Transportation from City Center to Nassau Airport
To reach Nassau Airport from the city center, you can choose between taxi or car rental options. Unfortunately, public transportation is not available to Nassau Airport, which you can reach with a 15-minute journey from the city center.
You can find a taxi from Nassau city center to the airport at any time of the day. Taxi drivers may charge a high fee for a short trip; For this reason, in order to avoid any surprises, it is very important that you confirm the fare with the taxi driver before you set off.
You can also reach Nassau Airport by renting a car from the city center. You can rent your car from car rental companies serving in the city center of Nassau.
Transportation from Kingston Airport to City Center
Kingston Airport, officially known as Norman Manley International Airport (KIN), serves the city of Kingston, the capital city of Jamaica. The most economical option to go from the airport to the city center is to take the 98 numbered Port Royal – City center bus.
This bus operates between 05.35 and 22.11 on weekdays, between 05.28 and 09.52 on Saturdays, and between 05.53 and 22.13 on Sundays and public holidays. You can check the stops and times of the bus on the official website of JUTC.
Another economical option is to use the private buses of the Knutsford Connect company. These large, air-conditioned buses arrive at Kingston Bus Terminal in New Kingston in approximately 30 minutes. You can find the times of reciprocal flights on the company's website.
While the two options above drop off their passengers at certain stops, shuttles like minibuses departing from the airport drop their passengers off at their hotels in the city center. Since these minibuses take off when they are full in direct proportion to their names, the waiting time can sometimes reach 45 minutes. You can recognize these vehicles by their red license plates and the PPV or JUTA letters on their license plates.
As you can rent a private shuttle service to your hotel from the same company, your hotel probably also has a shuttle service. By using this service, you will reach your hotel directly from the airport and you will not have to deal with anything else.
Kingston is a city rich in sights. You can reach your hotel in the city center by renting a car as soon as you land, and you will not have to find another means of transportation as long as you stay in the city. In addition to global brands such as Avis and Budget, there are offices of several local companies in the terminal building. You can find the full list of companies and their contact information on the boards at the airport and the information center.