Road Overview
Jamaica's main road network consists of approximately 5000 km of class A, B and C roads. This network forms 19% of the total road surface available to a nation which relies almost exclusively on roads as the means of moving around the island. More than 90% of the main road network is paved. Jamaica also has 736 bridges on its main road network.
There are also parochial roads (14,895 km), farm roads (1,500 km) and community roads (4,200 km).
For more information on government contact details, please see the following link: 4.1 Jamaica Government Contact List
Distance Matrix
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Distances from Capital City to Major Towns (km) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Kingston |
Portmore |
Spanish Town |
Ocho Rios |
Montego Bay |
Port Antonio |
Savanna-la-Mar |
Mandeville |
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|
Kingston |
13 km |
21 km |
82 km |
183 km |
89 km |
195 km |
95 km |
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|
Portmore |
13 km |
14 km |
79 km |
175 km |
101 km |
188 km |
93 km |
|
|
Spanish Town |
21 km |
14 km |
113 km |
159 km |
103 km |
175 km |
77 km |
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|
Ocho Rios |
82 km |
79 km |
113 km |
100 km |
98 km |
148 km |
100 km |
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|
Montego Bay |
183 km |
190 km |
158 km |
100 km |
200 km |
50 km |
105 km |
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|
Port Antonio |
87 km |
98 km |
103 km |
98 km |
196 km |
252 km |
180 km |
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|
Savanna-la-Mar |
195 km |
188 km |
175 km |
148 km |
50 km |
252 km |
103 km |
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|
Mandeville |
93 km |
13 km |
77 km |
100 km |
105 km |
180 km |
103 km |
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Travel Time from Capital City to Major Towns (Hours and Minutes) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Kingston |
Portmore |
Spanish Town |
Ocho Rios |
Montego Bay |
Port Antonio |
Savanna-la-Mar |
Mandeville |
|
|
Kingston |
25 m |
40 m |
2 hr |
3 hr 30 m |
2 hr 25 m |
3 hr 15 m |
1 hr 30 m |
|
|
Portmore |
25 m |
22 m |
1 hr 40 m |
3 hr 15 m |
2 hr 30 m |
3 hr |
1 hr 25 m |
|
|
Spanish Town |
40 m |
22 m |
1 hr 15 m |
2 hr 55 m |
2 hr 30 m |
3 hr |
1 hr 15 m |
|
|
Ocho Rios |
2 hr |
1 hr 40 m |
1 hr 15 m |
1 hr 45 m |
2 hr |
2 hr 45 m |
2 hr 25 m |
|
|
Montego Bay |
3 hr 30 m |
3 hr 15 m |
2 hr 55 m |
1 hr 45 m |
3 hr 40 m |
1 hr 15 m |
2 hr 40 m |
|
|
Port Antonio |
2 hr 25 m |
2 hr 30 m |
2 hr 30 m |
2 hr |
3 hr 40 m |
4 hr 45 m |
3 hr 30 m |
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|
Savanna-la-Mar |
3 hr 15 m |
3 hr |
3 hr |
2 hr 45 m |
1 hr 15 m |
4 hr 45 m |
2 hr |
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|
Mandeville |
1 hr 30 m |
1 hr 25 m |
1 hr 15 m |
2 hr 25 m |
2 hr 40 m |
3 hr 30 m |
2 hr |
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Road Security
Security in Jamaica is generally good, with few incidents. The UN has an appointed UNDSS office with a security officer who liaises directly with local police units; this contact will make arrangements with them to provide security escorts.
