Nassau (NAS): the fares are fixed by zone, and they are for two people
The airport publishes a full taxi tariff. Every quoted fare covers two passengers and two bags each, and there is no bus, because public buses are not allowed on the airport.
- Taxi fares are set by zone and published by the airport. Downtown is USD 36.00, Cable Beach USD 29.00, Paradise Island USD 45.00 plus a USD 2.00 bridge toll.
- Every fare is for two passengers. Each additional passenger is USD 5.00.
- Two bags per person are included, meaning a suitcase and a carry-on. Extra pieces are USD 2.20 each and oversized or golf bags USD 3.30.
- Children under three travel free.
- Taxis wait outside the US, International and Domestic terminals.
- Public buses are not permitted to operate at the airport. The jitneys that serve the island do not come here.
- The airport is about 16 km, ten miles, west of downtown Nassau.
- Avis, Hertz, Budget, Dollar and Thrifty all have desks, and Atlantis, Baha Mar and Sandals Royal Bahamian run their own transport desks in arrivals.
- Security opens at 6am and closes at 10pm in the domestic and international terminals.
- There is a US Customs and Border Protection preclearance hall, so a flight to the States is a domestic arrival at the other end.
The published tariff
- This is one of the clearest airport taxi tariffs anywhere, printed by the airport itself by zone.
| Zone | Fare from LPIA |
|---|---|
| Mount Pleasant | USD 24.00 |
| Coral Harbour | USD 26.00 |
| Cable Beach | USD 29.00 |
| Lyford Cay | USD 29.00 |
| Bain Town and Grants Town | USD 32.00 |
| Englerston | USD 32.00 |
| Marathon | USD 32.00 |
| South Ocean | USD 35.00 |
| Downtown | USD 36.00 |
| Prince George Dock | USD 39.00 |
| Elizabeth and East End | USD 44.00 |
| Paradise Island | USD 45.00 plus USD 2.00 toll |
| Montague Shores | USD 47.00 |
- Read the small print, because it is where the money is. Every fare above is for two passengers. A family of four to Paradise Island is USD 45.00 plus USD 10.00 plus the toll.
- Luggage beyond one suitcase and one carry-on per person is USD 2.20 a piece, and a golf bag, a box or anything oversized is USD 3.30.
- The Bahamas Taxi Cab Union is on 242-323-5818 if a fare does not match the published one.
Everything else at the kerb
- Public buses cannot operate at the airport. That is an airport rule, so the cheap jitney network is not an option for the airport run.
- Rental desks on site: Avis, Hertz, Budget, Dollar and Thrifty.
- Three resorts have their own transport desks in the arrivals terminal: Atlantis, Baha Mar and Sandals Royal Bahamian. If you are staying at one, that is the simplest route.
- Rideshare and private shuttles both operate.
Times
- Security opens at 6am and closes at 10pm in the domestic and international terminals. In the US departures terminal, security and US Customs both open at 6am.
- The airport asks for 3 hours before an international flight and 2 before a domestic one. The three hours is not padding; it is the preclearance queue.
- Free wifi throughout, on LPIA Free WiFi, after a short form.
- ATMs are in domestic check-in, the domestic and international departure lounge, the arrivals terminal, and upstairs in the US departure lounge.
Flying to the United States
- LPIA has a US Customs and Border Protection preclearance facility. You clear US immigration and customs here, before boarding, and land in the States as a domestic passenger.
- TSA PreCheck, Mobile Passport Control, Global Entry and Automated Passport Control kiosks are all available. Download the Mobile Passport Control app before you get to the airport if you qualify.
- Do the Global Entry interview here if you need one. US Customs agents at the booth conduct them.
Arriving
- Bahamas Immigration first, then baggage, then Bahamas Customs, and the airport describes it as exactly that simple.
- An oral declaration covers used personal belongings; anything else needs a C17 baggage declaration in the Exempt app, and a visitor's duty free exemption is only USD 100.00.
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