Bluebird taxis are your best bet if you’re going old-school. They’re metered, reliable, and you can spot them by their light blue colour. Just make sure you’re getting into an actual Bluebird – there are some  cheeky lookalikes. Some of  local “taxi” providers operate mafia style operations and can be quite aggressive and some even operate various scams.  

We generally avoid flagging random taxis because they can try to over charge and we recommend Blue birds whenever possible. They are a reputable company and will generally agree to use the meter. Some try to negotiate a fixed fare citing heavy traffic which is fine. As a general rule it should’nt cost more than about 50,000 Rupiah for a 20 minute. Drivers are friendly and are generally happy to chat about anything along the way.