Bermuda Transportation

Airport from the bus 2007

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Taxis from the airport, or after hours

by 850prc

There is a huge supply of taxi cabs for hire in Bermuda. Most are the small mini-van type of vehicle, a cornucopia of small Suzukis, Nissan, VW, and Toyota models often not seen in the USA. Our friends who owned Kingston House B&B call them "BOWs", meaning "box on wheels".Taxis aren't cheap, but they're the best plan in traveling to and from Kindley Field. From Kindley to Hamilton is usually about $30. I suppose if you were staying in one of the snooty beachfront hotels on the south shore, it could run $50 from the airport. Taxis are also an option if you find yourself at Dockyards or St. Georges later in the evening on a Sunday evening, and perhaps the ferry or bus service has ceased, or is so infrequent as to be an hour or more in coming. I didn't actually see anyone hail a cab on a street, but I understand that it can be done, NYC style. Just raise your hand and motion.Most cabbies...

Pink Pole or Blue Pole... pick your bus.

by 850prc

The Bermuda bus service is relatively efficient and reliable. It's comfortable unless you happen to get the occasional coach with an air conditioning problem. And, it's reasonably cheap.Bermuda is actually divided up into 14 "zones", and we never really paid much attention to them, because we bought transportation passes, good for unlimited passage for seven days. If you do, however, choose to do single trips and pay-as-you-go, the cost is $3 IN COINS for shorter trips, or $4 in COINS for longer trips. (depends on the zones) Transfers are free, so long as you take the next transferring bus. Again, that's all kind of complicated. My advice is to purchase a transportation pass for use on the Bermuda buses (and on the ferries). Seven days for an adult is $45. They also sell one, two and three day passes. You can buy them at the airport, or downtown in Hamilton at the main bus terminal. FOR...

To Bermuda by sea

by 850prc

A number of cruise lines serve Bermuda. While we were there, we saw ships from Norwegian Cruise Lines and Royal Caribbean, to name a couple. There are three major docking facilities in Bermuda, namely<> Hamilton harbor itself, which appears to berth up to two cruise ships. I don't think Hamilton can handle the "mega" sized ships, but I'm not exactly a sailor. ;)<> Dockyards/West End, which also looks to have room for up to two cruise ships. Dockyards is the former headquarters of the Royal Navy, during its based time in Bermuda, and the harbor area is clearly designed for large ships. I suspect that THE largest ships docking in Bermuda probably go to Dockyards.<> St. George harbor, on the east end, located at the historic (17th century) village of St. George. Depending on the cruise line, you may spend a few hours or perhaps even a couple of days in and around Bermuda....

Catch the Waves - Take a Ferry

by Jus_desireable

Lately this services as been improved, even for during the summer months a ferry to leave from St. Georges to Hamilton the heart of the City.. Its a nice leisure way to view the island from the ocean.. There are a two types of ferry services -The slow ferry - the older ferries that go to all the stops in harbour.The fast ferry - Goes to all the major stops at the East end of the Island (rockaway, dockyard).Note: Bus tickets, tokens, and passes can be used on the ferry as fare.

The ferry

by dlandt

The ferry is a comfortable way to travel one end of Bermuda to the other. The seats are comfortable, you can have a table and eat a snack (not sold on board) check out the scenery and get some fresh air. This is the optimal way to get to St. George from Hamilton, but the direct (commuter) ferry only goes M-F and early in the morning. The other ferries make a stop in Dockyards before going to St. George.

Reliable, Courteous rides to/from airport

by dlandt

Taxis to and from the airport are quite expensive, as much as $90 depending on where you are going. It is possible to take the bus if you have correct change, know what you are doing and where to go. If you don't, your only other option is a ride. Craig Nesbitt was great for this. He had reasonable rates,arrived when he said hew would arrive, and proved to be courteous, friendly and efficient. I highly recommend him to anyone who needs to get to and from the airport easily and quickly at a reasonable rate. You can't go wrong.

Pink buses!

by airkarat

The hotels offer free transfers to and from the airport. Most people stay at the resorts or travel by taxi or rent scooters (no car rental available). We purchased a three day bus pass. In 2003 the price was $11 USD. They may be purchased from the Information desk at the airport.In February, a slow season, sometimes (but rarely) we had to wait up to 40 minutes for a bus, but this was all part of the 'slowing down' process. It gave us time to talk to the locals and ask, for example, about the fruit-bearing trees up the hill, which were in fact edible loquats.The bus drivers drive FAST and stop more suddenly than I'm used to. I didn't see many tourists using the buses either. With our bus pass we received a route map, so I had planned to ring the bell for my stop, having located it on the map. However, with the roads being so winding and hedge-lined, it was impossible to know in advance...

Renting Scooters

by sailgirl8

Because the island is so small and the roads are narrow scooters are the most convienent way to get around. I recommend the company "Oleanders" over "Wheels" because they provided me with higher quality scooters. The ones from "Wheels" were older and the brakes were not good. The rental company provided an instructor who gave his time to make sure we were comfortable on the bikes. They also rent single or double scooters and can pick up or drop off to locations at specific times. In terms of skill and experience, it is definately a plus but I didn't have any and it was a quick learn. There is even a pretty old railroad trail that cars can't go on.

Taxis-be prepared to pay

by VeronicaG

We traveled from the dock in Hamilton to Horseshoe Bay Beach by taxi. The cost was $16.00 each way!! This is not to forget the tip either which was extra.Our advice is to either walk or purchase the ferry/bus pass whenever possible. See transportation tip #2. We were cautioned about renting motor scooters since traffic moves so fast!

Ferry and bus pass around Hamilton

by VeronicaG

We traveled mostly by using the ferry/ bus pass through Hamilton. The cost for adults was $23 and for children it was $1 each way. This was a very good way to see the sights! We traveled to the Royal Dockyard by ferry easily and quickly!When we took the bus, it was full to capacity, but it slogged along the roadway efficiently and surely. The sun was bright in the sky when we tripped off the vehicle and made our way to our destination. When we were finished sampling the sights, we tried squeezing all three of us under the shade of a tree while waiting for the bus to carry us back to town. The heat was building and one small tree didn't hold much relief for three hot, sticky travelers. Happily, after several uncomfortable minutes the bus arrived...hooray!