George Town to Staniel Cay: flights, mailboat, tours and Customs

This page covers the trip from George Town on Great Exuma to Staniel Cay. Staniel Cay has its own airstrip and a yacht club marina^1,10. It is a small place: a village on the western shore, with fewer than 118 full-time residents and less than two square miles of land¹. More routes are in the getting there section.

How do you get from George Town to Staniel Cay?

Staniel Cay is accessible by boat and by air⁶. Staniel Cay Adventures names a day tour from George Town, the Captain C Mailboat and a private tour boat for the day¹. Flights are covered next.

Route	What the operator page says
Day tour	Staniel Cay Adventures sells tours from George Town or Baraterre1
Mailboat	Staniel Cay Adventures names the Captain C Mailboat1
Private tour boat	Named by Staniel Cay Adventures as a way to reach the cay for the day1
Flight	Makers Air from Fort Lauderdale Executive; Flamingo Air and Titan Air from Nassau3,1

Can you fly from George Town to Staniel Cay?

Makers Air’s Staniel Cay page lists flights from Fort Lauderdale Executive and shows no George Town route³. Titan Air lists Staniel Cay, Black Point, Farmers Cay and surrounding islands as its Exuma destinations, and George Town is not on that list⁴. For the flight options that do exist, see the Staniel Cay flight guide.

• There is no direct flight from Miami to Staniel Cay¹.
• From Nassau, you connect to Flamingo Air or Titan Air¹. Titan Air prices its Nassau to Staniel Cay daily flight at $125 one way and $240 round trip, VAT included (seen Oct 19, 2026)⁴. That is a Nassau fare, not a George Town fare.
• Staniel Cay Adventures puts the flight from Fort Lauderdale Executive at about 90 minutes¹.
• Staniel Cay Adventures recommends Makers Air for scheduled flights and charter services¹.

Makers Air says Staniel Cay Airport closes Sept 21 to Oct 31, and that its flights operate via Black Point during that window². Black Point sits at the northern end of Great Guana Cay⁹. The Great Exuma flight guide covers the George Town end of the trip.

Can you take the mailboat to Staniel Cay?

Staniel Cay Adventures names the Captain C Mailboat as one way to reach Staniel Cay¹. The boat starts its run in Nassau, as all mailboat runs do⁹. A 2016 report puts the start at Potter’s Cay in Nassau and lists the Exuma stops as Staniel Cay, Black Point and Little Farmer’s Cay, which can change with weather and necessity⁸.

In a 2024 account the Captain C loaded at Staniel Cay before heading south, and tied up overnight at the Black Point dock⁹. Its owner says the mailboats carry freight a plane cannot take⁸.

Confirm with the operator before planning to ride as a passenger. The mail boat and ferry guide covers what the Mailboat Company’s own notice and FAQ say.

Can you go by tour boat or water taxi?

Staniel Cay Adventures sells day tours that leave from George Town or Baraterre¹. It also sells tours from Great Exuma under its own heading¹. It lists a private tour boat for the day as a way to reach the cay¹.

A travel guide notes that visitors commonly use a water taxi or an organized boat connection, and that the departure point, timing, weather process and return arrangement vary⁷. Confirm each of those with the operator when you book.

How do you arrive by your own boat?

The Staniel Cay Yacht Club has 18 secure slips that take boats from center consoles to mega-yachts¹⁰. The club also offers 21 balls for daily or nightly rental¹⁰. Even at low tide its dock takes drafts up to 12 feet and yachts up to 210 feet¹⁰.

The yacht club says it greets guests at Staniel Cay Airport and transfers them to their vacation rental¹¹. If you bring a boat from the Exuma Cays Land & Sea Park, the park’s own moorings and fees are on the park fees page. The Staniel Cay place guide covers the cay itself.

Is Staniel Cay a Customs port of entry?

No. The Bahamas Customs list of ports of entry in the Exumas includes Exuma International Airport, Odyssey Aviation (George Town), Exuma Yacht Club Marina, Exuma Public Dock, Emerald Bay Marina and Black Point Airport, and Staniel Cay is not on it⁵. Clear in at a listed port before you continue to Staniel Cay.

Staniel Cay sits roughly 75 miles south of Nassau and 250 miles southeast of Florida¹. The customs guide for boaters covers the steps, and Bahamas ports of entry from Florida lists the ports. To choose between the two bases, read Staniel Cay or Great Exuma. For tours that start in Nassau, see the Nassau day trip comparison.