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What is the best, safest car service to get to restaurants, etc in Alba, Florence and bologna

Hi all,

Just curious what will be the safest, easiest car service in these cities during our trip. Uber, lyft, taxi?? Thank you!!

Matt

Posted by
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There is no Lyft in Italy and Uber (Black version) works only in Rome and Milan.

Alba is so Small they'll have 10 metered cabs and 5 licensed limo drivers (called NCC in Italy). I bet they are all cousins...

Sorry, I must ask it: What the f. is an unsafe car service?

Posted by
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And unless you have mobility issues, you can walk just about everywhere in Florence. Its walkability is one of the things I love abour Florence. We do take a taxi from the train station to our hotel so we aren't wandering around trying to find our hotel with luggage.

Posted by
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Without your own car or pre-arranged tours, I would unfortunately reconsider staying in Alba, as you'd miss a lot of what the region has to offer.

Posted by
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Er, Alba was previously recommended to the OP as a good Piedmont base for a couple of nights without a car.

https://community.ricksteves.com/travel-forum/italy/2-nights-in-the-piedmont-region-mid-september
https://community.ricksteves.com/travel-forum/italy/13-night-northern-italy-trip

As Dario said, though, Alba is too small to need public transport just to go to dinner, although you might need a driver for exploring wineries. With only one full day to work with, it's not like your have a of time to work with so.... What might work best depends on what you want to do?

I've not yet done Bologna but we stayed 5 nights in Florence and didn't take public or other transport even once to get to attractions, dinner, etc. It was a great city to get around on foot. Depending on the location of your accommodations and amount of luggage you have, you might want a cab to get there from the train station.