We were in Franklin for a wedding. Due to the lack of planning on our part, we didn't think we needed a rental car and thought we could depend on Uber to take us to and from the Franklin Dean station. Even with a college in town, we learned the hard way that Franklin is much more remote than we have expected when we arrived at the Franklin Dean station at 10pm on a Thursday night. There were no Uber drivers available, and we learned we need to call ahead to schedule a pick-up with a taxi service. Luckily, an employee at the Hampton Inn came and picked us up.
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by the hotel and he was wonderful. There was a minimum charge of $15 from the Hampton Inn to the station and we happily paid it. He was prompt, friendly and drove us to the station and back to the hotel on the one day we had in Boston. I highly recommend giving him a call.
Unfortunately, he wasn't available on a Monday morning, understandably so, already taking someone else to the airport first thing in the morning. And when he states that his prices are very competitive, we found this to be true when we called around to other companies for a pick-up on a Sunday night for a Monday morning pick-up and were quoted $45 to go 1.6 mi.
It really is unfortunate that Franklin Taxi is the only reliable taxi service in the area because alas, nobody was available or priced reasonably enough to take us 1.6mi from the Hampton Inn to the train station on a Monday morning. The one Uber vehicle available all of a sudden disappeared the moment we requested a pick-up. So on Monday morning at 6:30AM, this California girl and her husband started our 1.6mi/30min walk from the Hampton Inn to the train station at 19° weather. Lesson learned.
When in Franklin:
1) Don't depend on Uber.
2) Plan ahead and get a rental.
3) Don't have a rental, then call Frankin taxi and book ALL of your rides weeks in advance. read more