Heightened sanitation
Daily cleaning, installation of cabin HEPA filters on flights to the U.S. Virgin Islands
Low season |
September | Best time to beat the crowds with an average 4% drop in price. |
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High season |
December | Most popular time to fly with an average 12% increase in price. |
Average price round-trip |
$603 | (avg. price over the last 2 weeks) |
Good deal round-trip |
$234 | or less |
Good deal one-way |
$145 | or less |
Entry restrictions
The US Virgin Islands has reopened its borders.
Quarantine requirements
All arriving travelers are subject to medical screening and quarantine.
There are currently 2,621 active cases of COVID-19 diagnosed in VI and 25 deaths as of Mar 1 2021
Please see our Coronavirus (COVID-19) Travel Restrictions page for more information on restrictions worldwide.
American Airlines, Delta and United Airlines have waived their change and cancellation fees on flights to the U.S. Virgin Islands. Confirm policies on booking site.
Delta and Alitalia do not allow booking a middle seat on flights to the U.S. Virgin Islands.
An average nonstop flight from the United States to the U.S. Virgin Islands takes 5h 41m, covering a distance of 1948 miles. The most popular route is New York - Saint Thomas Island with an average flight time of 3h 40m.
The cheapest ticket to the U.S. Virgin Islands from the United States found in the last 72 hours was $64 one-way, and $59 round-trip. The most popular route is New York John F Kennedy Intl to Saint Thomas Island Cyril E King and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $123.
American Airlines, Delta & United Airlines fly the most frequently from the United States to the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Based on KAYAK flight searches, the most popular destination is Saint Thomas Island (83% of total searches to the U.S. Virgin Islands). The next most popular destination is Christiansted (17%).
Yes, they do. While the islands are considered "unincorporated territories" of the United States, they do use the same currency, so there are no foreign exchange transactions involved for US citizens or permanent residents after your flight from the US to US Virgin Islands. Both airports have ATMs in case you need some cash after you arrive.
This is a matter of personal preference, however according to many travel magazines, St. John has some of the most pristine and beautiful beaches (Trunk Bay Beach, Honeymoon Bay Beach) that are included on the Top 10 list. After you arrive at St. Thomas Island Airport and take the ferry to the island, you can visit them all.
Virgin Islands National Park is the biggest national park in the US Virgin Islands and consumes most of the island of St. John (about 60%). While it is relatively close to Christiansted Airport, St. Thomas Island Airport on St. Thomas is much closer, so you should factor that into your travel plans.
It is recommended to travel by taxi or rental car when on holiday in the US Virgin Islands. Please be advised, though, that you must use the left side of the street when driving around the islands.
KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a given destination and date is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.
Scores according to KAYAK customer reviews
Pros: "Seat was comfortable and the crew was courteous."
Pros: "I fly a lot, and I am very impressed with the level of consistency that Delta has offered the last couple of months. This flight didn’t disappoint. The crew was particularly friendly"
Cons: "Nothing I can think of-10/10"
Pros: "The Airbus was so futuristic. If you can make it more futuristic, even better."
Cons: "I didn't like that I had to put my bag under when there was plenty of room overhead."
Cons: "Flight was delayed and we missed our connection. Wondering why all the shuttles were parked and unavailable when you knew there were connection s that were tight."
Pros: "The cookies and soda was good and staff was exceptional. Instead of cheezits, chips would be better"
Cons: "Instead of cheezits, please upgrade to chips"
Pros: "Amazing entertainment display and the boarding process is smooth."
Pros: "Movies were good, once in flight it was a smooth ride"
Cons: "Communicate better during the delay"
Pros: "Everything and everyone was very nice and helpful My son has a cognitive disability and he flew by his self And they helped him find his seat and treated him with respect."
Cons: "While trying to get a gate pass to pick up our son from the gate Delta service makes it very hard to know where to go and get the pass and then they only had one person working at ticket assist. Totally unacceptable. Many managers walking around but no one actually helping."
