Airport Taxi Services

[Silver Star]

I have used our fellow board member's service and found it to be excellent. On time, free bottle of water, pick up the whole deal exactly as we set it up. Also spoke English which helps as my Spanish sucks. I don't know current price but know at the time it was slightly more but was for limo and ultraprofessional service.

Pete

Thanks for the kind words Pete. We keep our current hassle free fares posted on our homepage, we ask a lot less than the 5 Star hotels for similar limo / hired car services, but we don't compete on price with the tiny, uncomfortable and cheap taxis.

FYI there have been ongoing strikes at EZE, causing possible delays. Lost 20 minutes the other day due to lane blockages by the strikers.

Fred.

www.silverstarcar.com

Buenos Aires Transfers and Tours in English

[Aqualung]

In only one month three clients of mine have been robbed in cabs coming from the airport. I investigated a little and I found that it is becoming common once again. Cab robberies had been practically eradicated some years back but it seems they are back with a vengeance.

The three were robbed with different MOs.

The 1st took a remis from the stand on your left just before coming out into the meeting point. There he paid and the girl told him to wait a moment and that someone would accompany him to the car. Someone who had obviously been waiting for an opportunity like this came up to him and asked him to follow him to the car. The car he and his luggage were put in was not one of the remis company cars but another crook. On the way he pulled into a dirt road and pulled a gun on my client. He left him there and drove off with his luggage and wallet.

The 2nd took a BA city cab that seemed to have just left someone at the airport. The same thing happened to him. Neither drivers were the same.

The 3rd was extra foolish and allowed one of those guys that hawk cabs inside the airport to take him to the car. Almost the same thing happened to him. The difference was that he was robbed on a side street inside the city of BA and there was an other crook waiting for them when they arrived. Neither were described like any of the 1st two. This means that there is quite a big band with this MO.

All these were relieved of their luggage, expensive fishing gear and money. They searched the three looking for money belts or cash hidden on their bodies. In one case the guy lost his passport and credit cards but in the other two, the credit cards and passports were returned.

The other cases I learnt of were quite similar except for one case where a Manuel Tienda Leon bus was hijacked and all the passengers robbed.

All these cases involved flights arriving late in the evening either scheduled like that or in one case a very delayed flight by one of the American carriers.

The safest thing to do is to take one of the Ezeiza taxis. The blue and white ones. And make sure to take one that is parked beside others from the same company. Don't take any Buenos Aires city cab (Black and Yellow) or any car that seems separated from the rest.

Take care and don't do anything silly believing you will save a few pesos that will end up costing a lot.

And if something like this happens to you don't even think of defending yourselves. Just watch the local news station to see how quick these guys will shoot you. Six cops were killed in Buenos Aires in the first twenty days of 2012.

[Peter Sideburn]

I have used our fellow board member's service and found it to be excellent. On time, free bottle of water, pick up the whole deal exactly as we set it up. Also spoke English which helps as my Spanish sucks. I don't know current price but know at the time it was slightly more but was for limo and ultraprofessional service.

Pete

[Seaman]

That looks quite good at 150 pesos all inclusive. I trust they do mean pesos? I find the multi-use of the dollar sign annoyingly confusing at times.

All prices in Argentina are by law in Argentine Pesos. There are a few exceptions to that law / rule, but then the sign U$D / USD is used.

So yes, it is 150 pesos.

[Christopherd]

Not a smart move! AEP is about 30-40 pesos (max!) from downtown! So no wonder he was happy with the 50 pesos! Next time just queue up outside of arrivals, and get into a taxi there. Make sure he uses the meter.

It's ok, I figured it was too much. But as I was feeling I'll and in no mood to haggle, I figured 50 with no discussion was better than 74.

Best deal is to use taxi ezeiza. (

www.taxiezeiza.com.ar

) They use a fixed price for the trip. They show up on time (like 15 mins early!) and are very reliable.

That looks quite good at 150 pesos all inclusive. I trust they do mean pesos? I find the multi-use of the dollar sign annoyingly confusing at times.

[Seaman]

When I made my return reservation from Recoleta to the airport-EZEIZA. The booking agent was the promtion only applied to one person with bags that could fit in the trunk. As I was reserving for 2 with a total of three bags, they quoted 180 pesos + tolls.

That is the first time I hear of this. I took in January taxi ezeiza with 3 people in one car, and have used them many times in the past with more than 1 person in the car, and never had that issue? I normally book their service via their website. Maybe because you called you got this "strange" price?

[Seaman]

Arriving in AEP yesterday, I ask the cambio how much a taxi downtown. They say 50pesos (airport taxi service is over 70). Grab a taxi from Departures and offer 50 which he cheerfully accepts. *

Not a smart move! AEP is about 30-40 pesos (max!) from downtown! So no wonder he was happy with the 50 pesos! Next time just queue up outside of arrivals, and get into a taxi there. Make sure he uses the meter.

