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Getting
There
Flamingo
Airport - Bonaire
From North America
American Eagle
currently operates daily nonstop flights from San Juan,
Puerto Rico to and from Bonaire, with originating gateways
from major U.S. cities.
On
February 9, 2008, Delta Airlines will commence their weekly
non-stop flights from Atlanta to Bonaire and return.
Flight
#371 will depart Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International
Airport at 10:00 AM, and arrive at Bonaire’s Flamingo
Airport at 3:20 PM. The return flight #370 will depart
Bonaire at 4:15 PM and arrive in Atlanta at 7:45 PM. The
equipment will be a Boeing 737-800 with 150 seats (15
in Business Class and 134 in Economy).
Air
Jamaica flies to Bonaire via Montego Bay on Saturdays.
Gateway cities from the U.S. include Boston, New York,
Newark, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Chicago, Atlanta, Ft.
Lauderdale, Miami and Los Angeles. Air Jamaica can be
reached at 1-800-523-5585. Please
note Air Jamaica will cease service to Bonaire on March
8th, 2008.
Continental
Airlines offers two non-stop weekly flights. The first
is a round-trip flight between Newark and Bonaire, utilizing
a Boeing 737 with 124 seats, the weekly flight departs
Newark on Saturdays at 11:55 PM, and arrives Bonaire on
the following  Sunday
morning at 5:40 AM.
Continental
Airlines also flies weekly non-stop flight from its
Houston hub. Flight #1898 departs Houston on Fridays at
11:30 p.m., arriving in Bonaire on Saturdays at 6:15 a.m.
The return flight, #1899, departs Bonaire on Saturdays
at 8:00 a.m., arriving in Houston at 10:50 a.m. Continental
Airlines also uses a Boeing 737 airplane with 124 seats
including 12 first class seats. Continental Airlines is
the world's sixth largest airline.
American
Airlines flies direct, non-stop to Curaçao
from Miami. Passengers then use Dutch
Antilles Express to connect to Bonaire. Flying time
between Curaçao and Bonaire is approximately 15-30
minutes. Or, Divi Divi, which flies between Bonaire and
Curacao numerous times on a daily basis, can be reached
at: +599-9-839-1515 or fax +599-9-868 1949. Currently,
Insel
Air flies between Curaçao and Bonaire on Fridays
and Sundays, and they should be increasing their service
to daily flights on or about October 15, 2007. Until that
time, charters are available. Their offices can be reached
in Curaçao at phone: +599-9-733-1521 or +599-9-733-1522,
or at the airport at +599-9-868-4400 or 868-6600.
Another
routing option is to fly on any of a number of major U.S.
and South American carriers to Aruba and then take Dutch
Antilles Express or Tiara
Air from there to Bonaire.
Contact
Dutch
Antilles Express at their new call center, which can
be reached at +599-717-0808, and which is open Monday
through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Payment can
be made with debit or credit card, with an e-ticket sent
by email or fax. Reservations on DAE can also be made
by emailing reservations@flydae.com
or faxing +599-717-0880. They fly several times daily
to Bonaire from both Curaçao and Aruba. Tiara Air
flies non-stop flights six times each week from Aruba
to Bonaire and back.
From
Europe
KLM
flies direct from Amsterdam to Bonaire several times each
week; the flight continues on to Quito, Ecuador.
Arkefly
provides weekly service from Amsterdam to Bonaire during
the high season. They utilize aircraft that can accommodate
200-plus passengers.
From
South America
From Ecuador, the same KLM
flight returns to Bonaire with non-stop flights.
From
Venezuela, Transaven
flies from Caracas or Valencia to Bonaire. Their reservation
office can be reached by calling +(599) 717-8446 or +(599)
717-9944, or via FAX at +(599) 786-1086. They can accept
reservations via email at bonaire@transaven.com.
Charters can be also arranged.
From
Brazil, Varig
and Avianca
fly from Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro to Aruba, which
connect with Dutch
Antilles Express. Avianca
also flies from Bogota to Curacao, from which connections
to Bonaire can be made.
