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Negril can be reached by several means, depending on your budget and comfort requirements. Most accommodations offer airport transfers at additional cost, and a host of private taxi operators generally charge around US$60 per couple, with an additional US$20 for extra passengers.

The best option for budget-minded travelers is booking an airport pickup or drop-off through the Jamaica Union of Travelers Association (JUTA) in cars, vans, and coaches of up to 45-person capacity. JUTA's Negril Chapter (Norman Manley Blvd., tel. 876/957-4620 or 876/957-9197, info@jutatoursnegrilltd.com, www.jutatoursnegrilltd.com) offers transfers for US$20 per person from the beach and US$25 from the cliffs, by far the most affordable way to get between Negril and Montego Bay's Sangster International Airport. Reservations made by email receive a US$2 discount. JUTA also takes tourists on excursions to popular attractions across the island.

For more personalized taxi and tour services, try Alfred's Taxi and Tour Company (tel. 876/854-8016 or 876/527-0050, or from U.S. tel. 646/289 4285, alfredstaxi@aol.com and negriltracy@aol.com, US$50 for two). Proprietor Alfred Barrett recently acquired a 15-seat bus, upping capacity and expanding on "Irie Airport Rides and Vibes" in his standard tinted Toyota Corolla station wagon.

For those with less money and more time, there are buses from Mobay to Savanna-la-Mar (US$2) and then from Sav to Negril (US$2), mainly serviced by route taxis. It is also possible to take a route taxi from Mobay to Hopewell (US$2), then another from Hopewell to Lucea (US$2), and then a third from Lucea to Negril US$2), but these cars leave when full and won't have much room for luggage.

Negril has two main taxi stands: one next to Scotiabank in Negril Square, where taxis depart for points along the West End following the cliffs; the other in the main park next to the police station on Whitehall Road, where taxis and buses depart for points along Norman Manley Boulevard and east toward Sav-la-Mar.