Transport in Georgetown - Lonely Planet Travel Information

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Bus

Minibuses to Parika (No 32; one hour) and Rosignol (No 50; 1½ hours) leave from Stabroek Market and cost around US$4. At Parika, you can make boat connections to Bartica (US$10; one hour); at Rosignol, catch the ferry to New Amsterdam (US30¢, 15 minutes) with connecting service to Corriverton. These have no fixed schedules and leave when full. Wonderland Tours (225-3122; p781) can arrange minibuses straight through to the Suriname ferry at Moleson Creek for US$15.

Buy Intraserve bus tickets to Lethem (US$40, check in 7pm, no service Wednesday or Saturday, 12 to 18 hours) at the ticket office (159 Charlotte St) at least a day before departure; the buses fill quickly. Buses leave from the Intraserve stop on the corner of Oronoque St and North Rd. The bus is known to break down so be prepared: bring snacks, water, warm clothes and don’t be in a hurry to get anywhere. You can also catch minibuses that leave daily from the market (US$40, 12 to 18 hours) but these are sometimes subject to hijacking and robberies on the road.

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Air

International flights arrive and depart from Cheddi Jagan International Airport 41km south of Georgetown while domestic flights are serviced from Ogle Aerodrome closer to town. BWIA (1-800-538-2992; www.bwee.com; 4 Robb St), LIAT (227-8281; www.liatairline.com; 4 Robb St); META (225-5315; cnr Middle & Thomas Sts) and North American Airways (227-5805; www.northamericanair.com; 126 Carmichael St) link the capital to Caribbean islands (the main hubs being Trinidad and Barbados), Suriname (via Brazil), New York (USA) and beyond. Roraima Airways (225-9648; www.roraimaairways.com; R8 Eping Av, Bel Air Park), Air Services Ltd (ASL; 222-4357; www.airservicesltd.com; Ogle Aerodrome) and Trans Guyana Airways (TGA; 222-2525; www.transguyana.com; Ogle Aerodome) send small planes into the interior.