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Port-au-Prince
Capital of Haiti

Port-au-Prince

Port-au-Prince is the capital and most populous city of Haiti.

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The city's population was estimated at 1,200,000 in 2022 with the metropolitan area estimated at a population of 2,618,894. The metropolitan area is defined by the IHSI as including the communes of Port-au-Prince, Delmas, Cité Soleil, Tabarre, Carrefour, and Pétion-Ville.

Get in

Getting to Port-au-Prince

  1. 01
    Toussaint Louverture International Airport
  2. 02
    Caribe Tours

    El Services Travel Agency on Blvd October 15, Tabarre,.

  3. 03
    Capital Coach Lines

    Tabarre 41, Blvd 15 October (Next to US Embassy), +1 610 232-9534 (USA).

  4. 04
    Terra Bus
See

Worth seeing

  1. 01
    National Palace

    The National Palace collapsed during the earthquake and offers one of Port-au-Prince's most startling reminders of the quake's power.

  2. 02
    Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption

    Port-au-Prince's largest cathedral is just down the road from the palace and is likewise a shell of its former glory.

  3. 03
    Musée du Panthéon National Haïtien

    A museum featuring the heroes of the independence of Haiti and the Haitian history and culture.

Do

Things to do

Audel Marseille, kethomars@gmail.com. The experienced moto taxi driver will pick you up in your hotel and show you every corner of Port-au-Prince. Audel is fluent in English, French and Spanish and normally charges US$20 for 3-4 hours trip through the city. He will wait while you visit museums and lead you through Marche de Fer.

Eat

Where to eat

Eating out in Port-au-Prince is surprisingly expensive. Even at modest restaurants a full plate of food will usually cost around G200. A good amount of food from street vendors will even cost up to G100. Foodies (near the National Palace) A clean fast food joint serving hamburgers and fries. Expect to spend about G120 for a cheeseburger, fries, and drink.

  1. 01
    Pizza Garden

    One of the best pizzerias in the whole city, although it is hard to find if you do not know its location.

  2. 02
    Big Star Market in the Champ-de-Mars
How locals move

Getting around Port-au-Prince the local way

Share-taxi routes mapped nearby
  • Carrefour de l'Aéroport - Poste Marchand
  • Poste Marchand - Carrefour de l'Aéroport
  • Puits Blain - Delmas 75
  • Delmas 75 - Puits Blain
  • Delmas 33 - Portail Léogane
  • Pétion-Ville → La Ville

OpenStreetMap contributors.

  • Get inIt is recommended to arrange local pick-up from a trusted local contact for the ride from bus station to accommodations: Another, less expensive, option is to take a guagua (Dominican minibus) from Santo Domingo departing 4 blocks NW of Parque Enriquillo, just West of Av Duarte, from a small parking lot within the elevated expressways of Espresso 27 de Febrero).

From Wikivoyage: Port-au-Prince, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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