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 The bus system in Barbados is excellent, with blue government
buses and yellow, privately owned minibuses running all
over the island. Fares are a flat rate of B$1.50. Buses run roughly
every half-hour between Grantley Adams International Airport and
Bridgetown, stopping at or near most of the south coast resorts en
route. Services to the resorts on the west coast are less frequent.
White minivans known as route taxis also operate like
minibuses, packing in passengers and stopping anywhere en route.
They're particularly numerous on the south coast and the fare is
B$1.50.
Finding a taxi - identifiable by the Z on their tags - is
rarely a problem. Fares are regulated but there are no meters, so
agree on the fare beforehand. From the airport, expect to pay around
B$40 to the hotels in St James on the west coast, B$50 to
Speightstown, B$20 to Crane Bay and B$25 to the resorts in the
southwest.
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 Driving
is on the left. While the roads in Barbados are mostly good and the
distances small, car rental prices are fairly high, starting at
around B$90 per day, B$500 per week, for the mini mokes (open-sided
buggies) that you'll see all over the island (you'll pay a little
more for a regular car). As car rental companies here are all local,
it can be easier to arrange rentals once you've arrived. Reliable
firms include: Coconut (phone 246/437-0297), Hill's (phone
246/426-5280), Premier (phone 246/424-2277) and Sunny Isle (phone
246/435-7979).
Prices for scooters and motorbikes normally start at
around B$80 per day; try Caribbean Scooters, Waterfront Marina,
Bridgetown (phone 246/436-8522).
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Caribbean guide
Barbados Travel Guide
Barbados
Where to go
When to go
Getting there
Money and costs
Getting around
Food and drink
Phones, post
Brief history
Best of Barbados
Information, maps
Festivals, holidays
Sports, outdoor activities
Tours
Explore Barbados
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Bridgetown
Eating, nightlife
Listings
Central Bridgetown
National Heroes Square
Old City
Central
Barbados
Explore Central Barbados
Flower Forest
Francia
Gun Hill
Harrison's Cave
Welchman Hall
Gully
East Coast
Explore East Coast
Andromeda Botanical Gardens
Bathsheba
Codrington College
St. John's Parish
Garrison
Hackletons Cliff & Scotland
Barbados Museum and
Gallery of Art
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