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By car
Driving is on the left side, though many American and Japanese cars have the steering wheel on the left. To drive here you must be granted a temporal license, costing around $10 and can be obtained at any car rental agency, presenting your drivers license. During high season, you better make reservations. Your hotel will help you rent a car, and if you prefer, the agency will park the car at the hotel’s entrance.
There are many international and local agencies for renting cars, some of them are:
Budget Rent-a-Car,
Wickhams Cay I, Road Town
Phone no. 494 2639, 494 5150
D. W. Jeep Rentals,
The Settlement, Anegada
Phone no. 495 9677, 495 8018
Hertz,
West End Ferry Dock, Tortola.
Phone no. 495 4405 Fax no. 494 6060
Mahogany Car Rentals
Spanish Town, Fat Virgin
Phone no. 495 5469
By Taxi
There’s no problem to find taxis in the British Virgin Islands, at the airports and cruiser’s stations, and also you can stop one at the streets raising your arm. In Fat Virgin there are small trucks with benches, used to transport visitors to the most interesting places, at a reasonable price.
Taxis have a fixed price list, but better ask the driver before going in.
Connections between islands
BY AIR
There are regular flights from the international airports in St. Martin and Puerto Rico. There are also small airlines flying between the British Virgin Islands and the US Virgin Islands, and between Tortola and Anegada.
Air St Thomas,
phone no. 495 5935
Air Sunshine,
phone no. 495 8900
American Eagle,
phone no. 495 2559
Carib Air,
phone no. 787 791 1240
Gorda Aero Services,
phone no. 495 2271
LIAT,
phone no. 495 1187, 495 2577
Winair,
phone no. 494 2347
BY FERRY
Ferries different schedules are available at hotels, tourist offices, and Welcome magazine.
There are regular services:
From Beef Island, Tortola to North Sound and Spanish Town, Fat Virgin (North Sound Express);
There is also a free ferry from Beef Island, Tortola, to Marina Cay (Pusser’s).
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