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Originally Posted by KohOnly21

That's because most of them get limited customer a day due to the "taxi queue" and "area". However, until now the lowest i can get is only 50k to nagoya.. Usually i pay below 80k

There is "cost based pricing" and "market pricing". If cabbie wants 120k becos he had to pay 50k for parking, then understandably he wants to recover his cost. But if the other taxis charge 50k because that is the market price, then you have a choice to make his higher cost your problem and pay 120k, or try to go with market pricing at 50k. So as not to appear to be: "bullying the locals"?, although we agreed on 40k, I gave him 50k and told him to keep the change. I think that is quite fair. By the same token, I have come across really honest cabbies who were not out to scalp me and who had been really helpful that I have given 100k for a 50k fare and told them to keep the change. Its not about money, as it is about not getting bullied becos you have been marked as a stupid sillyporean who likes to throw around your money to impress.

Originally Posted by KohOnly21

Additional Information for others interested in getting lower priced taxi:

Alternatively, if you are a lone ranger can take a ojek for 10-15k to Tiban and get a biasa taxi "shared" for 10k to Nagoya.

Ojek from Sekupang terminal to Nagoya, usually i pay below 50k.

Bus to Nagoya/Batam Center 4k, only available until 5+pm Indonesia time

Queue- Most of the taxi you see sitting/waiting for customer has their own queue within their group in that "area"
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Thanks for the useful information. I don't mind taking Ojek for short distances around Nagoya, but I would rather taxi longer distances like between Sekupang and Nagoya.

Originally Posted by KohOnly21

Metered taxi can only pick you up after you call them for booking outside the terminal close to the bus stop aka halter.

Blue bird Taxi :+62 778 421234
Silver Cab : +62 778 461000

Thanks for useful cab phone numbers, I will place them in my phone contacts. BTW, what is the call booking fee, and what is metered reading Sekupang to Nagoya.

Appreciate the discussions. Just upped you 10 rep points.

Hope we can catch up when I go in in two weeks.