Getting to the Coral Coast: The Queen's Road
Visitors can reach the Coral Coast from Nadi International Airport by taxi, bus, or rental car along the Queen's Road.
The drive from Nadi to Shangri-La's Fijian Resort takes about 45 minutes. After a sharp right turn at the south end of Nadi Town, the highway runs well inland, first through sugar cane fields undulating in the wind and then past acre after acre of pine trees planted in orderly rows, part of Fiji's national forestry program. The blue-green mountains lie off to the left; the deep-blue sea occasionally comes into view off to the right.
Getting Around the Coral Coast
The large hotels have car-rental desks as well as taxis hanging around their main entrances. Express buses between Nadi and Suva stop at Shangri-La's Fijian Resort, the Outrigger on the Lagoon Fiji, the Hideaway Resort, and the Warwick Fiji. Local buses ply the Queen's Road and will stop for anyone who flags them down. See "Getting There & Getting Around" in chapter 4 for more information.
