Located 200 miles southeast of Miami and 50 miles east of Nassau, Eleuthera has three airports: Governors Harbour (GHB), just 10 minutes from Buttonwood Reserve, North Eleuthera (ELH), half an hour from Buttonwood Reserve, and a smaller airport at Rock Sound, an hour to the south. Getting to Eleuthera is easy with daily flights to Govenors Harbour and North Eleuthera from Fort Lauderdale, Miami, and Nassau on Continental Airlines, American Airlines, BahamasAir, and several smaller carriers. There is also daily ferry service.
Airlines
Continental
Daily flights from Fort Lauderdale to Governor’s Harbor (GHB)
American Airlines
Flights from Miami to Governors Harbour on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday.
Daily flights from Miami to Nassau.
Southern Air Charter
Multiple daily flights from Nassau to Governors Harbour and North Eleuthera from Nassau. Once on the island, visitors can rent a car or travel by taxi. Many part-time residents keep a vehicle on the island for convenience.
Ferry Services
Bahamas Fast Ferries
Daily departures from Nassau for North Eleuthera ports, plus three departures per week from Nassau to Governors Harbour.
Arthur Nixon
Butch Johnson
Cash’s
Cecil Cooper
Dwight Pinder
Hilton Johnson (James Cistern)
Israel Johnson
Kingsley Sands
Lawrence Griffin
McClain Pinder (Governors Harbour)
Naaman Rolle
Taylor and Taylor (Governors Harbour)
Tommy Pinder (Governor’s Harbour)
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