Bulgaria Ski discussion board

A deal is a deal. If he does not know the right way, it is upto him.
Always ask the taxi driver in advance (or write down) for a confirmation and have a look at the price list published in the back or front of the taxi.
Have a look at the site of ok-taxi and keep in mind what the taxis look like!
If you want to strike a deal say "bes aparat" - no taxameter please - and offer 70 stotinki per kilometer.
Following this will avoid nightmares.

OR: Learn Bulgarian, at least some words for daily speech, especially if you own real estate

Cheers Roland

Learn bulgarian - sorry to say - i am bulgarian - and as my boyfirned is not a taxi driver picked on him as we landed i asked him how much to sofia city centre - he said 30-40lv due to the traffic - i just laughed in his face as i know it should be 10lv max - so even if u speak teh language they'll try their luck...

at terminal 1 - which is where all teh budget airlines land there are loads of these guys lurking in teh terminal if u turn right there is an ok taxi right in front of you - you can call yourself a taxi separately - dont 'agree' on a set fee!!!!!!

Roger B you comment about "he's only a cabbie, hardly the world's most, gifted", I do not agree, I am a Nursery Nurse and work with all age ranges of children, and a taxi driver(female) I would not call myself" hardly gifted", but I see you are the sort of person who would do a runner and take the food out of the mouths of the cabbies family, if the driver got lost that's his fault and should only charge the norm, I agree that cabbies will try and rip you off in different countries, instead you could try and pay the agreed amount then walk away.