Area 24sq km
Highest point Morne du Vitet, 280m
Population 7,500
Main town Gustavia
Language French and a half-Norman, half-Creole patois
Currency Euro, US$ accepted
Political status French Autonomous Overseas Collectivity; free port
Distances to nearby islands
St-Martin 11M, St Kitts 30M, Barbuda 60M,
Antigua 70M

AIRLINE CONNECTIONS
Gustave III Airport: St Jean✆ 05 90 27 65 41
No international long-haul flights
Inter-island flights daily to Guadeloupe, St-
Martin and neighbouring islands.

FERRY CONNECTIONS
Twice-daily connections to Sint Maarten and
St Martin. Day charters to Anguilla, Statia and
Saba.

TELECOMMUNICATIONS
✆ (0) 590 + 6 digits
Public call boxes: France Télécom cards or Carte
Bleu and prepaid phone cards.

TOURIST INFORMATION
Municipal office, Quai General de Gaulle,
Gustavia,
✆ 05 90 27 87 27 Fax 05 90 27 74 47
www.saintbarth-tourisme.com/en
Yacht Club de St-Barth✆/Fax 05 90 27 70 41
Organises many races

FESTIVALS/EVENTS
Carnival: Feb/March
Le Voiles de St-Barth Regatta: April
Gourmet Festival: October/November
St-Barth Festival of Caribbean Cinema: April
Transat AG2R (Lorient: St Barts) in May every
other year, organised by St-Barth Yacht Club.
St-Barthelemy’s Day: August, blessing of boats,
regattas, fireworks, public ball.

PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
New Year’s Day (1 January), Mardi Gras, Good
Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday, Labour
Day (1 May), 8 May, Ascension, Pentecost,
National Day (14 July), Assumption (August), St
Barthélemy Day (24 August), All Souls Day (1
November), Armistice Day (11 November),
Christmas Day (25 December)

PLACES TO SEE
Travel round the island by car, bike or taxi
Wall House: Municipal Museum, Gustavia
Swedish bell tower: Gustavia
Le Brigantin: Swedish house, Gustavia
Inter Ocean Museum: Corossol, museum of
shells and shellfish

ROAD TRANSPORT
Drive on the right
Hire car companies in Gustavia and at the
airport
Taxis

REGULATIONS
Various marine parks have been created in which
regulations apply governing anchoring, small
craft use and underwater activities.
Enquiries: Association Grenat✆ 05 90 27 88 18
Fax 05 90 27 52 79
http://reservenaturellestbarth.com

FORMALITIES
Arriving by air Immigration at the airport
Arriving by sea Immigration at the capitainerie,
Gustavia (VHF 12).
Hours: 0700–1800, 7 days (in high season)
Hours out of season: enquire
Fees and taxes Local port tax for anchoring in
the anchoring area and marine reserve.
Speed limit within port of 3kn
Simultaneous clearance in and out possible for
stays of less than 24 hours
St-Barths is a free port, there are no customs