Transportation - Margarita Island, Venezuela
Air Transportation (from USA)
Regarding our airlines - I suggest you contact me for latest schedules and improvements.
Aeropostal : www.aeropostal.com
Laser : www.laser.com.ve
Stay over night at Caracas: at this time I recommend near the airport Hotel Eurobuilding Express (4 Stars) Double Room with breakfast US$ 149 plus tax or Hotel Hidalgo (1 Star) DBL Room US$ 60. Both hotels include transfers IN and OUT with my driver. I can arrange reservations and payments for you. If you decide to stay in Caracas (35 min.) a taxi will cost between US$25 and US$ 30 one way. By late arrivals (22:00 hours and up) you might find it up to US$50 one way.! Your flight tickets do not include Airport Departure Taxes in Venezuela; A.D.Tax from Margarita US$ 25 p.p. and from Caracas US$ 42 p.p.
Beware of Luggage Porters at Caracas International Airport; someone will approach you in English to offer you luggage service and walk you to Domestic Flights Terminal and ask you then for US$ 20 for him and another US$ 20 for the luggage porter.!!! This service should be US$ 5 for two luggage pieces; make sure you tell the gentleman who offers you the service NOT TO WALK WITH YOU. The Domestic Terminal is next to the International Arrivals Bldg. Walking distance some 300 yards.
Through Aeropostal Air - from USA to:
INTERNATIONALS
- CARACAS (from Miami) Flight #501 10:50 15:00 Connect #306/308 Daily
- CARACAS (from Miami) Flight #503 19:10 23:20 Stay over night Daily
From Caracas Aeropostal Air (last update: February 2004)
TO | FLIGHT | DEPARTURE | ARRIVAL | PRICE | FREQUENCY
- PORLAMAR 300 07:00 07:40 Bs.107.000 Daily
- PORLAMAR 345 not scheduled
- PORLAMAR 302 notscheduled.
- PORLAMAR 304 11:00 11:45 Daily
- PORLAMAR 350 15:30 16:15 Daily
- PORLAMAR 306 13:35 14:20 Daily
- PORLAMAR 308 16.15 17:00 Daily
- PORLAMAR 310 17:00 17:45 Daily
- PORLAMAR 312 19:30 20:15 Daily
- RATES ARE ONE WAY
From other destinations:
TO | FLIGHT | DEPARTURE | ARRIVAL | PRICE | FREQUENCY
- PORLAMAR (Valencia) VH205 07:40 09:00 Bs.60.400 Daily
- PORLAMAR (Pto. Ordaz) VH345 09:10 09:55 Bs.47.000 Except Sunday
- PORLAMAR (Maracaibo) VH205 06:30 09:00 Bs.82.800 Daily
- PORLAMAR (Barcelona) VH205 08:40 09:00 Bs.33.800 Daily
- PORLAMAR (Barbados)
- PORLAMAR (Barbados)
- PORLAMAR (Port Spain)
- PORLAMAR (Port Spain)
- RATES ARE ONE WAY
For money exchange rates: currently it is more conveniant to bring US$ cash because you will obtain more Bolivares. The Official exchange is set at: 1 US$ .... Bolivares (Bs.) 1.600 but for cash you will find at the parallel market: 1 US$ .... Bs. 2.700
INTERNATIONALS FROM PORLAMAR (EXCEPT Caracas - Miami
- Barbados
- Barbados
- Port SPAIN
- Port SPAIN
- MIAMI (from Caracas) Flight #502 16:00 19:15 Daily
TO (from PMV) | FLIGHT | DEPARTURE | ARRIVAL | PRICE | FREQUENCY (last updated: February 2004)
- CARACAS 301 08:10 08:55 Bs.107.000 Daily
- CARACAS 303 09:45 10:30 "
- CARACAS 345 10:15 11:00 Daily
- CARACAS 307 12:10 12:55 Daily
- CARACAS 309 14:45 15:30 Daily
- CARACAS 311 18:10 18:55 Daily
- CARACAS 315 20:40 21:25 Daily
It is extremely important that you check your return flight within threedays prior departure. Talk on location to Walter's Tours for reconfirmation.
Some Charter Airlines (check schedule) :
- Air 2000
- Monarch - Manchester
- Leisure - Heathrow
- Air Transat - Montreal / Toronto
- LTU - Düsseldorf / Köln
- Condor - Düsseldorf
- Nordic Nea - Copenhagen
- Air Europa - Tenerife / Madrid
- Martinair - Amsterdam - Copenhagen
- Surinam Airways - Georgetown
- Airplus - Madrid
Transportation on the Island
- Taxis (Cabs) - There are many taxi lines on the island; take the ones painted in white with yellow license platte. Most taxi lines have fix rates and usually inexpensive priced.
- Buses - Not to be compared with what you leave back at home. Very old models, most of the times. If you want to mix with natives, this is an opportunity. Time schedule are not fix. Usually you most wave at them to bring them to stop. Really inexpensive. Ask the driver for rates. Pay as you leave.
- Ferry: to Puerto la Cruz (mainland) - I only recommend the "Carmen Ernestina" or in case should be changed in future, then any express ferry will do; the rest of them will NOT be on my list... Also during Carnaval, Eastern, Summer Vacation, X-mas & New Years there is a ferry departing Caracas. (6 hours ride)
| Schedule |
|---|
| Margarita - Pto. la Cruz (PDP-PLC)......12:00pm and 8:00 pm Pto. la Cruz - Margarita (PLC-PDP)......08:00am and 4:00 pm |
| Rates (one way) | |
|---|---|
| Adult V.I.P. ...... US$ 35 Adult ............... US$ 22 Child V.I.P. ..... US$ 18 Child ................ US$ 12 Seniors (65+).... US$ 11 | Bus ........................ US$ 100 Van ........................ US $58 Jeep - S.Waagon .... US$ 48 Small Car ................ US$ 39 Motorcycle ............. US$ 10 |