After arriving at the airport in St. Vincent, visitors should take a taxi (approx US$10) to the “Ferry Dock” (officially known as the Grenadines Wharf) in Kingstown to catch the ferry to Bequia – either the Admiral I or II (yellow and white) or the Bequia Express I or II (orange and white).
If your schedule is tight, tell your taxi driver! Pay for your ticket on board. Fares are EC$20 one way, and EC$35 return (any time – if you travel both ways with the same ferry company). US dollars will be accepted by both taxis and ferries at 2.60 to the EC$.
The ferries – all of which offer snack and drinks bar and a choice of interior air-conditioned seating, or outside benches for the best view – are frequent on weekdays, and less frequent at the weekends.
Cancellations may occasionally occur at short notice. Please call the ferry companies for the up-to-date ferry schedule! Phone contact: Admiralty Transport 784 458 3348 and Bequia Express 784 458 3472 Schedules can be subject to change at short notice, so its sensible to check with the ferry companies or the Bequia Tourism Association before planning your journey – especially if you have a plane to catch!
Sailings from St. Vincent to Bequia Please call the ferry companies for the up-to-date ferry schedules!
| Monday-Friday | |
| Departs Bequia | Departs St. Vincent |
| 6:30 | 8:30 |
| 8:30 | 1:00 |
| 9:30 | 4:00 |
| 4:30 | 6:00 |
| Saturdays | |
| 6:30 | 8:30 |
| 9:30 | 12:00 |
| 4:30 | 6:00 |
| Sundays & Public Holidays | |
| 7:00 | 8:30 |
| 4:30 | 12:00 |
| High Season Dec. – Apr. & July – Aug. | |
| Monday-Friday | |
| Departs Bequia | Departs St. Vincent |
| 6:30 | 10:30 |
| 2:00 | 4:30 |
| 5:30 | 7:00 |
| Saturdays | |
| 6:30 | 9:00 |
| 10:15 | 12:30 |
| 5:00 | 7:00 |
| Sundays & Public Holidays | |
| 7:30 | 9:00 |
| 5:00 | 7:00 |
| Low Season May – June & Sept. – Nov. | |
| Monday-Friday | |
| Departs Bequia | Departs St. Vincent |
| 6:30 | 10:30 |
| 2:00 | 4:30 |
| Saturdays | |
| 6:30 | 9:00 |
| 10:15 | 12:30 |
| 5:00 | 7:00 |
| Sundays & Public Holidays | |
| 7:30 | 9:00 |
| 5:00 | 7:00 |
Currency - at the banks US$1.00=EC$2.67. Other businesses give EC$2.60.
Shopping Hours – 8:00am 0 12:00 noon, 2:00pm – 6:00pm. Bequia has lovely Boutiques and unique Craft Shops where souvenirs may be purchased. Bargains are good. Please keep in mind that prices are fixed…..attempts to barter are sometimes considered offensive.
Hotels and Restaurants – there are several restaurants located around the Harbour, and two hotels within walking distance. Taxi-drivers will be happy to take you to hotels and restaurants located outside the harbour.
Beaches – are plentiful and beautiful. DO NOT PICK OR EAT SMALL GREEN APPLES, WHICH ARE CALLED MANCHINEEL. Also please do not litter, as we would like to keep our beaches clean for everyone to enjoy. Topless sunbathing is definitely a no-no on Bequia.
Tourist Information Booth – If you require further literature please visit the booth located at the entrance to the main wharf.
The Belmont Walkway meanders along the waterfront of Admiralty Bay starting at the popular Porthole Restaurant and Bar in Port Elizabeth and weaving its way South, past the Frangipani Hotel, a favourite “hangout” and watering hole for all visitors to Bequia (don’t miss their Thursday night barbecue and “jump-up”). It was the original birth place and family home of Sir James “Son” Mitchell, the former Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines.