My wife and I will be in Puglia in July. Does anyone know of a good ride share app to use in that area of Italy?
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San Francisco Bay Area (USA)
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There is no rideshare app. There are taxicabs which use a variety of apps like ItTaxi. Which places are you planning to visit?
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OP
San Jose
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We will be on a small cruise ship that will dock in Monopoli for 2 nights. We would like to visit Bari. I have a bad knee so I wish to avoid the process of train travel between cities. I was hoping to book either a ride share or transfer service to drive us to Bari at a scheduled time in the morning, and drive us back to the dock in Monopoli late afternoon.
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San Francisco Bay Area (USA)
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Rideshare like Uber is not available in Italy. A court decision after a class action lawsuit by the taxi lobby made that service illegal in Italy unless provided by a licensed taxi or limo driver. As a result Uber operates only Uber Black in Italy, a black limo service operated by regularly licensed limo drivers and companies. Your best bet is a taxi or a limo/private car service.
Google NOLEGGIO CON CONDUCENTE MONOPOLI PUGLIA and see what comes up. Noleggio con conducente (or NCC) means car hire with driver, the official designation of limo/private car service. I’m sure there will be plenty in the Bari/Monopoli area. Puglia is very popular with tourists although not as well known to Americans.