The airport is rural, and the last bus is early
Rural buses stop about 18:30 and the light rail does not come here. An evening arrival means a taxi at a fare you agree before the car moves.
Where you have landed
- SSR International Airport is in the rural south-east, near Mahebourg, and the resorts are spread around the whole coast. Nothing here is five minutes away.
- Crossing the island east to west is about 45 km and takes roughly 1 hour 15 minutes by road, which is the honest ceiling on a transfer time.
The bus, and its hours
- Buses run about every 15 minutes, in two grades: ordinary and express, the express air-conditioned and faster.
- Town services run 05:30 to 20:00. Rural services run 06:30 to 18:30.
- The airport is on the rural side of that split, so a flight landing in the evening lands after the buses.
- Fares are paid to the conductor in rupees, which is one more reason to get cash or a card sorted in the terminal.
The light rail does not serve the airport
- Metro Express runs Port Louis to Curepipe and no further. It does not reach the airport, Mahebourg or the coast.
- It runs on a prepaid MECard bought from the ticket machines in the stations, in adult, child, student, senior and priority versions. Useful once you are in the central corridor; irrelevant on arrival.
Taxis
- Negotiate the fare before the journey starts. Mauritius Now says this plainly, and it is the rule at the airport rank as much as anywhere.
- There is no Uber. The Yugo app books a taxi at a fixed price, which removes the negotiation.
- Your hotel will arrange a transfer, and for a first arrival at a coastal resort at night that is usually the right answer even at a premium.
Car hire
- The international rental companies are at the airport.
- You drive on the left, and priority is given to traffic coming from the right. That combination is unusual and it is exactly where a visitor's instincts fail at a junction.
Comments
No comments yet. Share the first one.
Share a tip
Sign in to continue.