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02-27-24 17:44 #25
Posts: 753New Airport Express Bus
Well it's about time as this new airport express bus service from Lima looks pretty good!
https://www.airportexpresslima.com/
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01-23-15 08:03 #24
Posts: 450Taxi Airport Miraflores and Miraflores to Airport
I have been living in Lima for near on 10 years and I am in and out of the airport (Domestic or International) at least once per month.
So this is how the local does it?.
Airport to Miraflores.
I always use Taxi Green They are the last taxi stand as you leave the Airport both for domestic and international arrivals and always seem to have a taxi available without booking.
Cost about $USD20 in Soles or USD $. As at Jan 2015.
Miraflores to Airport.
I use Ph: 3555555 is a local taxi company they will pick you up at you apartment and take you to the airport and they are around $3 cheaper that Green Taxi.
Cost about $USD17 in Soles only.
Both of the above choices are Secure Taxis I. E. There is a record of your trip and your driver registered somewhere with the company and the taxi will have a cell phone sometimes GPS on board.
There're are cheaper methods to getting to Miraflores like lugging your bag all the way to the street (about 10 minutes) and catching a street taxi. Yes you will save a few bucks (like about $8) but you also have increased your security risk as you are getting in an unknown car with an unknown driver and there is no record with anyone of the trip should there be a problem.
Travel well my friends.
Sly
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12-07-14 21:30 #23
Posts: 111Taxi Tactics
Originally Posted by WlFunGuy [View Original Post]
If the driver demands a higher rate than expected at the destination, I pull out my phone and make a phone call to my nonexistent local friend to inquire the proper rate.
Once in Saigon I had a fuckhead taxi driver who demanded like USD50 for a USD10 ride. I very politely explained to him my good Vietnamese friend was only a few minutes away on his motobike and was coming over to help negotiate and I repeatedly apologized to him that I don't speak Vietnamese. I kept talking on the phone and looking up and down the street for my nonexistent friend. After 20 minutes of us both looking up and down the street and me saying "any minute now", the driver took my USD10 equivalent and split.
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11-25-14 05:51 #22
Posts: 765Taxis to Lima
"The driver was a young guy and most propably in order to cut the corner he took me through some very isolated, dark and scary route to Miraflores. " Unfortunately, Lima does not have a direct freeway route from Miraflores to the airport. You have to go through this area. On my last trip departing from Lima, the Taxi driver took me through a scenic route along the ocean and then it ended and we had to go through the tough areas of Lima to get to the airport. The Green taxis are S45 to Miraflores and you can get someone lower but not worth the hassle.
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11-24-14 07:35 #21
Posts: 13Taxi safety
I know this thread is old but just adding my 2-bits of info.
When I travel to / from airport, especially at night, I'll pretend to make a phone call and tell my "friend" the license plate as well as the drivers I'd hanging from the mirror. I don't try to be quiet. I want the driver to know what I am doing.
Never had a problem.
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08-10-10 16:02 #20
Posts: 2289Originally Posted by El Greco
If in doubt, have a cell phone and pretend to talk to a friend and tell them that you're coming in such and such taxi number.
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08-10-10 15:58 #19
Posts: 828Lima taxi to Miraflores
Originally Posted by Seabreeze0003
On my departure although it was earlier about 20:00 hrs I asked the owner and I also told the taxi driver to only use the major roads going to the airport.
Believe you me guys the worst time to get robbed is from the airport to your hotel because you carry everything with you. Don't be a cheap Charlie at that time. Safety should be our main concern and not a few dollars.
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08-10-10 13:25 #18
Posts: 450Green Cab
Originally Posted by Xpartan
I bet he will be fired immediately and you will also be saving us from the same trouble.
Sly
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08-10-10 07:13 #17
Posts: 1956Originally Posted by Bunny Hunter
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08-09-10 23:17 #16
Posts: 29Airport Taxi
Look, the 45 soles is only $16 and some change in USD. It's for a fairly long cab ride (which would easily cost 3-4 times as much in a major city in the US). Sure, you might be able to save $2 or $3 or maybe even $8, but it's a pittance compared to the overall investment (and risk) associated with a trip to Lima. Don't be penny-wise and pound-foolish.
My experience with the green taxi folks has been _superb_ and hassle-free. Plus, the guy was cool enough to wait while I dropped my stuff off and then hauled me over to Relax y Vida #3 and then met me again afterwards for a ride back to my apartment. Excellent service all around!
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08-09-10 00:02 #15
Posts: 1956Originally Posted by Wefcleacheser
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08-04-10 01:22 #14
Posts: 59As many posters have said, you can find better deals than the "official" green taxi rate of 45 soles. With that said, the green taxi drivers have always seemed to me to be more professional, have later model cars, and I have felt more secure with them than others I have used. When you consider how easy it would be to get mugged first thing after leaving the airport and before even reaching Miraflores (usually midnight or later as flights from the USA seem to all arrive late at night), I'm surprised it doesn't happen more often. I've used the cheap ones myself but from now on I don't think I'll take the chance.
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07-30-10 13:47 #13
Posts: 450Taxis
You always negoiate the price up frount before getting in the cab.
The correct price airport to Miraflores is $USD20.
Sounds like you just gave the guy a $USD 20 tip.
No point crying over spilt milk.
Suggest you read "Sly Ones First times Guide to Lima" Free on this site Before you waste anymore of your money.
Sly
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07-29-10 20:54 #12
Posts: 994Switch Sol to Dollar Cab Fare...Common Trade Practice Internationally.
Was the sign with fare posted in Sol missing?
Originally Posted by Garota Lover
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06-26-10 15:37 #11
Posts: 15Originally Posted by BKKguru