Travel guide: St John Island, U.S. Virgin Islands
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Local facts
Travel essentials for St John Island, U.S. Virgin Islands — what to expect on the ground. St John Island sits in U.S. Virgin Islands (Americas), in a tropical climate band — tropical northern-hemisphere zone with a wet season and a dry season. Nearest airport: SJF serves the area. Local timezone is America/St_Thomas, which matters for arrivals and check-ins. It sits at 18.33°, -64.75° — useful for weather, daylight, and route planning. Use the live tools below to plan around these facts.
- RegionU.S. Virgin Islands, Americas
- Climate bandtropical northern-hemisphere zone with a wet season and a dry season
- Nearest airportSJF
- TimezoneAmerica/St_Thomas
- Coordinates18.33, -64.75
- Located in the Northern Hemisphere
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St John is the smallest and greenest of the three main US Virgin Islands, in the Caribbean, famous above all for its beautiful beaches and for the Virgin Islands National Park, which covers around two thirds of the island. St John has no airport of its own: visitors fly into Cyril E. King Airport on the neighbouring island of St Thomas, then travel on by ferry to St John. From the ferry dock at Cruz Bay, the island's main town, the protected beaches and reefs are close at hand, including the famous Trunk Bay with its underwater snorkelling trail, and quieter bays backed by forested hills. St John is a place for beaches, hiking and snorkelling rather than nightlife. To reach it, fly to St Thomas and take a short ferry from Red Hook or Charlotte Amalie to Cruz Bay. The climate is warm and tropical, cooled by the trade winds, with a wetter late-summer and autumn.
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Frequently asked questions
Does St John have an airport?
No, St John does not have an airport. The closest airport is Cyril E. King Airport (code STT) on the neighbouring island of St Thomas. From there, visitors travel to St John by ferry, water taxi or private boat, most often on the short ferry from Red Hook to the main town of Cruz Bay on St John.
How do you get to St John?
To reach St John you first fly to Cyril E. King Airport on St Thomas, as St John has no airport. From St Thomas you take a ferry to Cruz Bay on St John, either the frequent short crossing from Red Hook or a longer ferry from Charlotte Amalie. Water taxis and private boats are also available.
What is St John known for?
St John is known as the greenest and most unspoilt of the US Virgin Islands, with about two thirds of the island protected as the Virgin Islands National Park. It is famous for its beautiful beaches, such as Trunk Bay with its snorkelling trail, and for hiking and snorkelling among forested hills and clear reefs.
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