Pros: "Arrived on time and smooth flight though it was completely full"
Cons: "Nothing. Every thing was great"
Pros: "Nothing"
Cons: "They charged me $646 for the flight. And we departed 40 min later. I arrived late to my work. They gave me seat in the back of the plane. Horrible"
Pros: "Very comfortable seating!"
Cons: "The landing was a bit rough. Lol"
Pros: "Staff are adept at dealing with these issues but it is a systemic problem."
Cons: "Rather than pay luggage fees, people are bringing on their luggage and the flight ALWAYS runs out of space. Suitcases are being moved around right at people heads and more than once I've been hit and seen other people be hit in the head by a suitcase. Getting luggage in place used to be a simple and minor issue, now it occupies much of the time, energy, and attention of the cabin crew as well as the gate crew. I realize this is making money for Delta but the cost is being paid by people being hit in the head with luggage and the crew's unavailability to deal with other issues."
Pros: "Clean plane, quick turnaround"
Cons: "Food was awful. Didn't get my checked luggage in Manila upon arrival, was traced and left in New York JFK. Don't know who messed up with my luggage if Delta connection or China airlines."
Pros: "The take off and landing were very smooth and the crew was nice."
Cons: "Crying baby aboard"
Cons: "A 7+ hour delay!"
Pros: "Not too bad once we got on the plane"
Cons: "They make up this lame excuse about a slight delay on the plane arriving and having no flight attendants to get on the plane on time. This delayed our flight by two hours. They need to staff their flights !"
Pros: "No lines at the baggage drop off. No lines at TSA. Efficient and organized boarding. Seat area was clean. No delay, friendly energetic flight attendants."
Cons: "Lots of turbulence on the last 20 minutes of the flight. Captain had warned us. Nothing they can control though."
Pros: "Very nice and courteous crew."
Cons: "Lady at the gate was a bit standoff Ish and the delays were an annoyance."
Pros: "Seats. Service. Timing"
Pros: "Cody was such a great flight attendant. We weren’t seated with our kids and he helped us switch seats. He was so help and just sincerely nice. Really great person to represent your brand."
Cons: "No tv screen"
Pros: "Friendly, efficient"
Cons: "n/a"
Cons: "All went well"
Cons: "By mistake I booked my ticket for the wrong date Called to change it, wait time was over 2hrs went to the delta app and it cost me $200 to do it. Get to airport and ask for an up grade not possible but if I paid $200 when rebooking the flight I could have gotten one. Snacks were horrible and I have a delta card and was charged $29 to get in plus a charge for my extra suitcase. It’s ridiculous given the amount of money I spend on m card on the monthly basis. Very disappointing"
Pros: "Good friendly staff. Delta Studios is neat."
Cons: "Small plane , last minute seat change, half hour delay"
Pros: "They gave me extra pretzels and 2 cans of soda"
Cons: "The seats were awful.. Miniscule"
Pros: "Very professional cabin crew"
Pros: "I always love flying on Delta! The service is always excellent. The crew is always nice and attentive!"
Pros: "Thank God I was able to get a refund"
Pros: "very punctual and nice aircraft"
Cons: "timming of the flight"
Pros: "Cheking was easy. Service was excellent. Flight was on time and got to New York 20 mins before time"
Pros: "It was on time"
Cons: "This flight was cramped. Not enough stretching room. Hard seats"
Pros: "Entertainment"
Cons: "Flight was delayed"
Pros: "We were traveling with a 4 month old lap infant, and the crew went out of their way to warm bottles and be friendly in general. The plane was clean and comfortable, and on this leg of our trip the entertainment system actually worked!"
Cons: "The only bad things were those that were totally out of Delta's control: weather delays and absolutely nasty and rude TSA agents who seemed to understand neither the concept of their Pre-Check system (no dedicated lines and no priority) nor the fun of traveling with an infant."
Pros: "Exit row seat with no seat in front. Was able to stretch legs."
