The Route
Miami to Bahamas by Private Charter Flight
The Bahamas begin about 55 nautical miles east of Miami, where Bimini lies across the Gulf Stream, and reach out to the Exumas, about 275 nautical miles away. Flights from Miami to the Bahamas leave from a Miami airport or base, with the whole aircraft reserved for your group, and the time in the air runs from about 45 minutes to Bimini to an hour and a quarter by jet to the Exumas.
Velvet Air books every Miami to Bahamas flight and a licensed carrier flies it. You give us the day, the island and the size of your group, we come back with the aircraft that fit, and everything arrives as one total. We file the names, the passport numbers and both borders from our side, so you bring passports and a bag.
Four islands have their own page: Bimini, Nassau, the Exumas and Eleuthera. Four kinds of aircraft fly there, a seaplane, a helicopter, small planes and jets, and every route we fly from Miami is on our home page.
Plan Your Bahamas Flight
Choose Your Aircraft
Aircraft for the Miami to Bahamas Flight
Flights from Miami to the Bahamas are the first part of the trip. You can choose a seaplane, a helicopter, small planes or a jet. Send us your dates, the island, the size of your group and your luggage, and we pick the aircraft that suits them. Specifications for each aircraft are on our fleet page.
Seaplane
Cessna Grand Caravan EX Amphibian, from about 45 minutes to about an hour and three quarters in the air, depending on the island. The amphibian lands on the water or on the runway, and the quote names which.
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Helicopter
Bell 407, Agusta 109 or Sikorsky S-76, from about 45 minutes to about two hours in the air, depending on the island and the model. Lands at the airport of the island you choose.
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Small Plane
Beechcraft Baron 58, King Air C90, Piper Aztec, Cessna Grand Caravan EX, Cessna 402C or Piper Chieftain, from about 45 minutes to about two hours in the air, depending on the island and the model.
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Private Jet
Citation CJ3/CJ3+, Citation Excel/XLS, Citation Sovereign or Challenger 650, about 35 minutes to an hour and a quarter in the air, depending on the island. The quote names the jet that suits the airport you choose.
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How It Works
How a Flight from Miami to Bahamas Works
You can fly from Miami to the Bahamas by seaplane, helicopter, small plane or jet, and flying to the Bahamas works the same way on every aircraft and every island. Here is what every flight includes, from the first message to the moment you land.
Plan Your Bahamas FlightDistance and Time
Four Islands, 55 to 275 Nautical Miles Out
Bimini is about 55 nautical miles from Miami, Nassau about 160, Eleuthera about 196 and the Exumas about 275. In the air that is about 45 minutes to Bimini and, by jet, 35 minutes to an hour and a quarter to the others, and the options we send list the time for each aircraft. A private flight means one aircraft, one departure point and no connection through a hub, so every flight to the Bahamas is a single leg.
How Long the Day Runs
A Day Trip, a Weekend or Longer
On a charter the aircraft waits for you, so the return hour is yours: out in the morning and back in the evening, or a night or a long weekend on the island. A flight to a close island such as Bimini or Nassau suits a day. When you enquire, tell us whether you fly home the same day or stay on, and we plan the return around it. Only weather and delays can shift the plan.
The Whole Aircraft
Your Group, Your Aircraft, Your Departure Time
The price covers the whole aircraft, and your group is the only one on board: no other passengers, no shared seats. The departure hour is yours within daylight and within what the crew may fly. Aircraft, crew and the Miami to Bahamas flight are quoted as a single total, and the quote lists what is included before you pay a deposit.
Both Borders
Passports Checked on Arrival, Filings Before You Leave
Every passenger needs a valid passport, children included. The airports we fly to on Bimini, Nassau, the Exumas and Eleuthera accept international flights, so the group clears the border where it lands. We file the names and passport numbers from our side before you leave Florida and handle both borders, so nothing about the crossing falls to you.
Which Island
Sharks and Wrecks, Old Town, Swimming Pigs or Pink Sand
Bimini has nurse sharks, stingrays and the SS Sapona wreck, Nassau the old town on Bay Street, Paradise Island and Cable Beach, the Exumas the swimming pigs at Pig Beach on Big Major Cay, and Eleuthera Harbour Island with its Pink Sands Beach. Each island has its own page with the time in the air, the landing airport and what to see.
More Than One Island
Fly On to the Next Island
Many guests combine two islands, for example Nassau first and the Exumas or Eleuthera next. We plan each leg once you give us the route, and the return to Miami can leave from any island you reach on the way. The whole route is quoted together, so you see one total for all of it.
Departure Points
Miami Departure Points for Bahamas Flights
Flights from Miami to the Bahamas start at airports and bases around the city. The departure point nearest to your hotel is the one we choose, and it is already named in the quote.
