Early morning arrival at LIM and MVD: transport options?
May 18, 2017, 5:18 am
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Early morning arrival at LIM and MVD: transport options?
Hello all!
Im arriving to Lima on Saturday 140am and Montevideo at 5am on Sunday and wondering if anyone can suggest a transport option to my respective hotel?
I'm Lima I'll be staying at an Ibis in Miraflores while in Montevideo it'll be a Sheraton 4 Points.
As far as Lima goes, does anyone have any experience with in Lima with Peruvian shuttles? They seem to be the cheapest so far.
http://www.peruvian-shuttle.com/en/
it's just me travelling so sharing is unfortunately not an option.
Thanks in advance!
Im arriving to Lima on Saturday 140am and Montevideo at 5am on Sunday and wondering if anyone can suggest a transport option to my respective hotel?
I'm Lima I'll be staying at an Ibis in Miraflores while in Montevideo it'll be a Sheraton 4 Points.
As far as Lima goes, does anyone have any experience with in Lima with Peruvian shuttles? They seem to be the cheapest so far.
http://www.peruvian-shuttle.com/en/
it's just me travelling so sharing is unfortunately not an option.
Thanks in advance!
May 20, 2017, 10:09 am
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May 21, 2017, 11:15 am
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The Lima airport is in a nasty neighborhood (Callao) and security is not good. My recommendation, especially if you haven't been there before and don't speak good Spanish, is to take a "Remisse" taxi from the stands you'll run into just as you exit the baggage claim area, after you put your bags through the X-ray machines at Customs. This is the most expensive option (I'm guessing it will cost you US$40 to get to Miraflores, but it could be more) and the safest, and most comfortable.
There is also a Taxi Green stand by the Remisse stands. Less comfortable, much cheaper and arguably somewhat less secure.
There is also a Taxi Green stand by the Remisse stands. Less comfortable, much cheaper and arguably somewhat less secure.
May 22, 2017, 1:28 am
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In Montevideo (staying at the NH Columbia on Rambla Gran Bretana, arriving early in the morning), I simply just took the city bus. Those stop right outside the terminal, and mostly go through the city center to the Rio Branco bus terminal ('Terminal Baltasar Brum'). I got off at Plaza Independencia and walked the few blocks to my hotel. Takes about an hour, and costs ~50 pesos. Very safe, and not crowded at this time.
May 25, 2017, 11:07 am
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I've never heard anyone question the safety of Taxi Green at Lima. You have a paper trail and a fixed price. I think it costs about ~S/.50 to Miraflores and I have never had a problem. Definitely avoid the taxi pirates touting outside though.
Montevideo has Uber but they don't seem to have any drivers so I didn't want to risk trying to book one early in the morning. I just booked a taxi and it was solid, friendly, professional and not particularly expensive.
Montevideo has Uber but they don't seem to have any drivers so I didn't want to risk trying to book one early in the morning. I just booked a taxi and it was solid, friendly, professional and not particularly expensive.
May 25, 2017, 7:01 pm
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I've never heard anyone question the safety of Taxi Green at Lima. You have a paper trail and a fixed price. I think it costs about ~S/.50 to Miraflores and I have never had a problem. Definitely avoid the taxi pirates touting outside though.
Montevideo has Uber but they don't seem to have any drivers so I didn't want to risk trying to book one early in the morning. I just booked a taxi and it was solid, friendly, professional and not particularly expensive.
Montevideo has Uber but they don't seem to have any drivers so I didn't want to risk trying to book one early in the morning. I just booked a taxi and it was solid, friendly, professional and not particularly expensive.
May 27, 2017, 6:25 am
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As was mine. I would be interested to know what personal experience you had that would make you recommend that people do not use the service. It's FlyerTalk. Your experience is as as valid as mine and I'm happy to take it on board.
Jun 21, 2017, 2:09 pm
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Although I have not personally used it, we had a couple of students use the new airport shuttle in Lima a couple of weeks ago. They reported that it was easy to use and very inexpensive. I saw the stand for it in the airport. You can't miss it.