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people can be swindler. Most of them are friendly and nice, willing to help you, but also you can find tricky persons. Keep your goods...
You can find nervous people.
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Don't ever get hocked of the people who exchange money in the street. It's not legal but ... because of the corruption these people can do what they want there. If you go around the city by tram take care in the railway station area. There many burglaries take place (you'll be left without wallet if your not careful. Also in teh big markets. Just pay more attention how you keep your wallet and everything will be ok. Leave a Comment
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I wish I remembered his name :-(
When I was in Timisoara in 2006, I had been traveling by automobile for the past 4 weeks. All my clothes needed washing and I was looking for a self service laundry
I spent a little time at the Central Casino and talked with a taxi driver there. He offered to drive me to the laundry which turned out to be closed (10pm/22:00) He tried several others with same result
He then told me to leave clothes with him and he would take care of it it morning. I was skeptical as this was ALL my clothes but I was tired
The next morning all my clothes were at the hotel front desk (Central Hotel, pretty nice for price), folded and clean
I met the driver at casino and asked what I owed him
He explained what he had gone through etc.
He charged me 9 euros, laundry included!!!! I only wish I could get that service in the USA
I happily paid him 20 Euros and we were both quite happy
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In general, it's extremely cheap to drive by taxi in Timisoara. The city is very compact, as such almost all drives are short. Two ppl driving by taxi are likely to pay less than if they took the tram or bus. It's only cheaper by tram or bus if you travel a lot and buy a daily or weekly card. The average drive should be somewhere between 1 EUR and 2 EUR.
Ask for phone numbers of serious taxi companies before you start your travel, since these numbers change. All taxi cars are yellow (or at least most of them), so you can only distinguish them by looking at the shield on top of the car, stating the car's company.
Most taxi companies in Timisoara don't own their cars - the taxi drivers own them. Hence, you'll find a large variety of makes and generations of cars among the taxi cars in Timisoara. Prices don't vary by make and age of the car, however.
At the airport:
There is no bus, train or anything else to get from the airport to town. You need to call a taxi. Don't take a taxi waiting around at the airport, since these guys are crooks, and charge you up to five times what the regular fare should be. You can change money at the airport, you should change a small amount to be able to pay the taxi (about 10 EUR, that is).
At the railstation:
There are many crooked taxi drivers there too, waiting right in front of the railway station. It doesn't make sense to call a taxi at the railstation. You just have to cross the street, and there's a serious taxi station right behind the bus station. Most drivers waiting there are OK.
In town:
There are not so many crooked taxi drivers in town. However, as a foreigner, you might be viewed as easy pray. Beware of cars not having a radio station or a taximeter (the device which records how much you have to pay). Take care to always have Romanian money with you. Don't offer to pay with large banc notes.
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