Harbour policeman directing traffic in Bridgetown circa 1900
Photo: Euchard FitzPatrick courtesy Barbados National Trust
GETTING AROUND Bus
• Bus fare is BB$2 - wherever you go. • Buses begin running between 5 and 6am until midnight. • There are two public bus terminals in Bridgetown and one in Speightstown. Just as all roads lead to Bridgetown, so do most buses. The bus stops clearly inform you if you are heading “Out of City” or “Into City”. Notable exceptions are the “By Passes” which run from Speightstown to Oistins - by passing Bridgetown and Speightstown to the Grantley Adams International Airport via the eastern side of the island. • The public buses are larger and blue with a yellow stripe, the private route buses are slightly smaller and yellow with a blue stripe and the private route mini vans are white with a maroon stripe. • All the roadside bus shelters have girl’s names!
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Taxi - A Few Useful Numbers West Coast
Team Baywatch 249-5115 / 242-2108 Sunset Crest Taxi Stand 432-1006 Royal Pavilion Taxi Stand 422-1260
South Coast Accra Beach Taxi Stand 435-6727 Atlantic Taxi Assoc. at the GAI Airport 420-2846
Bridgetown Bajan Transport Services 233-0864
South East Coast Emmanuel Tours & Taxi Services 824-4254 / 257-9381 The Crane Taxi Stand 423-6220 Ext. 7100
East Coast Sam’s Tours and Taxi Service 233-3181 / 433-9521