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District · Pointe-à-Pitre

Bergevin and the ferry terminal

A place to buy tickets and board, not to sightsee.

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Key facts

Suits
Tickets and ferries
Sights here
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What it's like

Feels:
A working port with ticket halls and queues
Suits:
Tickets and ferries
Best time:
Early morning
Watch out for:
Lingering with bags.
In short:
A place to buy tickets and board, not to sightsee.

About these names

Addresses are French style, with streets named after 19th-century figures; give your driver the street or a landmark.

The old centre is a small grid round Place de la Victoire and the harbour; the market district is a few blocks to the north; the Mémorial ACTe and marina are to the west along the waterfront; ferry terminals sit on the south-east side. The airport is in Les Abymes, about 3–5 km north-east, and the beaches are 10–25 minutes east along the coast.

Where exactly

This district is highlighted. Shapes follow this guide's walking areas and places, not official boundaries.

Bergevin and the ferry terminal on the Pointe-à-Pitre mapTap an area for what it is like and who it suits. Shapes follow this guide’s walking areas and places, not official boundaries.
Darboussier waterfront · $$$Around Place de la Vict… · $$

Bergevin and the ferry terminal

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A place to buy tickets and board, not to sightsee.

Suits: Tickets and ferries

District guideWalk: Bergevin ferry terminal & harbourIn the districts table

Off the map: Pointe-à-Pitre – Pôle Caraïbes Airport (PTP) (20–45 min by the usual route).

Not drawn yet (no coordinates in this guide): Les Abymes and the airport, Le Gosier. See the table above.

Where’s what, as a list:

  • Victoire and the centre: Place de la Victoire, the cathedral, a museum and cafés; walkable and quiet at night. Suits: A first morning; short stays with bags. Price band $$.
  • Saint-Antoine market district: The covered market and its counters; go by day. Suits: Spices, lunch and a museum.
  • Darboussier and the marina: The Mémorial ACTe and the marina terraces; car-oriented and quiet. Suits: The memorial and a waterfront evening. Price band $$$.
  • Bergevin and the ferry terminal: A place to buy tickets and board, not to sightsee. Suits: Tickets and ferries.
  • Les Abymes and the airport: The airport, car-hire desks and the large hospital; not a visitor district. Suits: Flights and car hire.
  • Le Gosier: The beach resort area about 10–20 minutes east; the alternative base if you want a beach holiday. Suits: Beach hotels and evening restaurants.
  • Sleep area Darboussier waterfront: suits The memorial and a waterfront evening, price band $$$.
  • Sleep area Around Place de la Victoire: suits A first morning; short stays with bags, price band $$.
  • Pointe-à-Pitre – Pôle Caraïbes Airport (PTP), 20–45 min by the usual route.

Stay here?

Not a base in this guide

No sleep area here has scores. The best-placed bases are Victoire and the centre, Darboussier and the marina.

See

Opening hours and prices from each place page; (check) means typical hours, not yet verified.

  • Musée Saint-John PerseGo

    A small museum in a Creole townhouse about the Nobel-winning poet born in Pointe-à-Pitre: 30–45 minutes, calm and cool, when the square is too hot.

    Hours:
    Desk estimate: weekday day hours; confirm locally.(check)
    Entry:
    About €3–6 (≈ US$4–7) (2026 estimate, check)

Shopping

Markets and shopping streets from the Pointe-à-Pitre buying guide that name this district.

  • Waterfront market stalls near the ferry terminal · Fish, fruit and small crafts · Morning (check) · haggling: lightSmaller and calmer; check what is open.

Getting there and around

Where to get off

  • Walk from Place de la Victoire · for Musée Saint-John Perse

On to the next area

Minutes are this guide’s typical walking and ride times (p50–p90); traffic and heat stretch them.

Safety at night and noise

  • Bergevin and the portday: oknight: avoid

    Quiet; go with a purpose and leave.

Nearby districts

Built from this guide’s Pointe-à-Pitre districts table, place, eat and sleep pages, route graph and city notes. Hours, prices and rules change: anything marked (check) is typical, not verified. checked: 2026-09.