Search Flights from Saint Maarten (Sint Maarten) to Capri

It is very easy to travel from the center of Philipsburg to the Princess Juliana International Airport located on Sint Maarten Island which attracts many a great tourists every year with its extraordinary underwater life and tremendous beaches. You can easily find a taxi in the town center even late at night or rent a car from the offices of international car rental companies to get to the airport with a 25-minute drive. You can choose to travel to the airport taking advantage of VIP services as a transfer option that will make you feel more special. Those who want to get to Princess Juliana International Airport with a group that cannot fit in a single taxi can benefit from the tour services after determining the number of passengers.

Rent a car

Alamo, Herz, Empress, Budget, Safari, Paradise Island, Avis and Sunshine Car Rental are some of the companies you can choose from to reach Princess Juliana International Airport. Once you apply to the car-rental office with the required documents, you can get behind the wheel in a few minutes and head to the airport. If you want to deliver the rental car at the terminal entrance of Princess Juliana Int. Airport, it is enough to inform the rental company about your arrival in advance.

Tour Services

If you need a larger tour service to reach Princess Juliana International Airport, you just need to make a reservation from tour operators such as Elle-Si-Belle-Tours, Transco SARL, St. Maarten Sightseeing Tours and Xaro Tours & Transportation. If you get late to book your seat, you may have difficulty finding a service for transfer to the airport. For this reason, avoid procrastination and try to book your seat on a tour service a few days or weeks in advance to arrive at the airport as early as possible for your convenience.

VIP Services

You can reach Princes Juliana Airport in about 20 minutes taking advantage of VIP transfer services from either VIP Destinations N.V. or Island Reps. VIP services are generally faster than tour services. For this reason, the passengers who prefer to travel to the airport fast or have to catch a flight can prefer VIP transfer services. The cost of the VIP services, picking you up in front of your door wherever you are on the island to get you to the airport with their special drivers, may vary depending on the distance and the number of passengers. As an alternative to VIP service, you can take a taxi if your priority is both a reasonably priced and fast transportation option.

Taxi

You will be at the terminal entrance of Princess Juliana Airport in about 30 minutes once you take a taxi from many points of the island. Taxis are quite common especially in the capital Philipsburgh. When you get in a taxi, you can ask the driver for the average fare you will pay to travel to Princess Juliana Airport, and if it is too much, you can try to lower the fare with some bargaining.

Airport Information

There are direct flights to many major cities in the USA such as Atlanta, Miami, New York, Washington and Fort Lauderdale from Princess Juliana Airport located in Philipsburgh, the capital city of Sint Maarten Island. You can travel to Paris and Amsterdam in Europe and to Panama in South America with direct flights from the airport.

You can buy whatever you need from the stores such as Blanc du Nil, Hot Look Store, Princess Promenade, Shipwreck Shop, AMA, Relay, and Penha. It is possible  to find clothing, accessories, perfumes, cosmetics and electronics in the stores at the airport.

You can leave your car for a few hours or days in the large car park located outside the terminal building of Princess Juliana Airport, and you can render payment through the counters inside the terminal.

If you want to have a snack at the airport, you can choose from cafés and restaurants such as Burger King, Dominos Pizza, Dutch Delight, Aunt Clara, Subay, Le Bistro, The Market by Villa, Johney Burger and Kaffe.

There is also a VIP lounge at Princess Juliana Airport for the passengers who care about their comfort. In the VIP lounge, you can watch television and glance down the magazines  while enjoying snacks with a cup of tea or coffee. While sitting on comfortable leather seats, you can use free internet connection and take advantage of exclusive services such as privileged boarding.

You need to use the ferries departing from Sorrento or Naples in order to reach Capri, which is one of the most important tourist destinations of Italy. Travelling to Capri through Naples is a faster and more practical option. If you want to reach Capri from Rome, the capital of the country, you can easily travel to the Capri Island by using different alternatives like private shuttles or car rental.