From
Colombia, Avianca
has flights from Bogota to Aruba, which connect with Dutch
Antilles Express. Also, Dutch
Antilles Express has recently announced they will
soon begin service to Bogota, via Caracas.
Entry Requirements
Citizens of most countries in the world do not need a
visa for their entry to our island. However, effective
January 1, 2005, visitors from the following countries
are now required to have a visa for stays of up to 3 months
(90 days) in the Netherlands Antilles, since beginning
in 2005, the Dutch Kingdom synchronized visa requirements
among Aruba and the Netherlands Antilles.
| Afghanistan |
Fiji |
Rwanda |
| Albania |
Gabon |
Salomon
Islands |
| Algeria |
Gambia |
Sao
Tome and Principal |
| Angola |
Georgia |
Saudi-Arabia |
| Armenia |
Ghana |
Seychelles |
| Azerbeidzjan |
Guinea |
Senegal |
| Bahrein |
Guinea-Bissau |
Servia
and Montenegro |
| Bangladesh |
Haiti |
Sierra
Leone |
| Belarus |
India |
Soedan |
| Benin |
Indonesia |
Somalia |
| Bhutan |
Iraq |
Sri
Lanka |
| Bosnia |
Iran |
Swaziland |
| Botswana |
Jemen |
Syria |
| Burkina
Faso |
Jordania |
Tadzjikistan |
| Burundi |
Kazakhstan |
Taiwan |
| Cambodia |
Kenya |
Tanzania |
| Cameroen |
Kirgizia |
Thailand |
| Cape
Verdia |
Kiribati |
Turkmenistan |
| Central
African Rep. |
Kuwait |
Togo |
| China
(except for |
Laos |
Tonga |
| Hong
Kong SAR and |
Lesotho |
Tsjaad |
| BNO
holders) |
Libanon |
Tunesia |
| Colombia |
Liberia |
Turkey |
| Comores |
Libia |
Tuvalu |
| Congo-Brazzaville |
Macedonia |
United
Arab Emirates |
| Congo-Democrat
Rep. |
Madagascar |
Vanuatu |
| Cote
d’Iviore |
Malawi |
Vietnam |
| Cuba |
Maldives |
West-Samao |
| Dominican
Rep. |
Mali |
Yugoslavia |
| Djibouti |
Morocco |
Zambia |
| Egypt |
Peru |
Zimbabwe |
| Equatorial
Guinea |
Philippines |
South
Africa |
| Eritrea |
Qatar |
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| Ethiopia |
Russian
Federation |
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Maximum
total days that one can stay on the island is 90 days!
The latter can be used in one period or during different
visits in one year.
Extending
Your Stay:
Visitors
from countries that either appear or do not appear on
the above list are required to request extension of their
stay after a 14 days period (2 weeks). For visitors from
countries other than those appearing above, visits of
up to 14 days (2 weeks) are allowed without any permit.
Citizens
of the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, along with any
other countries with whom the Netherlands has reached
an agreement on visa requirements, are allowed to stay
up to 90 days (3 months), without having to apply for
a visit extension.
To
prolong your visit, present the following documentation
in person at the immigration office at Kaya Libertador
Simon Bolivar #7 (behind Tourist Corporation Bonaire's
office):
- Passport
- Visa
(in passport), if required
- Return
ticket
- You
may be required to provide proof that you have the financial
resources to stay up to your new desired date. This
information may also be requested upon entry into Bonaire,
but is up to the discretion of Immigration.
Nationals
of the United States and Canada may submit for their entry
to Bonaire, either:
- A
valid Passport
- An
official birth certificate or an affidavit of birth,
plus a valid driver's license
- A
certificate of naturalization for citizens born outside
the United States, plus a valid driver's license
- A
re-entry permit to the US, a valid non quota immigration
visa or an Alien Registration (green card) for non USA
citizens residing in the USA, plus a valid driver's
license
For
more information on visas or extending of your visit,
please call the Immigration Office of Bonaire, Phone:
+599-717-6880.
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