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The main transport centres and bus parks islandwide. Tap a pin, or use the hub cards below — each card filters the full route list to rides through that hub.

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The 16 main transport centres and bus parks. Tap one to see every route through it.

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Search by town, route number or operator, or filter by parish or type of ride. Each card shows where to wait, the destination board to look for, and the fare.

Fares, explained straight

JUTC — Kingston, Portmore, Spanish Town & country routes

JUTC has no single fare — it depends on the route. Pay with a SmartFare card and you pay less than cash on most routes. Cards and top-ups: Half Way Tree Transport Centre, Downtown hub, Greater Portmore office and Spanish Town layby.

Route typeAdultConcession
Core city & Portmore/Spanish Town routes (e.g. 1, 21, 32, 50, 52B, 9)$50 SmartFare · $100 cashSeniors $25 · Children / students / disabled $20 (card)
Longer country routes 504 (Chapelton–May Pen) & 605 (Linstead–Spanish Town)$100 card · $150 cash$50 on card
610 Half Way Tree → Ocho Rios$500 SmartFare · $550 cash$250
710 Port Antonio → Downtown Kingston$600 SmartFare · $700 cash$300
Rural Express premium coaches (launched Oct 2025)$2,000 introductory · May Pen $1,500SmartFare cards only — no cash

The $50 core fare came from temporary government cuts in 2024, announced for up to 24 months — JUTC may adjust it, so check jutc.gov.jm before relying on it. Exact times live in JUTC's own schedule PDFs on that site — this page doesn't invent departure times.

Route taxis, coasters & Knutsford

  • Route taxis (white plate, red stripe route band) Fares on each card are worked out from the Transport Authority's 2026 formula: a J$131.76 base plus J$8.64 per km, after the 16% increase that took full effect on 1 July 2026. Check the fare posted at the stand and never pay above the prescribed fare. Children, students in uniform, disabled passengers and seniors pay half on route taxis. Overcharging complaints: Transport Authority 1-888-991-5687.
  • Coasters & minibuses (country buses) No fixed timetable — they leave when full, mostly early morning to mid/late afternoon, from the transport centre or bus park. Get there early and ask the loader where your town's bus loads.
  • Knutsford Express Scheduled inter-parish coaches — book and pay at knutsfordexpress.com; the fare shows in the booking search for your date (online is cheaper than walk-up). Dated examples found in research, Oct 2026: Kingston → Ocho Rios from $2,773 online, Kingston → Montego Bay (from MBJ Airport listing) $4,136 online, Kingston → Negril $4,794 online, Kingston → Mandeville $3,008 online. Treat those as a guide, not a promise — the booking price is the real one.
  • Montego Bay Metro Municipal buses from Montego Bay to Cambridge, Falmouth, Lucea, Savanna-la-Mar and more. Like JUTC it was left out of the PPV fare increases — check the fare at the Montego Bay Transport Centre.

Knutsford Express — 19 locations

Scheduled coaches with booked seats and luggage space. Terminals: New Kingston, Washington Boulevard and Harbour View (Kingston) · Portmore · Angels, Spanish Town · May Pen · Mandeville · Gutters and Luana (St Elizabeth) · Savanna-la-Mar · Negril · Lucea · Montego Bay Pier 1 and Sangster Airport · Falmouth · Drax Hall and Ocho Rios · Port Maria · Port Antonio. Kingston passenger terminal opens 4:30am–8:00pm daily. Full list and hours: knutsfordexpress.com locations.

Sources — check the real thing

Everything above was researched on 4 November 2026 from these sources. Fares change — the operator's own page always wins.

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✈️ Airport pickup

Private ride

Need a ride when you land? A local driver friend of Reggae Beard does airport pickups from all three of Jamaica’s airports: Sangster in Montego Bay, Norman Manley in Kingston, and Ian Fleming near Ocho Rios.

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Book ahead and send your flight number and arrival time. Confirm the price and pickup point with the driver before you travel.

Know a route, a fare change or a stand that moved?

Message Reggae Beard on WhatsApp. Routes people send in get checked and added, so the next person gets there easier.