You can benefit from the ferries departing from Salerno, Positano, Amalfi or Ischia in order to reach Capri attracting a great number of tourists from Italy and different regions of the world especially during the summer months. Almost throughout the year, the roads of the island are generally close to transportation by motor vehicles coming outside the island. For this reason, renting a car for traveling to Capri is not a commonly preferred method. However, if you need to travel to Naples or Sorrento from a different city, you can benefit from the rental cars while coming to these cities.

Transportation to Capri from Naples Capodichino International Airport

You can reach Naples Capodichino International Airport, which is one of the closest airports to Capri Island, from many cities of Europe particularly Torino, Palermo, Verona, Paris and London with direct or connecting flights. For travelling to Capri from the airport, you need to come to the ferry port by using a bus or taxi and continue your travel to the island by transferring to Capri ferries from here. If you want to travel to Capri directly, you can rent a helicopter or use a speedboat to reach the island. However, these alternatives are more expensive than other options such as transferring with bus or taxi.

Bus

After landing at Naples Capodichino Airport, you can reach the port, where the Capri ferries depart, by getting on one of the buses waiting for their passengers outside the arriving passenger terminal at almost every hour of the day. Travelling to the port by bus lasts about 25 minutes and the ticket price is 4 Euro per passenger. When you come to Molo Beverello Port by bus, you can transfer to high speed ferries and reach Capri after a ferry travel lasting about 50 minutes.

Ferry

Travelling with a ferry departing from the port that you can easily reach by bus or taxi from Naples Airport lasts about 50 minutes. Ferries are among the fast and economic options that can be evaluated for travelling to Capri. Passengers looking for an affordable transportation option can use these vehicles. As an alternative to Molo Beverello, you can prefer the ferries departing from Calata di Massa which is another port located in Naples. Ferries departing from here are more economic but slower. Travelling to the island lasts longer if you choose these ferries. Ticket price of the ferries departing from Molo Beverello is 19 Euro. Ticket price of the slower ferries that you can use for travelling to Capri from Calata di Massa is only 12 Euro per passenger. In addition, you should keep in mind that if you choose Calata di Massa, your travel will last about 80 minutes. After getting off the ferry in Capri, you can use a bus or taxi for travelling to your destination. Travelling to the center from Capri Port lasts about 15 minutes by taxi. This duration is almost the same if you prefer getting on a bus. Ticket price of the buses departing from Capri Port is 1.80 Euro. If you get on a taxi, you need to pay approximately 20 Euro to reach your destination.

Taxi

You can easily find a taxi for 24 hours of the day in front of Naples Capodichino International Airport. Taxi is a very comfortable and budget-friendly transportation alternative especially for small groups with a few passengers or families with children. Travelling to the ferry port by taxi lasts about 20 minutes. The amount you need to pay for this travel is approximately 20 Euro. After getting off the taxi, you need to buy your ferry ticket and continue your travel by ferry. If you come to the city at a late hour, you can stay at a hotel in Naples and travel to Capri in the next day.

Private Shuttle

If you want to have a more comfortable transportation vehicle for travelling to Capri from Naples Airport, you can benefit from the private shuttles that you can use to reach the ferry port from the airport directly. The most important advantage of these shuttles compared to buses is that they offer you a comfortable travel if you have heavy luggage. Private shuttles pick up passengers in front of Naples Airport and carry them to the ferry port in a comfortable and fast way. The cost of private shuttles are 100 Euro per passenger and this amount covers the transfer to the port from the airport, ferry ticket and transfer to your hotel from Capri Port.

Speedboat

If you want to have a faster and more privileged transportation vehicle for travelling to Capri from the airport located in Naples, you can evaluate the speedboats among the options. The ticket prices vary between 600-800 Euro. This amount covers the transfer to the port by private shuttle that you will get on from the airport, transportation to Capri by speedboat from here and transfer to your hotel from Capri Port. You can benefit from speedboat transfer for up to 4 passengers. This can be a fast and partially economic alternative for groups consisting of at least 3 people. You can have an enjoyable travel without having to drive thanks to the transfer vehicles offering service with their private drivers.

