Why go
- Subprefecture, commune, and the center of the largest metropolitan area in Guadeloupe.
- Served by St-François Airport (SFC).
History
Pointe-à-Pitre is the second most populous commune of Guadeloupe. Guadeloupe is an overseas region and department of France located in the Lesser Antilles, of which it is a sous-préfecture, being the seat of the arrondissement of Pointe-à-Pitre.
Where to stay
Rue de Rejouis, Le Gosier 97190, Guadeloupe · lesclefsdevalerie.com
24 Rue Barbès, Pointe-à-Pitre 97110, Guadeloupe · maisonvictoirepap.com
Saint-Anne 97180, Guadeloupe · toubana.com
Le Gosier 97190, Guadeloupe · les-bananiers.com
Pointe de la Verdure, Gosier 97190, Guadeloupe · creolebeach.com
Chem. de la Bouaye, Le Gosier 97190, Guadeloupe · chambres-hotes.fr
Indoor
Pointe de la Verdure, Gosier 97190, Guadeloupe · hotel-mahogany.com
41 Pointe de la Verdure Le Gosier GP, 97190, Guadeloupe · arawakbeachresort.com
Pointe de la Verdure, Le Gosier 97190, Guadeloupe · canellabeachhotel.com
7G64+H53, Les Abymes 97142, Guadeloupe · les-gites-de-lunion.eu
Impasse de l'Igname, Rte de Mathurin, Le Gosier 97190, Guadeloupe · bananacottage.fr
49 Rte du Bas du Fort, Le Gosier 97190, Guadeloupe · hotel-fleur-depee.com
Pointe de la Verdure Gosier, Le Gosier 97190, Guadeloupe · zenitude-hotel-residences.com
97190 Rte De Montauban, Le Gosier 97190, Guadeloupe
75 bis, Rue du Docteur Helene, Le Gosier 97190, Guadeloupe · lebelleplaine.com
5 Lotissement Belle plaine Fonds Marius le gosier, 97190, Guadeloupe · lesaintgeorgesgosier.com
Pointe de la Verdure, Rte des Hotels, Le Gosier 97190, Guadeloupe · karaibeshotel.com
Le Gosier 97190, Guadeloupe
Rue St. John Perse, Pointe-à-Pitre 97110, Guadeloupe
Résidence les grenadines n° 8, 26 Bd Amedee Clara, Le Gosier 97190, Guadeloupe
13 Rue Denis Bordelais, Le Gosier 97190, Guadeloupe
Rue du, Chem. du Morne Torudu, Les Abymes 97139, Guadeloupe
6 Ldt Morne Boissard, Les Abymes 97142, Guadeloupe
6FJG+96V Résidence Artura la rocade, N4, Les Abymes 97110, Guadeloupe
Rue Paul Lacave, Pointe-à-Pitre 97110, Guadeloupe
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Indoor
6F5V+2VC, Pointe De La Verdure, Le Gosier 97190, Guadeloupe
Indoor
468 Route DE Mare A Bwe, Le Gosier 97190, Guadeloupe
Indoor
Rte du Bas du Fort, Pointe-à-Pitre 97190, Guadeloupe
18 Rue des Châtaigniers, Le Gosier 97190, Guadeloupe
81 Chem. Palmiste, Le Gosier 97190, Guadeloupe · lismenia-guadeloupe.com
Indoor
Ave de L Europe 97118, Pointe-à-Pitre 97118, Guadeloupe
Indoor
6FP6+RW3, Pointe-à-Pitre 97110, Guadeloupe
Blvd. Nelson Mandela, Pointe-à-Pitre 97110, Guadeloupe · air.tl
1 Rue Theodore Champy, Pointe-à-Pitre 97110, Guadeloupe
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Restaurants & places to go
Restaurant · Cultivez vos Papilles Opening hours: Mo-Fr 08:00-14:00 Features: outdoor seating, air conditioning · Boulevard Marquisat Houelbourg · beeliz.wixsite.com
Bokit, Agoulou, Sandwich, Fast Food · bokit-agoulou-sandwich-panini Opening hours: Mo-Fr 07:00-14:00
Chicken, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Th 10:30-23:00; Fr-Sa 10:30-24:00; Su 11:00-23:00 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway, air conditioning · kfc-antilles.com
Pizza, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-20:00 · Destreland · pizzayuno.fr
Burger, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Th 11:30-15:00; Fr-Sa 11:30-20:00 Features: takeaway, delivery, step-free access · bigfernand.com
Steak House, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo 11:30-21:30; Tu-Th 11:30-22:00; Fr,Sa 11:30-22:30; Su 12:00-15:00 · restaurants.hippopotamus.fr
French Tacos, Fast Food · Opening hours: Tu 11:00-23:00 Features: takeaway · restaurants.o-tacos.com
Sandwich, Fast Food · Saveur latine
