Transfers to and from Curaçao International Airport (CUR). Drift launches for riders on December 1, 2026.
Curaçao International Airport — still universally called Hato — sits on the north coast, about fifteen minutes from Willemstad and twenty-five from the Jan Thiel resorts. It is the arrival point for essentially every visitor to the island.
The taxi rank outside arrivals prices by fixed zone. The rates are official, but the zone your accommodation falls into is not obvious, evening and Sunday surcharges apply, and you are making the decision while jet-lagged with luggage in hand.
Drift quotes the fare in Antillean guilders in the app before you confirm, so the transfer is settled before you land.
Areas covered from December 1, 2026
The main terminal pickup point.
Punda, Otrobanda, Pietermaai and Scharloo — around 15 minutes south.
The eastern resort strip, roughly 25 minutes.
The northwest beaches, around 40 minutes.
Mega Pier and Mathey Wharf on the Otrobanda side.
The resort areas just west of the city.
The routes people actually ask for
The core transfer, about 15 minutes south into the city.
Around 25 minutes east to the beach clubs and resorts.
The short run to the western resort area.
Roughly 40 minutes northwest to the beaches.
The departure run — bookable in advance in the app.
The arrivals hall is the worst possible place to be working out what a fair price looks like in a currency you have not used before. It is also where most visitors make their most expensive avoidable transport decision of the trip.
Download Drift and add your payment method before you travel. When you land from December 1, 2026, you open the app, enter your hotel, see the fare in Antillean guilders and confirm — nothing to negotiate and no cash needed.
Same app, same account, launching December 1, 2026
Rides across Punda, Otrobanda, Pietermaai and Scharloo
Rides to the beach clubs, resorts and the Salinja restaurant strip
Rides to Grote Knip, Playa Kalki, Shete Boka and the northwest beaches
What people ask about getting around Hato Airport
Airport taxis price by fixed zone with evening and Sunday surcharges, so the amount varies with your destination and the time. From December 1, 2026 Drift will show the fare in Antillean guilders in the app before you confirm.
No. Uber and Lyft do not operate in Curaçao. The options today are the licensed taxi rank, a pre-booked hotel shuttle or a rental car. Drift launches for riders on December 1, 2026.
Around 15 minutes to Willemstad, 25 to Jan Thiel and Mambo Beach, and about 40 to the Westpunt beaches.
Download the app and set up your account and card before you fly, then book once you have landed and cleared customs. Everything is ready so there is nothing to set up on arrival.
Download Drift now and set up your account before launch. The moment Curaçao goes live on December 1, 2026, you can book straight away.