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Gran Alacant Forum => General Discussions => Topic started by: JB on May 13, 2022, 15:50.

Title: Taxi
Post by: JB on May 13, 2022, 15:50.

With high price of rental cars... thinking just using taxi's to and from airport on next visit.

Anyone recommend reliable ones ? Will be about 8.30am pick up going back to airport so need to know reliable.

Title: Re: Taxi
Post by: John H on May 13, 2022, 18:26.

Airport to GA,  just use the the taxi rank at the airport.
GA to airport, Elvis won't let you down....and he's legal.

Regards all

John

Title: Re: Taxi
Post by: ian-steele on May 14, 2022, 09:29.

Odd thing ! The fare from airport was 20 euro using thn taxi rank, but e!vis charged 25 euros,it was not Elvis but a woman driver. We live opposite the old maxcoop came back last Thurs.

Title: Re: Taxi
Post by: puddy-woo on May 14, 2022, 19:01.

We got a taxi from the rank at the airport on thursday eve to Med 2 and ours was 24 euros

Title: Re: Taxi
Post by: Ron l on May 15, 2022, 11:01.

I think they charge extra after 9pm

Title: Re: Taxi
Post by: wilson on May 17, 2022, 13:25.

Whilst we rent cars on most visits we don’t tend to during July and August anymore, the cost is excessive, we don’t make much use of it as it’s hot and the kids want to spend the day in the pool, you can’t park anywhere, our favourite places being Arenales, SP, Guardamar and Alicante are gridlocked. What we do is use the buses and taxis to get around spending around 30€ a week which is significantly less than the €250 to rent, we’ve also got lots of good neighbours who drop us places if we’re stuck,

Title: Re: Taxi
Post by: ian-steele on May 18, 2022, 10:01.

Good advise Wilson, we have used the buses, tram for 15 years, they are so cheap, & you meet new friends on your travels.

Title: Re: Taxi
Post by: wilson on May 19, 2022, 08:28.

I think having a rental car is seen as a necessity which if your a visitor to the area going out sightseeing is part of your holiday, after 20 years in GA we’ve travelled extensively from Barcelona down to Marbella. We enjoy shanks pony or get the bikes out. We walk frequently from the GA centre to the far end to Arenales a few pitstops along the way, then if we’re not fancying the walk back we jump on the bus and it drops us back at Lidl.