Signal verified · updated 2026-09-03
Barbados
Easternmost Caribbean island nation: Bridgetown's UNESCO old town, rum heritage, west-coast beaches and east-coast surf.
- Formation
- coral-capped island over sedimentary Scotland District core
- Population
- 277,821
- Water
- Atlantic Ocean
- Access
- easy
Every required movement
The passage
to Barbados.
Fly into Grantley Adams International from the US, UK, Canada and the Caribbean; cruise terminal at Bridgetown.
- 01Grantley Adams International (BGI)
Nearest recorded air access
Schedule or condition may change · verify - 02Water crossing
Cruise ships at Bridgetown Port; inter-island flights/ferries via SVG Air and cargo schooners.
Schedule or condition may change · verify - 03Entry check
Visa-free for many nationalities (up to 6 months).
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Continuously English-settled from 1627 and built on sugar plantations worked by enslaved Africans. Independent in 1966 and a republic since 2021, it is a high-income small island state driven by tourism and services.
Portuguese sighting, English settlement 1627; sugar slavery economy; independence 1966; republic 2021.
Field ledger
The useful
details.
- Coordinates
- 13.19° N · 59.55° W
- Sovereignty
- Barbados · sovereign nation
- Nearest mainland
- Saint Vincent (~180 km west); easternmost Caribbean island
- Best recorded window
- December–April (dry season).
- Permits / entry
- Visa-free for many nationalities (up to 6 months).
- Languages
- English, Bajan Creole
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