Capital and chief port of Jamaica
Kingston
Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island.
It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes, a long sand spit which connects the town of Port Royal and Norman Manley International Airport to the rest of the island. Kingston is the largest English-speaking city south of the United States in the Western Hemisphere.
How locals move
Getting around Kingston the local way
- Get aroundThere are also minibuses and route taxis which are very affordable.
- Get aroundCharter Taxis (normal taxis) - negotiate a price before getting in the car.
- Go nextOcho Rios ("Ochi") - only 4 hours away by minibus/route taxi for ~J$500.
- Go nextPort Antonio - take a direct minibus/route taxi from HWT for J$200–300.
From Wikivoyage: Kingston (Jamaica), CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.
Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Gordon Leggett (CC BY 4.0), Wikimedia Commons.