Leaving from Ezezia though. Anyone know what is currently a reasonable amont to offer a taxi from Microcentre to the international airport? That way I can just keep enough local currency to get my flight. (I don't use US dollars.)

Best deal is to use taxi ezeiza. (www.taxiezeiza.com.ar) They use a fixed price for the trip. They show up on time (like 15 mins early!) and are very reliable.

[Christopherd]

Arriving in AEP yesterday, I ask the cambio how much a taxi downtown. They say 50pesos (airport taxi service is over 70). Grab a taxi from Departures and offer 50 which he cheerfully accepts. * (Staying in Cordoba / Suipacha apartment but for all the hassle I wish I'd booked a hotel that was less convenient.)

Leaving from Ezezia though. Anyone know what is currently a reasonable amont to offer a taxi from Microcentre to the international airport? That way I can just keep enough local currency to get my flight. (I don't use US dollars.)

(3rd trip to BsAs. Not expecting much help, but any accepted.)

[El Greco]

Instead I paid Manuel Tienda Leon with a credit card. Current CC rate was $215 AR, cash rate $207 AR.

It is $AR 237 (cash?) for a taxi service according to their site today DEC / 2/2011.

I used their bus service once that I had time to spare and they did transfer me to my apartment on a minivan from their Puerto Madero terminal.

[Miami Bob]

When I made my return reservation from Recoleta to the airport-EZEIZA. The booking agent was the promtion only applied to one person with bags that could fit in the trunk. As I was reserving for 2 with a total of three bags, they quoted 180 pesos + tolls. I asked to speak with the manager. The agent said that she was the manager. I calmly and politely ask for her supervisor and she told that she had no supervisor. I said no thank you and good bye and good night.

About 9 years ago, I was romantically involved with a portena cilivian (not a working girl, but a university educated professional). She put 2 numbers in my cel phone which remain to today:

Taxi Paris 4308 0010.

As Taxi 4639 9999.

Thes are both large reliable taxi coops that each has a fleet of over 1000 taxi cabs. She put these in my cell because 24/7 these two taxi companies have reliable taxi's all over the city. The dispatcher get your name and phone and will either quote you a fixed price or let you pay the meter.

When good old reliable Taxi Ezeiza played the bait and switch, I called Taxi Paris and got a promotional price of 145 pesos involving picking me up with luggage on Puerrydon and going to near Uruguay and Paraguay to pick-up a fellow board memeber. The driver was friendly and professional showing up 15 minutes before the first scheduled pick-up and waiting in the street for me and my bags. While drving to the second pick-up, he told me that we would be responsible to pay 10 pesos out of the round trip tolls that he would pay going round trip to the airport. The vehicle was a small van. He did a nice job and insisted on lifting all the bags himself. After dropping us off and shaking hands, he picked a couple of women for a ride back into the city center.

I generally use Taxi Exeiza, but fell very comfortable recomending Taxi Paris. The dispatcher switched me to someone who spoke english, when he heard my accent. I have zero problems doing something like this in spanish, but this compasny is large enough to have had some one who speaks english available.

I have used Taxi Paris and as over the years when I was in a situation when I wanted to call a radio taxi and have ner had any problem with them. They keep you registerred by telephone number and the next you call and give the number they access your histoiry on the computer. They take the pick-up and delivery address so if you ever did have any problem there is a record.

Of course if you have a slightly higher buget Fred's service is the absolute best and english always spoken unless you request some spanish instruction or vocabulary to ask for a bbj rather than a CBJ. That type of service only Fred can offer and can be priceless.

[Chezz]

Just arrived this morning, Tuesday 11-29-11. The Banco Nacional Cambio at Terminal B was closed and I didn't feel like walking over to Terminal A in the off chance it would be open there. Instead I paid Manuel Tienda Leon with a credit card. Current CC rate was $215 AR, cash rate $207 AR. There was a long line in front of the bank just outside of Terminal B at 9:15am, even though the bank wasn't scheduled to open till 10am. I tried to use that ATM, but it was out of order.

[Santa]

180 pesos tonight 11/28/2011

[Hafrbo]

Gentlemen,

Starting next week taxi rates will be $7. 30 AR (currently $5. 80 AR) to drop the flag and $0. 73 AR (currently $0. 58 AR) for every 200 meters of travel. A surcharge of 20% for travel between the hours of 10 pm and 6 am has been in effect since March of this year:

http://www.clarin.com/ciudades/marte...594540668.html

Announced on TV today taxi rates are going up again, I think they said this Friday.

[Gandolf50]

Announced on TV today taxi rates are going up again, I think they said this Friday.

[Miami Bob]

Did the taxi meter rates increase since my last visit the end of August?

Have all the airport taxi's increased their pricing or only taxi ezeiza?

Thanks for your prompt reply. Leqaving to get my plane to BA about 6pm, miami time. On Monday 11/21