If you are to visit Buenos Aires, you’ll probably need to take a taxi sometime. The service is good and there is no much risk involved, but is always useful to be alert and to take some precautions to avoid inconveniences. Hostel Colonial presents you some tips for you to be on time and travel around without setbacks.Taxis in Buenos Aires City are black and yellow, in the Buenos Aires suburbs the colors may vary, but all of them are clearly identified. The work with the taximeter machine system, the starting fare is 4.60 Argentine pesos (1 American dollar and 20 cents) and it also charges you per 100 meters traveled or per minute passed 0.46 Argentine pesos (12 cents).
It’s important to remind the driver to turn on the taximeter machine as soon as you are inside the taxi (if not, they could try to charge you an approximate price that might not favor you). You should specially take this precaution on airports and bus stations (there’s always somebody trying to take advantage of the tourists). You can also check from time to time that the machine is functioning correctly and charging you the amounts we gave you. There are certain devices that accelerate the taximeter (though it’s hard to bump into one).It helps if you know the exact place you’re heading to (perhaps even mark some potential routes in a map). Besides that, you might say (even if it isn’t necessarily true) that you have already been in the city or that you have a Porteño friend waiting for you in the final destination. This will discourage any rip-off. With these precautions, you can travel with no worries and enjoy the sympathy that characterizes Porteño taxi drivers. Have a nice trip!
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