Port Antonio Getting there & around

Getting there & around

There’s a transportation center (Gideon Ave) that extends along the waterfront. Buses, minibuses and route taxis leave regularly for Annotto Bay, Port Maria (where you change for Ocho Rios) and Kingston.

Local transport

Taxi

Taxi transfers from the Montego Bay and Kingston airports, are offered by JUTA (Port Antonio 993-2684; Kingston 979-0778; Montego Bay952-0813) and Island Car Rentals (Kingston 926-8861; Norman Manley International Airport 924-8075; Donald Sangster International Airport 952-5771).

For licensed taxis, call JUTA/Port Antonio Cab Drivers’ Co-op (993-2684). Taxis hang out by hotels. They can also be found pretty easily in town, notably along Gideon Ave and the intersection of Bridge St and Summers Town Rd. Licensed taxis to Port Antonio cost about US$100 from Kingston and US$230 from Montego Bay.

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Air

Ken Jones Aerodrome (913-3173), 9km west of Port Antonio, was no longer receiving flights from Air Jamaica Express at last visit. These days the only incoming flights are private planes and chartered flights of International Airlink and TimAir.

Most upscale hotels offer free transfers to and from the Ken Jones Aerodrome for guests. There’s no shuttle-bus service, although you can flag down any minibus or route taxi passing along the A4. A tourist taxi will cost about US$10.

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Boat

The Errol Flynn Marina at Port Antonio (993-3209, 715-6044; www.themarinaatportantonio.com) offers customs clearance for private vessels.

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