Virgin Islands Ecotours marina is the final stop before leaving the Mangrove Lagoon area and then entering an industrial area of a road with concrete and rock quarries.Īt the next intersection with a four way stop light, the safari buses turns right and returns to the K-mart at the Tutu Park Mall.Īny passenger originating from the ferry dock, Red hook, the marinas or Virgin Islands Ecotours, and wanting to return to Wyndham Sugar Bay, Point Pleasant or Sapphire Beach on the North East Road must disembark at the K-Mart and pay the taxi the $1 and then wait for another safari bus that is returning east to "the country" (towards Red Hook). Thru the light and driving down the hill, the taxis pass the Domino's gas station and the Food Center on the right winding for about a mile with marinas on the left. The buses will continue through Red Hook passing Eudora Kean High School on the right and bearing to the right after passing the Dominican Fruit Stands and then traveling up Route 32 passing the National Guard Armory on the right.Īt the top of that hill is the east end of the island's only stop light at an intersection, dangerous because it peaks at a blind spot coming from both directions. Then, the buses make a loop first driving North through Tutu and then turning east going over the top of Cassi Hill, down through Smith Bay passing the turn off for Coki Beach and Coral World, past the Wyndham Sugar Bay Resort, Point Pleasant Resort, Sapphire Beach Resort and finally stopping briefly to pick up more passengers at the Ferry Terminal in Red Hook at the very eastern end of St Thomas opposite the Marina Market Grocery Store. There is a bus stop at the Vendor's Plaza and then the bus will wind along backroads past the High School, The Sugar Estate Post Office and the Hospital then it will pass the Pizza Hut and McDonalds and drive up the Raphune Hill stopping in the Cost U Less Shopping Center and the Caribbean Cinemas Market Place.įrom there, the buses drive towards Fort Mylner stopping again in Tutu at the Tutu Park Mall in front of the main entrance to the Big K K-Mart Store. Remember, the route follows a figure 8 pattern.īeginning at the West End of the island, at the university of the Virgin Islands on St Thomas, the safari buses travel along the main waterfront highway past Crownbay Cruise Ship Dock, Subbase, Frenchtown and along the waterfront shopping district. The Dollar bus allows the local population access to and around the island in an affordable manner.įor visitors, using the dollar bus can be tricky. This eventually became the public's enterprising way of solving the unsolvable government problem of a dysfunctional public bus system. He was so sought after and crowded that more safari buses continued to follow in his tracks. The Dollar Bus man would drive back and forth across the island shouting anywhere for a dollar. The "DOLLAR BUS" was born after the island was devastated by hurricane Marilyn. Senior Citizens receive a discounted fare of $.55. From Salt Pond Bay the bus leaves at 5am, 6am, 7am, 8am and then 10 minutes after the hour until 8:10pm. From Cruz Bay the bus leaves at 6am, 7am, and then 25 minutes past the hour until 7:25pm. In St John, the buses tend to wait for the ferry to arrive in Cruz Bay on the west end, and then travel along the Centerline Road through to Coral Bay on the east end, and then to Salt Pond Bay. Fares run USD1 for trips to distant locations and USD75 cents for city trips. Wait for the buses at the stops marked with VITRAN signs. A change in Sugar Estate is necessary for points east. The air-conditioned buses travel outward from Charlotte Amalie. In St Thomas, you may wait for an hour or more for the bus to arrive. Unfortunately, the service is unreliable. The VITRAN Buses are handicap accessible, enclosed, air conditioned, operate on holidays and offer discounts to select groups.
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