Cab fares

[MissBlue]

to clarify for a first-time visitor:

there are two types of taxi's. One is the private taxi, which takes you door-to-door, just for you as the only passenger. these will be higher fares and you negotiate the fare with driver before you get in.

the other is the "route taxi" system - which is somewhat equivalent to 'public transportation' - these taxi's go along a specified 'route', and stop along the way to fill up the taxi with as many passengers as they can fit; and the fare for these is a 'flat rate' of 90 $J, per person, per route. No need to negotiate the rate - just hand over the 100 $J bill when you get out. Along the beach road is one route, and along the cliffs is one route - so that means you can get in ANYWHERE on the beach, either close to town at say, Bar-b-Barn hotel, or all the out at the big A/I hotels on Bloody Bay - and still pay only that same flat rate of 100 $J to get downtown to the roundabout.

If you wish to go from the beach to cliffs, that is 'technically' two routes, so you are supposed to get out of the beach-route-taxi at the roundabout taxi-stnad, then get into another taxi that goes along the cliff route - but sometimes if you want to go all the way to the cliffs without changing cabs, the driver will sometimes just take you for the cost of two routes - 200 $J per person. (when they do this for me i give a lil extra, as a tip for the courtesy.)

Another thing to keep in mind is that at night, after i think 10 or maybe 11 PM, the flat-rate route fare doubles to $200 J per person, per route.

and for both types, you want to use the 'red-plate' cars since those are the ones that are licensed/insured for passengers, as has been mentioned above.

[Charlie from Philly]

Thanks, I'll be flagging down taxis in 8 days!