Regional, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-We 12:00-15:00,19:00-22:00; Th-Sa 12:00-15:00,19:00-23:00; Su 12:00-15:00 Features: step-free access · m.facebook.com
Caribbean, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Th 12:00-22:00; Fr-Sa 12:00-23:00 · Rue Henri Becquerel, 97122 · bokitry.com
Kebab, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 11:00-14:30,19:00-22:00; Sa 19:00-22:00 Features: takeaway, delivery, vegetarian options, halal · 14 Galerie d'Ibis,… · mykebab.gp
Japanese, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 11:00-15:30, 18:45-22:30 Features: air conditioning · le-takayale.business.site
Crepe, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-20:00; Sa 09:00-20:30 Features: delivery, step-free access · Destreland · crepeat.com
Sushi, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo,Su 18:00-22:00; Tu-Sa 11:00-14:30,18:00-22:00 Features: takeaway, delivery · Voie Verte André Gunot, Baie-Mahault, 97122 · sushi-7.fr
Thai, Vietnamese, Cambodian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-15:30 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway, step-free access · Rue Henri Becquerel,…
Buffet, Vietnamese, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 12:00-15:00,19:00-22:00 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway · 10 Rue Thomas Edison
Chinese, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 12:00-14:30,18:00-22:00 · Galeries Ibis
Bubble Tea, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 11:00-18:00
Asian, Buffet, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Th 12:00-14:30,19:00-22:30; Fr,Sa 12:00-14:30,19:00-22:45 Features: vegetarian options · 341 Rue Alfred Lumière
Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 07:00-16:00; Sa 07:30-13:00 · linktr.ee
American, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-19:30
Ice Cream · Features: outdoor seating · Destreland · amorino.com
Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo 09:30-16:00; Tu-Fr 09:30-16:00, 18:00-21:00; Sa 09:30-15:00, 18:00-21:00 Features: delivery · burger-music-les-abymes.business.site
Grill, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 17:00-21:00 · Route de Calvaire
Lebanese, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 12:00-15:00 · 17 Rue Jean Jaurès
CréOle, Restaurant · CréOle restaurant
Creole, Restaurant · Features: takeaway · Rue Hégésippe Légitimus
Panini, Agoulou, Sandwich, Fast Food · Features: step-free access
Vietnamese, Restaurant · Vietnamese restaurant · Rue Robert Fulton, Baie-Mahault, 97122
Indian, Restaurant · Indian restaurant
Italian, Restaurant · Features: outdoor seating, takeaway · Rue Ferdinand Forest, Baie-Mahault, 97122
Coffee Shop, Cafe · Features: takeaway, air conditioning · Destreland
Rotisserie, Restaurant · Features: outdoor seating, takeaway, delivery
Salad, Fast Food · Features: takeaway, vegetarian options · Destreland
RéGional, Restaurant · RéGional restaurant
French, Caribbean, Restaurant · French/Caribbean restaurant
Pasta, Italian, Restaurant · Pasta/Italian restaurant · Rue Ferdinand Forest, Baie-Mahault, 97122
Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu,We 12:00-14:30; Th,Fr 12:00-14:30,19:30-21:00; 2024 Jul 28-2024 Aug 15 Tu-Fr off · 33 Rue de l'Industrie, Baie-Mahault, 97122 · restaurantsama.com
Bokit, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-We, Fr-Su 18:30-23:00
Chicken, Burger, Pizza, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Su 11:00-20:30 Features: takeaway · jetfry.fr
Pizza, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Th 11:30-14:30, 17:30-21:45; Fr-Sa 11:00-14:45, 17:30-22:45; Su 17:30-21:45 · Escale Boutique Cc Bas Du Fort, Le Gosier,… · pizza-hot-guadeloupe.com
