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Getting to Bonaire:

All flights arrive at Flamingo International Airport, only a five-minute drive from Kralendijk

American Eagle
www.aa.com
offer flights from San Juan, Puerto Rico to Bonaire

Air Jamaica
www.airjamaica.com
offer flights from Montego Bay to Bonaire

Continental Airlines
www.continental.com
offer flight from Newark and Houston to Bonaire

Approximate flight times:

New York - 5 hours
Atlanta - 3 1/2 hours
Miami - 2 1/2 hours
Curacao - 15 minutes
Aruba - 30 minutes
Caracas - 30 minutes

KLM
www.klm.com
offer flights from Amsterdam, Lima and Quito to Bonaire

Transaven
www.transaven.com
offer flights from Valencia and Caracas to Bonaire

Arke Fly
www.arkefly.com
offer flights from Amsterdam to Bonaire

Dutch Antilles Express
www.flydae.com
offer flights from Aruba and Curacao to Bonaire

Aviance
www.avianca.com

American Airlines
www.aa.com

Delta Air Lines
www.delta.com
offer flights to Aruba and Curacao. The connection to Bonaire is with Dutch Antilles Airlines.


Traveling Around Bonaire:

Car Rentals | Bicycles & Motorbikes | Taxis | Tour Buses | Cruises

Picture US, Canadian, and European driver licenses are valid for use on the island. Be careful of the goats, donkeys and pedestrians that roam the island's roads. All traffic keeps to the right, and international highway signs are used. Speed limit is 40 km per hour (25 mph) in town and 60 km to 80 km per hour (38-50 mph) in the countryside.


Car Rentals:

The International code to call Bonaire is: 599-7

A.B. Car Rentals, Flamingo Airport, Phone/Fax: 17-8980/ 717-5034
Avis Car Rental, Flamingo Airport; Phone/Fax: 17-5795/ 17-5182
Budget, Kaya Industria 10, Phone/Fax: 17-4700/17-3325
Everts Car Rental, Flamingo Airport, Phone/Fax: 17-8099/ 17-8719
Flamingo Car Rental, Kaya Grandi 68, Phone/Fax:  17-8888/ 17-7929
Fox Car Rental, Kaya Grandi, Phone/Fax: 717-5609/717-4940
Hertz Car Rental
, Flamingo Airport, Phone/Fax: 17-7221
Highway, Kaya International, Phone/Fax: 17-6810/717-6810 
Hot Shot Scooter, Kany Bonaire 4, Phone/Fax: 17-7166
Islands Rentals, Kaya Industria 31, Phone/Fax: 17-2100/ 717-8721
Marren Car Rental, Phone/Fax: 17-2995/717-2993
Macho Scooter, Phone/Fax: Phone/Fax: 1702500/2514
Naf Naf Rental, Kaya Ester 9, Phone/Fax: 17-6670/17-6671
National Car Rental, Flamingo Airport, Phone/Fax: 1707940/ 17-7944
Netty's Car Rental, Kaya Betico Croes 28, Phone/Fax: 17-5120/ 17-3262
Quad Rentals, Kaya Grandi 61, Phone/Fax: 17-3910
Rent Fun Drive, Kaya Grandi 54, Phone/Fax: 17-2408/17-2408
Rich Car Rental, Kaya Kondor 10, Phone/Fax: 17-4421
Samara's Car Rental, Kaya Kanari 2, Phone/Fax: 17-8188/ 17-8188
Total Car Rental, Flamingo Airport, Phone/Fax: 17-8313/ 177372
Telerin Car Rental, Kaya Esmerelda 5, Phone/Fax: 17-4108/ 176886
Trupial Car Rental, Kaya Grandi 96, Phone/Fax: 17-6487
Uniko Rentals, Kaya Grandi 65, Phone/Fax: 17-2200/17-2211


Picture Bicycles and Motorbikes:

Cycle Bonaire, Kaya L.D. Gerharts 11D, Phone: 7558, Fax: 7690
Hot Shot Bonaire, Kaya Bonaire #4, Phone: 7166, /09 607221, Fax: 7166

Taxis:

Central Dispatcher, Phone: 8100

Fares are fixed, but agree to a fare beforehand. Rates increase:

  • 50% between midnight and 6:00am.
  • One dollar extra on Sundays and official holidays
  • 20% extra for each additional passenger exceeding 4
  • Two dollars extra when trunk cannot close normally due to amount of luggage transported.

Fare to Divi Flamingo Beach Hotel from the airport - $US 8.00
Fare to Harbour Village, Sunset Beach, Sand Dollar, Coral Regency, Buddy Dive Resort or Habitat is $US 15.00


Tour Buses:

Ayubi's Tours and Taxi Services, J. A. Abraham 12, Phone: 5338
Bonaire Tours, Kaya L.D. Gerharts 22, Phone: 717-8778, Fax: 717-4890
Baranka Tours N.V., Kaya Gob. N. Debrot 79-A / PO Box 269, Phone: 717-2200, Fax: 717-2211
Eco Tours, Phone/Fax: 7714
Achi Tours & Transport, Kaya Noord Nikiboko 33, Phone: 717-8630, Fax: 717-4430 (only large groups of more than 30)

Cruises

Windjammer Cruises
www.windjammer.com

Silversea Cruises
www.silversea.com

Holland America Line
www.hollandamerica.com

Hapag lloyd Cruises
www.hl-cruises.com

Princess Cruises
www.princess.com

Crystal Cruises
www.crystalcruises.com

Cunard
www.cunard.com

 

 


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