There are 3 ways to get from Basse-Terre to Cayenne by ferry, car ferry, plane, or car
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Ferry, car ferry to Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport, fly
best- Take the ferry from Basse-Terre to Terre-de-Haut
- Take the car ferry from Terre-de-Haut to Fort-de-France
- Fly from Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport (FDF) to Cayenne (CAY)FDF - CAY
10h 41m$1,215–2,185Drive to Pointe-À-Pitre Le Raizet Airport, fly
- Drive from Basse-Terre to Stade 2'
- Fly from Pointe-À-Pitre Le Raizet Airport (PTP) to Cayenne (CAY)PTP - CAY
7h 44mFerry, ferry to Marie-Galante Airport, fly
- Take the ferry from Basse-Terre to Terre-de-Haut
- Take the ferry from Les Saintes, Terre-de-Haut to Saint Louis
- Fly from Marie-Galante Airport (GBJ) to Cayenne (CAY)GBJ - CAY
11h 49m
Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport (FDF) to Cayenne (CAY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basse-Terre to Cayenne is to ferry and car ferry and fly which costs $1,200 - $2,200 and takes 10h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Basse-Terre to Cayenne is to ferry and car ferry and fly which takes 10h 41m and costs $1,200 - $2,200.
The distance between Basse-Terre and Cayenne is 1659 km.
It takes approximately 10h 41m to get from Basse-Terre to Cayenne, including transfers.
Cayenne is 1h ahead of Basse-Terre. It is currently 12:14 PM in Basse-Terre and 1:14 PM in Cayenne.
There are 356+ hotels available in Cayenne.
What companies run services between Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe and Cayenne, French Guiana?
There is no direct connection from Basse-Terre to Cayenne. However, you can take the ferry to Terre-de-Haut, walk to Terre-de-Haut, take the car ferry to Fort-de-France, walk to Pointe Simon, take the bus to Aeroport, walk to Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport (FDF) airport, fly to Cayenne (CAY), walk to Cayenne - Félix Éboué, then take the shuttle to Cayenne. Alternatively, you can drive to Stade 2', take the bus to Fret, walk to Pointe-À-Pitre Le Raizet Airport (PTP) airport, fly to Cayenne (CAY), walk to Cayenne - Félix Éboué, then take the shuttle to Cayenne.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport to Cayenne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,400
Flights from Pointe-À-Pitre Le Raizet Airport to Cayenne via Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,400
Flights from Marie-Galante Airport to Cayenne via Pointe-À-Pitre Le Raizet Airport, Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–950
- Phone
- (590) 590-920639
- reservation@cmtdeher.com
- Website
- ctmdeher.com
Ferry from Basse-Terre to Terre-de-Haut
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $26
- Website
- https://www.ctmdeher.com/
- Phone
- +1 758 456 5022
- contact@express-des-iles.com
- Website
- express-des-iles.fr
Car ferry from Terre-de-Haut to Fort-de-France
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $90–160
- Website
- https://www.express-des-iles.fr/en/
- Phone
- +590(0)590222631
- Website
- comatrile.com
Ferry from Les Saintes, Terre-de-Haut to Saint Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- comatrile.com
- Book at
- comatrile.com
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