Rome airport taxi

Rome airport taxi service: instructions for use

First thing you should know is that official taxis in Rome are white and have the taxi sign on the top.  So do not get into any other kind of car, because even if,  in the main, Rome taxi drivers are hard-working honest people, there is a hard core of crooks, and these tend to work the Rome airport taxi stands.  So first of all, avoid at all cost unofficial cabs and always go for the legal ones. Second, remember that there are fixed fares to and from downtown (within the city's ancient Aurelian Walls) and the airports, with a surcharge of €1 for each piece of luggage, so do not negotiate the price for the city center with anyone! For more information on Roma airport taxi fare check Rome municipality site. For other destinations fares are not fixed and be sure your driver activates the meter (all official taxis have a meter) when he starts driving to any other destination, because outside the walls you pay according to the distance. Drivers at Rome airport taxi stands could try to talk you into paying more, saying that your destination is 'inside the wall' or 'hard to get to'. State clearly before you drive away that you want the meter to run. If they try to overcharge you at your destination ask them to call a policeman. Be aware of unlicensed Rome airport taxi drivers or licensed limousine drivers that approach you at the airports: a drive with them could reach as high as €100. Go directly to the taxi stand and ignore touts. At Ciampino there is supposed to be an organized taxi queue, but the drivers will often negotiate amongst themselves if you are going somewhere the cab at the front doesn't want to go to. There are reports that late at night, Rome airport taxi drivers, especially in Ciampino are asking €100 to take you into town, so try to avoid late flights or take the bus that connects with the flight. If you have to take a cab just pay the legal fare at your destination. If you have no stomach for the resulting argument then you can phone a cab from one of the numbers listed in our page Taxi Rome. If you are not going to the city centre be aware that both airports are outside of Rome's ring motorway (GRA). This means that the fare for the first part of the journey is higher (a number 2 appears on the meter), but the driver is supposed to change the fare to number 1, once he passes over or joins the GRA. The quality of Rome airport taxi service is very variable. You may get a brand-new Mercedes or you may get a 10-year-old Fiat with no shock absorbers and no luggage space. But the fare will be the same!