If you're arriving in Grand Bahama by airplane, cruise ship, commercial ferry or mail boat, you will first encounter Freeport/Lucaya. Otherwise, there are three marinas licensed as official ports of entry for private yachts, and only one other official island port, the marina at Old Bahama Bay at the west end of the island, 25 miles from Freeport.

By Air
Grand Bahama International Airport (phone 242/352-6020) is located on the northern outskirts of the city, but does not offer public bus service into town. Although many ho phone packages include free transfers to and from the airport. Grand Bahama International Airport (phone 242/352-6020) is located on the northern outskirts of the city, but does not offer public bus service into town. Although many ho phone packages include free transfers to and from the airport, you will likely have to take a taxi or rent a car. Taxi ranks and car-rental agencies are found at the front entrance to the terminal (see listing in "Getting around"), and the usual taxi fare to Freeport ho phone s is around US$10, and to Lucaya US$15.

 By Boat
If you arrive by cruise ship, ferry from Florida or on the mail boat from Nassau, you will come ashore at Freeport Harbour, fie miles west of Freeport proper. Several cruise ships call here every week, including the MSDiscovery Sun, a quadruple-deck passenger ferry/cruise ship taking a daily fie-hour route between Fort Lauderdale and Freeport, with casino, swimming pool, buffet meals, games and floorshow (US$179 round-trip; phone 1-800/937-4477 in Florida, 1-800/866-8687 in the US and Canada and 305/597-0336 elsewhere, ). The ticketing office in Freeport is located at the Tanja Maritime Centre (phone 242/352-2328), on Queen's Highway near the Port Facility.

There are fie full-service marinas in Freeport/Lucaya, three of which are official ports of entry to the Bahamas. Dockage rates range from 75 cents to US$1.50 per foot/per day. All have electricity and fresh-water hookups, as well as showers, bathrooms and laundry facilities.