Bus Transfers To and From Grantley Adams Airport

Upon arrival at Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI), passengers can choose from several ground transportation services, including rental cars, taxis, hotel shuttle services, and buses.

Note: Since 1935, the country's currency is the Barbadian Dollar at $1 USD = $2 BBD. The symbol used for the dollar is the same as the US Dollar ($).

However, BDs$ is used to distinguish the currency from other dollar currencies.

If you are bringing US$, you can use them while traveling around Barbados, and there is no need to exchange them on the island.

All figures quoted in this page refer to the US dollar (US$) unless otherwise specified.

Barbados Public Bus Transport

If you are traveling on a budget at BGI, there is a regular bus service. Bus fares have been maintained at BDs$ 2.00 to facilitate travel by the average citizen.

Travel time takes around 45 minutes. Buses leave every 10 minutes.

You can walk outside the airport terminal gates for about 10 minutes and get the local buses going to different places in the city.

Just make sure you don’t have so much luggage, and you do during the daytime.

The Board now has a fleet of more than 300 buses, including two buses with wheel-chair facilities for the disabled.

The Board also has three terminals located at Fairchild Street, Bridgetown; Princess Alice Highway, St. Michael, and Speightstown, St. Peter.

A central staging depot is at Mangrove, St. Philip, a sub-terminal at Oistins, Christ Church, and its headquarters is at Roebuck Street, Bridgetown.

The organization has 98 service routes across the island, making public transportation accessible to as many commuters as possible.

No foreign coins are accepted on the Barbados Transport Board buses.

They traverse most of the island and have 3 terminals, 2 in the capital city of Bridgetown (at Fairchild Street and Princess Alice Highway), and another in the northern town of Speightstown.

Buses will take you across the island, including popular visitor sites such as Farley Hill National Park, Bathsheba, Harrison's Cave, Gun Hill Signal Station, and Oistins.

Look out for the red, white, and black signs that indicate scheduled bus stops.

Before 1955, public transportation in Barbados was provided by several public concessionaires, licensed by the Director of Highways and Transport to operate on specific routes.

The private concessionaires were experiencing difficulties maintaining their bus fleets, and by 1955, the Government of Barbados took over 116 buses from eight concessionaires.

These buses were used by the newly established Transport Board on routes formerly held by the private concessionaires.

The Transport Board also offers a Scenic Tour of the island. This is an inexpensive way to see the island and a chance to interact with locals. View the upcoming tours.

The Rocklyn bus is a brightly colored open-sided bus reminiscent of those typically used in Barbados in the 60s and 70s.

This is now used by the Transport Board for scenic bus rides and charters.

For more information about Barbados Public Bus Transport, please visit https://www.transportboard.com/