Is there a Departure Tax at GAIA?

There are both departure and arrival charges and fees, and these are included in the price of the airline ticket and are listed below. There are no charges to be paid separately at the airport.

The Passenger Service Charge is included in the price of tickets to and from Barbados at the rate of BDS $55.00 per passenger. The security fee of BDS$6.40 is charged per passenger and is also included in the price of tickets.

There are specially reduced charges for passengers connecting within 6 hours either regionally or internationally. The Transfer Charges for passengers connecting or transferring through the Airport are:   

• International transfer (within 6 hours of arrival): BDS $25.00 (Plus BDS $6.40 security fee), and
• Regional transfer (within 6 hours of arrival): BDS $10.00 (Plus BDS $6.40 security fee)
• Arriving passengers pay a $3.00 Terminal Charge, which is included in the price of their ticket.

Effective 1^st October 2018 the Government of Barbados introduced the Airport Service Charge (Travel Tax) which is also included in the price of the airline ticket. The fees are as follows:

• Airport Service Charge       BDS $140.00 (International departures)

 BDS $ 70.00 (CARICOM** departures)

**CARICOM

Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago, Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Turks and Caicos Islands