Arrive · Pointe-à-Pitre
Pointe-à-Pitre – Pôle Caraïbes Airport (PTP)
PTP to the centre: one taxi, 15–35 minutes for about 5 km — the risk is a late landing with no ride arranged and traffic on the ring road at rush hour.
Not field-verified
Default ride
Taxi or pre-booked car to the door
Ride time
20–45 min
p50–p90
Fare
€25 (≈ US$30)
Late night after
22:00
on demand
Rules in force · 6Pavements are narrow and uneven
- Guadeloupe ↗Entry follows French rules for overseas departments, which can differ from mainland France and the Schengen area: check official French sources for your passport.
- Guadeloupe ↗Sargassum seaweed can pile up on some beaches, mainly in spring and summer: check conditions before booking a beach base.
- Guadeloupe ↗La Soufrière is an active volcano: check the alert level and trail status before hiking.
- Grande-Terre ↗Avoid driving across the Pointe-à-Pitre area at about 06:30–08:30 and 16:00–18:30: traffic is heavy.
- Pointe-à-Pitre ↗The centre empties after dark and on Sundays: eat early, take a taxi door to door in the evening and do not wander the back streets.
- Pointe-à-Pitre ↗Pavements are narrow and uneven: bags go from the car to the door, never on a walk.
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Map of the airport
Directions
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Lock your path to bed
feasibledesk 24hlandside ready ~22:55 (p90)
Take Taxi or pre-booked car to the door at 23:00. Bed by ~23:49 (p90).
Last viable for this bed: 06:00 (+1) (land by 04:05 (+1))
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Zero-brain vs precision
- Daytime default
- Taxi from the rank (or a pickup your hotel arranged), straight to the door.
- Precision
- Few taxis wait after the last arrivals (field-verify); confirm a pickup with your flight number if you land after 22:00.
- Late-night threshold
- 22:00
Steps from landing
5 / 10 min
Gate to immigration
all arrivals15 / 50 min
Border control (none for flights from Paris; ID check only)
only intl checked, intl cabin15 / 35 min
Baggage claim + customs
only intl checked, domestic checked10 / 20 min
SIM/cash, then the taxi rank
all arrivals20 / 45 min
Taxi or pre-booked car to the door
on demand, any hour · €25 (≈ US$30)
If it breaks
- Message the hotel your flight number; fixed taxi tariffs with a night surcharge apply (ask the rank for the price before you get in).
- Do not count on a bus or a taxi after the last arrivals: pre-book, or sleep near the airport.
- Rush-hour traffic (about 06:30–08:30 and 16:00–18:30) can double the ride.
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Sources
| Field | Value | Source type | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| primary.yen | €20–35 | secondary | 40% |