Practical travel information on Money and costs in Montego Bay

Money & costs

Money

There’s a 24-hour money-exchange bureau and a branch of National Commercial Bank (952-2354) in the arrivals hall at Donald Sangster International Airport. You’ll need local currency to take the bus into town, but taxis accept US dollars.

Money-exchange bureaus on the main strip include FX Trader (952-3171; 37 Gloucester Ave; 9am-5pm Mon-Sat) upstairs at the Pelican restaurant, and Cambio King (971-5260; Gloucester Ave) at the northern end. Downtown, several bureaus can be found on St James St; look for ‘cambio’ signs.

Banks on Gloucester Ave include a branch of First Global Bank (971-5260; 53 Gloucester Ave), and flanking the Doctor’s Cave Beach Club are ATMs operated by National Commercial Bank and Scotiabank.

Downtown, banks on Sam Sharpe Sq and in the Bay West Centre all have 24-hour ATMs. The cruise-ship terminal is served by a branch of National Commercial Bank (979-8060) in the Montego Freeport Shopping Centre.

Western Union (926-2454) has branches at the Pelican restaurant on Gloucester Ave; at 19 Church St; and in Shop 9, Overton Plaza, at the top of Dome St.