Taxi in Rome - Dos and Don'ts from a local - Tips you MUST know!

In my opinion, she creates and posts on YouTube some of the best, if not the best, informational videos about visiting Rome. Thank you.

Landed in Rome today..guys grabbed us leaving terminal. Started walking us away from taxi line. Because I’d watched this video last week, I asked if he was a white taxi. No he was a black taxi. I asked cost and he replied meter. I said no thanks and went to white taxi line. My adult son was so impressed!, thank you!

At the Taxi Stand in front of St. Peter's Basilica the cab driver wanted 30 Euros to take us to the Mausoleum of Augustus. It's only a 10 minute walk but we were exhausted from touring the Vatican Museums and St. Peter's all morning. Shouldn't have cost more than 10 or 12 Euro but we probably would have paid up to 20. He was quite rude about it so we declined. None of the other cabbies would even deal with us because he was the 1st one in the queue. They were all standing around talking and smoking and obviously didn't want to work. We wound up walking and so glad we did because we got to experience the beautiful views along the Tiber and the Ponte Sant'Angelo. We took taxis all over Rome and Florence and this was the one and only time we had an issue.

I advise writing down the address of your hotel if you know where you are staying when you arrive at the airport in Rome and give this to the taxi driver....Then get some hotel business cards when you arrive at your hotel and use these when your away from your hotel and use these hotel business cards the same way. Writing down destination addresses you know in advance will also help the taxi driver make the transaction more smooth.

The absolute best guard against being overcharged is Elyssa’s tip on using the taximeter estimator BEFORE you APP for the cab. These are actually very accurate for Rome. Just type in your location and destination and any other prompts and you will know the cost of your trip. Stick to that value if you’re overcharged and pay only that amount. It helps to have small bills and change on you when using Rome cabs. I’ve lived in Rome for 7 years and I just recently had to rely on the taximeter to get myself out of an overcharge. I did it and you can do it too. It works like a charm. Knowledge is your friend.

Great Tips! Thanks

I was just in Rome. Got a good, honest driver to take me to the Vatican Museums from my hotel east of the Colosseum. €22. Because of construction and one-way streets, you may get the impression that the driver is "taking you for a ride" price wise. In fact, Rome is a bit of a mess to get around in. On the way back, I went to a taxi stand east of the Vatican and the driver quoted me €38 for the ride back. 😅😅😅 No, thanks. My feet were killing me but there was NO way I was paying €38 for a €20 ride.

Thanks!

Great information!! Thank you!

Thanks, this is so helpful

Just back from a short visit - our first - to Rome. This video was super helpful, and we used the advice to get the fixed price €50 Euro taxi to and from the airport. We also downloaded the ITTaxi app, but we ended up never using it or taxis. In the end, we just enjoyed walking everywhere. We stayed near Trev Fountrain, and I think the longest walk we had was to the Vatican City or maybe to Travestere one evening, about 30 minutes or so. But the walks were beautiful, with amazing architecture and sights around every corner. And whilst walking. every now and again, we might just stop at a street-side bar/cafe for a coffee or cold beer. I think we may have missed some of this atmosphere in a Taxi. Although we did clock up 80,000 steps (51km!!) during our 3 days by walking everywhere. (although I think most of that was walking the corridors of the VC Museum or the grounds of Palatine Hill!!). Thank you for your taxi advice :)

Great.

Excellent advice. Thank you!

This was excellent,thank you.

Thank you for this video - my husband always says to me, why do you watch so much youtube on places we are going to by the time we get there it won't be exciting as you'll have seen it all already !! My response is, if I come away with one tiny little piece of information then it's worth it and this video is a perfect example of that. I had no idea about the fixed price taxi fare only being applicable to accom within the Aurelian Walls or that the taxi should be registered in the city and having now heard that I have changed our accomodation booking to one within the walls. I was undecided as to which place I wanted to stay in and this has made the decision a little easier. Thank you

Thanks for the advice 👍 I’ll definitely take a look at that app, although walking will be my main way of getting around during the day.

This is such great information, thank you. We were looking at Uber from the airport as we arrive at 1130pm based on information from another youtuber and to prebook to city center they want €110. With your comments we will just go to the taxi line and get one for the flat rate of 50 and make sure to confirm everything before we get in. Thanks!

Thank you!

Thank you for this information! We will be in Rome in April and this is so helpful.

Great advice, especially about not handing over money until you're outside the car, with your luggage, and after the driver confirms it is the correct amount (and has change in hand, if applicable).  Unscrupulous drivers might take your 50€ bill then quickly switch it with another bill, e.g. a 20€ then claim that you owe the difference, e.g. you need to pay another 30€. Passengers who are tired might be fooled; others might pay to avoid the conflict/hassle.