Helicopter

There is also the helicopter transfer option providing a much faster and comfortable transportation to Capri from Naples, the Italian city famous for its delicious pizzas. As you can directly reach the island from the airport by helicopter without the need for any transfer, you can also benefit from the transfer service to your hotel by taxi after getting off the helicopter in Capri. Although helicopter is the most comfortable transportation vehicle that you can use for travelling to Capri from Naples, it can be economically challenging because of its high cost. Travelling to the island by helicopter lasts 20 minutes and costs about 1500-1800 Euro. This cost is for 4 passengers. If you will travel with less or more passengers, you can get information about the costs and make a reservation in advance if you choose this option for your transportation.

Transportation to Capri from Rome Fiumicino Airport

If you want to travel to Capri from Fiumicino Airport located in Rome, the capital of Italy, you should keep in mind that this will be a longer journey compared to Naples. However, it is not difficult to travel from Rome to Capri. You can more economically travel to Capri by transferring with a train or taxi from the airport, or you can choose to travel with faster but more expensive alternatives such as private shuttle, helicopter and speedboat. Travelling from Rome to Capri usually takes about 4 hours by public transportation vehicles. If you prefer travelling to the island by helicopter directly, this duration can decrease to 1.5 hours.

Train

For travelling to Capri from Fiumicino Airport by train, you need to come to Termini Station by getting on a train departing from the airport and then transfer to Naples trains from here. Travelling from the airport to the station where you will get on the Naples train lasts more than 30 minutes. Train ticket price is 14 Euro. If you wish, you can travel to the railway station from the airport by bus or taxi. Bus is a more budget-friendly option despite of being slower but taxi is a very costly alternative for this distance. You need pay about 50 Euro for taxi travel lasting approximately 45 minutes. However, if you are travelling with 3-4 people, taxi can be a comfortable and economic option. Travelling to Naples by train that you will get on from the Termini Station lasts about 1 hour and 10 minutes. Ticket price of this train travel is 30 Euro. After getting off the train, you should transfer to metro or taxi and come to Molo Beverello which is the departing point of high speed ferries in Naples. Travelling to the port from Naples Railway Station by these two vehicles lasts about 10 minutes. Taxi fare is 10 Euro on average and you need to pay 1.20 Euro for metro.

Ferry

After reaching Naples by using a train, you can travel to the port by using a taxi or metro. You can travel to the island in about 50-80 minutes by getting on one of the Capri ferries from the port. Total travel time by ferry vary depending on the speed of the ferry. High speed ferries depart from Molo Beverello. Ticket price of these ferries is 19 Euro. Slow speed ferries depart from Calata Porta di Massa and you need to pay 12-18 Euro for these ferries. The factor determining the cost of the ferries is their speeds. If you prefer using a high-speed ferry, you can reach the island in 60 minutes but if you don’t have enough budget, you can use a slow speed ferry and reach the island in about 80 minutes.

Transfer Vehicle

You can travel to Capri from Rome Fiumicino Airport in a more comfortable way by benefitting from private transfer vehicles for your transportation. The fares of these private transfer vehicles are higher than other alternatives. Transfer vehicles carry passengers from the airport to the ferry port connecting Naples to Capri and after the ferry travel they carry passengers to their destinations from the port. You can benefit from this service by paying 300 Euro for every passenger. Travelling with these vehicles lasts about 4 hours.

Speedboat

You can come to Naples by using a vehicle with a private driver welcoming you at the airport in Rome and travel to Capri by using a speedboat from here. Speedboat option is more practical and faster compared to train or transfer vehicle but it is costlier. The cost of speedboat transfer covering all transfer vehicles to many parts of Capri from Rome vary between 1100 – 1500 dollars. You need to get detailed information and make a reservation in advance before deciding to use these vehicles.

Helicopter

You can directly travel from Rome Fiumicino Airport to Capri by helicopter without using any means of public transportation or train. This transportation option is much faster and more comfortable. Travelling to Capri by helicopter lasts about one and half hour. The cost of helicopter transfer to Capri from Rome, the capital of the country, vary between 3500 – 4000 Euro. Helicopter is not the best option for those looking for an economic option but it is the ideal option for passengers who want a fast travel without losing time.