GILBERT LINK SHIPPING · UK TO THE CARIBBEAN

Shipping Timeframe to the Caribbean

Plan your shipment with destination-specific guidance on closing dates, UK departures and estimated port arrivals.

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Our dated 2026–2027 schedules are the starting point for this guide. Sea transit is measured from UK departure to estimated port arrival. Collection, waiting for the booked sailing, customs clearance and local delivery are separate stages.

DestinationEstimated sea transitTimeframe guide
Grenada10 daysView Grenada timeframe
Jamaica22 daysView Jamaica timeframe
Trinidad & Tobago15 daysView Trinidad & Tobago timeframe
Guyana19–22 daysView Guyana timeframe
Barbados9 daysView Barbados timeframe
St Lucia11 daysView St Lucia timeframe
Dominica12 daysView Dominica timeframe
Antigua15 daysView Antigua timeframe
St Vincent11 daysView St Vincent timeframe
St Kitts16 daysView St Kitts timeframe
Montserrat18 days (indicative)View Montserrat timeframe

Allow time for the whole journey

  1. Arrange collection nationwide or warehouse delivery.
  2. Meet your confirmed Gilbert Link closing date and complete your documents.
  3. Your goods travel on the booked UK sailing.
  4. After port arrival, allow for unloading, customs clearance and release. Local delivery, where booked, follows release.

Our closing dates already include the two-day adjustment in the supplied schedules. Book early enough to meet the displayed date.

Check the latest dates before booking

Arrival dates are estimates and sailings can change. The latest confirmed sailing and booking details take precedence over this planning guide. Montserrat uses an indicative transit figure until a dated timetable is confirmed.

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Plan your shipment with Gilbert Link Shipping

We collect nationwide, with a fixed collection fee within the M25. Tell us your destination, goods and required arrival date so we can confirm a suitable sailing.

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Call 020 8087 2591 or email info@gilbertlinkshipping.com.