Miami Seaplane Base
Watson Island, Miami
The public seaplane base on Watson Island, between downtown Miami and Miami Beach, about two miles east of the city centre. Seaplane flights to the Bahamas leave from here, and downtown and the Beach are a short drive away.
Watson Island, Miami
The heliport on Watson Island in central Miami is where the helicopter departs for the Bahamas. Next to the seaplane base, it keeps downtown and Miami Beach close and the ground time before the flight short.
Miami-Opa locka Executive Airport, OPF
A general aviation airport in the north of the city. Its runway is about 8,000 feet long, US Customs is on the field, and three full-service FBOs operate there: Atlantic Aviation, Fontainebleau Aviation and Signature Flight Support. Private jets and small planes of any size can leave from here, and guests staying in the north are closest.
Miami Executive Airport, TMB, Kendall
Miami Executive is the general aviation airport in Kendall, southwest of central Miami. If you are staying in the south or southwest, you can leave for the Bahamas from here and skip the drive across town to an airfield in the north.
Miami International Airport, MIA
Miami’s main airport. Guests who arrive by airline and want to continue to the Bahamas the same day start here, and we plan the departure time around the hour you land.
How to Book
How to Plan a Flight from Miami to Bahamas
Planning a flight to the Bahamas takes four steps, and only the first one needs anything from you.
Plan Your Bahamas Flight- 01
Contact Us
Write to us on WhatsApp or by email. Send your dates, how many guests, where you are coming from and which island and which aircraft you have in mind, or tell us you are not sure yet. Tell us the hour you would like to leave and whether you come back the same day. That is all we need to start.
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Get the Options Back
We check what is free on your date and send the aircraft that fit your party, side by side: seats, bags, time in the air and the price of each. That is usually where the choice makes itself: a large group with luggage points one way, a quick trip for two the other.
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Confirm and Pay
You pick the aircraft, and we fix the departure point and the landing site. Then everything around the Miami to Bahamas flight: catering on board, ground transport on the island, flowers if the day is a special one. You approve it, you pay, and the boarding time comes back to you.
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Be There 30 Minutes Before
There is no terminal queue on a charter. Arrive half an hour before the time we sent, walk to the aircraft with your bags and take off for the Bahamas.
Where to Go
Where to Go on a Miami to Bahamas Flight
Below are the four islands we fly to from Miami, from Bimini, the closest, to the Exumas, the farthest. Each has its own page.
Plan Your Bahamas FlightBimini
The Closest Island
Bimini is the island of the Bahamas closest to Miami, about 55 nautical miles across the Gulf Stream and about 45 minutes in the air. Nurse sharks and stingrays on the flats, the SS Sapona wreck and Radio Beach in Alice Town fit into one day. Everything about the Miami to Bimini flight is on its own page.
Nassau lies about 160 nautical miles east-southeast of Miami on New Providence. Bay Street and Parliament Square in the old town, Cabbage Beach and the Atlantis marina village on Paradise Island and the long beach at Cable Beach are close together. See the Miami to Nassau flight for aircraft, times and landing.
The Exumas are about 275 nautical miles from Miami, an hour to an hour and a quarter by jet. The pigs live at Pig Beach on Big Major Cay, and the flight lands at Exuma International Airport at Moss Town on Great Exuma, an airport of entry. The Miami to Exuma flight has the details.
Eleuthera is about 196 nautical miles from Miami and about 110 miles long, so the airport matters: North Eleuthera, Governor’s Harbour or Rock Sound. From North Eleuthera a water taxi takes you to Harbour Island and Pink Sands Beach. See the Miami to Eleuthera flight.
Ready When You Are
Ready to Fly
from Miami to the Bahamas?
Send us the date, the number of guests, the island and the aircraft you prefer. You get back the departure point and one total.
Add-Ons
Charter Flight to the Bahamas Add-Ons
Tell us which ones you want when you send your dates and your preferred aircraft. Anything beyond these is arranged together with the flight to the Bahamas.
In Detail
Miami to Bahamas by Private Flight: Bimini, Nassau, the Exumas and Eleuthera
Velvet Air arranges private flights from Miami to the Bahamas through licensed carriers. A single person handles your flight from the first message to the landing, and the aircraft is yours alone. Our other routes from Miami are on the home page.
Flights from Miami to the Bahamas: The Closest Islands and the Far Ones
From 55 to 275 nautical miles
Bimini is the closest island of the Bahamas, about 55 nautical miles from Miami. Nassau is about 160, Eleuthera about 196 and the Exumas about 275, and each is a single leg from your Miami departure point. Velvet Air arranges the aircraft with licensed operators, lists each one with its specifications on our fleet page, and the quote names the aircraft, the departure point and one total. The time in the air is about 45 minutes to Bimini, 35 to 45 minutes by jet to Nassau, 50 minutes to an hour by jet to Eleuthera and an hour to an hour and a quarter by jet to the Exumas. Small planes, seaplanes and helicopters take longer on the farther islands.
