Editing Transport in Gibraltar (section)

==Road==
===Private transport===
[[File:Gibraltar-LookLeft-right-hand traffic.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Traffic [[Left- and right-hand traffic|drives on the right]]]]
[[File:GBZ international vehicle registration oval.png|thumb|100px|Gibraltar's country identifier is '''GBZ''']]
[[File:Gibraltar rear number plate.jpg|thumb|A current [[Vehicle registration plates of Gibraltar|Gibraltar rear number plate]] featuring the country identifier GBZ]]
[[Gibraltar]] has {{convert|49.9|km|mi|1}} of [[highway]]s, all of which are paved. It has one of the highest levels of per capita [[Automobile|car]] ownership in the world, with as many motor vehicles as people. Unlike the United Kingdom and other [[British Overseas Territories]], traffic in Gibraltar [[Left- and right-hand traffic|drives on the right]], as it shares a land border with Spain. Traffic formerly drove on the left; the change to driving on the right was made at 5.00 a.m. on 16 June 1929.<ref name="GibKincaid">{{Cite book|last =Kincaid|first=Peter|title=The Rule of the Road: An International Guide to History and Practice
|publisher=Greenwood Press|date=1986|page=109|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QatPAAAAMAAJ&q=Gibraltar|isbn=0-313-25249-1}}</ref>

Older roads in Gibraltar, primarily in the city centre, are fairly narrow with a typical speed limit of {{convert|50|km/h|0|abbr=on}}. Gibraltar has ten fuelling stations, and fuel prices are lower than in neighbouring Spain due to lower [[fuel duty]]. Some people from Spain even enter Gibraltar for the sole purpose of purchasing fuel.

Gibraltar's international vehicle registration is GBZ, and [[vehicle registration plates of Gibraltar]] consist of the letter 'G' followed by up to five digits (1-99999) or four digits (1000-9999) and a single letter. These are as standard, the same shape, type face and colours as those in the UK, however non-standard number plates have been permitted. The [[Chief Minister of Gibraltar|Chief Minister's]] official car has the registration number ''G1'', while the [[Governor of Gibraltar|Governor's]] car, following tradition, has a crown, in place of a number.

The two highways in Spain leading in the vicinity are the [[Autovía A-383|A-383]] which ends in La Linea, and the [[Autovía CA-34|CA-34]], which leads to the [[Gibraltar-Spain border|border]].

The traditional sole road into Spain, [[Winston Churchill Avenue, Gibraltar|Winston Churchill Avenue]], intersected with the airport's runway requiring movable barricades to close when aircraft landed or departed resulting in congestion. A new tunnel was constructed to solve this problem although delays pushed back its official opening until 31 March 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 March 2023 |title=KINGSWAY INAUGURATED - 187/2023 |url=https://www.gibraltar.gov.gi/press-releases/kingsway-inaugurated-1872023-8737 |access-date=2023-04-24 |website=Government of Gibraltar |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=31 March 2023 |title=Kingsway is now open & operational |url=https://www.gbc.gi/news/kingsway-now-open-operational |access-date=2023-04-24 |website=[[Gibraltar Broadcasting Corporation]] |language=en}}</ref> The new road and tunnel is named Kingsway with the approval of [[Charles III]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Peralta |first=Gabriella |date=30 March 2023 |title=Over 14 years later, Kingsway Tunnel opens |url=https://www.chronicle.gi/over-14-years-later-kingsway-tunnel-opens/ |access-date=2023-04-24 |website=[[Gibraltar Chronicle]] |language=en |quote=that the airport and tunnel access roads [and the tunnel]...will be known as Kingsway...and that has been approved by His Majesty himself today}}</ref> and passes under the terminal and the eastern edge of the runway before connecting with [[Devil's Tower Road]]. Runway access is now closed to everyday road traffic but is still available for exceptional or emergency use as well as pedestrians, cyclists and mobility scooters.<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 March 2023 |title=Airport Tunnel to open on 31st March 2023 - 177/2023 |url=https://www.gibraltar.gov.gi/press-releases/airport-tunnel-to-open-on-31st-march-2023-1772023-8730 |access-date=2023-04-24 |website=Government of Gibraltar |language=en |quote=The road from the new roundabout at Devil’s Tower Road to the East Gate roundabout is approximately 1.2km in length, including approximately 350 metres of covered tunnel.}}</ref>

