Public Transportation

Public Transportation is also a notable issue here. Due to inadequate maintenance standards, greater risk of criminality, and risky driving habits, do not utilize commercial taxis, buses, motorbike taxis, informal taxis, or three-wheelers ("kékés"). In remote places, transportation options are very limited or nonexistent.

Liberia's transportation system includes 429 km of railroads, 10,600 km of highways (657 km paved), seaports, 29 airports (2 paved), and a 4 km oil pipeline. The major modes of ground transportation in and around Monrovia are buses and taxis. There are also charter boats available. Three railways were built in Liberia in the past to transport ore from mines, but they were destroyed during the civil war.

Only the Bong mine railway was active in 2010, but Arcelor Mittal reconstructed the Lamco Railway at least partially and reopened it in 2011. There are no rail links with other countries, however a proposal has been made to expand the Bong mine railway to service a mine in Guinea over the border. Therefore, you should research carefully about Public Transportation before coming here. This is absolutely one of the things to know before traveling to Liberia.