Peace Of Mind When Trying To Catch Your Flight…read morehttps://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/taxi-stockholm-15-00-00-stockholm-2?select=OYlkopPH5VCs7TBVZ-YnAQ&userid=3mNz5nQFTIBQm0oU5mBR0w SITREP We just disembarked from Royal Caribbean's "Serenade of the Seas" at one of Stockholm's Cruise Liner Ports of Entry. We were not the only cruise shop disembarking either. Imagine the logistical nightmare this can be when trying to get to another destination - this time an airport - within a specific time frame to make your flight. THE SETUP Unfortunately, we find out at the last minute as we are disembarking that Royal Caribbean Customer Service really dropped the ball on hundreds of us passengers when their system "disappeared", "lost", "screwed up" (take your pick) our final destination transportation plans to get us either back to downtown Stockholm and/or to the airport to catch flights. So there we are: we've just arrived at the Frihamnscaféet port terminal, and are trying to locate & grab our luggage, find our loved ones and friends in order to figure our transportation detail. ALTERNATIVES For those who did not make plans - or had theirs botched - it's difficult enough, like herding cats trying to find your ride (anywhere) with thousands of people in the terminal, at the curb, in the streets trying to locate your pre-made rides (if those were set-up correctly). Imagine if you are then stuck trying to secure a ride. *CABBIES & VANS: The port is some dozen miles or so outside of Downtown Stockholm. Cabbies and vans usually are only going to the port if they already have a patron reservation made in advance (and this is where Royal Caribbean dropped the ball on us because our reservations were not processed by the front desk as we had communicated to their agents, in person; * BUS: Only about $5 U.S., but the nearest bus stop is more than a mile away - imagine those in your party with two or three suitcases trying to make it down the street, and THEN deal with that on the bus. [That's how I actually got to the port with my one roller suitcase, which wasn't a big deal, but walking through half the harbor was a chore with it.] But the Port is basically on the other side of downtown Stockholm, so the buses come back to the downtown Stockholm "Central Station", where you then have to jump another $10 bus ride to get to the airport which is about another 20 miles out. Or you can catch a $15 bus that goes straight from Central Station to the airport. So at this point, you in at least about $15-$20, and anywhere between two (2) to three (3) hours transit, just to get to the airport. TAXI STOCKHOLM 15 Another international passenger gave us the recommendation to call Taxi Stockholm 15. As it turned out, a Taxi Stockholm 15 cabbie was going to be there in 20 minutes after they dropped off another cruise passenger on a nearby line's pier. RIDE METRICS: * The fee to go DIRECTLY to the airport was $125, but split between the five (5) of us worked out to $25 each; * The cabbie flagged us at the curb where he stopped and we saw him immediately since we recognized his taxi logo; https://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/taxi-stockholm-15-00-00-stockholm-2?select=OYlkopPH5VCs7TBVZ-YnAQ&userid=3mNz5nQFTIBQm0oU5mBR0w * The car was big enough for 5 passengers (out of nine; four in our group were staying in Stockholm another 2 days) and all of our luggage; and most importantly; https://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/taxi-stockholm-15-00-00-stockholm-2?select=sTxVf6s3m_1me5MrDJlDUQ&userid=3mNz5nQFTIBQm0oU5mBR0w * We made it to the airport within 20 minutes, which meant that ALL of us would make our flights with plenty of time to make it through Security, through Passport Control, and even catch a quick snack. https://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/taxi-stockholm-15-00-00-stockholm-2?select=AD7dbcWTjFZposclfUBGJA&userid=3mNz5nQFTIBQm0oU5mBR0w THE LOWDOWN Much obliged to Taxi Stockholm 15 for putting our minds at ease and getting us to the airport without any attendant-incidents associated to being late. Thanks! https://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/taxi-stockholm-15-00-00-stockholm-2?select=TMgGI4X2Zb3rAKm0gh4xbQ&userid=3mNz5nQFTIBQm0oU5mBR0w

Had only used this taxi company twice while in Stockholm. Sadly ran into problems both times. The…read morefirst cab we got into had a very unpleasant body odor smell. Driver didn't speak English. We were holding our breath the entire time during the ride. Second ride the driver took a longer route to our destination on purpose. We were cheated about 3x of what it should cost. When confronted and showed him our Google map, he waved us off and insisted he was heading the right direction.

Taxi Kurir is one of the more reliable options for taxis in Stockholm and they do also have fairly…read morereasonable prices. Out of the main companies in Stockholm (that is Taxi Stockholm, Taxi 020 and Taxi Kurir) I tend to prefer Kurir. They are of course almost aligned with Taxi 020 on prices since it is the same owner but I have slightly better experiences from Taxi Kurir's drivers. That is however not saying they are good as I have more than once had to guide some of them to some fairly simple locations so bot sure what the requirements are. Their app is easy to use and makes it possible to order and pay in the app. What could be improved is that the app does not seem to be that fast to allocate a car and waits sometimes appear longer when ordering through the app than when calling.

We took the taxi at ARN airport. In the Mytaxi app I saw that the price for transport to…read moreVartahamnen (Royal Caribbean Cruise Port) was SEK 470,00 (USD $53.00). A family member who took a taxi at the airport before me told me that he paid USD $57.00 so I decided to do the same. When we were placing the luggage on the car, the man asked us to help him accommodate one in the car (this right here, should have tipped us off). He was silent all the way, had a very strong, unpleasant, disgusting body odor. When we arrived to the cruise port, he charged us SEK 745,00. I knew that he was charging me more than supposed to charge for which I showed him the Mytaxi app to compare the rate. He started to speak to me in a foreign language and pretended not to speak English or Spanish. He then showed me a rate table which showed the rate that he was charging me and said from 5-8 persons and we were only 3. He started to give me some excuses which I did not understood so I decided to pay him and just get off the car. This man was so rude that he didn't even bring the luggage down from the car....we did!!! Worse taxi service ever!!! Very rude! Do not get ripped off!

Iber ska föreställa vara en bättre variant av taxi. Rent generellt efter att provat Uber skulle jag…read moresäga att det de säljer är det sämsta av Taxi. Oförskämd personal, tex säger till gästen att hämta barnstolen ur bakluckan. Vägrar ta oss om vi inte har barnstol med oss och säger ska vi tala om när vi bokar finns ingen vid bokning åtminstone som är lätt att hitta. dessutom för att skicka en kommentar finns inga alternativ bara massa standardfrågor. Fy skäms.

We had a great experience using Uber in Stockholm. I recommend using Uber rather than trying to…read morefind a certified Taxi. This will better regulate your costs rather than being at the mercy of the driver. The drivers were all polite and navigated the city well. Not as talkative as in the US, so don't be offended if you ride in silence.