POR to Boardwalk cab fare

[DanenRox]

Rough idea of cab fare from POR to the Boardwalk? Some of us are at the BWV, others at POR. Thinking of our meet up options. Thanks.

 

[goofy4tink]

I know it was $10, including tip, from YC to POP, but they are pretty close to each other. POR to BWV might be closer to $20, with tip. There are back roads that can get you between the two resorts more quickly than you might imagine.

 

[skiingfast]

For what it is worth it is about the same distance from POP to YC as it is from POR to BW. I also saw a post a couple months ago that reported a BW to POR fare of $7.50 so I would put it under at$10 with tip as max. It's about 3 miles, make sure they don't take you an alternate route to bump up the distance.

 

[DanenRox]

Miss Naive from RI asks: How can I make sure they don't take an alternate route? It's funny you mentioned that because once we took a cab from the Poly to BC and the cab driver used roads I never saw before. I'm happy to speak up, but how exactly do I phrase that?

 

[Starshine]

We took a cab from POR to BC a few years ago, and it was $12 before the tip. I had called the cab company beforehand, and they estimated it at $7-8 so I was a little ticked that it came out so much.

 

[joelkfla]

Miss Naive from RI asks: How can I make sure they don't take an alternate route? It's funny you mentioned that because once we took a cab from the Poly to BC and the cab driver used roads I never saw before. I'm happy to speak up, but how exactly do I phrase that?

After the cab leaves the resort gate, he should turn left, go to the 3rd light, and turn right, passing CBR on the left. That will take you right to the BW entrance, just past the Hess station and opposite the DHS entrance.

There are a lot of traffic lights on the way, and traffic sometimes gets heavy on Buena Vista Drive, so it's possible the fare could go higher due to wait time charges. Bing Maps says the distance is exactly 3 miles, which would be $8.80 before wait time and tip.