Jamaica Transportation
Villas in Jamaica-Car Rentals:
Jamaica transportation can be very difficult. We do not recommend that Villas Caribe villa rental clients rent a vehicle for their stay on Jamaica due to the island’s poor roads, bad drivers and generally unsafe driving conditions of Jamaica Transportation. We would be happy to arrange for Villas Caribe Jamaica rental villa client’s airport transfers and/or private driver with van service, which we find is a far superior method of Jamaica transportation.
Private Drivers:
Full time private drivers with private, air-conditioned vans (10-12 seaters) are available for hire for the rate of $875/wk. or $125 per day. This rate includes airport transfers, anywhere/anytime service, one complementary tank of gasoline and a dedicated driver/tour guide available to guests for approximately 12-16 hours per day (the driver does require time off to sleep etc). It is necessary to prepay for the driver’s services with your villa payment. Please note that it is appropriate to tip the driver 15% for his services. Jamaica is a large island and there are no superhighways, so even distances of 60 miles can take up to 2 hours to travel by car due to winding roads full of banana trucks, goats and pedestrians.
It is necessary to prepay for the driver’s services with your villa payment. Please note that it is appropriate to tip the driver 15% for his services.
Jamaica Driving:
Jamaica transportation is British style, so driving is on the left.
Villas in Jamaica Driving Distances:
Jamaica is a large island and there are no superhighways, so even distances of 60 miles can take up to 2 hours to travel by car due to winding roads full of banana trucks, goats and pedestrians. Please note the following when planning your trip:
Montego Bay-Discovery Bay-1.5 hour drive
Montego Bay-Runaway Bay- 1 and ¾ hour drive
Montego Bay-Ocho Rios-2 hour drive
Montego Bay-Negril: 2 hour drive
Ocho Rios-Kingston-2 hour drive
Ocho Rios-Port Antonio-2 hour drive
Ocho Rios-Negril-4 hour drive