Taxi Rates
by Craig AKA the cruise ship guy 
, Tuesday, April 25, 2023, 11:09 (1295 days ago)
Walked to Playa Linda this morning with my taxi driver friend. Had enough walking and grabbed a taxi that was waiting outside the Qualton back to La Ropa. Didn’t ask about price when I got in and was charged $450. I have a picture of a rate sheet that looks official and it does say $450 from the hotel. I know a hotel taxi will always get more but is this really correct?
Taxi Rates
by ZihuaRob 
, Zihuatanejo, México, Tuesday, April 25, 2023, 12:32 (1295 days ago) @ Craig AKA the cruise ship guy
Walked to Playa Linda this morning with my taxi driver friend. Had enough walking and grabbed a taxi that was waiting outside the Qualton back to La Ropa. Didn’t ask about price when I got in and was charged $450. I have a picture of a rate sheet that looks official and it does say $450 from the hotel. I know a hotel taxi will always get more but is this really correct?
There is no way that is an "officially authorized" rate. Taxis based at hotels are allowed to jack up their prices and I do NOT recommend using them for that reason. Taxis called by phone charge 5 pesos extra. Taxis hailed in the street must abide by the authorized rates, and you should report those that don't respect them.
Authorized Taxi Rates --> https://www.zihuatanejo.net/localtransport.html#taxi
Taxi Rates
by Craig AKA the cruise ship guy , Tuesday, April 25, 2023, 14:59 (1295 days ago) @ ZihuaRob
Thank you Rob. I knew it had to be incorrect I will just walk round trip from now on. Just one more reason not to stay in a hotel in Ixtapa.
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by midalake , Wednesday, April 26, 2023, 06:28 (1294 days ago) @ Craig AKA the cruise ship guy
Thank you Rob. I knew it had to be incorrect I will just walk round trip from now on. Just one more reason not to stay in a hotel in Ixtapa.
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by timixtapa , Ixtapa, México, Wednesday, April 26, 2023, 07:57 (1294 days ago) @ Craig AKA the cruise ship guy
What did your taxi driver friend and walking companion say about the taxi fare you were charged at the Qualton?
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Tim Sullivan
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by Craig AKA the cruise ship guy , Wednesday, April 26, 2023, 15:46 (1294 days ago) @ timixtapa
He is the one that gave me a picture of the rate sheet. With 800 taxi licenses they feel it is the only way to make a living wage. Pretty typical Mexico economics, charge more when there is less. My friend wanted to take a micro but I didn’t want to wait. We walked from Playa Ropa to Playa Linda in 2 hrs 45 min via the cyclopista and this fat 60 year old was done. No big deal to me as I can just walk somewhere round trip instead. Wonder how much this affects getting the tourists out of the hotels in Ixtapa and experience Zihuatanejo. Then there are the full/halftimers that have to deal with this daily.
