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fiogf49gjkf0d ROAD: THE ROAD NETWORK IN TRINIDAD BETWEEN MAJOR TOWNS IS GOOD. TWO MAJOR HIGHWAYS RUN NORTH-SOUTH AND EAST-WEST. TOBAGO HAS A GOOD ROAD NETWORK TO PLACES OF INTEREST ON THE ISLAND. TRAFFIC DRIVES ON THE LEFT. CAR HIRE: CAR HIRE IS AVAILABLE FROM NUMEROUS LOCAL CAR HIRE COMPANIES. CARS ARE AVAILABLE FROM PORT OF SPAIN OR SCARBOROUGH OR CAN BE ARRANGED THROUGH THE HOTELS. TAXI: THERE ARE FIXED RATES FOR CERTAIN JOURNEYS. MOST PUBLIC TRANSPORT JOURNEYS IN THE PORT OF SPAIN- TRINIDAD ARE NOW MADE BY SHARED TAXIS WHICH MAY TAKE THE FORM OF EITHER CARS OR MINIBUSES. THEY SERVE SPECIFIC ZONES AND ARE COLOURED ACCORDINGLY. ZONE FARES ARE STANDARDISED. BASIC OPERATIONS ARE ON FIXED ROUTES, WITH PICK UPS AT CENTRAL POINTS, BUT THEY CAN ALSO BE HAILED ANYWHERE ALONG THE ROUTE. DRIVERS WILL OFTEN SOUND THEIR HORNS IF THERE ARE VACANT PLACES IN THE TAXI. ALL PRIVATE TAXIS HAVE REGISTRATION H.ROUTE TAXIS SERVE STANDARD ROUTES WITHIN TRINIDAD AND TABAGO. THESE HAVE FIXED RATES. SHARED TAXIS ARE AVAILABLE BOTH OUTSIDE AND WITHIN PORT OF SPAIN AND SCARBOROUGH. MOTORCYCLES HIRE: AVAILABLE IN PORT OF SPAIN OR SCARBOROUGH. BICYCLE HIRE: IN TOBAGO, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF PLACES IN THE LOWLANDS WHERE YOU CAN HIRE BICYCLES. BUS: THERE IS A REGULAR SERVICE OPERATED BETWEEN THE MAIN TOWNS. AIR: THERE ARE REGULAR FLIGHTS OPERATED BETWEEN TRINIDAD & TOBAGO.
SEA: THERE IS A REGULAR CAR FERRY - PASSENGER SERVICE FROM PORT OF SPAIN TO SCARBOROUGH. TRAVEL TIME 5HRS.
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