Burger, Pizza, Chicken, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Su 11:00-21:00 Features: takeaway, air conditioning · Immeuble Charleston Boulevard Destreland · jetfry.fr
Steak House, Restaurant · Steak House restaurant · Les abymes, 97139
French Tacos, Fast Food · Features: takeaway · Les abymes, 97139
Sandwich, Fast Food · Sandwich fast food
259 more places in the Ultimate edition. See the Ultimate edition →
Airports
Pointe-à-Pitre International Airport (PTP) 2.7 km to the centre
Pointe-à-Pitre, U, GP — You board from the indoor waiting area — no need to plan for the weather. ✈ 11 airlines (Air Antilles Express, Air Caraïbes, Air France, Corsairfly…) · direct flights to 12 destinations incl. Fort-de-france, Dominica, Paris, Santo Domingo, St. Martin… (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 11 airlines, 12 direct destinations
- Air Antilles Express 3S (ATR 42, A320, DHT) · 7 routes: Antigua, Dominica, Fort-de-france, Gustavia, Philipsburg, Santo Domingo, St. Martin
- Air Caraïbes TX (ATR 72, A330-200, A330-300) · 5 routes: Fort-de-france, Paris, Port-au-prince, Santo Domingo, St. Martin
- Air France AF (A320, A320, ATR 42, 777-300ER) · 4 routes: Fort-de-france, Paris, Port-au-prince, Santo Domingo
- Corsairfly SS (ATR, A330-300, 747-400) · 4 routes: Fort-de-france, Gustavia*, Paris, St. Martin*
- American Airlines AA (737-800, Saab 340) · 2 routes: Miami, San Juan
- Leeward Islands Air Transport LI (Dash 8-300) · 2 routes: Antigua, Dominica
- Air Canada AC (A319) · 1 route: Montreal
- Seaborne Airlines BB (Saab 340) · 1 route: San Juan
- US Airways US (737-800) · 1 route: Miami
- Windward Islands Airways WM (AT4) · 1 route: Dominica
- XL Airways France SE (A330-300) · 1 route: Fort-de-france
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
St-François Airport (SFC) 29 km to the centre
St-François, U, GP — Indoor waiting area, but you walk out to the aircraft to board — bring an umbrella or a coat if the forecast is poor.
Basse-Terre Baillif Airport (BBR) 34 km to the centre
Basse-Terre, U, GP — Indoor waiting area, but you walk out to the aircraft to board — bring an umbrella or a coat if the forecast is poor.
Getting there by ferry
Terminal de Croisière
Ferry terminal · 0.7 km from the centre
Terminal de croisière 2
Ferry terminal · 0.8 km from the centre
Gare Maritime de Pointe à Pitre
Ferry terminal · 0.9 km from the centre
Gare Maritime de Bergevin
Ferry terminal · 0.9 km from the centre · Grand Port Maritime de la Guadeloupe (GPMG)
Ponton Jarry
Ferry terminal · 1.9 km from the centre · Karu'lis
Ponton de l'îlet du Gosier
Ferry terminal · 6.3 km from the centre
Bus des Mers
Ferry route · Karu'lis
Jarry < La Darse
Ferry route
Memorial Acte > Jarry
Ferry route
Carénage - Bergevin
Ferry route · Karu'lis
Ligne Le Gosier - L'Ilet du Gosier
Ferry route
Gosier < Îlet du Gosier
Ferry route
Îlet Gosier < Gosier
Ferry route
Vxb - îlet Macou
Ferry route
Where things are
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Photographs
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When to go
Tourist season
May – September
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Shoulder season
April, October
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
Worth avoiding
Deep winter
Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is St-François Airport (SFC). Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below. By water: 6 ferry terminals within 20 km (nearest: Terminal de Croisière, 0.7 km); routes include Bus des Mers, Jarry < La Darse, Memorial Acte > Jarry.
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Pointe-a-Pitre. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Private aviation
On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.
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