A legal yellow-plated taxi, illegally parked on a pedestrian crossing
There are plenty of taxis in Batam, but there are no standard color schemes: however, licensed taxis have yellow license plates, while unlicensed ones do not (and are best avoided). As there are no meters, you will need to bargain with the drivers; the first price quoted is often silly, but if there are other taxis around, you can easily bargain them down. Sample fares for reference:
Hang Nadim airport to Nagoya/Jodoh (Rp. 75.000 - fixed price)
Full day hire of a taxi 500.000 (around S$70)
If You feel convenient with metered taxi there are few of the taxi attached with it, but make sure You ask the driver to operate the meter before You get in the taxi,other wise they will not operate it and charge You more than the ammount You supposed to pay.
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