Taxi

Usually avoid taxis when traveling, but for a visit to Ninfa Garden from Rome it seems unavoidable. The plan is to take the train from Rome to Latina Scalo, then get a taxi for the ~5 mile trip to Ninfa Garden. Most advice about taxis in Italy seems focused on big cities like...

Took a taxi from Pudong Airport to my hotel, maybe a 15-minute ride. The airport staff directed me straight into a cab, so I didn’t get the chance to order a Didi. Halfway through, the driver covered the fare meter with her bag, which already felt sketchy. I could still see the...

I used to rely on BIOS taxi for trips between central Amsterdam and Schiphol. Fixed price, reliable, and even after it went up to €32.50 it was still a solid option. Looks like they lost the Schiphol concession and now the other approved companies are charging closer to €50,...

Dropped off a rental car around 2 in the morning and needed to get home. Grab was showing about 440 baht with a wait or 500+ for priority. Decided to try the taxi line instead. Meter came out to 190 plus the 50 airport fee, so 240 total. I handed over 300. Felt like a win for...

In a taxi right now going from CDG to the Marais and I assumed it’d be the fixed 56 euro right-bank fare. Didn’t confirm it when I got in, and now the meter is running. Asked the driver and he said when traffic is bad they just switch to metered rates. It’s crawling, looks like...

Got hit with a sketchy taxi at JFK, even from the official stand. Driver agreed to the flat fare to Manhattan but started the meter anyway, then claimed it was “broken” and tried to make me pay extra for gas after taking a weird detour through Queens. I only paid the standard...

Got picked up at JFK T1 yesterday and was shocked how many cars were just sitting unattended out front. Total mess for traffic, and most of them were hustling people with illegal taxi offers. I even asked one of the pedestrian security guys why they were allowed to sit there no...