There are 4 ways to get from Basse-Terre to Cayenne by ferry, car ferry, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Ferry, car ferry to Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport, fly
best- Take the ferry from Basse-Terre to Terre-de-Hautferry
- Take the car ferry from Terre-de-Haut to Fort-de-Francecarferry
- Fly from Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport (FDF) to Cayenne (CAY)plane FDF - CAY
10h 41m$1,215–2,001Fly from Terre-de-Haut
cheapest- Fly from Terre-de-Haut (LSS) to Cayenne (CAY)plane LSS - CAY
26h 57m$245–1,141Ferry, ferry to Marie-Galante Airport, fly
- Take the ferry from Basse-Terre to Terre-de-Hautferry
- Take the ferry from Les Saintes, Terre-de-Haut to Saint Louisferry
- Fly from Marie-Galante Airport (GBJ) to Cayenne (CAY)plane GBJ - CAY
27h 39mFerry, ferry to Pointe-À-Pitre Le Raizet Airport, fly
- Take the ferry from Basse-Terre to Terre-de-Hautferry
- Take the ferry from The Saints, Terre de Haut to Point-a-Pitre, Guadeloupeferry
- Fly from Pointe-À-Pitre Le Raizet Airport (PTP) to Cayenne (CAY)plane PTP - CAY
11h 6m$1,130–1,986
Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport (FDF) to Cayenne (CAY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basse-Terre to Cayenne is to fly which costs $240 - $1,200 and takes 26h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Basse-Terre to Cayenne is to ferry and car ferry and fly which takes 10h 41m and costs $1,200 - $2,000.
The distance between Basse-Terre and Cayenne is 1658 km.
It takes approximately 10h 41m to get from Basse-Terre to Cayenne, including transfers.
Cayenne is 1h ahead of Basse-Terre. It is currently 5:22 PM in Basse-Terre and 6:22 PM in Cayenne.
There are 398+ hotels available in Cayenne.
What companies run services between Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe and Cayenne, French Guiana?
Norwegian Air Sweden, Air Caraïbes, and Air France fly from Terre-de-Haut (LSS) to Cayenne (CAY) twice a week.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport to Cayenne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,200
Flights from Terre-de-Haut to Cayenne via Pointe-À-Pitre Le Raizet Airport, Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Terre-de-Haut to Cayenne via Marie-Galante Airport, Pointe-À-Pitre Le Raizet Airport, Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Marie-Galante Airport to Cayenne via Pointe-À-Pitre Le Raizet Airport, Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Pointe-À-Pitre Le Raizet Airport to Cayenne via Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,200
- Phone
- (590) 590-920639
- [email protected]
- Website
- ctmdeher.com
Ferry from Basse-Terre to Terre-de-Haut
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $25–45
- Website
- https://www.ctmdeher.com/
Ferry from Basse-Terre to Terre-de-Haut
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $25–45
- Website
- https://www.ctmdeher.com/
Ferry from Basse-Terre to Terre-de-Haut
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $25–45
- Website
- https://www.ctmdeher.com/
- Phone
- +1 758 456 5022
- [email protected]
- Website
- frs-express.com
Car ferry from Terre-de-Haut to Fort-de-France
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $90–160
- Website
- https://www.frs-express.com/en/
Ferry from The Saints, Terre de Haut to Point-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://www.frs-express.com/en/
- Phone
- +590(0)590222631
- Website
- comatrile.com
Ferry from Les Saintes, Terre-de-Haut to Saint Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- comatrile.com
- Book at
- comatrile.com
- Phone
- +(590) 574-574
- Website
- valferry.fr
Ferry from The Saints, Terre de Haut to Point-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–36
- Schedules at
- valferry.fr
- Book at
- valferry.fr
- Baby
- $6
- Child
- $21
- Youth
- $27
- Adult
- $36
- Senior
- $27
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