So I was recently in Naples and had originally planned to metro to my hotel but found out my train line was closed so I was forced to get a taxi. Because I was a bit nervous being a solo female in Naples very late at night, instead of booking the car through Uber or the phone, I went to the taxi stand (mistake, I Know).

The man drove me 10 minutes (less than 5 miles) and according to his end odometer (I didn’t check it at the start of the journey), it cost 27.50 euros! I was surprised but then I asked to pay by credit card and he said no! 😒 I read on this subreddit that people have said this happens but you need to tell them they have to take credit. I told him I could only pay credit and had no cash but he kept refusing and wouldn’t let me go anywhere and then proceeded to drive me to an ATM, ushered me out the car, and stood next to the door waiting for me to withdraw money.

I ended up getting the cash so I handed him a 50 bill expecting my change and he actually just handed me 20 euros back. I told him I wanted all of my change and he said “no, it’s a tip for me” 🙄

Honestly, because it was a horrible experience for me, on my return back to Napoli Centrale, I decided to book through Uber and selected the option through ITaxi and the entire trip was 15 euros.

Lesson learned—if you can, book through Uber. It’s a guaranteed price limit and you can track where your car is driving. Just make sure to either select via ITaxi or Uber Black or you’ll get random drivers who might scam you (read about a scam earlier on this subreddit).