What's the going taxi rates right now? Cliffs to round about?
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What's the going taxi rates right now? Cliffs to round about?
Route taxi is 130j, or was in April.
We've paid $10 for trips from Catcha to the roundabout, and Catcha to Three Dives. I thought that was high, but maybe not?
Just so this is clear, "red tag" cabs are the licensed and insured cabs.
Some (most?) of them operate as route cabs, which are like buses in the US - they have specific routes, they will pick you up along their route and drop you off along their route. Route cabs have their route on the fender.
Others are charter cabs, what we would just call taxis in the US - they pick you up where you are and take you where you want to go. There are no set fees, you just need to negotiate before getting into the cab. $5. US/person from mid-beach to mid-cliffs is fairly standard.
Any route cab is free to leave his route and operate as a charter cab. Just make sure it has a red license plate, and negotiate the price before you get in. If you stand beside the street during the day, in about 30 seconds a route cab will roll by and beep at you to see whether you want a ride. Once you're in, he may well ask you where you're going and offer to take you directly there. This is not him just being friendly, because he's going to want more money when you get there - maybe $10./person. (This is true even if you tell him you want to go to the grocery store that's only 100 feet from the cab stand that's the end of his route. He left the route for you, so it's now a charter.) So never say yes before agreeing on the price. If I'm just planning to pay the route cab fare (plus a tip, which I always give), I ask "Route cab?" before getting in.
Cab prices and dealings were recently discussed in the thread http://negril.com/forum/showthread.p...-around-Negril.
When you say "cliffs" to roundabout, you are talking about a wide ranging area. "Cliffs" where? I you are only a short way out then maybe about $5 US for a charter taxi might be appropriate but further out $10 might be appropriate. So it does depend on the location on the "cliffs".Quote:
Originally Posted by jan24
Route Taxis do have fixed rates. Here is a link for what I believe to be an older fare listing but when prices go up in Jamaica, they rarely go up more than $25 Jamaican dollars or so. http://www.ta.org.jm/documents/Fares...stmoreland.pdf As a rule of thumb, you can take a Route Taxi almost anywhere in Jamaica from point A to B for $250 Jamaican or less.
Ask the fare and negotiate a price before you get in. Doing it when you arrive is sometimes a problem depending on the driver.
Peace and Guidance
Anywhere on the cliffs, to roundabout, $5 for two people in a chartered taxi. No more than that, unless you're out past the light house, then maybe a dollar or two more.
Route taxi is half that.
Anyone know what cab cost would be from Point Village to.Hi-Lo?
I typically offer $10 US to go to HI Lo, wait while I shop and bring me back to the beach, I shop in the morning when taxies and store are not busy, I always buy a (non alcoholic) drink for the driver.Quote:
Originally Posted by njsem
What should I expect to pay a charter taxi to go from mid beach to Half Moon Bay?
$200J from Negril Bus Park to Sav.......mi gotta trek der soon
Cool Runnings, Marko