Pros: "Cabin crew were great. Food selection is good and appreciate the snacks."
Cons: "Wish all seats and electrical outlets. Was forced to check my bag at the gate and DID NOT think it was nessesary. There was plenty of room on the plane. They also didn't allow me to take my medicine out before it was checked. Luckily there were no issues with getting it back."
Pros: "Efficient boarding and unloading. Friendly staff. Good movies/tv shows."
Cons: "There was a storm so we flew in circles for over an hour. I didn't see headphones for the tvs (mine are bluetooth so they didn't work)."
Pros: "Pretty much nothing"
Cons: "Delta. They just hate their passengers"
Pros: "They had good entertainment for free. There were movies, tv shows, and games."
Cons: "The plane was delayed for 5 hours and the ride was longer than expected."
Cons: "My bag was damaged when I arrived at Orlando."
Cons: "No electronic check-in; No seat assignment; will be avoiding flying Delta"
Cons: "Food and entertainment as always."
Pros: "I got home. That's the highlight. We didn't have any incidents."
Cons: "Took off late because the bus to transport flight attendants were late. Backed up once into New York. Had to circle several times. Once landed we waited in a queue behind 10 aircraft."
Pros: "Crew was nice"
Cons: "Always a delay with Delta"
Pros: "nothing"
Cons: "I will avoid the airline at all costs"
Cons: "No blanket if you're not 1st class lol. I haven't flew in solo long, idk,i thought they were complimentary lol. & cups of water? What happened to the Shasta's lol."
Pros: "People were nice."
Cons: "I didn't like having my seat assigned at the gate. I booked this flight months ago, but yet somehow I got the very last row of the plan. Which is the noisiest location with the least amount of room. On the flight back they put me in the second to last row, even though there were about 10 seats empty scattered throughout the plan. Made no sense to me."
Cons: "No masks"
Pros: "Good seat though cramped."
Cons: "Cramped. I don't like in flight credit card offers."
Cons: "Our luggage was ruined and our stuff inside in bubble wrap was smashed to bits!"
Cons: "Boarding chaos at Miami airport."
Pros: "You at least have the one main screen to watch that everyone watches."
Cons: "Unlike most of to other flights, there is virtually no selection to choose from. It is extremely surprising that for a 7 hour trip there is no airborne gogoinflight option to at least watch videos on your own device."
Pros: "Agents were very helpful"
Cons: "Food"
Pros: "Flights were on time. Airport was clean."
Pros: "all my flights have been ontime and they arrive earlier than the expected better late that never"
Cons: "no complimentary wifi"
Pros: "Good entertainment option"
Cons: "Very delayed"
Cons: "Delayed for 30 mins due to traffic going in to Boston."
Pros: "Boarding staff helped in rearranging seats on request"
Cons: "No snacks provided only beverages supplied"
Pros: "Poor for BIG Airline like that chips chips"
Cons: "NOT GOOD the is 2 MUCH for CHIPS"
Cons: "No have owned screen TV"
Cons: "The departure was delayed. And is unbelievable you are charging baggage"
Cons: "Itthe ground staff (red coat agents) at MIA extremely unhelpful and arrogant. I am visually impaired, asked for assistance to check luggage, asked for assistance and was simply tol to go to end of the line at a counter that was at least fifty yards away. Upon my. O planning of the lack of service as simply to go talk to the manager."
Pros: "Staff was helpful. Trip was on time"
Cons: "I wish the aircraft was able to show movies."
Pros: "The professionalism of the crew."
Cons: "The flight left late and they did not explain why their was a delay. The landing was not smooth. It was a rough landing."
Pros: "Biarding"
Cons: "Gogo inflight entertainment"
Pros: "Everything"
Cons: "Nothing"
Pros: "Efficiency and price"
Pros: "todo me gusto"
Pros: "It was last minute booking, I was balky for the price and the overall experience was comfortable."
