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# Car Rental Country forums / Pacific Islands & Papua New Guinea / Samoa
emmanuela 11:13 UTC 12 Sep 2008 | Hi! I will be in Samoa for 1 week early October. Do you think it is worth renting a car, or would public transportation be OK? |
Laszlo 00:16 UTC 13 Sep 2008 | Definitely worth it, as buses are centred on the main towns on both islands, and especially on Upolu they don't really connect the various regions well unless you backtrack to Apia. A car could save a lot of time/backtracking. | 1
ohwell 23:16 UTC 15 Sep 2008 | Rent. It gives you so much more freedom. The bus service is great, but slow and you have to back track frequently. | 2
emmanuela 13:06 UTC 16 Sep 2008 | Thanks all. Booked already:) | 3
burgla 02:28 UTC 21 Sep 2008 | for travelling outside apia a rental is virtually necasary - in apia taxis are cheap & i can recomend a good one - ono sumeo ph +685 774 7973 - always punctual, very informative, and always willing to go the extra mile | 4