Negril doesn't have its own Kennedy branch, but it's the most popular day trip — or multi-day stay — out of Montego Bay, and the drive is one of the easiest on the island: a straightforward coastal road, about 1.5 hours, no mountain passes to worry about. Here's how renting for a Negril trip actually works.
How to Rent a Car for a Negril Trip
Kennedy operates two branches — Montego Bay and Kingston — with no office in Negril itself. The standard route is picking up from our Montego Bay branch, with free pickup at Sangster International Airport if you're arriving that day, and driving the A1 west along the coast. It's one of the most popular routes out of Montego Bay for exactly this reason: no complicated navigation, just a straight, scenic run along the water.
What There Is to Rent a Car For
Seven Mile Beach is the headline — one of the longest, most consistently good stretches of sand on the island — but a rental car also gets you to the West End cliffs for sunset, where Rick's Café's cliff-diving crowd gathers every evening, plus the quieter coves and restaurants along the way that a resort shuttle won't stop for. Full breakdown of what to actually do once you're there in our Negril things-to-do guide.
Local tip: Time your drive so you're at the West End cliffs for sunset — it's genuinely one of the best on the island, and arriving even 30 minutes early to get a spot near Rick's Café is worth it in peak season.
Every Kennedy booking includes unlimited mileage, so the Montego Bay to Negril round trip adds nothing to your rate beyond the days you keep the car. See our Montego Bay branch for pickup details, or browse the fleet to check what's available for your dates.
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