Getting Around

Car - Aruba is a small island, so you can get everywhere pretty quickly by car.

If you take the car to the beach, there are lots of options for parking. Unofficially, you can park at many of the hotel parking lots without paying. There are many access streets to the beach that have parking at the side. If you go to Eagle beach there is a ton of parking there as well. 

Please see our page on renting a car in Aruba.

Taxi - Taxis in Aruba do not have meters. Rates are fixed based on the locations and you can find these here: Taxi rates 

Here is a quick summary to/from Canaruba (which is in the Boroncana neighbourhood):

Bicycle - There are several bike rental companies on the island.

The closest location is FX Sports, which is just around the corner from here. This location only rents mountain bikes, but they have the easier-to-ride street bikes (sometimes called “Dutch bikes” at their other location.

They will drop off bikes for you here at Canaruba. Their phone # is +297-5866381 / (+297) 5860989 or email fiberworks@live.com. They are open Mon - Sat, 10.00 - 6.00 and closed on Sundays.

You will notice that there are also the one-way bike rental stops located throughout the island - “Green Bike”. You can use your credit card to release a bike and then return it to a different location later and only pay for the time you used. Convenient and fun - but check out the prices before you use these to go on a long ride. ($8 for 1 hour up to $25 for 8 hours - and you need to be 16 years or older)

Walking - the walk from Canaruba to the beach at the Ritz is 1.1 miles and will take you under 20 minutes. From there, you can walk along the beach to get to all the other hotels, restaurants, entertainment and casinos. Some of this walk has sidewalks, but not all of it - and it’s been our experience that for some reason cars don’t seem to be overly generous with giving you “space” when you are walking at the side of the road. (Odd for such an otherwise friendly place.)

As you leave our street, you will notice some “changes” in the homes - keep in mind that Aruba is a Caribbean country and is generally in a perpetual state of construction, particularly with the locals. You may encounter some dogs at the houses on your walk - don’t worry, they are friendly and stay on their own property (or at least that’s our experience!).

One final thought on travelling around Aruba: While Aruba is very small, taxis are easy and walking is pretty good, having a rental car will probably make for a better overall experience. It’s “easier” of course, there is lots of parking and most of it is free - but there is also so much to see around the area and the island overall.