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 by diver-x
You definitely need a car unless you're planning on never leaving your resort. There are plenty of car rentals at the airport. But plan on spending about an hour waiting in line, and processing your paperwork. Don't forget, Caymans drive on the left! Leave a Comment Theme: Airplane
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Airlines servicing the Cayman Islands include: Cayman Airways, American Airlines, Air Jamaica, American Trans Air, Caledonian Airways, Northwest, USAir, Trans Jamaican Airlines and Island Air.
Approximate flight times are as follows: From Miami 1 hour 20 minutes, Tampa: 1 hour 40 minutes, Houston: 2 hours, 45 minutes, Toronto: 5 hours. Shipping Lines include: Thompson Shipping, Atlanticargo Services, Cutlas Line, Griffiths Line, Harrison Line, Kirk Freight Line, M/V Tania Del Mar and Ocean Express Lines. Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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 Cayman Airways by frqtflyr
numerous carriers fly between Grand Cayman and
Miami, Tampa, Orlando, Houston, Atlanta, Pittsburgh,
Indianapolis and other S cities. Cayman Airways has a few
flights between US cities and Cayman Brac. There are
also flights between George Town and Jamaica on Air
Jamaica. Travelers from Europe have to connect in the US,
There's a departure tax of US$13. Cruise ships regularly
dock at George Town on Grand Cayman and at Creek on
Cayman Brac.
Grand Cayman has a public minibus service, but renting a
car is the best way to explore the island. On the sister
islands of Little Cayman and Cayman Brac, it's virtually the
only form of transport. You can rent from agencies at the
airport or have a car delivered to your hotel. The required
driving permit is available from your rental agency for
US$7.50; you must be at least 21 and carry a valid driver's
license from home. Motorcycles and scooters are also
available on all three islands.
Short of chartering a private boat, the only way to get from
Grand Cayman to the sister islands is by air. Island Air flies
small prop planes to Cayman Brac and Little Cayman in
about half an hour. Cayman Airways flies 737s to Cayman Brac
but doesn't offer a service to Little Cayman. Island Air's
puddle jump between Cayman Brac and Little Cayman takes
about seven minutes - you can see the runway you're approaching
as soon as you take off!
Grand Cayman's Owen Roberts Airport is less than 2 miles south
of George Town, and taxis are plentiful for the trip into town.
Gerrard-Smith Airport is located at the western end of Cayman
Brac. On Little Cayman, Edward Bodden Airfield is located just
west of South Town, on the southwestern coast. Neither of the
smaller islands have an airport taxi service, but hotels will pick
travelers up. There's no ferry service from Grand Cayman to
either of the sister islands, but private boat operators will
shuttle you between Cayman Brac and Little Cayman for about
US$20 (20 minutes). Leave a Comment Theme: Airplane
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 by slabeaumeLeave a Comment Theme: Other
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If you are there for a week it may be a good idea to get a car but the public transportation worked well for our day trip. Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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Fly, unless you are a really good swimmer.
Rent a car. DEMAND a right side drivers seat. Half the cars are right and half are left. Since this is a British territory they drive on the left side of the road and you really need the steering wheel on the right side of the car. Make sure that is what you have reserved before you go. Leave a Comment Theme: Car/Motor Home
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Although Cayman Airways offers great service, they only go to Tampa, Miami, and Houston. Lately they have not kept their fares competitive either. Many US carriers fly into Grand Cayman. What many people do not know is that Island Air (a regional carrier) offers several flights per day to Cayman Brac (CYB). Island Air can only be found on the internet since they do not work in conjunction with US travel services. Their site is www.islandaircayman.com
We have discovered that by using Brac Travel they often get much better fares than US travel services. There is a link at www.ourcaymancondo.com that will take you to Brac Travel.
Cars, mopeds, and bicycles are all available for rental on Cayman Brac. Unless you are the young athletic type then you will want to get an air conditioned car! Our personal preferences are B & S Motor Ventures ( www.bandsmv.com ) or Four D's Car Rentals. Leave a Comment Theme: Motorcycle
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Most definitely NOT, I say NOT, a cruise. If you do that you won't get the real flavour of the island and you won't be able to visit the other two beautiful, smaller islands. You'll just be herded around like cattle and pushed to do only the 'recommended' activities. You should definitely fly there and plan to spend at least a week. I'd recommend not spending all your time on seven-mile-beach or in Georgetown (which is where the cruiseships land)... Rum Point has nicer water and fewer people and East end has many great restaurants. Leave a Comment Theme: Ship/Boat
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Traveling to and from the airport is very easy. The airport is really close. A cab ride to accomodations on 7 mile beach will cost, on average,$15 US.
Cabs (very convenient) are fairly expensive while the bus (very cheap) is only $1.25 or $1.50 I can’t remember. I took us a day to figure out that you can pick out the buses from the other vans by their blue license plates. Don’t worry about bus stops, just wave your hand and they will pick you up wherever you are. They come by about every 15 minutes. The buses travel from Georgetown all the way north at least as far as the North West Point of the island. Oh, they also travel from north to south. We took the bus way North late in the day. If you do this, plan on taking a cab back. The buses are not reliable that far North later at night. Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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 by susy1014
On Little Cayman.......bicycle Theme: Other
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