Bahamas travel guide

Best time to visit from the UK, weather, festivals, flights from London and FCDO travel advice.

Pig Beach. Photo: cdorobek, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

9hflight from London

Bahamian dollarcurrency

No visafor UK passports

Type A, Bplugs

Swimming pigs and impossibly clear water

Don't miss

Exuma swimming pigs
Nassau
Harbour Island pink sand

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Best time to visit Bahamas from the UK

Best value: May, Oct–Nov. Dec–Apr. Busiest and priciest: Dec–Apr.

Best valueBusy and pricierQuietAverage temperature in Nassau, °C, 2001–2025 (NASA POWER).

Each bar is the average temperature in Nassau for that month, and its colour shows the season for visitors: best value (good weather, fewer crowds and lower prices), busiest and priciest, or quiet (off-peak, sometimes because the weather is poorer).

Our pick: May and OctoberThe warmest of the best-value months (26–28°C), with fewer crowds than peak season.
Peak season: Dec–AprUsually 23–25°C. The busiest time, so book flights and rooms early and expect higher prices.
Quiet season: Jun–SepAround 28–29°C. The cheapest and least crowded time, though often because of rain or heat.
Warmest: August (29°C) · coolest: January (23°C)A 6°C swing between the warmest and coolest months.

Temperatures as a table

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
22.8	23	23.4	24.6	25.9	27.8	28.7	29	28.6	27.5	25.4	24.1

Festivals and events

Junkanoo Dec–Jan · Nassau
Bahamas Bonefishing Festival Varies · Andros

Festival dates move from year to year: check before you book.

Getting there from the UK

Flight time: About 9h
Distance: 6,966 km
Main airport: NAS

Flight times are straight-line estimates for a direct flight from Heathrow; journeys with a change take longer.

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Practical info and travel guidance

Bahamian dollarCapital: Nassau

Type A, B · 120VBring a UK adapter; check chargers say 100-240V

Drive on the leftSame as the UK

911

EmergencyPolice, fire, ambulance

Safe in citiesBottled elsewhere

VisaNo visa neededUp to 30 days
HealthcareNo free healthcareYou pay for treatment, so travel insurance with medical cover is essential.
LGBT+ travellersLegal, but attitudes can be conservativePublic affection may draw attention.
Women travellersFCDO warns of sexual assault or harassmentTake extra care at night and with drinks.

For British passport holders, summarised from the FCDO's advice for Bahamas, checked October 2026. FCDO page last updated 28 May 2026. Rules change: read the official FCDO travel advice for Bahamas before you book and again before you go.

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