo-France normals.
Planning
Best Time To Go To St Barts
High season, shoulder months and the autumn pause, month by month.
Seasons
St Barts In December
Weather, openings, boat days, beaches and packing for St Barts as high season begins.
Season
St Barts In January
Weather, events, beaches and planning for St Barts in January, the heart of the high season.
Season
St Barts In October
Weather, reopening season, hurricane risk and what to do on St Barts in October.
Seasons
St Barts In November
Weather, reopenings, the Gourmet Festival and getting there: what November actually looks like on St Barts.
Weather
Hurricane Season
Season dates, peak weeks, climate normals and autumn closures, explained from official sources.
Seasons
St Barts In April
Weather, events, beaches and planning advice for St Barts in April, from the Meteo-France normals to the Les Voiles regatta.
St Barts In February
Weather, events, ferries and planning for February in St Barts, from the Meteo-France normals to the sailing calendar.
St Barts In July
St Barts In July
Climate normals, hurricane-season facts, ferries, beaches and stays for a July visit to St Barts.
Seasons
St Barts In June
Weather, ferries, beaches and planning facts for St Barts in June, from Meteo-France climate normals to the hurricane-season calendar.
Seasons
St Barts In March
Weather, sea temperature, the Bucket Regatta and planning advice for St Barts in March, from the Meteo-France climate normals.
Planning
Sargassum
When seaweed reaches St Barts, which beaches it touches and what to do instead on an affected day.
Weather
Water Temperature
How warm is the sea around St Barts? Monthly and seasonal water temperature, air normals, hurricane-season context and swimming advice.
Seasonal
St Barts In August
Climate normals, hurricane-season timing, hotel closures and getting there: a factual guide to St Barts in August.
St Barts In September
Weather, closures, hurricane-season facts and what stays open on St Barts in September.
Seasons
St Barts Low Season
Weather, closures, ferries and what stays open when St Barts slows down.
Beaches, Sailing And The Sea
Beaches
Beaches By Coast
Every named public beach on St Barts, grouped by coast, with access notes and the marine reserve rules that apply in the water.
Snorkeling
Shore Snorkelling
Which St Barts beaches you can snorkel straight from, the reserve rules that apply, and when the sea is warmest.
Beaches
Best Beaches By Use
Which St Barts beach for swimming, which for snorkeling, which for families, plus reserve rules and boat day options.
Beaches
Nude Beaches In St Barts
What the rules really say about topless and clothing-optional sunbathing on St Barts, and which public beaches are associated with the tradition.
Sailing
St Barts Sailing
Regattas, charter day trips, marine reserve rules and harbor arrivals: how sailing works around St Barts.
Costs, Trip Types And Planning
Planning
St Barts Trip Cost
What actually drives the price of a St Barts trip, from the ferry from St Martin to villas, cars and free public beaches.
Attractions
Attractions
Beaches, Gustavia, the nature reserve and the boat trips that tie them together.
Vacation Planning
St Barts Vacation
Step-by-step St Barts vacation planning: arrival, areas, seasons, beaches and boat days.
St Barts Honeymoon
Where to stay, which beaches, which months and which boat days make a St Barts honeymoon work.
Planning
Solo Travel In St Barts
How to plan St Barts alone: ferries, small planes, public beaches, safety and the season that matters.
Planning
LGBTQ St Barts
What LGBTQ travellers need to know about St Barts: the law, the beaches, where to stay, and how to get there.
Budget
On A Budget
Free beaches, low-season timing and smart routing: how a St Barts budget actually works.
Planning
Travel Packages
How to bundle flights, ferry or small-plane arrival, stays and boat days into one St Barts trip.
Family
St Barts With Kids
Public beaches, a short ferry hop and slow island days: how St Barts works for families.
Family
Family Vacation
Where to stay, which beaches, and how to arrive for a St Barts trip with kids.
Practical Info And Island Rules
Practical
Is St Barts Safe
Emergency numbers, marine reserve rules, road rules, hurricane season and health practicalities for St Barts, reported from primary sources.
