Curaçao has many car rental agencies, consult the telephone book yellow pages for a complete listing. Several agencies have desks at major hotels and at the airport. Rates can vary considerably. An international credit card or substantial cash deposit is required. Inquire for special rates for rentals of a week or longer.

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Bikes and Motorcycles

Several organizations offer guided bike tours taking you through different surroundings and the countryside. Most of the trips are on surfaced roads, but occasionally you will come across a narrow track or hill.

Arrangements must be made in advance for all the guided tours. It is also possible to rent bikes or motorcycles.

Public Transportation

You can go sightseeing by bus, but the public transportation is farely limited. Curaçao offers two kinds of public transportation: the large yellow or blue busses which are called ‘Konvooi’ go for a longer distance and on most urban routes you will find collective cars (max. 9 p.) or vans which are called ‘bus’ (they have BUS on their registration plates).

The major bus terminals are located outside the postal office at the ‘Waaigat’ in Punda and next to the underpass in Otrobanda. The large busses cover 12 routes departing from the terminal located in Punda, and 9 routes departing from the terminal in Otrobanda. These routes cover most parts of the island, and can bring you to many attractions like beaches, shopping areas and parks.
The bus fare for the ‘Konvooi’ busses is Nafl 1,- for rides within the city and to locations Eastwards and Nafl 1,50 for rides Westwards. Most city busses go once every hour and every two hours a bus goes westwards, less frequent on Sundays. At the bus station at Otrobanda a schedule (Buki di Bus) is available. The small busses go more often but have no schedule. The price fluctuates between Nafl. 1.25 and Nafl. 1.75, depending on where you’re heading.

Taxi Service

There are many ways to recognize a taxi, they are easily identifiable with the taxi sign on top of the cab and the letters TX on the license plate. All taxi drivers carry a badge to identify themselves, and inside the taxi you will also see a label, identifying the driver. Every taxi has a taxi meter with fixed rates for your journey. There are taxi stands at the airport, in Punda and Otrobanda, and outside major hotels.

Informative brochures and books provide information about taxi rates. These brochures, called “Taxi Tariff Guide” can be found at the Tourist Board, cruise terminals, airport and at hotels. For more information or complaints, don’t hesitate to call 163.

The tables of tariffs below list the government approved approximate rates as of June 01, 2005. Tariffs are excluding waiting time.

Links & Sources:

• Frommers
• Curacao.com
• Map