Direct Flights from St. Thomas to St. Croix
St. Croix · U.S. Virgin Islands
Nonstop service from STT to STX on Cape Air. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
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 St. Thomas
35m in the air, 45 miles: short enough that a single night in St. Croix is worth it, and a day trip is not absurd.
With roughly 8 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
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
- 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.
- 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.
- Christiansted National Historic Site commemorates urban colonial development of the Virgin Islands.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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…
- 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 St. Thomas
Within 1° of St. Thomas 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 · St. Thomas 84°F · much the same
- April
- St. Croix 85°F · St. Thomas 86°F · much the same
- July
- St. Croix 88°F · St. Thomas 90°F · 2° colder
- October
- St. Croix 87°F · St. Thomas 88°F · much the same
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 St. Thomas to St. Croix?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from St. Thomas (STT) to St. Croix (STX) on Cape Air.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from St. Thomas to St. Croix?
- Cape Air flies nonstop between St. Thomas (STT) and St. Croix (STX).
- How many nonstop flights are there from St. Thomas to St. Croix?
- There are about 8 nonstop departures per day (roughly 56 per week) from St. Thomas to St. Croix.
- How far is St. Croix from St. Thomas?
- St. Croix is about 45 miles from St. Thomas by air.
- Is there a direct flight from St. Thomas to U.S. Virgin Islands?
- Yes — St. Croix (STX) has nonstop service from St. Thomas on Cape Air, 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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Airports near St. Thomas
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