Cost of a taxi

dundealgan · 19-05-2008 11:49AM #1

Hi Guys,

How much do you reckon a taxi would cost from city centre to Portmarnock on a Saturday night... I'm going to a wedding and trying to budget well in advance, can't guarantee it will go to plan, but it'd be good to have a ballpark figure!

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

19-05-2008 11:52AM

€95.20 and your kidney. The left one.

Unaton · 19-05-2008 11:55AM

It's been a while since I took a cab home but last time I paid 24 euro.

aidan_walsh · 19-05-2008 11:55AM

Depends on which city centre. Going from Cork or Galway will pretty much ruin your chances of a good night out.

javaboy · 19-05-2008 11:56AM

Deleted User wrote: »

€95.20 and your kidney. The left one.

Your left or my left? btw OP your sig is a bit disturbing if you have a dirty mind.

whiskeyman · 19-05-2008 11:56AM

From Dublin City Centre I take it?

Around €25 yo yo I'd imagine. Bit more depending where exactly in city you get it.

Rb · 19-05-2008 11:58AM

I'm going to have a guess at €30-€40. I could be way off though, but it won't be cheap.

Unaton · 19-05-2008 12:01PM

rb_ie wrote: »

I'm going to have a guess at €30-€40. I could be way off though, but it won't be cheap.

30 euro is for a cab from Sandymount/Booterstown to the airport.

It's approx 25 euro from the city centre to Portmarnock.

19-05-2008 12:07PM

javaboy wrote: »

Your left or my left? btw OP your sig is a bit disturbing if you have a dirty mind.

Depends on where you're sitting adjacent to the taxi driver. It used to be a pound of flesh. But they realised there's more money to be had on the Black Market.

Phoole · 19-05-2008 12:11PM

I'm a taxi driver. Recently I picked up a lady going from the Olympia, up the malahide road to the apartments by Portmarnock train station. It came to around €23. The nice lady gave me €25.

Hermy · 19-05-2008 12:17PM

From O'Connell Bridge via Howth Road - Donaghmede - Hole in the Wall Road should be no more than €30.

Sherifu · 19-05-2008 12:58PM

€47.65

Disco Stu · 19-05-2008 01:21PM

Depends where in city and what end portmarnock, but 25-30.... shouldn't be more than 30 anyway unless you have extras..!

MysticalSoul · 19-05-2008 02:11PM

I got a cab from station Road to O'Connell Street in December, which cost me €20, however that is the lowest I have ever paid in the two years I am there. From Crawdaddy to Portmarnock, it came to €28. Both of these went the Malahide Road route. Going the Coast Road route via Baldoyle, in my experience, tends to me a bit more, as is a longer distance.

connundrum · 19-05-2008 02:14PM

Make me an offer and I'll make sure you get home safe et sound

19-05-2008 02:19PM

Says the muppet holding a knife.

humanji · 19-05-2008 02:54PM

Take the Dart and save yourself some money.

judas101 · 19-05-2008 02:57PM

aidan_walsh wrote: »

Depends on which city centre. Going from Cork or Galway will pretty much ruin your chances of a good night out.

fail

meathstevie · 19-05-2008 03:01PM

As mentioned before 25-30 depending on exact locations and number of people travelling.

Degsy · 19-05-2008 03:02PM

Financial rapage tbh!

dundealgan · 19-05-2008 05:29PM

@ Javaboy- My sig is a lyric from the Madonna song 'Erotica', soooo it is probably meant to be a litlle rude

Thanks for the help guys! I'll be taking a taxi from Dublin city centre, not Galway I'm glad to say

Have found a few people to share the taxi with, so I wont be spending my whole weeks wages thankfully!

Thanks again for the help

aidan_walsh · 19-05-2008 05:57PM

judas101 wrote: »

fail

Hardly.

c0rk3r · 19-05-2008 06:10PM

If your budgeting get the Nitelink.

PRND · 19-05-2008 06:27PM

Fold the notes over so it looks like you are giving them twice as much. Hey presto, half price taxi.

dundealgan · 19-05-2008 06:36PM

As I dont live in the city centre myself, the Nitelink isnt feasible.
I plan to get the bus/dart out to Portmarnock from the city centre and share the taxi home with some friends.

Hopefully I can get dropped off at my house on the way home so I dont have to go all the way into the city centre, only to come back out again

meathstevie · 19-05-2008 06:52PM

Has anyone ever copped on to the fact that the nightlink for 5 or 6 people together can be more expensive than sharing an MPV style taxi ???

And let's not forget that the only drunks you're sharing with are your mates and that you don't get dropped on a main street 3 mile from your door.

meathstevie · 19-05-2008 06:54PM

Degsy wrote: »

Financial rapage tbh!

yeah deffo, wait until you get hit with the bill for a round of drinks at the wedding. That's when you'll reach for the vaseline...

dundealgan · 19-05-2008 06:56PM

@ meathstevie

Not gonna happen, have no fear

roy123456789 · 19-05-2008 08:35PM

dundealgan wrote: »

As I dont live in the city centre myself, the Nitelink isnt feasible.
I plan to get the bus/dart out to Portmarnock from the city centre and share the taxi home with some friends.

Hopefully I can get dropped off at my house on the way home so I dont have to go all the way into the city centre, only to come back out again

If your sharing a cab make sure your the last out, drunk muppets always give way too much cab fare to "last out" and he/she normally ends up quids in

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