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St Thomas

Land here, sleep one or two nights in Charlotte Amalie or Frenchtown, then take the Red Hook ferry to St John.

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Key facts · US Virgin Islands

Best months
Dec–May
Visa
Depends on your passport
Currency
US dollar (USD)
Language
English
Plugs
A · B · 120 V
Time zone
UTC−4 (Atlantic) all year
Month by month here
Rules in force · 6Several islands (Turks and Caicos above all, also the Bah…
  • Caribbean ↗Several islands (Turks and Caicos above all, also the Bahamas and Jamaica) jail visitors for a single stray bullet or cartridge in their luggage; empty every bag and pocket before you pack.
  • Caribbean ↗From August to October keep a free last day before your flight home and check the national hurricane centre daily; airports close when a named storm approaches.
  • Caribbean ↗Wearing camouflage clothing is illegal for civilians in several islands, including Barbados, Antigua, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Grenada, Dominica, Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica; leave it at home, children's clothes included.
  • US Virgin Islands ↗Entry follows US rules: international visitors need a US visa or ESTA as for the mainland. US citizens need no passport from the mainland, but must clear customs when leaving for the mainland.
  • US Virgin Islands ↗The British Virgin Islands are a separate British territory: a ferry trip there is an international crossing and needs a passport.
  • US Virgin Islands ↗Protect the reefs: do not stand on coral, and follow national park rules on St John.

St Thomas has the main airport and the cruise dock. Charlotte Amalie is a steep harbour town with a Danish-era core; the beaches and the St John ferry are across the hills. Use the town for one or two nights, or as a day, and move on.

Where to sleep

1 place in this region

Plan the nights

How to split the nights, day-trips and what to do with your bags

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Night sequences

3 nights
Charlotte Amalie 1 + St John 2
7 nights
St Thomas 2 + St John 4 + St Croix 1
  • St John is a separate ferry trip; do not plan a same-day connection after a late flight.

Bags between cities

Keep the main bag at the St Thomas hotel for a night on St John.

When to go

Months and weather

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Seasons at a glance

From each city's month table

Pick a month to see where to go.

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CountryJFMAMJJASOND
Charlotte Amalie
US Virgin Islands (country-wide)
Go: the good monthsFair: workable, mixedPoor: heat, rain or hazeAvoid: storms, floods, closuresno data yet

Computed from each country’s own data; hover a country name for the source. Advisory countries are left out.

Eat and move on

Regional food and where to go next

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Go next

Other regions of the country

St John

planned

3–5 nights

Virgin Islands National Park, Trunk Bay and Cruz Bay

St Croix

planned

3–5 nights

Christiansted, Frederiksted, Buck Island reef

St Thomas: what we know, and what is coming

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On this page

  1. 1 places with their role: where to sleep, what to do as a day trip
  2. How to split 3 or 7 nights
  3. Seasons month by month, from the cities’ own tables
  4. What to do with the big bag between beds

Coming as the guide grows

  1. Climate strip by zone, with the storm and haze months
  2. Get in: airports and stations with door-to-door times
  3. Regional passes and cards, with a buy / skip verdict
  4. Regional food: what, where and when it works

Meanwhile

Planning aids

Built from this guide's own data

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Region in numbers

Where to sleep
1 base
Nights suggested
3–7 nights

Trips that stop here

From the US Virgin Islands guide

  • Three islands

    10 days · 2 nights here

    Charlotte Amalie → St John → St Croix

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Local time

What time it is there now, compared with the clock on your device.

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