St Maarten live webcams
Maho Beach and the planes, Great Bay in Philipsburg and Simpson Bay, live.
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Photos: Maho Beach: Todd Neville from Scottsdale, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Simpson Bay: Richie Diesterheft from Santa Barbara, CA, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0.
One island, two countries
Saint Martin is a small island shared by two countries. The northern part is French, Saint-Martin, and the southern part, smaller, is Sint Maarten, which has its own government within the Dutch kingdom; the border between them has been open for centuries. All the cams on this page are on the Dutch side, where the main airport, the cruise port and the capital, Philipsburg, are found.
Planes, cruise ships and beaches
What St Maarten is famous for is its airport. Princess Juliana International sits right behind Maho Beach, so planes come in to land a few metres above the heads of the people on the sand, and the beach cam is one of the most watched in the Caribbean. On the other side of the island, cruise ships line up at the pier in Great Bay, and between the two the long beach of Simpson Bay curves past the resorts.
The French side and the islands nearby
Crossing to the French side takes no more than a road sign. Marigot, its capital, has a waterfront market and a fort above the harbour; Grand Case is known for its restaurants, and Orient Bay for its long beach on the Atlantic side. St Maarten is also the gateway to its smaller neighbours: ferries and short flights connect it with Anguilla, Saint-Barthélemy and Saba.
Getting to St Maarten
Princess Juliana International Airport, next to Maho Beach, is the hub of the north-eastern Caribbean, with direct flights from North America and Europe. Cars drive on the right, and on the Dutch side the US dollar is used everywhere alongside the local currency.
When to watch St Maarten
The Dutch side runs on the same clock as Puerto Rico, UTC−4, with no change in summer. Most big jets land at Maho from late morning to mid-afternoon, and cruise days fill Philipsburg from early morning. The island lies on the hurricane tracks: Irma struck it hard in September 2017, and the season runs from June to November.