Car Hire Nassau Airport - Mini guide to Nassau Airport

Nassau International Airport, located on New Providence Island, is located just 16kms from the capital city and receives the bulk of North American traffic from major carriers, including daily flights originating in Florida and flights coming in from New York and Philadelphia several times weekly. Air Canada offers direct service to Nassau International Airport once a week from both Toronto and Montreal. European airlines do not fly into Nassau’s airport directly; most European travellers make a quick change through Miami.

There are two terminal buildings: A (domestic, charter flights and non-US international) and B (domestic and US international). Terminal B has most of the airport’s passenger facilities. In Terminal A lobby, you'll find a post office and a full-service branch of the Royal Bank of Canada. Both terminals also feature ATMs and phone card machines.

The airport has cafeterias in the departure area of each terminal and in the domestic terminal lobby, and there are also fast food outlets. Plenty of bars are spread around both terminals, offering local rum cocktails and other more usual refreshments.

In Terminal A, there are shops selling small musical instruments, all manner of CDs, dresses, tee-shirts, caps, and a variety of Bahamian souvenirs such as straw hats and bags, dolls and brightly coloured clothing. The newsstand also carries magnets, mugs, beach bags, place mats and other souvenir items. In Terminal B, there is a duty-free liquor store, a perfume shop, and two souvenir shops selling tins of rum cake, straw hats, dolls and a variety of other items.

Those who require special assistance or wheelchairs should notify their airlines when booking their flight. Specially fitted toilets and ramps are located across the airport. Designated parking areas are available in the car park opposite the terminals. An airport information desk is located in each terminal building.

Nassau International Airport is 16kms from the city, and is easily accessed by both private and public transportation. The airport can be reached by a well signposted road that runs from the city. There are no regular bus services, but taxis are available from outside the terminal buildings and run to central Nassau and other nearby locations.

There is one car park which offers short-term and long-term parking located directly opposite the terminal buildings. There is a pick-up and drop-off area right outside the terminal entrance, and assistance is available for the mobility impaired.