===Public transport===
[[File:Gibraltar Bus Company Route 4.jpg|thumb|left|Gibraltar Bus Company [[Dennis Dart]] on route 4 at the Both Worlds bus terminus, [[Sandy Bay, Gibraltar|Sandy Bay]].]]
[[File:Open-top bus in Gibraltar 2005.jpg|thumb|Calypso Transport [[open top bus]] on discontinued route 10]]
There are a total of eight different bus routes in Gibraltar. There are two companies who provide stage-carriage bus services in Gibraltar: Gibraltar Bus Company and Calypso Transport.

The [[Government of Gibraltar]] owned Gibraltar Bus Company operates routes 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8 and 9 with a fleet of 21 buses, 18 of which are [[Dennis Dart]] low-floor midibus with [[Caetano Nimbus]] bodies and featuring 28 seats and three [[Mercedes-Benz Sprinter]] minibuses with Unvi bodies and catering for 15 seated passengers.<ref>[http://www.gibraltarbuscompany.gi/site/images/GibBusNetworkMap.pdf Network Map] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201102032230/http://www.gibraltarbuscompany.gi/site/images/GibBusNetworkMap.pdf |date=2 November 2020 }} Gibraltar Bus Company</ref> The Darts entered service the day the company was officially formed, Saturday 10 April 2004, when it took over the operation of private company Rock City Services, who had been unwilling to invest in its fleet. The trio of Sprinters entered service during November 2010 and operate Service 1 to the Moorish Castle Estate in the Upper Town area of the city.

Calypso Transport operates route 5 between the Frontier (the land border with Spain), the airport and the city centre and tickets between this route and those operated by the Gibraltar Bus Company are not inter-changeable. An adult single fare on either operators' services currently costs £1.00 and an all-day Hoppa ticket costs £1.50. A year-long trial period where free travel was permitted aboard the buses of the Gibraltar Bus Company ended in May 2012 and only qualifying residents, commuters and [[Military of Gibraltar|military personnel]] now qualify for free travel in the territory.

====Bus Fares - Both Operators' Services====
[[File:Gibraltar Bus Company timetable 2018.jpg|thumb|upright|Timetable on a bus shelter]]

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! !! Single !! All Day Pass
|-
| Adult ||£1.80||£2.50
|-
| Pensioner ||£1.00||£1.50
|-
| Child ||£1.50||£2.00
|}

Calypso Transport uses a fleet of red [[double-decker bus]]es.{{citation needed|date=July 2013}}
[[File:Gibraltar bus routes.png|thumb|right|Gibraltar Bus Company bus routes (''right-click to enlarge'').]]

Route 5 buses operate every 15 minutes Monday to Saturdays, and every 20 minutes on Sundays,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cab.gi/bus-route-information|title=Bus Route Information|website=gcab|access-date=5 January 2020|archive-date=9 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809120314/https://www.cab.gi/bus-route-information|url-status=dead}}</ref> this is a shuttle between Reclamation Road (British Steps) near John Macintosh Square and the Frontier/Airport terminus via the Market Place bus station [[Grand Casemates Square]].{{citation needed|date=July 2013}}

Gibraltar Bus Company increased the bus fares for all routes in Gibraltar in May 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g187510-i1247-k6318338-Bus_fare_increases-Gibraltar.html|title=Bus fare increases - Gibraltar Forum - TripAdvisor|website=www.tripadvisor.com}}</ref>

===Taxis===
Taxis are available from a number of taxi ranks around the [[Rock of Gibraltar|Rock]]. Many taxis cater specifically for tours of the Upper Rock Nature Reserve and these can be picked up from the frontier or the city centre, however, taxi drivers are also obliged to take standard fares as well as tours.