Quote Originally Posted by Hanna View Post
Basically, only take a taxi from the airport in an unfamiliar city/country if someone else is paying, or if you are so rich that you don't mind being ripped off... There are practically always other means of transportation that local people use. Even in the most honest countries, even if they do not rip you off, they have a special high tariff for travelling from the airport and into the city. Often it is a lot cheaper when you go the other way. Interesting co-incident. Personally I only go by taxi from the airport when I travel for business.
I would never, ever, at any circumstances, pay $1,500 for transfer from an airport to the city, which obviously takes no more than 50 - 70 miles. If the cabdriver insisted on that, I would immediately call the police.