Best Way to Catch a Taxi

[elvispursley]

We're doing independent excursions on our upcoming cruise to Tortola and St. Thomas--what's the easiest way to get a cab? Are there plenty that are lined up outside the ship terminal? Are they cash-only?

 

[Bettyscruise]

If you google taxis in St.Thomas (Tortola), you can find the current rates for whichever route you need. Taxis are staged near the port entrance. A dispatcher is usually standing nearby to direct people to their transportation. It's easy. I've only ever paid cash.

 

[bumbershoot]

And know that taxis in St Thomas for specific example don't always look like taxis. The one we were in was a big open air (to the side) jitney sort of vehicle with no seatbelts whatsoever.

 

[Sunshine2U]

Both ports have taxi "dispatchers" just off the dock. This person will direct you to the appropriate private or group safari-bus, depending on your preference and where you're going. The taxis are all there, the dispatcher is there to match you up with the right one.