About US Virgin Islands

The United States Virgin Islands are an unincorporated US territory of three main islands — Saint Thomas, Saint John and Saint Croix — bought from Denmark in 1917, which is why the towns are Charlotte Amalie and Christiansted. Roughly sixty per cent of Saint John is national park.

Known for Virgin Islands National Park, Danish colonial towns, Trunk Bay, Charlotte Amalie harbour and drive on the left.

Getting around

VITRAN, part of the territory's Department of Public Works, runs the public buses on St Thomas, St Croix and St John. The fare is US$2.00 in exact change — the buses give none — and seniors and people with disabilities ride free with photo identification. Most visitors' longest hop is on the water: the Red Hook ferry reaches St John in about twenty minutes for US$8.15, roughly hourly from 5:30am to 11:30pm, and a slower boat from Charlotte Amalie takes about forty-five minutes for US$13.

Taxis, transfers and hire cars in US Virgin Islands

Areas of US Virgin Islands