Jamaica Airports

Jamaica has two international airports; one is located in Montego Bay and the other in Kingston. The majority of visitors to the island, however, will arrive at the Donald Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay. Most international carriers fly directly to this airport. A U.S. State Department issued valid passport must be presented before you will be permitted to board your flight. This requirement applies to all passengers including infants.
Jamaica Departure Tax:
US $15 (subject to change).
Carriers to Jamaica Airports:
Air Canada
Air Jamaica
American Airlines
British Airways
BWIA
Cayman Airlines
Continental Airlines
Delta
US Air

Approximate flight times:
NY to Jamaica airports: 3.5 hours
Miami to Jamaica airports: 1.5 hours

For all villa rentals in Montego Bay, Negril, Discovery Bay, Runaway Bay and Ocho Rios your destination is Montego Bay, Jamaica (airport code is MBJ). For villa rentals in Port Antonio, the Kingston Airport is more appropriate.

International Jamaica Airports
Kingston - Norman Manley Airport (KIN/MKJP)
Kingston Airport, Jamaica, Palisades, Kingston
Tel: 876.924.8452/6

Montego Bay - Sangster Airport (MBJ/MKJS)
Montego Bay Airport, Jamaica, PO Box 204, Airport Administration, Montego Bay
Tel: 87652-3124, 876. 952.3133

Jamaica Airport Transfers
As a Villas Caribe client, we will have pre-arranged for your transfers from Jamaica airports so that you are met just past the customs hall and escorted to your villa in a private vehicle (additional fees apply). Guests can expect the drive from the Montego Bay Airport to villas in the Montego Bay area to take approximately 10-30 minutes, 1.5 hour to villas in the Discovery/Runaway Bay area and 2 hours to the villas in Ocho Rios. We recommend our excellent drivers and their air-conditioned vans. For a villa in the Montego Bay area, airport transfers will cost $70 or $80 round trip; for Discovery Bay $130; Ocho Rios $200 and Good Hope Plantation $100.

Since the driving on Jamaica is so difficult between the poor quality roads and overly ambitious drivers, we recommend that our clients not rent private vehicles but instead let us arrange for them to have a private driver along with private 12, 15 or 25 seater air-conditioned vans. The private drivers are experienced with the Jamaican roads and are knowledgeable on the tourist attractions and local history. Indeed, approximately 99% of our clients take advantage of the van and driver package. The rate of $875/wk. for a 12 seater van and driver includes one tank of gasoline and airport transfers, so it truly works out to be a better value for our clients than renting their own vehicles.