Curaçao Transportation

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To see the best of Curacao, you need to rent a car. Of course there are many regular car rentals, but I found a new and very nice one: Ducks United. Driving around the island in a duck is so much fun, it's an experience by itself!
Every duck is a convertible, with an extra sunroof and will get you anywhere, even on the roughest roads of the island! I really enjoyed myself; the Duck even had a wire to connect my i-pod to the radio! Within 10 minutes you get the hang of driving this nostalgic old-timer!

As far as I know, there is no commercial boat connection between the the A-B-C islands, anymore. There used to be a ferry, the Chogogo, but they stopped some years ago. I am afraid you will have to fly between Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao. The flights are short (around 15 minutes), and oompared to thatr the fares may seem high (from Curacao US$82 for Bonaire and US$122 for Aruba).
Try:
www.flydae.com: Tel: +599 717 0808 / Fax: +599 717 0880 / E-mail: reservations@flydae.com
http://www.fly-inselair.com/ : US$299 from Curaçao to Suriname, i am not sure about the fare from Suriname to Curaçao.
http://www.abctravel.nl/start/index.php : operating from the Netherlands. May be able to help.

There are many shuttles that take the locals around. They are very inexpensive. We would pay $20 each way to get to and from the area where the hotels are. If you walk up the hill to the major road, there is a bus stop. Better directions would include heading north in front of the World Trade Center, walk up the hill (there is a sidewalk). The bus stop is on the left. The buses look like minivans. This is okay and they are familiar with tourists. We also took the minivan to the bus stop to get on a bus to head to the north part of the island. This was a great way to see the island for under $4.00.

I strongly recommend to rent a car during your stay in Curacao to be able to visit the island and go to Willemstad to have dinner. But beware, driving in Curacao is a bit wild and cars will be hurrying you up from behind all the time. I rented at National/Alamo at $188 without insurance for the week. If you're not sure that your credit card will cover you, take the CDW for your peace of mind.

There are lots of sights around the island. So no matter where you stay its a good idea to rent a car to see the other parts. Driving was a little scary because most of the times there are not traffic lines on the road. People also drive very fast and most roads are only 2-ways. When entering a circle/rotary/round-a-bout you need to follow the signs to see who has the right of way. There are not many street signs but there are signs that point you in the right direction. I rented a car from the place where I was staying.

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When the Queen Emma Bridge is open and therefore unavailable for pedestrians who wish to cross from one side of Willemstad to the other, they can be transported free of charge by the ponchi, a small ferry.

A very short but necessary journey! The ferries are frequent and efficient!

It is a short 15 minute flight between Curacao and Bonaire on Bonaire EXEL.
We left on time, after we waited 3 hrs for our flight. The flight that we were to be on had been discontinued so it pays to confirm the flight before arriving at the airport.