Cons: "They forgot to get my coffee but it's nothing major plus we were about to land in 30 mins or so"
Pros: "Everything was on time"
Pros: "Excelente la atención y los servicios prestados por la tripulación"
Cons: "THE LAST TRIPS I HAVE HAD WIT AA HAVE ALL BEEN LATE."
Pros: "boarding was in time, and comfort."
Cons: "comfort was very good"
Pros: "Comfort"
Cons: "Boarding, food"
Cons: "Too cold!!"
Pros: "Perfect"
Cons: "Nothing"
Cons: "Food choices are pretzels or crackers."
Cons: "The service was terrible, 4 hour traveling and not food."
Pros: "Everything"
Pros: "On time."
Cons: "Separated from luggage"
Cons: "Boarded an hour late"
Pros: "Confortable and entairtement"
Cons: "The food"
Cons: "No refreshments"
Cons: "Horrible disorganization at boarding. Board from back to front for goodness sake...its common sense."
Pros: "Everything!"
Cons: "I bought an upgrade seat for $22 and I was disappointed because the seat was worse then the seat I gave up"
Pros: "Everything was fine except what I didn't like."
Cons: "Damaged Luggage"
Pros: "Errthing"
Cons: "Gg"
Pros: "EVERYTHING"
Cons: "EVERYTHING"
Pros: "Having arrival and departing gates close in proximity were helpful. The color coded terminals was easy to determine where to go."
Cons: "Delays are always bad point"
Pros: "It was excelle thanks to you"
Cons: "Puddle jumpers are the hazard of living in a third tier market."
Cons: "Horrible they transfer my bag to a different airport"
Cons: "No entertainment, no food."
Cons: "I ordered food and they forgot about it, didn’t get a refund or anything"
Cons: "Plane is filthy Please clean the aircraft!"
Cons: "No water or drinks were offered. Boarding was a nightmare. Only one of three kiosks worked."
Cons: "Delayed Baggage took 45 min to arrive"
Cons: "Too long trip without free food"
Pros: "Quick boarding. Nice staff. You can pre pay Your luggage and pick a seat for a upgrade through the app. Very affordable."
Pros: "Cheap price"
Cons: "Low price"
Pros: "Good"
Cons: "N/A"
Cons: "wished I knew about the fees for both checked and carry-on luggage"
Cons: "Staff was incredibly rude and made my sister wash her face before we got on the plane."
Cons: "After landing, we had to wait an extra 30 minutes to get off the plane because another plane was delayed. After flying for 5+ hours that's the last thing you want."
Cons: "Captains were late and could not turn on A/C Poor food options"
Pros: "Faster, good organization"
Cons: "Nothin for entertainment in large trip"
Pros: "I had I pay for my bag at the airport due to me forgetting to online and then was upgraded to the front. Thank you!"
Cons: "Zero"
Pros: "Much better than some of these big name airlines claim to be. Will fly with them again."
Pros: "The price and non stop to Miami."
Cons: "There we no entertainment."
Cons: "La medida del equipaje de mano que en todas las líneas aéreas es libre de cargo en esta aerolinea es mas pequeña y por lo tanto se debe abonar. Me resulto muy costoso. También se debe abonar por la maleta de bodega. No fue conveniente para mi."
Pros: "when I got to the counter in Miami the person was awful and how is it that you have to pay so much money for a carry on ,"
Cons: "the comfort of the plain is awful won't get on again"
Cons: "A snack would've been lovely!"
Pros: "The boarding process"
Cons: "They nickle and dime everything"
Cons: "Nothing"
Cons: "This was the worst trip made by my. First: frontier in miami knew that was a 31 minutes behind and board the plane Two: we waited 41 minutes sitting on the plane for not reazon. Three: they said we going to be in ny in 2 hours and 14 minutes but we take almost3 hours and four: to pick up the lugge they taken more then 20 minutes to be pick....... Worst trip"
Cons: "The fact that u charge for seat selection and baggage and carry on and cargo is ridiculous!"
Pros: "Nothing!!"
