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[Simon H]

Would someone be kind enough to let me know a typical and fair (i.e. not rip off!) summer taxi fare from Paphos Airport to central Paphos? We'll be staying in an apartment not far from the King Jason Hotel.

TIA
Simon H

[Hazza]

I wouldn't be able to tell you a price but what I will say to you is have a look at the metre as soon as you get in. Taxi Cabs here have a habbit of getting the metre running a few minutes before the fair gets in to make a bigger profit. Just keep your eye on that.

You can barter with them before hand saying how much do you want for journy a to b.

[Simon H]

Thanks for the reply!
It's the barter aspect that interests me! If I know what is a fair price I will know if they are trying to rob me and I will be able to argue my point by showing that I know what the fare really should be.
We were there in February but we pre-arranged to pick up a hire car at the airport so we never got to experience a taxi ride. Summer car hire prices are just a bit too high for us to afford a hire car for a full 2 weeks in July.
Thanks again,

Simon H

[GammaDragon]

I can't remember how much we payed for taxis to Paphos. I would expect to pay somewhere between 20 and 30 CYP pounds, but I could quite easilly be wrong about it - the last time I visited was with a tour-group

[devil]

The safest way is to insist on the meter BEFORE you get in the taxi. You can bet your bottom dollar that any negotiated price will be a lot higher than that. The metered cost is controlled. From Larnaka airport to here, which I would guess to be a similar distance from Paphos airport to Paphos centre, I pay between £7 and £8 on the meter. The taxi driver cannot insist on not using the meter (theoretically he has the obligation, but this is Cyprus and obligations become "if it suits").

[fallen]

I wouldn't be able to tell you a price but what I will say to you is have a look at the metre as soon as you get in. Taxi Cabs here have a habbit of getting the metre running a few minutes before the fair gets in to make a bigger profit. Just keep your eye on that.

You can barter with them before hand saying how much do you want for journy a to b.

agh.. this sucks. I mean I'm often using the taxi to move from Ayia Napa to Prwtaras and Paralimni, and I always check the metre. It's always like £2 forwards. Private [and public?] transport in Cyprus are really messed up.