Taxi fares in Fort Lauderdale

Subject: Taxi fares in Fort Lauderdale Sun Aug 31, 2008 2:36 pm

Taxi Fares in Fort Lauderdale as of July 2008

[b]Fuel Surcharge Add $1.00 per passenger
The fees for metered fares are as follows: $4.50 for the first 1/6 mile, (includes the $2.00 airport origination fee) and $.40 each additional 1/6 mile which equals $6.90 for the first mile and $2.40 for each additional mile. Waiting time is $.40 per minute.

Ft Lauderdale/Hollywood Int'l Airport To Port Everglades (Solstice Terminal) MID PORT.
This is an approximate 13-15 minutes taxi ride to security gate off Eller Street.
Taxi driver should use Eller Street from airport to enter Port Everglades for the Celebrity terminal, it is approximate 4.5 MILES, if your staying anywhere North of 17th street, use the North enterance off Eisenhower Dr.

Remember the Sun Trolley for cruising around Port Everglades. They stop at Shopping Centers, Restaurants, Day Spa's, Bars and the Convention Center which is the (North Enterance to Port Everglades).
Just wave to the Sun Trolley driver, they will stop for you, $1.25 per person per ride or day pass $3.25 WooHoo

Note: The private shuttle vans at the Airport and Port Everglades charge approximatly the same as taxi's, avoid them, you'll wait while they fill the entire van and load everybodys luggage, same when they unload, if your luggage is buried in the back of the shuttle van, you'll wait again for them to retrive your bags.
If your flight is in the last terminal, you'll wait again while they drop off everybody at the closer terminals. Violin

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