Port Louis Airport Transfer Guide (2026) - All Options & Tips
Essential advice for getting from Mauritius's main airport to Port Louis, including helpful tips and common scams to avoid.
We have not yet verified how travellers currently reach Port Louis from the airport serving it, so we are not publishing routes, operators or fares we cannot stand behind. For what is running on the day you travel, the arrivals information published by your arrival airport is the reliable source, and your accommodation will usually know what works best for the hour you land.
Helpful Tips
Ride the Mauritius Metro Express from Port Louis Victoria station. Curepipe or Rose Hill arrives in under 30 minutes. Contactless payment cards are accepted at gates. No fumbling for coins. Fast, cool, reliable.
Install the BeSafeMoris app now. Book licensed taxis with fixed fares. The price flashes before you tap confirm. No surprises. No haggling. Just tap and go.
Catch the Caudan Waterfront shuttle bus. It departs every 15 minutes from the main bus terminal. Skip the 15-minute uphill walk to the city center. Save sweat. Save time.
Buy a rechargeable Mauritius Union Pay card. Available at every bus station. Tap and go on all public buses. Exact change becomes irrelevant. Travel lighter.
Common Scams to Avoid
Unlicensed taxi touts inside Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport's arrivals hall quote inflated flat fares to Grand Baie or Port Louis, often double the metered rate. Decline any offer that isn't from the official airport taxi counter just outside customs. Insist on the printed voucher or use the pre-paid booth.
Baggage porters wearing unofficial-looking vests grab luggage from the carousel and then demand an arbitrary high fee for wheeling it 50 m to the curb. Politely but firmly refuse assistance unless the porter displays an official SSR Airport badge and you have agreed on a small tip in advance.
Currency-exchange kiosks in the landside corridor advertise "no commission" yet use a markedly poorer rate than the mid-market figure shown on their board. Compare the offered rate with the real-time figure on your phone and, if it's off by more than a few percent, walk 100 m to the ATMs or an authorized bank counter.