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Cars 4 Rental Guide To Travel In Mauritius
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International Airports
Mauritius (MRU) (Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam) is 48km (30 miles) southeast of Port Louis. Taxis are available to the city (travel time – 45 minutes). Airport facilities include duty-free shops, banks/bureaux de change, snack bar, post office, shops and car hire (includes Avis, Europcar and Hertz). A new terminal has recently been built.
Departure tax:
None.
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Air Travel
The national airline of Mauritius is Air Mauritius (MK) (website: www.airmauritius.com). Air Austral, Air Europe, Air France, Air India, Air Madagascar, Air Seychelles, Air Zimbabwe, Condor, Emirates, Malaysian Airlines and South African Airways also fly to Mauritius. British Airways operates four weekly flights.
Approximate flight times:
From Mauritius to London is 11 hours 30 minutes (non-stop).
Air Mauritius operates daily flights connecting Plaisance Airport and Rodrigues Island (flight time – 1 hour 15 minutes).
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Travel By Water
Port Louis is the main port. It is primarily commercial but there is a limited passenger service to Runion and Rodrigues Island.
Coraline sails once a week to Rodrigues Island from Port Louis. Contact Mauritius Shipping, Nova Building, One Military Road, Port Louis (tel: 242 2912 or 242 5255; fax: 242 5245).
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Travel By Road
There is a good network of paved roads covering the island. Traffic drives on the left. Bus: There are excellent and numerous bus services to all parts of the island. Taxi: These have white registration plates with black figures. Taxis are metered. Car hire: There are numerous car hire firms. Most require drivers to be over 23 years old. Documentation: International Driving Permit recommended, although a foreign licence is accepted. A temporary driving licence is available from local authorities on presentation of a valid British or Northern Ireland driving licence.
URBAN:
Bus and taxi services are available in urban areas. Bicycles and boats are also available to hire.
TRAVEL TIMES:
The following chart gives approximate travel times (in hours and minutes) from Port Louis to other major cities/towns in Mauritius.
| Road | | Curepipe | 0.20 | | Plaisance | 1.00 | | Grand Bay | 0.30 | | St Geran | 1.00 | | Touessrok | 1.00 | | Souillac | 1.00 |
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Car Hire Mauritius
Cars 4 Rental can provide car hire vehicles in all the popular locations throughout Mauritius. Whatever your requirements Cars 4 Rental will be able to provide a car to meet your needs. Our hire cars can be equipped with many optional extras including child seats so that your car rental is ideally suited to your needs.
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