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My wife and I will be traveling through St Martin on Friday, July 6th at approx 5:00 PM we will land at the airport in Grand Case. We need to catch the 6:00 PM ferry to Anguilla(which is the last of the day) so we plan to get a taxi or arrange a ride to do that. Has anyone made this trip at approx 5:00 PM on a Friday? Should we be worried about traffic enough to schedule an earlier flight from St Barths, say 1:00 PM instead? Thank you for your help.
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At that time of day the "rush-hour" traffic is leaving Marigot and heading towards Grand Case. There WILL be traffic each way however.
If there are no cows on the road, wrecks, etc it should be do-able in one hour...but it really is tight IMO.
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As long as your plane is on time it will be close. Better to take an earlier flight and play it safe. No sense worrying and getting up tight on vacation.
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I totally agree with you & Beachkitten. Leave earlier & avoid traffic stress on vacation. You never know when the cows will decide to stroll.
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I agree with the others. Why subject yourself to unnecessary stress? Take an earlier plane.
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Same here. One little hiccup and all bets are off.
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You can never predict the traffic! ![[Linked Image]](http://www.traveltalkonline.com/gallery/40/medium/1309.jpg)
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Not only cows but also a broken down, stalled or slow truck trying to climb the hills.
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Or a bus full of cruise ship passengers!
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That time of day cruise tour busses would be back to the cruise dock but all kinds of traffic slowdowns can occur anytime of the day.
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Sometimes work trucks at that time of day with one lane closed. It will give them longer in St. Martin,
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