Transportation from the City Center to Aruba Airport
Aruba is a tiny island country in the Caribbean. Aruba Airport, or officially Queen Beatrix International Airport, is the main airport of this small island country. The most economical way to get to the city center from here is to use the city buses.
Almost all lines of the Arubus company, which provides public transportation services to Aruba, go to the Oranjestad stop via the airport. Bus number 8, which you will take from the Aruba stop in the city center, takes you through the Barcadera and Pos Chiquitos stops and leaves you at the airport stop. Depending on the traffic situation, it takes 10-20 minutes to reach the airport. The bus runs from 06:00 to midnight. It departs every 15 minutes until 20:00, hourly after 20:40. On Sundays, these hours become less frequent. For direct information about the bus, you can check the official website of Arabus public transportation company.
For now, Uber or a similar application does not provide services in Aruba. In this context, if you are going to use a taxi, your only option is to use regular taxis. Fortunately, there is a pre-determined flat fee for each destination.
Aruba Airport's official website has an informative section on average distances and, accordingly, what the taxi fare will be. Before getting into the taxi, you can check the taxi fares list on the website and even show it to the driver in case of a dispute.
The airport is only 2.5 km from the city and you can cover this distance in five minutes under normal traffic conditions.
One option is to hire a professional airport transfer. Most hotels offer this service for a fee or free of charge. If you can't get this service from your hotel, it's easy to find a reliable transfer from websites like Tripadvisor or Viator.
Transportation from Bridgetown International Airport to Bridgetown City Center
Bridgetown or Grantley Adams International Airport is located in Bridgetown, the capital of Barbados and one of the most popular holiday destinations in the Caribbean, very close to the city center.
The most economical way to reach the city from the airport is to use the municipal buses. You can get on these buses by taking the highway that passes right in front of the airport. The bus stops are in front of the parking lot opposite the terminal building.
Since these buses are frequently used by the local people, they are quite crowded, especially during the commute and return hours. If you are going to use this bus, try not to get on with a large suitcase. For more detailed information, the information service in the airport can direct you.
The most comfortable and shortest way to make the same journey is to take a taxi from the taxi stand outside the terminal building. If you are going to take a taxi from the station, which is also recommended, you need to get a form from the taxi office in the terminal building before getting on. Since this form states where you will go and how much you will pay, you will avoid any disputes with the drivers.
As soon as you arrive at the exit door, you will encounter a flood of taxi drivers, they will pull your luggage. Be text and head to the station, choose one of the taxis with a yellow sticker on the window indicating that it is authorized to carry passengers and get on.
Since there are so many places to see in Barbados, you can also consider renting a car from the airport. Thus, you can also solve the transfer between Bridgetown Airport and the city, as the one-way taxi price can cost as much as a day's rent for some model cars.
There are three offices authorized to rent a car at Bridgetown Airport. These are Courtesy Rent-A-Car, Drive-a-matic and Stoute's Car Rental. These offices are clustered on the left side of the arrivals floor. You can rent a wide range of vehicles, from limousines to Barbados' trademark Mini-moke.