Barbados Holidays Travel Information
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Flights are available from Manchester, Glasgow, and London to Barbados.
American Airlines, Jet Blue and United also fly in-direct to Barbados via the United States, which allow the option of spending some nights in New York or Miami before Jetting to Barbados.
There are also daily inter-Caribbean flights that are operated for the purpose of island hopping and experiencing more than one Island on your holiday.
- Flying to Barbados from the UK: Non-stop flights leave various UK airports daily to Barbados.
- Flight time from the UK: 8-9 hours
- Barbados Currency: Barbadian Dollar, The USA Dollar is widely accepted.
- Time difference: GMT +5
- Do you need a Visa for Barbados: No
- Language in Barbados: English
- Barbados National drink: Rum cocktails
- Barbados National dish: Cou-cou with flying fish
All travellers need to complete Online Immigration and custom forms prior to arrival, which can be viewed here.
Barbados Weather
On average each year, the daily high temperature is 30 degrees / 86 Fahrenheit. With an average rainfall of less than 14 inch and 3000 hours of annual sunshine, Barbados is perfect to visit any time of the year.
The Dry Season is between November and April when the temperatures are cooler, and less rain is expected.
The Wet season is between May – October when the days are likely to be warmer and when rainfall is expected to be higher. The rainfall could last seconds or minutes.