In case anyone is looking for rates, here are the latest rate sheets from the Transportation Authority:
http://www.ta.org.jm/content/route-taxi-fares
~Moose
Route Taxi Fares
In case anyone is looking for rates, here are the latest rate sheets from the Transportation Authority:
http://www.ta.org.jm/content/route-taxi-fares
~Moose
Mi Irie
~Just my two cents worth - I mostly only comment on places I've seen and or eaten at personally.
We've had that list floating around negril.com since it first came out...unfortunately it's quite confusing.
Essentially...beach road to dowtown Negril (the bus park) is 130j p/p and then downtown Negril (the bus park) to the West End is 130j p/p.
The reverse route is the same price.
So how do you identify the route taxi's vs the other taxi's with red plates?
Last edited by ukran1ans; 08-07-2017 at 10:22 AM.
Ukran1ans...the link below perfectly describes the newer route taxi look.Originally Posted by ukran1ans
http://negril.com/nt/nt100816.htm
Thanx!
Also, I would recommend to tourists taking route taxis that you still confirm the fare before you get in. One time, the wife and I got into a route taxi (that already had other passengers in it) to go from Home Sweet Home to 3 Dives. I assumed I was going to pay the route fare but when we got to 3 Dives the driver said, "10 dollars". Rookie mistake.
I've have heard others say that you just hand the driver the route fare and get out of the car (which is what the locals do). However, it's probably best to avoid an argument and just confirm the fare before you get in the car.
I was told that if you discuss the fare ahead of time you are negotiating and are not longer getting the route fare. Rob/Lisa, want to confirm/deny this?
In Mike's case, it should be a route taxi fare as it was a shared ride imo. What's the proper way to handle what happened to Mike if it happens to someone else?
It may not help Mike, but it may help someone else! Thanks!
~Moose
Mi Irie
~Just my two cents worth - I mostly only comment on places I've seen and or eaten at personally.
Same has happened to us. Watch everyone getting out paying 100j or 200j then when we get dropped it's 1100j.
Yup, I have heard this too. But it might not hurt to confirm with driver, "$130J, right?", before you get in. Curious to hear how others would handle that situation.
This incident happened on our first trip Negril. Since then, I mostly charter out of convenience. This past July, I needed to go to the Scotia bank from Sea Grape villas. I caught a route taxi with passengers going the wrong way. I offered the driver $1000J to go to Scotia, wait for me and then take me back to the Villas. The driver accepted and I got in the front seat as he headed toward Out of Town Pastry to drop off his passengers. After that, he turned around toward the bank and didn't pick up any other passengers as I had him chartered for the rest of the trip.
I just say "route taxi?" when I get in. If they say yes or nod their head then you can assume it is.
