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All international and some domestic flights land at
Norman Manley International Airport (phone
876/924-8546 or 8452) on the Palisadoes - a strip of land
that frames Kingston Harbor southeast of the city. A number
of car rental firms have desks in the arrivals area;
others will meet you there on request. Try Econocars, 11
Lady Musgrave Rd (phone 876/927-6761), or Island, 17 Antigua
Ave (phone 876/926-8012).
A city bus runs from just outside the arrivals area
to downtown roughly every half-hour (around J$30). However,
as buses drop you downtown (not a good idea for a new
arrival toting suitcases), you're far better off opting for
a cab - the fare for the thirty-minute journey to New
Kingston is around J$700, and there are plenty of JUTA
drivers around. You can change money in the arrivals
lounge.
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The domestic airport of Tinson Pen (phone
876/978-8068; 923-6664 for Air Jamaica Express flights) is
just to the west of downtown on the fringe of some of the
city's less desirable communities. A cab into central
Kingston from here should cost around J$300. Taxis usually
meet the flights; otherwise, call one of the operators we've
listed.
The main office of the Jamaica Tourist Board (Mon-Fri
9am-4.30pm; phone 876/929-9200) is at 2 St Lucia Ave in New
Kingston. It distributes maps and brochures and has a useful
little library. There's a smaller branch at Norman Manley
airport (phone 876/924-8024; normally open to meet flights).
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