Joseph   --   Victoria (British Columbia) (Canada)

posted: 2007-12-19 12:25:16

Ecaterina, don't use Confort Taxi. I recently stayed at the NH Hotel in Bucharest from Dec 13 to 16, 2007. They booked one of the two recommended taxi companies that the hotel uses. They called Confort. I needed a ride to the airport to catch a flight. The driver told my friend who was with me as an interpreter that he needed to charge me an extra 15 Lei for the trip in addition to what the meter showed since he claims he does not have anyone to take back from the airport. He would be making a non-profitable trip back. By the way, this is what he said half way thru the trip to the airport. Once I reached the hotel, I called the hotel to complain about this guy. No luck. Use Fly Taxi, who does take reservations and they are the only licensed official taxi for Bucharest Airport.  I only found this out later. By the way, this was the third taxi guy to scam me. Corruption is still a way of life in Romania dispite what the Government and the Tourism officials say. I think the government there is toothless and gutless to do something about travellers being fleeced by dishonest Romanians.

  Ecaterina   --   Chisinau (Chisinau) (Moldova)

posted: 2007-12-12 05:34:45

I have flight in early February 2008 from Otopeni to the US. I will be arriving in Bucharest by train to Gara de Nord early in the morning around 5.30am. I will have about 3-3.5 hours until my plane will be leaving from the airport and I need to make sure I am in time for it. Can I book a taxi in advance and pay it by credit/debit card or even better at the spot? Thank you. Sincerely, Ecaterina