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Arrival and information
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All international and some domestic
flights
land at
Norman Manley International Airport
(tel 876/924-8546 or 8452) on the Palisadoes - a strip of land that frames Kingston Harbour southeast of the city. A number of
car rental
firms have desks in the arrivals area; others will meet you there on request. Try Econocars, 11 Lady Musgrave Rd (tel 876/927-6761), or Island, 17 Antigua Ave (tel 876/926-8012).
A city bus runs from just outside the arrivals area to downtown roughly every half-hour (around J$30). However, as buses drop you downtown (not a good idea for a new arrival toting suitcases), you're far better off opting for a cab - the fare for the thirty-minute journey to New Kingston is around J$700, and there are plenty of JUTA drivers around. You can change money in the arrivals lounge. The domestic airport of Tinson Pen (tel 876/978-8068; 923-6664 for Air Jamaica Express flights) is just to the west of downtown on the fringe of some of the city's less desirable communities. A cab into central Kingston from here should cost around J$300. Taxis usually meet the flights; otherwise, call one of the operators we've listed.
The main office of the
Jamaica Tourist Board
(Mon-Fri 9am-4.30pm; tel 876/929-9200) is at 2 St Lucia Ave in New Kingston. It distributes maps and brochures and has a useful little library. There's a smaller branch at Norman Manley airport (tel 876/924-8024; normally open to meet flights). Other useful information
for tourists (each section contains more specific sub-sections): |
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Jamaica,
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