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We are headed back to our happy place again on March 25th. This will be our 4th trip, but the first time to rent a jeep on STT.

I found these directions for driving from the Airport to Red Hook in an old post from PIA from 2010. I know things don't change quickly on STJ, but it seems like things on STT might change more quickly.

Are these directions still accurate???

Report this postReply with quoteby Pia » Wed Feb 24, 2010 1:03 pm

Here are my directions to the car ferry from the airport - no the fastest but probably the easiest for newbies

Pia

OK buckle up and we are on our way.........

1) Exit the airport and take a right at the traffic light.

2) Continue on that road past downtown CA, past Havensite, past the cruise ships. The road will then start to climb up.

3) You will come to a stop sign - bear left. Now about this stop sign....you will notice alot of people don't see it and don't stop as it is behind a tree/bush (unless it has been recently trimmed) If you miss it and don't turn/bear left you will end up at the Marriott hotel so just turn around go back to the stop sign (much easier to spot from this direction) and turn right.

4) Stay on this road and eventually you will come to another stop sign at a T interstection. Turn right. The "bridge to nowhere" will be on your right at that T intersection

5) Stay on that road and you will arrive in Red Hook and the car ferry will be on your right

Travel time approx 30-35 mins on a "normal" traffic day, but if there are alot of cruise ships in, and you are trying to get through downtown CA between 4pm and 5:30pm (they are all returning to the ships and people are also leaving from work) it could take alot longer.

Yes still accurate

PIa

Thanks Pia! By the way, we are enjoying doing are wishful daydreaming of buying something on STJ each time we get an email from Les!

How is the drive from airport to the ferry? We are getting older and don't like crazy traffic etc. We are thinking of renting on St Thomas for the first time. Is it easy to find out where to go once you get to the ferry?
Nancy

Finding the ferry entrance in Red Hook is pretty straightforward - should not present any problems- the car ferry is not the people ferry and is the second entrance on the right but marked.

On Pia's directions # 2 after the through town part, bear right,then at Mandela Circle bear right again to go past Havensight and the ships.