By Bus
Identifiable by an "H" on the licence plate, St Lucia's buses are small vans with customized windscreens emblazoned with colourful names such as "Tempt Me" or "Redemption". Though all of the island's buses are privately owned, the inexpensive fares are set by the government: you'll pay no more than EC$10 to travel between any two points on the island. From Castries, a ride to the north should cost EC$2.50, while a trip to Vieux Fort runs around EC$8.50. Schedules are less predictable, with most drivers waiting until the bus is full before setting off; still, as a general rule, services between major towns run every thirty to sixty minutes from about 6am until 10pm on weekdays, with an extended timetable on Fridays for the Gros Islet Jump-Up and a reduced timetable on Saturdays - practically no buses run on Sundays. Small cement pavilions serve as bus stops , but if you flag a bus down anywhere along a route, it will probably stop if it isn't jammed full.
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