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Posted By: George1234

Buses - 03/11/2019 02:25 AM

What time do the buses between Mullet and Philipsburg quit for the day?
Posted By: George1234

Re: Buses - 03/12/2019 01:44 PM

Bump
Posted By: Carol_Hill

Re: Buses - 03/12/2019 01:48 PM

Sorry George. Almost no one here takes busses on island. Cars are so cheap and plentiful, and busses so unreliable, that most tourists don't bother.
Posted By: George1234

Re: Buses - 03/12/2019 04:15 PM

Thank you, I was thinking it probably wasn't a well known fact. We have always stayed in either Maho or Simpson's Bay and haven't found much need for a car.
George
Posted By: timnboston

Re: Buses - 03/12/2019 04:44 PM

I use the busses all the time and find them very convenient for the Maho-SimpsonBay- Phillipsburg run - and no hassles with parking. Although the wait time is longer in the evenings I can usually get a bus until 9:00 or so. Even if I can't get a bus back to Maho where I stay, the bus/taxi round trip fare is still pretty reasonable and I find it pretty convenient.
Posted By: George1234

Re: Buses - 03/12/2019 05:26 PM

Thank you, that's good info.
George
Posted By: jaxon60

Re: Buses - 03/13/2019 02:51 AM

Originally Posted by Carol_Hill
Sorry George. Almost no one here takes busses on island. Cars are so cheap and plentiful, and busses so unreliable, that most tourists don't bother.


I don't know if that is a fair comment. We use the buses regularly on the island and find them very reliable and convenient. While rental cars are plentiful, for us, they would not be a good value.

Unfortunately, I don't hve an answer about how late the buses run, though. We generally use them in the day.
Posted By: Carol_Hill

Re: Buses - 03/13/2019 03:30 AM

I would stand by my statement that MOST tourists on SXM don't bother with busses. Some certainly do, as you do, but I would say the vast majority of tourists do not take busses on SXM.
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