taxi prices

[jomack]

what options are available to go from GP to Negril & how much ?

[smith744]

what options are available to go from GP to Negril & how much ?

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these abbreviations confuse me
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iF you talking'bout the Grand Paladium
just outside Lucea @ a place called ''..Point..'':::::::::::::::

1...i'm SURE there's transport service(s) provided by the resort. ... check at the front-desk

2...not sure, but probably ... usually ... drivers for hire, camp-out in front of resorts to service guest(s)

[[[ note::: i have NO clue as to price... me-personally, shudder to consider the cost ---- pure-dread ]]]


3...now, IF it were ME :::::::::: and a kinda-sorta newbie
......go to the front gate
......ask/tell the security-guard to flag-down a route-taxi OR big-van --- there're PLENTY of 'em passing by
.......cost..?? --- 'bout Ja $100 ..... to go to Lucea car/bus-park
,,,,,,,,,,,,,travel time.... 'bout 5-minutes,,, depending on time of day, and if Lucea rush-hour


THEN,
transfer/Switch:::>> to a taxi going to Negril
.....cost..??..... Ja $250
.............travel-time..??..... all-ways,,, 30-minutes max [ to down-town round-about ]


NOTE ::::: with option #3 you WILL BE sharing the taxi/van with fellow-passengers ... i.e., island-residents
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happy trails, to ya

[wrtiii]

I NEVER pay more than the established, set, official rate ... NEVER EVER

...just like in WashingtonDC, i don't try to pump/push more money into the public subway pay-machine, or pubic bus pay-box ... NO MORE than whatever the fare IS...!!..

i don't tip the WashDC bus driver
i don't tip the WashDC subway driver

and don't tip in Jamaican PUBLIC transportation system ---- aka ''..route taxi..''

never ever.

all that said,
it seems to me that the *confusion* comes-from the mind-set of the tourist/foreigners.

we/they/them *hear* the word '.taxi.' and think taxi-like-foreign taxi/system

no no noooooooooooooooooooo

Smith, I totally enjoy reading about your experiences in Jamaica, and find them both entertaining and educational. So I'm not just trying to be argumentative, but find this an interesting discussion.

I do take route taxis when I'm alone, but usually do a charter if my wife is with me. Just a difference in comfort level. This is a habit that I probably developed because when we started going to Negril, the route taxis were often pretty beat up. You have pointed out that now they usually are in good condition.

I would say that half the time when I use a route cab, the driver asks me for something extra. This is usually money, but in one case the driver admired my sneakers and asked me if I would leave them with him when I went back to the states! They are polite, and it's a request not a demand, but they do ask.

Is it the difference between my appearance and yours that determines this? Or just a difference in demeanor where you look like you know the runnings and I seem a little uncertain and they think (or hope) that I do not? I am curious about it, but have no way of telling (and it's not a big deal either way).

But giving the driver an extra couple of dollars and telling him to give someone who needs it a ride feels right to me, so I do it.

[booger]

Smith, I totally enjoy reading about your experiences in Jamaica, and find them both entertaining and educational. So I'm not just trying to be argumentative, but find this an interesting discussion.

I do take route taxis when I'm alone, but usually do a charter if my wife is with me. Just a difference in comfort level. This is a habit that I probably developed because when we started going to Negril, the route taxis were often pretty beat up. You have pointed out that now they usually are in good condition.

I would say that half the time when I use a route cab, the driver asks me for something extra. This is usually money, but in one case the driver admired my sneakers and asked me if I would leave them with him when I went back to the states! They are polite, and it's a request not a demand, but they do ask.

Is it the difference between my appearance and yours that determines this? Or just a difference in demeanor where you look like you know the runnings and I seem a little uncertain and they think (or hope) that I do not? I am curious about it, but have no way of telling (and it's not a big deal either way).

But giving the driver an extra couple of dollars and telling him to give someone who needs it a ride feels right to me, so I do it.

It is your money, so do as you wish.

[captaind & Linston]

I tip my driver thousands of US $.

OH WAIT... he's my son!

Cap

[smith744]

It is your money, so do as you wish.

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THAT IS so-TRUE...!!!
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boardie-wrtiii ~~ gimme a few hours, and i'll give you MY input on this matter ..... hopefully, this thread doesn't get shut-down, before i get back witcha [[[ or afterwards ..... lol lol lol ]]]

am a likkle busy right now

[Marko]

all route taxis are now required to have the lighted up yellow "taxi" thingy on da roof.......
now it's easy to spot the route taxis when you trying to hail one......amen

Cool Runnings, Marko