Getting there

Planes, ferries and brightly coloured automobiles – we tell you the best way to get to Grenada's glorious coastline

Planes

There are weekly direct flights from London to Point Salines International Airport (11kms away from St George's) with British Airways (www.britishairways.com) | Golden Caribbean (www.goldencaribbean.co.uk) | XL Airways (www.xl.com) and Virgin Atlantic (www.virgin-atlantic.com). LIAT (www.liatairline.com) is your best bet if you’re island-hopping; it offers daily flights to Grenada from 22 Caribbean destinations. There's a local departure tax of $20.

Boats

Osprey Lines ferries (+1 473 440 8126; www.ospreylines.com) takes 90 minutes to reach the neighbouring island of Carriacou; there are also services to Petite Martinique.

Automobiles

There are many small rental companies on Grenada. The easiest thing is to have the hotel organise a hire car whenever you want to go exploring; that way it’ll be delivered to and picked up from the hotel. If you get lost | stop and ask a local – it’s no generalisation to say that everyone here's extremely friendly.