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Flights to Saba

Still quietNetherlands · Caribbean

The world's shortest commercial runway, two thousand residents, a volcano and no beach. It selects its own visitors.

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Nonstop reach0 airports
Via SXM36 nonstops
Best monthsDec–May
Daily budget$150–250

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Getting to Saba

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No scheduled jet service into SAB. Fly to SXM (Princess Juliana International Airport) — 36 airports fly there nonstop — then Winair hop to SAB (12 min) or ferry.

Via SXM — Philipsburg

Philipsburg is the hub for Saba: 36 airports fly there nonstop, then Winair hop to SAB (12 min) or ferry.

Show the 36 nearest as a list
FromAirportAirlinesFlight time
GustaviaFranceSBHFlexFlight, Saint Barth Commuter, Winair~37m
OranjestadNetherlands AntillesEUXWinair~40m
Basse TerreSaint Kitts and NevisSKBWinair~42m
CharlestownSaint Kitts and NevisNEVWinair~43m
TortolaBritish Virgin IslandsEISWinair, interCaribbean Airways~47m
AntiguaAntigua and BarbudaANUDniproavia, Saint Barth Commuter, Sunrise Airways, Winair~48m
GeraldsMontserratMNIWinair~48m
San JuanPuerto RicoSJUContour Airlines~59m
DominicaDominicaDOMWinair~1h 1m
CastriesSaint LuciaSLUWinair~1h 14m
KingstownSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSVDWinair~1h 20m
BridgetownBarbadosBGICaribbean Airlines, Winair, interCaribbean Airways~1h 27m
Santo DomingoDominican RepublicSDQArajet~1h 28m
La IsabelaDominican RepublicJBQAir Century~1h 31m
Port-of-spainTrinidad and TobagoPOSCaribbean Airlines, KLM, Winair~1h 40m
WillemstadNetherlands AntillesCURWinair~1h 45m
OranjestadArubaAUAWinair~1h 49m
Cap HaitienHaitiCAPSunrise Airways~1h 50m
GeorgetownGuyanaGEOKLM~2h 22m
KingstonJamaicaKINCaribbean Airlines~2h 26m
Fort LauderdaleUnited StatesFLLJetBlue Airways~3h 6m
MiamiUnited StatesMIAAmerican Airlines~3h 6m
Panama CityPanamaPTYCopa Airlines~3h 10m
OrlandoUnited StatesMCOFrontier Airlines, Southwest Airlines~3h 23m
CharlotteUnited StatesCLTAmerican Airlines~3h 55m
BaltimoreUnited StatesBWISouthwest Airlines~4h 2m
PhiladelphiaUnited StatesPHLAmerican Airlines~4h 2m
WashingtonUnited StatesIADUnited Airlines~4h 3m
New YorkUnited StatesJFKDelta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways~4h 4m
NewarkUnited StatesEWRUnited Airlines~4h 5m
AtlantaUnited StatesATLDelta Air Lines~4h 6m
BostonUnited StatesBOSJetBlue Airways~4h 11m
MontrealCanadaYULWestJet~4h 42m
TorontoCanadaYYZAir Canada, WestJet~4h 45m
ParisFranceCDGAir France~9h 13m
AmsterdamNetherlandsAMSKLM~9h 28m
Routings from major airports
FromStopsViaDoor to door
Dallas-Fort WorthDFW
  1. FlyDFW → FLL~2h 53m
  2. FlyFLL → SXM~3h 6m
  3. HopSXM → SAB~39m
2 stopsFLL → SXM~6h 38m
New YorkJFK
  1. FlyJFK → SXM~4h 4m
  2. HopSXM → SAB~39m
1 stopSXM~4h 43m
Los AngelesLAX
  1. FlyLAX → MIA~5h 24m
  2. FlyMIA → SXM~3h 6m
  3. HopSXM → SAB~39m
2 stopsMIA → SXM~9h 9m
MiamiMIA
  1. FlyMIA → SXM~3h 6m
  2. HopSXM → SAB~39m
1 stopSXM~3h 45m
ChicagoORD
  1. FlyORD → CLT~1h 49m
  2. FlyCLT → SXM~3h 55m
  3. HopSXM → SAB~39m
2 stopsCLT → SXM~6h 23m
LondonLHR
  1. FlyLHR → CDG~1h 2m
  2. FlyCDG → SXM~9h 13m
  3. HopSXM → SAB~39m
2 stopsCDG → SXM~10h 54m
TorontoYYZ
  1. FlyYYZ → SXM~4h 45m
  2. HopSXM → SAB~39m
1 stopSXM~5h 24m

Why it's still quiet

You fly in on a 20-seater from Sint Maarten onto a 400-metre strip, or take a ferry. There is nowhere to put a resort.

The friction

Tiny planes; very few rooms; bring cash habits and hiking boots.

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Background

Saba is a Caribbean island and the smallest special municipality of the Netherlands. It consists largely of the dormant volcano Mount Scenery, which at 870 meters (2,854.3 ft) is the highest point of the entire Kingdom of the Netherlands. The island lies in the northern Leeward Islands portion of the West Indies, southeast of the Virgin Islands. Together with Bonaire and Sint Eustatius it forms the Caribbean Netherlands, also known as the BES islands.

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Questions

Is there a nonstop flight to Saba?
Not by jet. The nearest airport with scheduled service is SXM (Princess Juliana International Airport), then Winair hop to SAB (12 min) or ferry.
Which airport do you fly into for Saba?
SAB — Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport. Most travelers connect through SXM (Princess Juliana International Airport).
When is the best time to visit Saba?
Dec–May. Tiny planes; very few rooms; bring cash habits and hiking boots.
What does Saba cost per day?
Roughly $150–250 per person per day on the ground, before flights.
Why is Saba still quiet?
You fly in on a 20-seater from Sint Maarten onto a 400-metre strip, or take a ferry. There is nowhere to put a resort.