Saint Martin
Saint Martin is an island in Leeward Islands of the Lesser Antilles in the northeastern Caribbean, approximately 300 km (190 mi) east of Puerto Rico.
The 87 km2 (34 mi2) island has been divided since 1648 roughly 60:40 between France and the Kingdom of the Netherlands, but the Dutch part is more populated than the French. The northern French part comprises the Collectivity of Saint Martin and is an overseas collectivity of France. The southern Dutch part comprises Sint Maarten and is one of four constituent countries that form the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Even though the island is an overseas possession of two European Union member states, only the French part of the island is part of the EU.
Getting around Saint Martin the local way
- Get inA water taxi service: continuously running boats in a circular route to Philipsburg in either order, to a dock near the east end of Front Street and another opposite the courthouse on Front Street centre, before returning to the cruise ship area.
- Get inYou'll see long lines when many cruise ships are docked, but the number of water taxis employed rises to meet demand, so you'll rarely have a long wait.
- Get inMost inter-island ferry service also arrives/departs at Marigot.
- Get inMakana Ferry offers crossings on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.
- Get inTravelling between St Martin and Sint Eustatius Makana Ferry offers crossings on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Saturday.
- Get inTravelling between St Martin and St Kitts Makana Ferry offers crossings on Monday and Friday.
- Get aroundSaint Martin has a bus system using small minivans.
- Go nextShort-hop flights by local air carrier Winair are designed since 2023 to enable day trips.
From Wikivoyage: Saint Martin, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.
Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Martin Falbisoner (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.