Paramaribo - Post Report Question and Answers
Are local buses, trams, trains or taxis safe and affordable?
There have been no recent security issues dealing with public or private transportation. Several taxi services are used by the diplomatic community. Busses are available but do not appear to meet US standards! - Apr 2022
You need a car here. There are a few reputable taxi companies we use, but you generally need to reserve in advance and it's not particularly cheap. There's an app you can use to call a taxi on short notice (sort of like a local version of Uber) but I wouldn't want to rely on that on a daily basis, since drivers are not always reliable or available depending on time of day or weather conditions. - Feb 2020
Buses - no. Taxis - maybe, if you use one that is vetted through RSO. No trams or trains. - Jun 2017
Taxis are fine. Buses are crowded: I don't know any expat that uses them. - May 2016
No trains. Buses probably ok but nobody I knew took them. Weren't timely as they might wait for the bus to fill up (just small ones). Taxis were frequently used and people could arrange for a driver to regularly take them to/from work. Then sometimes it seemed they'd made enough money for a while and disappear. We used one who lived nearby on occasion when I had the car and my wife needed to meet me. We found it from a placard stapled to a phone pole that said "Johnny" and a phone number. Luckily it was for taxi service as we suspected and nothing else. - Dec 2014
It's not safe to use the local buses. Taxis are pretty affordable and easy to use. - Jul 2014
Taxis are not exactly what I would call safe, but not really awful either. We used them a bit and got along ok. However, most of the time I would drive myself and it was better. I wouldn't use public transport very much if at all. - Sep 2013
Yes, and yes. No trains, buses are crowded and hot, but taxis are all over and cheap. - Nov 2010
If you use a reputable taxi company you'll have no problem. - Feb 2010
