FAQS Bermuda

All direct flights to Bermuda originate in Canada, the United States, or the UK.

The following airlines currently offer direct, non-stop flights to Bermuda:

• British Airways – flights from London Gatwick
• Air Canada – flights from Halifax and Toronto
• AirTran Airways – low cost airline offering cheap flights to Bermuda from Atlanta and Baltimore (summer only)
• American Airlines – from Miami and New York (JFK)
• Continental Airlines – daily service from Newark
• Delta Air Lines – daily services from Atlanta and Boston
• JetBlue – budget carrier with year-round services from Boston and New York (JFK)
• US Airways – flies from Charlotte and Washington (summer) and Philadelphia (daily, all year)
• WestJet – year-round service from Toronto to Bermuda

The table below shows details of the bus routes and fares to some of the most popular destinations in Bermuda. All buses depart from the Central Terminal in Hamilton.

Considerable savings can be made using a public transportation pass.

The Bermuda Lifeguard Service was founded in 1987. Lifeguard coverage is provided on a seasonal basis at four beaches from 10 am until 6 pm:

Lifeguards at Horseshoe Bay and John Smith’s Bay beaches can be seen in the videos below:

The British Airways office in Bermuda is located at LF Wade International Airport. Services offered include ticket sales and alterations.

It is currently open 7 days a week from 5.30 pm until 8 pm, coinciding with the departure time of flights from Bermuda to London.

The company used to have an office on Front Street in Hamilton. It closed in December 2005 as part of a cost cutting exercise.

The best place to get up to date info about Bermuda is at one of the island’s Visitor Information Centres.

They stock a good selection of books, brochures, pamphlets, guides, maps, and flyers. They also sell bus and ferry tickets.

Staff with good local knowledge can also answer questions about things to do, attractions, events, etc.

Locations are:

• St George – Caffe Latte, York Street – Tel 297 8000
• City of Hamilton – 8 Front Street, next to the Ferry Terminal – Tel 295 1480
• Royal Naval Dockyard – Gazebo, Dockyard Terrace – Tel 799 4842

There are also VICs at the King’s Wharf and Heritage Wharf cruise ship terminals (at Royal Naval Dockyard).

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In 2007 a development company was given planning permission to build a Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Hamilton, near Par-la-Ville Park.

The project never came to fruition. In June 2009 plans were announced to build a St Regis hotel in the same location.

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Carlson is family-held corporation based in Minneapolis. Their hotel brands include Regent Hotels and Resorts, Radisson Hotels & Resorts, Park Plaza Hotels & Resorts, Country Inns & Suites, and Park Inn.

In July 2004 they announced plans to build a 5-star hotel near Par-la-Ville Park in Hamilton. However, later in the year the landowners, the Corporation of Hamilton, pulled out of the deal.

In June 2009 Starwood Hotels announced plans to open the St Regis Bermuda on the same site.

Lili Bermuda is a brand of perfume produced by the Bermuda Perfumery.

It is available at the Bermuda Perfumery shop in St George and at branches of AS Cooper.

Bermuda Blue perfume can be purchased at the following stores in Bermuda:

• Gibbons Company – Reid Street, Hamilton
• Perfume Shop – Clocktower Mall, Royal Naval Dockyard
• AS Cooper – Front Street, Hamilton
• Brown & Co – Front Street, Hamilton
• Peniston Brown – Water Street, St George

Bermuda has a couple of ice cream parlours; the Bailey’s Ice Cream in Hamilton Parish (opposite the Swizzle Inn) and Haagen-Dazs at the Clocktower Mall, Royal Naval Dockyard.