Transportation from the City Center to Saint Maarten Princess Juliana International Airport
The city center in the Dutch part of Saint Martin Island is the city of Phillipsburg, where cruise ships also dock. From here, Saint Maarten Airport is 11 km away and takes about 20 minutes.
The best way to get to Saint Maarten Airport from the city center is to take a taxi. If you are staying at the hotel, you can ask your hotel to call a taxi or you can call a taxi to your location on the official website of the licensed taxi company. There is also a Whatsaap group in Saint Maarten, which is widely used to call a taxi. By joining this group, you can easily call a taxi.
But taxis to Saint Maarten airport charge higher than normal fees and also expect a tip. Apart from these, you can also bargain by taking any taxi from the street.
If you have rented a car from the airport at the beginning of your trip, it is a very convenient option to return to Saint Maarten Airport with the same vehicle and deliver the vehicle there. However, driving on the road from Phillipsburg to Saint Martin Airport takes some skill, even if the traffic is on the right.
It's easy to use the Viator website to arrange a shared or private transfer from Phillipsburg city center to the airport. Thus, the worry of missing the flight time by making a reservation in advance is also eliminated. Both shared and private transfer vehicles are air-conditioned and take you from your hotel or anywhere you want to Saint Maarten Airport.
Transportation from San Juan International Airport to San Juan City Center
San Juan Airport, officially known as Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU), is among the busiest airports in the Caribbean.
When you land at the airport, you can pay at the "Taxi Turistico" counters on the arrivals floor and travel to the main places of the city at fixed prices. Taxis pick up passengers arriving at Terminal A from the luggage compartment of terminal A, and passengers arriving at terminal B and C from the luggage compartment of terminal B. The journey to the city center, which is approximately 7 km away, takes about 15 minutes.
For a more economical journey, you can also use the municipal buses passing through the airport. Buses depart from terminals A, D and E on the arrivals floor of the airport. Among these, buses numbered T5 and D53 go to downtown San Juan, including San Juan's historic city centre.
You can use UBER to reach the city from the airport. More than one area has been allocated for UBER vehicles to load and unload at the airport. You can choose the one closest to you on the app and meet your driver there.
Car rental options at San Juan Airport are also quite diverse. You can rent a car directly before you start your journey, either online or by going to their office after you get off. Car rental offices are mostly on the first floor of the parking building opposite the terminal.
Since San Juan is a very important tourist destination, it is very easy to find an airport transfer online that will meet you and drop you off at your hotel.