There are 3 ways to get from Cayenne to Basse-Terre by plane, car ferry, or ferry
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Fly to Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport, car ferry, ferry
best- Fly from Cayenne (CAY) to Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport (FDF)plane CAY - FDF
- Take the car ferry from Fort-de-France to Terre-de-Hautcarferry
- Take the ferry from Terre-de-Haut to Basse-Terreferry
10h 59m$1,219–1,880Fly to Pointe-À-Pitre Le Raizet Airport, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Cayenne (CAY) to Pointe-À-Pitre Le Raizet Airport (PTP)plane CAY - PTP
- Take the ferry from Point-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe to The Saints, Terre de Hautferry
- Take the ferry from Terre-de-Haut to Basse-Terreferry
11h 42m$938–1,756Fly to Marie-Galante Airport, ferry
- Fly from Cayenne (CAY) to Marie-Galante Airport (GBJ)plane CAY - GBJ
- Take the ferry from Saint Louis to Les Saintes, Terre-de-Hautferry
- Take the ferry from Terre-de-Haut to Basse-Terreferry
22h 35m
Cayenne (CAY) to Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport (FDF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cayenne to Basse-Terre is to fly and ferry which costs $900 - $1,800 and takes 11h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Cayenne to Basse-Terre is to fly and car ferry and ferry which takes 10h 59m and costs $1,200 - $1,900.
The distance between Cayenne and Basse-Terre is 1663 km.
It takes approximately 10h 59m to get from Cayenne to Basse-Terre, including transfers.
Basse-Terre is 1h behind Cayenne. It is currently 6:00 PM in Cayenne and 5:00 PM in Basse-Terre.
There are 891+ hotels available in Basse-Terre.
What companies run services between Cayenne, French Guiana and Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe?
There is no direct connection from Cayenne to Basse-Terre. However, you can take the shuttle to Cayenne - Félix Éboué, walk to Cayenne (CAY) airport, fly to Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport (FDF), walk to Aeroport, take the bus to Francois Mitterand, walk to Fort-de-France, take the car ferry to Terre-de-Haut, walk to Terre-de-Haut, then take the ferry to Basse-Terre. Alternatively, you can take the shuttle to Cayenne - Félix Éboué, walk to Cayenne (CAY) airport, fly to Marie-Galante Airport (GBJ), drive to Saint Louis, take the ferry to Les Saintes, Terre-de-Haut, then take the ferry to Basse-Terre.
- Website
- aircaraibes.com
Flights from Cayenne to Marie-Galante Airport via Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport, Pointe-À-Pitre Le Raizet Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,400
Flights from Cayenne to Pointe-À-Pitre Le Raizet Airport via Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,600
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Cayenne to Marie-Galante Airport via Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport, Pointe-À-Pitre Le Raizet Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,400
Flights from Cayenne to Pointe-À-Pitre Le Raizet Airport via Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,600
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Cayenne to Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,500
- Phone
- +1 758 456 5022
- contact@express-des-iles.com
- Website
- frs-express.com
Car ferry from Fort-de-France to Terre-de-Haut
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $90–170
- Website
- https://www.frs-express.com/en/
Ferry from Point-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe to The Saints, Terre de Haut
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.frs-express.com/en/
- Phone
- (590) 590-920639
- reservation@cmtdeher.com
- Website
- ctmdeher.com
Ferry from Terre-de-Haut to Basse-Terre
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $26
- Website
- https://www.ctmdeher.com/
- Phone
- +590(0)590222631
- Website
- comatrile.com
Ferry from Saint Louis to Les Saintes, Terre-de-Haut
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- comatrile.com
- Book at
- comatrile.com
- Phone
- +(590) 574-574
- Website
- valferry.fr
Ferry from Point-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe to The Saints, Terre de Haut
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–37
- Schedules at
- valferry.fr
- Book at
- valferry.fr
- Baby
- $6
- Child
- $22
- Youth
- $28
- Adult
- $37
- Senior
- $28
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