Originally Posted by
Forrest Bump
Taxi mafia is big in Lima, and Callao is under strict control.
I did use Uber, from and to the airport.
On the way back from Miraflores they charge a fixed fare of 60 soles, whereas stopping just few meters before or basically anywhere in Lima would hardly cost 18 soles.
Callao area is not a place you want walk with or without your luggage and they know it.
Not discounting the local neighborhood "safety surcharge," but how much would the regular taxi fare be for that same trip to the airport?
More and more airports are now charging network transportation companies to pickup and dropoff just as they do with taxis and hotel shuttles so that may be more the source of the higher cost.