Suriname: Getting there & around

There are twice-weekly flights from Amsterdam to Paramaribo. Miami and Atlanta are the main departure points for flights from the US, and there are also flights from various Caribbean islands and Brazil. Surinam Airways offers flights to/from Miami and Amsterdam, and other carriers flying into Suriname include KLM, Air France and Caribbean Airlines. There's a rickety passenger ferry from Nieuw Nickerie across the Corantijn River to Springlands, Guyana; and another across the Marowijne River between Albina and St Laurent du Maroni (French Guiana).

Air services to the interior usually operate on a charter basis. Medium-sized buses on the coastal highway are frequent and exceptionally cheap, but crowded; taxis, which are faster though more expensive, travel along the same routes. To visit the interior and some coastal areas, river transport is the least expensive (and often only) option.