Abacos Getting there & around

Getting around

Boat

Ferry schedules can be found on maps, in the Abaconian, or on the websites for Abaco and Albury’s ferries. You can set your watch by the latter. Get there on time.

Abaco Ferry (242-367-3277; www.abacoferry.com; round trip adult/under 6yr/child US$20/free/10) The new kid on the block offers prices slightly cheaper than Albury’s. Its dock is the second one on the right as you approach the end of Bay St. They travel to Hopetown and White Sound.

Albury’s Ferry Service (242-367-0290; www.alburysferry.com; round trip adult/under 6yr/child US$22/free/11) operates scheduled daily water taxis to Elbow (Hope Town), Man O’ War and Great Guana Cays. The dock for Elbow and Man O’ War ferries is first on your right at the east end of Bay St; the dock for Guana Cay is at Conch Inn Marina. One-way tickets are $16 for adults, $8 for kids.

Green Turtle Ferry (242-365-4166; round trip tickets adult/child US$15/8) departs from the ferry dock just south of Treasure Cay airport and arrives at the New Plymouth ferry dock on Green Turtle Cay 12 minutes later. One-way tickets are US$10 for adults, US$5 for children.

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Car & motorcycle

Car, motorcycle & golf cart

Rental Wheels (242-367-4643; Bay St, Marsh Harbour; 8am-5pm Mon-Fri, 9am-1pm Sat & Sun) has rental rates as follows: bicycles US$10/45 per day/week and cars US$65/300 per day/week. You need a motorcycle license for the motorbikes, which cost US$45/200 per day/week. The economy cars book fast, so call ahead.

Golf carts can be hired on the cay docks for around US$50 per day.

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Bus & tram

Bus

Call the Abaco Ministry of Tourism (242-367-3067) for the latest information on who, if anyone, is running bus service between Crown Haven and Marsh Harbour. Otherwise pray for a cab or hitch. This trip can be an adventure if ill-prepared.

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Local transport

Taxi

Taxi fares are pre-established. A ride between Marsh Harbour’s airport and most hotels is US$12 for two people. Taxis run up and down Bay St and are easy to flag down. Also try the Curly Tails parking lot at the ferry dock. Knowles Taxi Service (242-359-6270) has two vans.

The cab ride from Marsh Harbor to Treasure Cay and the Green Turtle ferry dock can cost $60 one way – for a 17-mile trip! It’s cheaper to rent a car for the day.

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