To reach Dominica you must first fly to Antigua, Barbados, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Puerto Rico, St Lucia or St Martin/St Maarten and catch a connecting flight from there. Airlines that fly to the island include American Eagle, Air Guadeloupe, Caribbean Star and LIAT. Flights arrive from Antigua four times daily, and from Guadeloupe and St Lucia twice daily.

Express des Îles is a high-speed catamaran operator that connects Dominica with Guadeloupe, Martinique and St Lucia. Boats run to Roseau from Fort-de-France in Martinique five times a week (1.5hr); from Pointe-à-Pitre five times a week (1hr 45min); and from Castries in St Lucia twice a week (3hr 35min). Tickets are around EC$190-220 one-way