Getting
around is easy
Whether you are traveling halfway round
the world to come and visit Curaçao
on a two week vacation, hop on over for
the weekend from one of our neighboring
islands, or hope to stay here for a half
year internship, you all have something
in common, you need to get around. Learn
more about our forms of transportation
in the next section.
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.
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.
Adresses
Bon
Bini Brommie
Motor-bikes rental/ Tours
+(5999) 523-6203
Wanna
Bike Curaçao
Mountain Bike tours
+(5999) 527-3720 info@wannabike.net
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.
