The transport infrastructure of the Cayman Islands consists of a public road network, two seaports, and three airports.

Roads

As of 2000, the Cayman Islands had a total of 488 miles (785 km) of paved highway. Driving is on the left, and speed is reckoned in miles per hour, as in the UK. The legal

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is 100mg per 100ml (0.1%), the highest in the world.

Seaports

Two ports,

Cayman Brac Cayman Brac is an island that is part of the Cayman Islands. It lies in the Caribbean Sea about north-east of Grand Cayman and east of Little Cayman. It is about long, with an average width of . Its terrain is the most prominent of the th ...

and George Town, serve the islands. One hundred and twenty-three ships (of 1,000 GT or more) are registered in the Cayman Islands, with a total capacity of 2,402,058 GT/. Some foreign ships (including vessels from Cyprus, Denmark, Greece, Norway, the UK, and US) are registered in the Cayman Islands under a

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. (All figures are 2002 estimates.)

Airports

There are three airports on the Islands. The main airport

Owen Roberts International Airport Owen Roberts International Airport is an airport serving Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. It is the main international airport for the Cayman Islands as well as the main base for Cayman Airways. The airport is named after British Royal Air Fo ...

serving

Grand Cayman Grand Cayman is the largest of the three Cayman Islands and the location of the territory's capital, George Town. In relation to the other two Cayman Islands, it is approximately 75 miles (121 km) southwest of Little Cayman and 90 miles (1 ...

Charles Kirkconnell International Airport Sir Captain Charles Kirkconnell International Airport is an airport serving Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands. It is one of the hubs for Cayman Airways with flights to Owen Roberts International Airport on Grand Cayman, and Edward Bodden Airfield o ...

serving

and

Edward Bodden Airfield Edward Bodden Airfield , also known as Little Cayman Airport, is an airfield on the southwest side of Little Cayman, one of the Cayman Islands. The runway parallels the south shoreline, and approach and departures are over the water. Runway le ...

serving

Little Cayman Little Cayman is one of three Islands that make up the Cayman Islands. It is located in the Caribbean Sea, approximately 60 miles (96 km) northeast of East End, Grand Cayman and five miles (8 km) west of West End, Cayman Brac. Little ...

Buses

A fleet of

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minibuses serves Grand Cayman. A daily service starts at 6.00 from the depot and runs as follows from George Town to: **West Bay — every 15 minutes: 6.00–23.00 (24.00 on Fr, Sa). CI$1.50 each way. **Bodden Town — every 30 minutes: 6.00–23.00 (24.00 on Fr, Sa). CI$1.50 each way. **East End and North Side — every hour, 6.00–21.00 (24.00 on Fr). CI$2 each way. Colour-coded logos on the front and rear of the buses (white mini-vans) identify the routes:

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Roads

Seaports

Airports

Buses

See also

References