Originally Posted by
OccasionalFlyerPerson
EDIT: Mistake, I was in Jeddah, not Riyadh.
I have never, never, been ripped off by taxis as I was in Riyadh Jeddah. I don't know if Riyadh is the same, but I wouldn't travel in Saudi Arabia again without using a taxi app.
The worst bit is that one taxi driver, I believe deliberately, took me to the wrong part of the airport. And, I had to get another taxi to international.
And, every price negotiation was a massive ripoff. I paid hundreds of pounds for a trip to the waterfront and back.
Hundreds of pounds from Jeddah airport to the corniche ????? The (pst! pst!) taxi touts in the arrivals area will probably ask SAR100 or so to take you to Hamra: say £25. Uber's likely a bit less. Taxi fees will depend on your negotiating skills across a language barrier.
There'd be no particular advantage for the driver in taking you to the wrong terminal. Both handle international flights. He should, of course, have asked you which terminal you needed.