Getting around by boat and ferry Venezuela

In the terminal you can make international calls from the communications centre.

If you want to disembark in Margarita from Chacopata located at the tip of the peninsula south of the island of Coche: refer to Araya under "Carriage by Boat". In the low season, try to be in Chacopata as soon as possible, i. e. before 10 pm.

The crossing for Punta de Piedras (Margarita Island) lasts less than 2 hours in lancha rapida (Gran Cacique) and 4 to 5 hours if you have a car (Naviarca). Two outings per day with Gran Cacique from Monday to Thursday at 7 pm and 13 pm. Present 1 hour before. Attention the passport must be presented to the cashier who is not kidding. Possibility to go with a classic car or 4 x 4, the bike, no reduction for the mother-in-law. Return from Margarita to 23 pm for arrival at 4 am with Naviarca, difficult to find a taxi at this hour, you need to call before, Lila de la posada Posada can help you on the spot. With Gran Cacique return from Punta de Piedras to a. m., p. m. and p. m., arrival p. m. to p. m. after, attention at the high season is to book. For Araya, count 40 minutes and 6 Bs F. Five departures between and weekends between and. Before planting the sea, the restaurant San Judeas Tadeo prepares roasted broche chicken with oil, garlic and parsley, accompanied by hallaquitas (small hallacas). Even by getting involved, it seems difficult to sweat and get dirty like the director… who is also the cook.

There are always incredible queues to access the counters and fill out the forms: come a good time in advance. Since January 2012, the company now owned by the government has initiated a new popular road transport road called «Ferrybus», which transports users who use maritime boats to reach Margarita. The road starts from Punta de Piedras to Porlamar in both directions.

For Caracas count 93 Bs. F in buscama (sleeper seat) from 00 h 15, 00 h 45, 9 h 15, 13 h 15 and 13 h 30 and normal bus 81 Bs F to 12 h 30, 7 h and 15 h 15 2 buscama for Maracaibo at 13 h and 13 h 45 (70 Bs. F); 2 buscama for Valencia at 19 h and 19 h 30 (42 Bs. F) and a classical bus at 7 h (33 Bs. F); p. m. for Puerto la Cruz (120 Bs. F); departure at 19 p. m. for Ciudad Bolívar (153 Bs. F) and Puerto Ordaz (171 Bs. F).

It is one of the country's most important marinas, with its rival Puerto La Cruz. You can find a way to go back to the Antilles or simply go to Margarita, by talking about the people of the boats, on the docks, and offering them services and/or participation. Friends boaters! It is also the most exclusive place to get out in the evening. High-level bars and restaurants make the natives happy.

From Punta de Piedras you can go to Check (50 Bs. F round round). For Puerto La Cruz, count 86 Bs. F first class and 70 Bs. F in second (tourist class), 150 Bs. F if you take a light car and 180 Bs. F for a 4 x 4. Departures every day at 1 am, 7 am, 13 pm and 19 pm in traditional ferry (4 hours). In express (2 hours), departure at noon and 20 p. m. on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday, Friday at 23 p. m. only, Sunday at 9 p. m. and on Monday at 15 p. m. and 21 p. m. Price: 230 Bs. F for an adult go to 275 or 330 Bs F by car category (small or 4 x 4), idem 180 and 267 Bs. F (or less than 500 CC). Good news! Children aged 2 to 7 and those over 60 years of age receive a 50% discount on all tickets. If you wish to embark on a vehicle, you should be able to present yourself 2 hours before. The return ticket is less expensive than two.

As for the Cumaná link in Punta de Piedras, following the collapse of the pier a few years ago, the link is suspended at the moment. Prefer Naviarca.

By car, prefer the morning to cross and take the ground road in the afternoon for Cariaco. Return 10 h and 17 h. When you dock, pick-up takes you to the beaches of del Castillo, Punta Arenas, and even to Cariaco. At Punta Arenas, peñeros cross in 20 minutes. Price: $ 12 a boat with a capacity of 10. A shorter crossing with a sustained frequency up to Cumaná can also be performed from Manicuare. We go to camioneta. If the island of Margarita awaits you, camionetas put an hour from Araya to Chacopata (20 Bs. F). From here the crossing lasts 2 hours, but what a crossing!