Are taxis in Rome safe at night?

Taxis are a great resource in Rome. While not cheap, they are excellent to get from the airport to your hotel easily, fantastic to get home safely at night and a great way to get around if you have small kids or mobility issues. They are also an excellent alternative to using public transport in Rome at night.



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Cab drivers in Italy never expect a tip, so if you give one to them, they may be surprised. If you're using a car service like Uber or Free Now (formerly myTaxi), tipping is also not required. But if any driver goes out of his or her way to assist you, it's OK to give a small tip.

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Taxis can be waved down in the street, can be obtained at taxi stands located throughout the city, or can be called. Two handy numbers are 06 5551 and 06 3570. When you call a taxi, there is an additional 3.50 euro charge.

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Rome has a 20 line fleet of night buses that run from 00:30 am until 05:30 am. The main stations that Rome's night buses run from are Piazza dei Cinquecento and Piazza Venezia. You can expect to see buses leaving from there every 30 minutes. An owl marks the location of night bus stops.

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Get Into The Back Seat The back seat is almost always safer. While in most places it's more common to sit in the front seat of the taxi, it's almost always safer in the back. This can seriously prevent unwanted sexual approaches from the driver.

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The best way to get around Rome is on foot. And because many of the best attractions are clustered together in traffic-free zones, walking makes the most sense. However, some places, like Vatican City, are pretty far from the central historic district, necessitating the use of the metro or a taxi.

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Rome is a safe place, 10pm is certainly not late, most people are still out eating dinner at that time and there are many tourists about.

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Taxis typically require cash payment, unless you are ordering it through a taxi application on your phone. Many establishments in Italy will not want to use a credit card machine for a purchase less than five euros. It is a good idea to always have cash on you just in case!

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Tipping in Rome taxis In general, tipping taxi drivers in Rome is not necessary however, it is becoming more and more common to round up your bill, especially if it makes change easier. This is entirely discretional, not expected and usually only done if the driver was especially helpful or pleasant.

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All Rome city taxis are required by law to have POS machines. This means you SHOULD be able to pay with a credit card. I say should because sometimes you will find these POS machines to mysteriously be out of order. On the other hand, since Covid, many drivers are happy to use a contact-less pay system.

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The bigger cities in Italy (Rome, Naples, Milan, and Turin) use a taxi app called FreeNow. It works similarly to any other rideshare app. You can enter your pick up and drop off location and can track the driver the whole way. Additionally, you can pay on the app or with cash at the end of your journey.

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