last edited Dec 11, 2019
Getting to Jamaica by Sea
Location Map of Jamaica
Jamaica
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Inter-Island Distances
From Jamaica to...
- Cayman: 360 km from Montego Bay.
- Central American Coasts: 900 km (Honduras), 980 km (Cancun) from Montego Bay.
- Cuba: 280 km (Santiago) from Montego Bay.
- Haiti: 300 km from Kingston.
Cruises
Every year, around 800,000 cruise passengers discover Jamaica, making the island a major destination and a "classic" for cruise ships. While Montego Bay welcomes many visitors, Ocho Rios and Falmouth, also on the north coast, are popular ports of call.
By Sea
Ferries
There are no ferry routes between Jamaica and other Caribbean islands or Central America.
Cargo
Montego Bay, Kingston, and Port Antonio are ports accessible by cargo ship from Europe and even more easily from North America.
Sailboats
Many sailors, mostly American, travel to Jamaica by boat, where several marinas exist in Montego Bay, Kingston, Ocho Rios, and Port Antonio.