Taxi fare plus US$15Whole car, up to fourHeld against your arrival
St Kitts Airport and Port Transfers
You pay the taxi fare for your destination, plus US$15 for us to arrange the car and hold it for you. One fare covers the whole car one way for up to four people, so a family of four pays the one fare between them.
Taxi fares listed
Every fare from the port and the airport is on this page, in US and EC dollars.
A late flight costs nothing
We book against the arrival on the board, so a delay moves the pickup and the waiting clock does not start.
Ship cancelled, money back
If your call is cancelled or the ship skips St Kitts, anything already paid comes back in full.
What are the St Kitts taxi rates from the cruise port and airport?
There are no meters in St Kitts. You pay the schedule’s fare for your destination, plus US$15 for us to arrange and hold the car.
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Port Zante, Basseterre. Photo Dr. Thomas Liptak, CC BY-SA 4.0. Port pickup
From the cruise port, most of Basseterre is a few minutes away and the peninsula beaches are the long end of the island run. Four of you to Cockleshell Bay pay US$40 between you, so US$55 with our fee. Five of you pay US$10 each, which is US$50, so US$65 with our fee.
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Arrivals with luggage. Stock photo. Airport pickup
The car is at the kerb before you clear the hall, as long as we have the flight number. We track it.
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At the wheel. Stock photo. The car
Licensed taxis carry a yellow number plate with the letter T on it. No T, no licence. A party of four with eight cases needs a van, which we quote separately before you commit.
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A coast road through green hills. Stock photo. The extras
The first 15 minutes of waiting are free, then US$5 or EC$13 per 15 minutes. Luggage is US$1 or EC$3 an item, pets on the airport run are US$10 or EC$27 each, and between 11pm and 5am there is an additional US$20.
How long does a St Kitts taxi transfer take, and will it fit a ship day?
Ships in Basseterre are usually alongside from about 8am to 5pm or 6pm, and the all aboard call comes before that. If you are using a transfer to reach a beach or a restaurant and come back, give us both times on the form and we build the return around the all aboard.
- ArrivalShip alongside or flight on the board. We hold the car against the real arrival time
- First 15 minutesWaiting is free
- OutboundOne fare for the car one way, plus US$15
- ReturnA second fare plus US$15, timed back from the all aboard
How much does a St Kitts airport or port transfer cost?
For one to four people you pay the taxi fare for your destination plus US$15, for the whole car one way. From five people up the fare becomes a per person rate, plus US$15. The return is a second fare plus another US$15. There is no separate child fare. You can pay in US or EC dollars.
Included
- The whole car one way
- A licensed driver
- The car held against your flight or ship arrival
- The fare agreed in writing before you land
Not included
- Waiting after the first 15 minutes
- Luggage
- Pets on the airport run
- The late night surcharge
- The return trip, booked as its own transfer
- Anything you buy on the way
| Price | What is in it | |
|---|---|---|
| One to four people | The taxi fare for your destination plus US$15 | The whole car one way, a licensed driver, and the car held against your flight or ship arrival |
| Five or more people | The per person taxi fare plus US$15 | The same, charged by the head |
| Return trip | A second fare plus US$15 | Booked as its own transfer, with the same driver where you ask for one |
What to bring
- Cash in small notes. US dollars are taken everywhere on the island and the driver will have change, but a US$100 bill for a US$8 run is a slow start.
- The flight number or the ship name. We hold the car against the real arrival time, which we cannot do from a date alone.
- The exact address or the villa name. Several destinations cover a stretch of road, and your fare is set by the band your address sits in.
- A car seat if you want one for a small child. Local taxis do not carry them. Say so on the form and we will tell you what the driver can do.
Is it right for you?
- It does not suit anyone who needs a metered fare or a card receipt from the car. Fares here are fixed by the schedule and most drivers settle in cash.
- Anyone with more luggage than people needs a van, which we quote separately before you commit.
- If you use a wheelchair, book it and tell us on the form. An accessible vehicle takes notice to arrange and we will tell you plainly what we can get for your date.
Questions people ask
Why pay you anything when the taxi fare is the same either way?
Is the fare per person or per car?
How much is a taxi to Cockleshell Beach from the cruise port?
Does the fare include getting back?
How much waiting is free?
What about late at night?
Can I pay in EC dollars?
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Send a request. Pay only once the car is confirmed.
The date, the time, where you are coming from and going, how many people and bags, and your flight number or ship name. We come back within one working day with the fare from the schedule plus the US$15.