Miami to Bahamas Charter Flights: Bimini and Nassau as a Day Trip
A day on the water or in town
Bimini and Nassau are the two islands that suit a day. On Bimini the day fits nurse sharks and stingrays on the flats, a snorkel at the SS Sapona wreck, a swim at Radio Beach and lunch in Alice Town. In Nassau it fits a walk along Bay Street, lunch at the Atlantis marina village and an afternoon on Cabbage Beach or Cable Beach. Catering and a private chef can be arranged before departure through our add-ons, and a car can be waiting where you land. Tell us if you need to be back at a fixed hour for a dinner or a connection, and we plan the return around it. The Exumas and Eleuthera suit a weekend or longer.
Private Flights to the Bahamas from Miami: The Border Is Our Job, the Passport Is Yours
Entry into the Bahamas arranged from your departure point
Entering the Bahamas on a private flight means arriving at an airport that accepts international flights, and the airports we use on Bimini, Nassau, the Exumas and Eleuthera do. Every passenger needs a valid passport, children included. We file the names and passport numbers from our side before you leave Florida and handle both borders. The same goes for the way home: you reach the aircraft with your passports and have nothing else to manage. For the flight home, the passenger list goes to US Customs and Border Protection through eAPIS before departure, and that is filed from our side as well.
Charter Flights Miami to Bahamas: Two Islands, One Quote
Combine islands in one trip
For many guests one island is not the whole trip. From Nassau the flight can go on to the Exumas or Eleuthera, and we plan each leg once you give us the route. The return to Miami can leave from any island you reach on the way, and the whole route is quoted together. Our other destinations from Miami, from Key West and the Dry Tortugas to Grand Bahama, are on the home page, and each begins with the same message to us. Tell us the dates, the group and the islands you have in mind, and you get back the aircraft that fit, the departure point and one total.
Questions
Miami to Bahamas Flights FAQ
How long is the flight from Miami to the Bahamas?
It depends on the island: about 45 minutes to Bimini and, by jet, 35 to 45 minutes to Nassau, about 50 minutes to an hour to Eleuthera and an hour to an hour and a quarter to the Exumas. The options we send list the time for each aircraft.
How far is the Bahamas from Miami?
Bimini, the closest island, is about 55 nautical miles away. Nassau is about 160, Eleuthera about 196 and the Exumas about 275, and each is a single leg from your Miami departure point, with no connection through a hub.
Can you fly to the Bahamas from Florida?
Yes. A private flight leaves from the Miami airport or base nearest to your hotel and lands on the island you choose, at an airport that accepts international flights. We file the passenger details from our side.
How do I get to the Bahamas from Miami?
Send us your date, the island, the size of your group and your luggage. We come back with the aircraft that fit, side by side, and one total, and you meet the aircraft half an hour before the time we send.
Can we do the Bahamas as a day trip from Miami?
Yes. On a charter the aircraft waits for you, so the return hour is yours: out in the morning, back in the evening, with both borders handled from our side. Tell us if you would rather stay a night.
Do you need a passport to fly from Miami to the Bahamas?
Yes. Every passenger needs a valid passport with at least six months of validity, children included, and a driving licence will not do. Names and passport numbers are filed from our side before you leave Florida.
Which islands can I fly to from Miami?
Bimini, Nassau, the Exumas and Eleuthera. Each has its own page with the time in the air, the landing airport and what to see, and the options for any of them come back from one request.
Which aircraft can I charter from Miami to the Bahamas?
Air charter in Miami covers a seaplane, helicopter, small plane or private jet. A seaplane lands on water, a helicopter needs a cleared area, a small plane uses island airfields and a jet carries the most. Every aircraft we charter is on our fleet page, with its specifications.
How much does a flight from Miami to the Bahamas cost?
Private charter flights in Miami are priced for the whole aircraft, not per seat. The total depends on the aircraft, the route and the day, and what it covers is spelled out with the itinerary before any deposit.
What happens if the weather is bad on the day?
If conditions are below what is safe, the crew moves or cancels the flight, and you hear early enough to change the departure. A jet can climb above much of what grounds smaller aircraft.
What is the difference between Velvet Air and the operator that flies me?
Velvet Air does not own or fly aircraft; the flight is operated by a licensed carrier. We compare carriers for your route and put forward the best fit, and one person stays with your request until you land.
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Send your date, group size and the island you have in mind. We come back with the aircraft, the departure point and one total, and the border filings are handled from our side.
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