Cons: "Everything."
Pros: "The passengers."
Cons: "How long it took us to land in Chicago and the fact that we were lied to about the situation. My Brother had landed in Chicago, but the captain was informing us that all were in a hold over O'hare."
Pros: "They ripped me off on the carryon and the staff seemed to have animosity towards me"
Pros: "Everything was excellent"
Pros: "Food"
Pros: "Staff were very friendly"
Cons: "Paying extra for my carrying on bag"
Pros: "They was fun and they made the people laugh"
Cons: "That nothing was free just a hot water that it suppose to be cold"
Pros: "The worst overall airline I have flown, They use to be a great airlind but have gone to the worest I won"t fly them again even with the great times to fly"
Cons: "the times I could fly"
Pros: "Ok"
Cons: "I fly quite a bit. Take off was very rough. Also I have TSA Pre check but Frontier doesn't seem to have this so that was inconvenient."
Cons: "Un processional"
Cons: "Having to pay for coffee"
Pros: "Rude and not carring about the customer frist"
Cons: "I could explain but its not going to do anything"
Pros: "Nothing special"
Cons: "They charge additionals for everything and give only water once in the plane. At the end after chargin for every piece of luggage "EVERY" the ticket is more expensive than others carriers."
Pros: "price"
Cons: "carry on price"
Pros: "Attendants were very relaxed and friendly...made flying with them enjoyable."
Cons: "Its only airline that i travelled with till now that doesnt offer beverages.......i asked for little hot water for baby bottle even that was given reluctantly.... Pretty disappointing"
Cons: "Horrible airline. Worst customer service and do little to nothing when it comes helping you out"
Pros: "Good"
Cons: "got delay bad service"
Pros: "There was absolutely nothing I enjoyed."
Cons: "The Pilot was horrible!!! When we were preparing for landing, it felt like a roller coaster ride. The plane made a long drop and had everyone screaming. I'm never stepping to that plane ever again."
Cons: "Frontier does not participate in TSA-Pre. Beware of the hidden charges. It only makes since to fly with Frontier if you do not have any luggage."
Pros: "Philly to Miami was fine."
Cons: "Miami to Philly was a horror show. Late with no email or text. Found out 70 minutes late walking in airport. Eventually left at midnight instead of 940pm. Meanwhile, had to pay $35 each for two carry-ons even though we didn't have to pay from Philly. Despite request, no reasonable explanation was given by the supervisor. (Funny, don't know what they would have done if we hadn't paid pre security as no one seemed to be in charge at gate)."
Pros: "I have read other reviews of a delay.but my experience ... we were ontime. Listen people, it is what it is, what are you expecting for these low fares? so here's what you do, take advantage of the low fare BTW I paid $44 from Miami to Atl One way. Take your backpack and go! it's either Frontier or $100 plus for another airline."
Cons: "There is not much I didn't like, I've traveled enough to know not to expect luxury for certain priced flights."
Pros: "Anything."
Pros: "Price early arrival"
Cons: "Lost bags"
Cons: "Spirit Airlines are a collection of thieves who use bait and switch tactics and bully their customers while they are travelling."
Pros: "My bag came out really fast. Boarding on and off was a breeze."
Cons: "Paying for baggage when I could have just carried on."
Pros: "Nothing"
Cons: "I was trying to save money for the church , but it cost me more then I had budget for"
Cons: "Had to pay $55 for my carry-on"
Cons: "Fee for baggage is ridiculous. Fee for baggage is ridiculous. Fee for baggage is ridiculous."
Cons: "Check in staff was very unprofessional. 3 delays!"
Pros: "Traveling with friends"
Cons: "Add on charges!"
Pros: "Everything was good"
Cons: "Everything was good"
Pros: "seat more comfortable than most airlines"
Cons: "... and they charge a penalty if you go to their counter first without going first to the check-in kiosk? Cheaper, sure, but totally lacks class"
Pros: "Cheap fare"
Cons: "Expensive bag check fees of $52 across the board, even though signs listed a variable scale based on weight that would have been cheaper. Apparently that's only available if you check in early and weigh your bags yourself or something, IDK..."
