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fiogf49gjkf0d Passengers arriving by
plane
land at Martinique's
AA©roport du Lamentin
, a snazzy terminal about 9km from Fort-de-France and 11km from the nearest southern resort town. Taxis from the airport charge a?¬15.25 to the capital and a?¬20 and up to the southern coast; there are no public buses from the airport. If you intend to do any additional island exploring, you'd be wise to rent a
car
on the spot; several agencies are located to the left of the airport exit, with rates starting around a?¬50/day. The airport's tourism counter stocks
information
, and staff can make on-the-spot reservations for you; the main tourism office is in downtown Fort-de-France. You can also check out
.
Passengers arriving by
ferry
disembark at the
terminal inter-A®les
on the southern outskirts of Fort-de-France. The fastest way to reach resort areas south of the capital is by taking a
taxi
(Radio Taxi-Service tel 0596/63 10 10 or Martinique Taxi tel 0596/63 63 62) straight to the
dA©barcadA?re
in downtown Fort-de-France, and hopping aboard a cross-bay
vedette
, to avoid the brutal traffic jams on the southern highways. You can still rent a car in southern resorts, and most agencies will let you drop it off at the airport when you leave. Agencies with outlets at the airport and most resort towns are: Avis (tel 0596/42 11 00); Budget (tel 0596/42 16 79); Europcar (tel 0596/42 42 42); Hertz (tel 0596/42 16 90); and Jumbo Car (tel 0596/42 22 22, fax 42 22 32,
). Rent-a-Car (tel 0596/51 51 32,
) has rates as low as a?¬30.34/day.
Other useful information
for tourists (each section contains more specific sub-sections):
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