[justcurious55]

I've never taken a taxi before, but I'm going out of town this weekend and am taking one to the airport. Any etiquette about taxis? Do I tip in addition to the fare?

[smoothy]

Typically you do tip. Especially if they have to get out of the cab to take your bags out of the trunk.

[justcurious55]

Thanks. What is considered an appropriate tip? I'll only have one or two bags, in case that makes a difference

[smoothy]

15 -20 percent of the total fare... if he's pleasant. That's a good baseline for most service related tipping.

[justcurious55]

Awesome. Thanks!

[excon]

Do I tip in addition to the fare?

Hello justy:

If he helps with your luggage, give him 15%.

excon

[justcurious55]

Thank you :)

[Aurora_Bell]

Yup I agree, 15% is more than generous. If he was exceptionally helpful and you feel so inclined, another 5% for good measure won't hurt.

[Aurora_Bell]

Oh carp. Just realized how old this thread is. My bad. So how was the first taxi ride and how much did you tip? :D

[justcurious55]

First taxi ride was good. He was very friendly and helped me with my luggage so I tipped 15 or 20, I forget which. Then there were lots of taxi rides to follow once we were in vegas, only one bad experience (one taxi driver took us around a super long way instead of just driving the way every other taxi driver had taken us. We weren't too happy about that, my aunt still tipped her, but not much.)

[Aurora_Bell]

Aww I hate it when drivers do that. They think they can take advantage of tourists :( Well glad you had fun!