To get to St. John, you will need to fly in to St. Thomas (STT). Upon arrival to St. Thomas, you will take a taxi to the Red Hook Ferry Terminal. Approximate cost for the taxi is $15-$20 per person, depending on luggage. The ferry leaves every hour on the hour from Red Hook to St. John from 6 am until midnight. Ferry fare is $8.15 per person and $4 per bag, each way.

Once on the island, there are many taxis readily available at the ferry dock to take you wherever you need to go. There are also car rentals on the island if you'd prefer to get around yourself. Please use the below link to book your rental:

https://www.stjohncarrental.com/

You can also rent a car from the airport in St. Thomas and take the car barge over to St. John. STT airport offers Avis, Budget, Hertz, and Enterprise. On the car barge, the driver and passengers ride along with the vehicle too. Three companies currently offer daily service between St. Thomas and St. John. You can plug in Red Hook Car Ferry Entrance in GPS to get you there

A few things that are worth noting about the St. John Car Barge:

- First, a port fee is collected by the Virgin Islands government at a designated booth just before entering the car barge loading area in Red Hook, St. Thomas. It is $3 per car, small SUV, or motorcycle, and $4 per truck, van, or large SUV. This port fee is separate from the fare for taking the car barge.

- Next, the fare for the car barge is paid once on the actual barge. Tickets can be purchased for a one-way trip, or a round-trip fare. Tickets are not interchangeable between the three car barge companies. If you purchase a round-trip ticket, it is only good for the barge that issued it, so we suggest buying a one-way ticket. A one-way ticket is $65 per car

- Third, the Red Hook ferry location services both passenger ferries and car ferries, but there are two separate docking areas for each type of ferry, with separate well-marked entrances.

- Finally, it's a good idea to arrive at least 45 minutes before the car barge departure time you hope to catch.

The below link has all travel information needed to get from STT to STJ and back

https://reservestj.com/island-info/transportation-st-john

The below link has the ferry schedule from STT to STJ and back

https://stjohnticketing.com/schedules/

Taxis are readily available on St. John. They will take you to Cruz Bay, Coral Bay or any of the beaches along the way. The information book at your hotel or villa should provide taxi driver suggestions. Here are a few more:

Chico 340-690-6507

Piper 340-344-4234

The first major thing that first time visitors to St. John notice is that the left side of the road is actually the “right” side of the road! When driving, remember to keep left at all times.

Feel free to contact our wedding planner, Michelle Cawthron of Paradise Planning, with any questions you may have. Her email is Michelle@ParadisePlanningUSVI.com

Websites: Want more info about St. John? Check out http://www.stjohnusvi.com/stjohn.html