Tipping Limo Drivers

[Tony da Roma]

Sorry for coming late into this discussion, but he ASKED FOR A 20% tip???? I have never heard of such a thing. If any of the drivers that take my clients around did the same thing, I would be mortified and I would never hire them for my clients ever again!

First off, tips should not be expected, but they are appreciated! If you feel a tip is warranted, I would recommend a 5 euro tip on a FCO-Rome transfer. That is plenty! If you want to tip more than that, absolutely no more than 10 euros.

 

[Tony da Roma]

Jan, you might send Tony Polzer a PM...he probably has drivers he uses and can give you a price.

Mindy, thanks for the referral! I really appreciate it!

 

[Tony da Roma]

Jan, what Carole wrote is very accurate! The private transfer is definitely the way to go, and it will save you time as well as possible aggravation. Yes, the walk to the car park is farther than the walk to the Taxi stand, but that walk is only 1-2 minutes longer. But the fact that there is someone waiting for you in the arrivals hall with a sign and that they will take you straight to the car, actually saves time over exiting into the arrivals hall, searching for the proper exit for the taxi rank, then finding the front of the taxi rank and getting into the first vehicle.

The other thing is that while a private transfer might cost more than a taxi, you do have someone who is meeting you in the arrivals hall, and who, no matter if your flight is late, will still be there to pick you up. You are also getting someone who will be very professional and most importantly will not try to swindle you. Not to besmirch honest and hard working taxi drivers, but there are numerous Rome taxi drivers that do not meet that description and will do anything to get you for more money even if it is just a euro or two. Thankfully, today, it is not as bad as was just a few years ago. But the issue still exists nonetheless.

Jan, the driver will be waiting for you when you exit the luggage area. The cars have always been parked right across the street in the garage in a very close ground level parking space so you'll just exit the terminal, cross the street and the garage is right there. Just a few minutes walk and probably less time than you would spend finding the taxi line and then waiting your turn if it's busy. The driver also helps with the luggage which is always welcomed since we don't travel light.

We do tip the driver and, I think, 5 euros for the 50 euro fare. We don't usually tip a guide or driver when it's the person's own business since they're not an employee unless we had an extra request or they went over and above expectations.

Carole

 

[Sharon J]

Sorry for coming late into this discussion, but he ASKED FOR A 20% tip???? I have never heard of such a thing. If any of the drivers that take my clients around did the same thing, I would be mortified and I would never hire them for my clients ever again!

First off, tips should not be expected, but they are appreciated! If you feel a tip is warranted, I would recommend a 5 euro tip on a FCO-Rome transfer. That is plenty! If you want to tip more than that, absolutely no more than 10 euros.

He sure did Tony, and I'm sure he still does, as he still has his service in Rome. Stopped using him many years ago, because of this issue.

 

[FairFlower]

I'm curious which company you will go with and what's the price. We'll be landing in rome April 6th and the apartment owner said just take a taxi for €48.

We used this transfer service a couple of weeks ago https://kiwitaxi.com/en/italy/fiumicino+airport and paid €48, as well. No tipping, no rounding up.

 

[ellen]

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