Gustavia – Philipsburg
Ferry to St Martin
Gustavia – Philipsburg
Ferry to St Martin
Depending on the season their are usually 3 daily and 20 weekly sailings between Gustavia and Philipsburg.Great Bay Express provides the ferry from Gustavia to Philipsburg. Gustavia Philipsburg ferries take around 45 minutes. The ferry costs between $114.88 and $461.25, depending on ticket details. Prices exclude any service fees. Ferry timetables change seasonally, use our Deal Finder to get live pricing and availability for ferries from Gustavia to Philipsburg.
The earliest Gustavia Philipsburg ferry typically departs Gustavia at about 08:30 and the last ferry usually leaves at 18:45.
Ferries from Gustavia to Philipsburg sail in around 45 minutes. Ferry duration can vary by ferry provider and can be impacted by weather conditions.
There is 20 weekly sailings from Gustavia to Philipsburg provided by Great Bay Express. Timetables can change from season to season.
The price of a ferry from Gustavia to Philipsburg typically range between $114.88* and $461.25*. On average the Gustavia Philipsburg ferry is $238.58*. The cheapest Gustavia Philipsburg ferry prices start from $114.88*. The average price for a foot passenger is $238.58*.
Pricing will vary depending on number of passengers, vehicle type, route and sailing times. Pricing is taken from searches over last 30 days and exclusive of service fees, last updated 1 April 2025.
The distance between Gustavia to Philipsburg is approximately 14 miles (22km) or 12 nautical miles.
Unfortunately, cars are not allowed to travel on ferries between Gustavia and Philipsburg.
Great Bay Express allow foot passengers on Gustavia Philipsburg ferries.
Great Bay Express allow pets on ferries from Gustavia to Philipsburg. Please also note that your pet may have to stay in the vehicle during the journey.
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On the warm western coast of Saint Barthélemy, a French-owned island in the West Indies more commonly known as St Barts, is the port town of Gustavia. Named after King Gustav III of Sweden who was granted the town in the 1700’s in exchange for French trading access to Gothenburg, Gustavia has become a fashionable summer destination blessed with a year-round tropical climate. The town is built in a horse-shoe arc that surrounds a rectangular bay of the Caribbean Sea. It’s collection of red-roofed buildings rise and fall upon the vista of hills that mark the coast, their rough faces coloured by the deep green hues of succulent plants and palm trees. Despite its modern revival as a deluxe shopping centre of boutique clothing and jewellery stores, vestiges of the town’s historic Swedish-style architecture still remains. This includes the famous Wall House museum and the lofty ramparts of Fort Gustave that sits atop a hillside on the outskirts of the suburbs. The port of Gustavia is located by the mouth of the bay, just beside the town’s industrial zone. It’s a small facility that consists of little more than a ferry docking area and a check-in terminal staffed by multi-lingual staff. Though there are no public buses in town, the island’s only airport is just a 20-minute walk away from the harbour, with flights heading to the other islands across the West Indies. Taxi services regularly operate from outside the port too. They take passengers deeper into town along the Rue de la Republique and towards the beautiful stretches of gold-sand beaches that line the crystalline shallows of the sea. Three passenger routes currently leave from the port a number of times throughout the week. Voyager line ferries sail the short distance north to the towns of Marigot and Oyster Pond on the island of Saint-Martin, while another daily service hosted by Great Bay Express travels to Philipsburg. All of these routes skirt the cliff-lined shores of St Barts’ north-eastern peninsula before skimming across the deep-blue waters of Saint-Barthelemy Channel.
Philipsburg is the capital of Sint Maarten, an island laying in the Caribbean Sea. Great Bay Express provide the only ferry route from the port, heading to Gustavia, an island laying to Sint Marteen’s south east, and lasts around 45 minutes.