Time Zone
St Barts Time Zone
UTC minus 4 all year, no daylight saving: what the St Barts clock means for travel planning.
Planning
Packing List
What to pack for St Barts: clothing, beach gear, carry-on rules for the small plane, marine reserve extras and hurricane season items.
Accessibility
Accessible Travel
How the airport, ferry, roads and public beaches shape accessible travel on St Barts.
Planning
St Barts Dress Code
What to wear on St Barts, from the beach to the harbour at night, matched to the island's climate normals.
Planning
ESIM In St Barts
What to check before buying an eSIM for St Barts, plus arrival, plugs, weather and island basics for a connected stay.
Practical
St Barts Internet
Wi-Fi, mobile data and staying connected on St Barts, from villa connections to offline maps for boat days.
Practical
Language In St Barts
French is official, English is everywhere in tourism: what to expect from language on St Barts.
Getting There
St Barts Luggage
Why the 646 m runway at SBH governs your bag, what each carrier type means for weight, and how to plan a light-travel trip.
Planning
Pet Travel
Dogs, beaches, ferries and paperwork: what the rules actually say about bringing a pet to St Barts.
Money
Tipping In St Barts
Service is included on St Barts. What that means for restaurants, charters, taxis and villas.
Planning
Travel Advisory
Entry rules, safety, hurricane season and transport warnings for St Barts, in one advisory.
Planning
Travel Insurance
What a policy should cover for St Barts, from ferry weather cancellations to hurricane-season timing.
Planning
St Barts Webcams
Use live St Barts views to check the harbor, the runway and the weather before you fly or take the ferry.
About The Island
Where Is St Barts
Where Is St Barts
Location, size, neighbours and gateways: a plain answer to where St Barts is and how you get there.
Celebrities In St Barts
Why famous names keep coming to St Barts, and which parts of the celebrity island any visitor can actually see.
Island Facts
Is St Barts A Country
St Barts is not a country but a French overseas collectivity. Here is what that status means for passports, currency, government and travel.
Culture
History
St Barts, from its 2007 status as a French collectivity to Hurricane Irma and the landmarks you can see today.
Culture
Population And Culture
Who lives on St Barts, where they live, what they speak and how the island year is shaped by festivals, ferries and the sea.
Real Estate
St Barts Real Estate
How buying property works on St Barts: French law, villa managers, hurricane build standards and the rental market.
More St Barts Guides
Nature
Sea Turtles
Green and hawksbill turtles, the reserve rules that protect them, and the boat trips that reach their waters.
Art And Culture
St Barts Art And Galleries
Where to find the galleries of Gustavia and Saint-Jean, the island museums and the cultural calendar of St Barts.
Events
Bucket Regatta
Mid-March superyacht racing in Gustavia: how to watch, when to go and how to plan the trip.
Planning
Christmas In St Barts
Weather, arrival, hotels and holiday planning for Christmas week on St Barts.
Events
St Barts Festivals
The St Barts festival calendar, month by month, with confirmed dates and what each event actually is.
Events
Film Festival
When the St Barts Film Festival runs, what it shows, and how to plan a trip around it.
Events
New Years Eve
Fireworks over Gustavia harbor, superyachts at anchor, and peak-season planning for the year's biggest night on St Barts.
Diving
Scuba Diving In St Barts
The marine reserve's 23 dive sites, its rules, and how to plan a diving trip.
Shopping
St Barts Shopping
Where to shop on St Barts: Gustavia's boutiques, Saint-Jean's practical stores, customs rules and planning advice.
Wellness
Spas And Wellness
Hotel spas, warm water and open-air movement: how wellness works on St Barts.
Weddings
St Barts Weddings
Plan a St Barts wedding: ceremony settings, best months, guest travel, charters and stays.
Surf
Surfing In St Barts
Where the swell lands on St Barts, the season, the reserve rules and how to travel with a board.