Flights to Barbados

Airlines making flights to Barbados include British Airways, Virgin Atlantic, American Airlines, American Eagle, US Airways, Air Jamaica, Air Canada,Caribbean Airlines, Liat, Executive Air and a host of chartered services.

With these international airlines operating daily and weekly flights to Barbados from the major gateways across North America and Europe, you have no problem getting here, it’s easy and stress free.

In addition the recently upgraded Grantley Adams International Airport is a major hub for air travel in the Eastern Caribbean, playing an important role connecting international and regional air travelers.

There are not only scheduled but also chartered flights to the island from all of the major cities. There are direct trips to Barbados from the USA, Canada and the United Kingdom.

Travel times vary from each of the major cities with London to Barbados taking a whopping eight (8) hours, air travel from New York take four and a half (4.5) hours, Miami to Barbados take three and a half (3.5) hours and Toronto to Barbados five (5) hours.

Air Travel to Barbados from North America

The main air carriers making trips to Barbados from the USA are American Airlines, US Airways, American Eagle, Caribbean Airlines (formerly BWIA) and Air Jamaica. If you are traveling from Canada, Caribbean Airlines (formerly BWIA) and Air Canada also offer air travel from Toronto and gateway flights from Montreal and Halifax.

Air Travel to Barbados from Europe

The United Kingdom is a major market for visitors to Barbados so if you are traveling from the UK there are direct flights from London and Manchester by British Airways, Virgin Atlantic, Caribbean Airlines (formerly BWIA).

Condor Airways also operates flights to the island from Frankfurt. Martinair operates out of Amsterdam and LTU operates from Dusseldorf . You may also get charter flights during the busy winter season from gateways across the UK.

Flights to Barbados from the Caribbean

Last but certainly not least if you are traveling from any of the other Caribbean islands there are a number of Caribbean airlines with routes to Barbados, these include Air Jamaica, Caribbean Airlines (formerly BWIA), Liat, and Air Mustique.

The Barbados Airport

The Grantley Adams International Airport located in the south of the island is the only airport in Barbados. The first plane landed on a grass strip at what was then the Seawell Airport in 1939.

Ten years later the strip was paved and a was terminal built. Today the Grantley Adams International Airport is a highly rated upgraded facility. The airport has the capacity to handle most large aircrafts including the Boeing 747.

The airport has such a reputation that Barbados was one of the few destinations in the world where the British Airways Concorde made regularly scheduled flights, before the aircraft was retired in 2003.

Once your flight arrive at the Grantley Adams International Airport for your holiday, you will notice the new expanded facilities. The goverment recognising that air traffic to Barbados is expected to increase has spent one hundred million dollars in a major revamp.

So with world-class airport facilities and major international airlines offering flights from international cities. There is absolutely no excuse for you not to experience Barbados rich heritage and friendly people.