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There are a number of International Carriers serving our island, making it relatively easy to get here. There is one-stop service (via Houston, Newark, Atlanta, San Juan, Aruba, or Curaçao) from numerous points in the United States and non-stop service from Europe (Amsterdam) as well as from Ecuador.

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From North America

Delta Airlines offers a weekly non-stop flight from Atlanta to Bonaire and return. Flight #371 departs Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport at 10:00 AM, and arrives at Bonaire’s Flamingo Airport at 3:20 PM.  The return flight #370 departs Bonaire at 4:15 PM and arrives in Atlanta at 7:45 PM.

Additionally, Delta conducts a second weekly non-stop flight from New York's JFK to Bonaire each Saturday during periods of heavy demand. The originating flight from JFK to Bonaire departs New York at 10:30 AM and arrives Bonaire at 4:25 PM. The return flight departs Bonaire at 5:15 PM and arrives JFK at 9:05 PM. Delta is utilizing a Boeing 737-800 jet with seating capacity for 160 passengers for this flight.

Continental Airlines offers two to three non-stop weekly flights. The first is a round-trip flight between Newark and Bonaire which operates during periods of high deman, utilizing a Boeing 737 with 124 seats, the weekly flight departs Newark on Saturdays at 11:55 PM, and arrives Bonaire on the following Sunday morning at 5:40 AM.

Continental Airlines also flies weekly non-stop flight from its Houston hub. Flight #1898 departs Houston on Fridays at 11:30 p.m., arriving in Bonaire on Saturdays at 6:15 a.m.  The return flight, #1899, departs Bonaire on Saturdays at 8:00 a.m., arriving in Houston at 10:50 a.m.  During the eight busiest months of the year, Continental also operates a second rotation from Houston each Saturday evening, arriving on Bonaire on Sunday morning. For more information about when the second rotation operates, visit the Continental web site

Insel Air operates a weekly rotation from Miami to Bonaire. The flights will take place every Saturday throughout the year. Insel Air flight #7I 907 will depart Bonaire at 11:55 a.m. arriving into Miami at 3:05 p.m.  The return flight #7I 908 will depart Miami at 4:25 p.m. arriving into Bonaire at 7:35 p.m.  Insel Air will use either an MD 82 or MD 83 aircraft configured with 152 economy seats. For reservations on Insel Air, travelers from the United States should call toll free 1-877-546-7352, or consult their professional travel counselor. More information on Insel Air can be obtained at http://www.fly-inselair.com or by contacting the Insel Air call center on Curacao at + 5999-737-0444.

Please note that U.S. carriers may seasonalize the flights noted above, which means they may postpone flights during periods of low demand. It is always recommended to contact the airline or your travel professional to check on flight departures.

American Airlines and Insel Air fly non-stop to Curaçao from Miami. Passengers then may use Dutch Antilles Express to connect to Bonaire. Flying time between Curaçao and Bonaire is approximately 15-30 minutes. Or, Divi Divi, which flies between Bonaire and Curaçao numerous times on a daily basis, can be reached at: +599-9-839-1515 or fax +599-9-868 1949. Currently, Insel Air flies between Curaçao and Bonaire on a daily basis. Their offices can be reached in Curaçao at phone: +599-9-733-1521 or +599-9-733-1522, or at the airport at +599-9-868-4400 or 868-6600. And finally, Easy Air offers five roundtrip flights per day between Curaçao and Bonaire. They can be reached via email at flyeasyair@gmail.com, or by phone locally at 796-3939 or cellular 515-3939, fax is 869-3999.

Another routing option is to fly on any of a number of major U.S. and South American carriers to Aruba and then take Dutch Antilles Express or Tiara Air from there to Bonaire.

Contact Dutch Antilles Express at their call center, which can be reached at +599-717-0808, and which is open Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.  Payment can be made with debit or credit card, with an e-ticket sent by email or fax.  Reservations on DAE can also be made by emailing reservations@flydae.com or faxing +599-717-0880. They fly several times daily to Bonaire from both Curaçao and Aruba. Tiara Air flies non-stop flights six times each week from Aruba to Bonaire and back.

From Europe
KLM flies direct from Amsterdam to Bonaire several times each week; most of these flights then continue on to Quito, Ecuador.

Arkefly provides weekly service from Amsterdam via Curacao to Bonaire during the high season. They utilize aircraft that can accommodate 200-plus passengers.

From South America
From Ecuador, the same KLM flight returns to Bonaire with non-stop flights.

From Venezuela, Dutch Antilles Express (DAE) has two daily flights from either Caracas or Valencia via Curacao to Bonaire. Their reservation office can be reached by calling +(599) 717-0808 or +(599-9) 461-3009, or via fax at +(599) 717-0880. They can accept reservations via email. Charters can be also arranged.

From Brazil, there are daily flights with Avianca via Aruba, from Sao Paulo or Rio de Janeiro via (Bogotá), which then connect with Dutch Antilles Express (DAE) or Insel Air to Bonaire. Additionally, there are five flights each week on Avianca via Curacao, which connect with DAE and Insel Air to Bonaire. Tam or Varig have flights from Caracas which connect with DAE and Insel Air Bonaire.

From Colombia, Avianca has daily flights from Bogotá to Aruba and 5 flights to Curacao, which connect with Dutch Antilles Express (DAE) or Insel Air to Bonaire. DAE also provides service on Tuesdays and Fridays from Bogotá via Curacao, with a connection to Bonaire the same day.

 

 

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Many tour operators are able to offer discounted air fares to accompany land packages. You can find a tour operator covering your area or country on our Tour Operator page. Or if you are looking for a special price or traveling soon, you can catch our travel specials on:

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Phone: 717-4720, or (800) 374-7747
Netherlands: 31-20-4747-747