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Direct Flights from San Juan to St. Croix

St. Croix · U.S. Virgin Islands

Nonstop service from SJU to STX on Cape Air, Frontier, JetBlue. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.

Airlines
Cape Air, Frontier, JetBlue
Frontier flies this route July to August
Nonstop flights
~4/day
Distance
94 mi
Flight time
~40mgate to gate
Elevation
74 ftabout the same as home
Days operated
Daily (all week)
Great-circle flight path from San Juan (SJU) to St. Croix (STX), 94 miles nonstop.SJUSTX

How rare is this nonstop?

Only 6 cities have a nonstop to St. Croix, so this is a route worth knowing about — most travelers connect to get there.

How long to go to St. Croix for, from San Juan

40m in the air, 94 miles: short enough that a single night in St. Croix is worth it, and a day trip is not absurd.

With roughly 4 departures a day, you are not tied to one flight: if a meeting overruns or the weather turns, there is another one behind it.

About St. Croix

Buck Island Reef National Monument , St. Croix, USV
Photo by Katka Nemčoková · CC BY-SA 3.0

Saint Croix is the largest island of the U.S. Virgin Islands, a territory of the United States of America. This island of rolling hills, rainforest, and picturesque towns is the home of approximately 60,000 people.

Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).

Top things to do in St. Croix

  1. Buck Island Reef National Monument protects Buck Island, a small, uninhabited 176-acre island about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north of the northeast coast of Saint Croix, U.S.
  2. Salt River Bay National Historic Park and Ecological Preserve is a unit of the National Park Service on the island of St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
  3. Christiansted National Historic Site commemorates urban colonial development of the Virgin Islands.
  4. The St. George Village Botanical Garden is a botanical garden with arboretum located at 127 Estate St. George, Frederiksted, Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands.
  5. Sandy Point National Wildlife Refuge is a wildlife refuge for threatened and endangered species, with particular emphasis on the leatherback sea turtle, located on the southwest corner of Saint Croix, U.S.
  6. Point Udall is at the east end of St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands. It is the easternmost point of the United States including insular areas.
  7. Green Cay National Wildlife Refuge, encompasses the 6 ha (14 acre) island of Green Cay lying midway between the town of Christiansted and Buck Island Reef National Monument, just north of Saint Croix in the United States…
  8. The St. Croix East End Marine Park (STXEEMP) was established to "protect territorially significant marine resources, and promote sustainability of marine ecosystems, including coral reefs, sea grass beds, wildlife habita…

Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).

St. Croix weather, compared with San Juan

Within 1° of San Juan on the annual average, so pack much as you would at home — but the two cities do not track each other month to month:

January
St. Croix 83°F · San Juan 83°F · much the same
April
St. Croix 85°F · San Juan 86°F · much the same
July
St. Croix 88°F · San Juan 89°F · much the same
October
St. Croix 87°F · San Juan 89°F · 2° colder

Daily highs averaged from Meteostat station records (CC BY 4.0), measured at each city's airport.

Planning a trip to St. Croix

Best time to visit
The best time to visit St. Croix is December–March, when the weather is mildest, with daytime highs around 83°F.
How long to stay
Three or four days is enough to take in St. Croix's highlights, from Buck Island Reef National Monument, Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve, and Christiansted National Historic Site and more.

Frequently asked questions

Is there a direct flight from San Juan to St. Croix?
Yes — you can fly nonstop from San Juan (SJU) to St. Croix (STX) on Cape Air, Frontier, JetBlue.
Which airlines fly nonstop from San Juan to St. Croix?
Cape Air, Frontier, JetBlue fly nonstop between San Juan (SJU) and St. Croix (STX). Frontier flies it July to August only.
How many nonstop flights are there from San Juan to St. Croix?
There are about 4 nonstop departures per day (roughly 28 per week) from San Juan to St. Croix.
How far is St. Croix from San Juan?
St. Croix is about 94 miles from San Juan by air.
Is there a direct flight from San Juan to U.S. Virgin Islands?
Yes — St. Croix (STX) has nonstop service from San Juan on Cape Air, Frontier, JetBlue, making it a nonstop gateway to U.S. Virgin Islands.
What is there to do in St. Croix?
Popular things to do include Buck Island Reef National Monument, Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve, Christiansted National Historic Site, St. George Village Botanical Garden, and more.

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