Pros: "If your looking for a cheap affordable means of flying then spirit is the perfect option."
Cons: "Spirit does not have many options per day, on average only one or two to each destination so your options are limited. They do not give you the ability to have your boarding pass emailed to you, you can only access it directly from their website. And your almost guaranteed to arrive at your destination later than expected because their flights are so often delayed."
Pros: "Reshedule"
Cons: "Poor services"
Cons: "Late boarding, lack of communication, terrible seat that did not recline"
Cons: "Spirit airlines employees are not friendly and difficult to deal with. Were not accommodating"
Pros: "Nothing"
Cons: "Everything"
Cons: "Spirit does not participate in TSA Precheck"
Cons: "Delayed for no reason"
Pros: "Arrived in one piece."
Cons: "Seat space nonexistent and they can't move back."
Pros: "We did opt for extra leg room with an added charge."
Pros: "Love the low cost"
Cons: "wish I could use the TSA pre-screen and get one free carry-on"
Cons: "Delay to taxi down but the rest was good"
Pros: "Free upgrade to emergency row."
Cons: "Nothing."
Pros: "Liquor, cat boarding on plane."
Cons: "Someone threw up. Had to switch flights"
Pros: "Luckily sitting by good people"
Cons: "Beer was warm and $7"
Cons: "My luggage was damaged"
Pros: "The plane looked brand new! Plenty of room! Friendly staff! We could even understand and hear the safety instructions! (Yes, even after flying several times I still pay attention to them.)"
Pros: "I didn't like anything"
Pros: "Nothing"
Pros: "Comfort"
Cons: "People"
Pros: "Cheap"
Cons: "Solicitation for credit card"
Pros: "Nothing"
Cons: "I didn't like anything"
Pros: "Nothing"
Pros: "They were able to switch us to emergency row seating."
Cons: "Too expensive for everything. No room at all for anything. Super uncomfortable"
Cons: "It was delayed so long that they canceled it"
Cons: "NO TSA PRECHECK"
Pros: "I love everything"
Pros: "It's was late"
Cons: "Sprit counter employee are very rude"
Cons: "It was cancelled."
Pros: "We made it in 1hr and 15minuted"
Cons: "No room to stretch. Very close to others which is very uncomfortable."
Cons: "They lost $1500 of music gear of mine!!"
Pros: "Very cheap way to go if you don't have luggage to check. And if you bring your own snacks!"
Cons: "My seat and another passenger's seat were both double booked! Never seen that happen before."
Cons: "Ridiculous baggage charges. Paying to get a seat assigned? Really, doesn't the ticket price include that. Low cost mantra is a farce when all costs are considered."
Cons: "See above"
Pros: "Nothing"
Cons: "Everything"
Cons: "delayed"
Pros: "Price was good and everyone was friendly"
Cons: "No room to move"
Pros: "The Spirit woman at check in walked me and several older women through the new security check @ OHare. She helped us to simplify the process."
Cons: "Nothing"
Pros: "Good"
Cons: "Every thing is very good"
Pros: "It was a fast and smooth ride"
Cons: "Was delayed and the gate was changed at the last minutes before boarding."
Airlines flying to the U.S. Virgin Islands have enacted additional safety measures and adjusted policies to better accommodate travelers. Policies vary by airline.
Heightened sanitation
Daily cleaning, installation of cabin HEPA filters on flights to the U.S. Virgin Islands
Mandatory masks
Masks required on board, masks provided on flights to the U.S. Virgin Islands
Social distancing seating
Middle seats unavailable to book on flights to the U.S. Virgin Islands
Pre-flight testing
Testing for antibodies, testing for symptoms for flights to the U.S. Virgin Islands
Flexible cancellations
Waiving of change fees. Search flexible flights to the U.S. Virgin Islands