| Despite the lack of hype, St Lucia | | | | During the high season, flights are on a |
| offers great tourist facilities and | | | | daily basis, with services only slightly |
| caters to all budgets, you can stay at | | | | reduced in the low season, check |
| luxury hotels or inexpensive guest | | | | scheduled flights at |
| houses, dine in world-class restaurants | | | | Air Canada flies once a week from |
| or at roadside kiosks, and shop in large | | | | Toronto and US Airways now flies direct |
| duty-free malls or at open-air village | | | | from Philadelphia to St Lucia; from JFK, |
| markets. | | | | Air Jamaica goes via Grenada or Antigua, |
| St Lucia makes for a relaxed, informal | | | | BWIA via Port of Spain and AA via San |
| and incredibly friendly place to visit, | | | | Juan, and all have domestic connections; |
| If it's beaches you prefer, then you'll | | | | Jet Blue and United also fly to San Juan |
| probably head first to the tourism | | | | from JFK and Continental flies there |
| strongholds of the northwest coast, the | | | | from Washington - it's easy to pick up |
| "Golden Mile" of St Lucia's resorts | | | | an American Eagle connecting flight from |
| towns. | | | | San Juan to St Lucia. |
| St Lucia's most famous sights - the twin | | | | The great majority of British and Irish |
| peaks of the Pitons to the south. The | | | | visitors to St Lucia arrive on a direct |
| rainforest smothered mountains of the | | | | charter flight as part of a package |
| forest reserves are strikingly beautiful | | | | holiday - and even if you plan to travel |
| and rich in flora and fauna, while the | | | | independently this is still the cheapest |
| wild and windswept beach of Grande Anse | | | | way to get there. Charters do have |
| on the east coast is where you'll catch | | | | limitations, however, notably a fixed |
| the moving sight of leatherback turtles | | | | return date of one, two or a maximum |
| nesting in the sands. | | | | three weeks. When it comes to direct |
| For many visitors St Lucia's biggest | | | | scheduled flights, the choice is |
| attraction is its tropical climate. | | | | limited. |
| During high season (December to April), | | | | Virgin flies once a week direct from |
| the island is pleasantly hot, with | | | | London Gatwick and once via Antigua; |
| little rain and constant northeasterly | | | | BWIA departs twice weekly from London |
| trade winds keeping the nights cool. | | | | Heathrow; and BA has three flights a |
| Temperatures rise even further during | | | | week via Antigua. Visitors from |
| the summer months, which can also be | | | | Australia and New Zealand will need to |
| wet: the rainy season lasts from June to | | | | take a flight to one of the main US |
| October and the rainy months coincide | | | | gateway airports and pick up onward |
| with the hurricane season , which runs | | | | connections from there. Generally, the |
| roughly from late August to October and | | | | least expensive and most straightforward |
| travel tickets can be purchased at | | | | routes are via New York or Miami. |
| The island's growing popularity as a | | | | Wedding parties are welcomed by most |
| holiday destination is due in part to | | | | resorts in St Lucia, Sandal, Ladera, |
| international airlines which have | | | | Rendezvous and with all inclusive deals |
| consistently increased their flight | | | | available at almost every hotel St Lucia |
| schedules to the island over the years. | | | | makes for a great vacation. |