Harbour Island lies a short distance off the northeast coast of Eleuthera in the Out Islands, Bahamas, around 96km (59mi) east of Nassau and 320km (199mi) southeast of Florida.
The most convenient route to Harbour Island is by air to North Eleuthera Airport (ELH), which receives daily flights from Atlanta, Miami, Fort Lauderdale and Nassau. Typically, hotels and resorts provide transport by prior-arrangement.
From the airport, it's a quick 10 minute taxi ride to the boat dock, followed by a 10 minute 'water taxi" ride to Dunmore Town. Land and water taxis are available throughout during the day.
Alternatively, a once-daily ferry service taking 2 hours 40 minutes operates from Nassau to Harbour Island via Spanish Wells, Eleuthera.
The following are the most convenient and quickest routes to North Eleuthera Airport (ELH), Eleuthera.
Within the Bahamas: Pineapple Air and Bahamasair offer convenient daily flights to Eleuthera.
Nassau to Eleuthera is 20 min, direct flight
From United States: Delta Air Lines, American Airlines, Bahamasair, Silver Airways and Jet Blue offer the most convenient scheduled flights to Eleuthera.
Atlanta to Eleuthera is 2 hrs 5 min, direct flight
Charlotte to Eleuthera is 2 hrs 13 min, direct flight
Fort Lauderdale to Eleuthera is 1 hr 25 min, direct flight
Miami to Eleuthera is 1 hr 9 min, direct flight
Boston to Eleuthera is 4 hrs 20 min, connecting flightˆ
Chicago to Eleuthera is 4 hrs 46 min, connecting flightˆ
Dallas-Fort Worth to Eleuthera is 5 hrs, connecting flightˆ
Houston to Eleuthera is 5 hrs 11 min, connecting flightˆ
New York to Eleuthera is 5 hrs 24 mins, connecting flightˆ
Los Angeles to Eleuthera is 8 hrs 18 min, connecting flightˆ
San Francisco to Eleuthera is 8 hrs 33 min, connecting flightˆ
Seattle to Eleuthera is 9 hrs 29 min, connecting flightˆ
From Canada: Air Canada and Delta offer the most convenient scheduled flights to Eleuthera.
Toronto to Eleuthera is 4 hrs 25 min, connecting flightˆ
Montreal to Eleuthera is 5 hrs 54 min, connecting flightˆ
Vancouver to Eleuthera is 10 hrs 24 min, connecting flightˆ
From Australia: Qantas, American Airlines, United Airlines, Virgin Australia and Delta offer the most convenient three and four stop scheduled flights to Eleuthera.
Adelaide to Eleuthera is 30 hrs 15 min, connecting flightˆ
Brisbane to Eleuthera is 26 hrs 25 min, connecting flightˆ
Sydney to Eleuthera is 29 hrs 20 min, connecting flightˆ
Melbourne to Eleuthera is 27 hrs, connecting flightˆ
Perth to Eleuthera is 32 hrs 30 min, connecting flightˆ
From New Zealand: Air New Zealand, United Airlines and Jet Blue offer the most convenient three stop scheduled flights to Eleuthera.
Auckland to Eleuthera is 28 hrs 5 min, connecting flightˆ
From Singapore: Singapore Airlines, American Airlines, United Airlines and Delta offer the most convenient three stop scheduled flights to Eleuthera.
Singapore to Eleuthera is 25 hrs 25 min, connecting flightˆ
From United Kingdom: British Airways, Pineapple Air and Bahamasair offer the most convenient scheduled flights to Eleuthera.
London to Eleuthera is 10 hrs 55 min, connecting flightˆ
From Ireland: British Airways and Pineapple Air offer the most convenient scheduled flights to Eleuthera.
Dublin to Eleuthera is 13 hrs 35 min, connecting flightˆ
From France: Air France, Delta and American Airlines offer the most convenient scheduled flights to Eleuthera.
Paris to Eleuthera is 14 hrs 40 min, connecting flightˆ
From Germany: Lufthansa, American Airlines, British Airways and Pineapple Air offer the most convenient flights to Eleuthera, Bahamas.
Berlin to Eleuthera is 15 hrs 5 min, connecting flightˆ
Dusseldorf to Eleuthera is 14 hrs 50 min, connecting flightˆ
Frankfurt to Eleuthera is 14 hrs 10 min, connecting flightˆ
Hamburg to Eleuthera is 14 hrs 55 min, connecting flightˆ
Munich to Eleuthera is 14 hrs 55 min, connecting flightˆ
(ˆincludes layover time.)
North Eleuthera Airport is just a short taxi ride away from the ferry dock where you take a 3km (1.8mi) boat ride to Harbour Island.
Hotels generally offer transport by prior arrangement and taxis meet all incoming flights.
All visitors must hold return/onward tickets, plus proof of sufficient funds, and with the exception of nationals of Canada and the US, all visitors must hold passports which are valid at least six months after entry.
Australian, New Zealand and UK nationals do not require a visa for a stay of up to three months.
United States and Canadian passport holders do not require a visa for travel to the Bahamas for visits not exceeding eight months; however, they must have a valid passport or a Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) compliant document, or other valid travel document to enter or re-enter the United States.
On foot, bicycle and golf cart. Motorbikes can also be rented as can jet skis, kayaks and paddleboats.
Latest update: How to get to Harbour Island: 7 May, 2022
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