Taxi tips. You can hail any taxi from the street considering the following: there should be an oval plate on the side with a 4 digit number. Taxis in Bucharest are a cheap and safe way of transportation as long as you take one belonging to a company and not a private one. Good companies are Cristaxi, Cobalcescu, Meridian, Perozzi, XXL, Prof, Rodell, Speed, Leone and Fly Taxi. One company that has better cars and a better level of confort is Fly Taxi. Today there is only one company licenced to pick up passangers from the airport, the Fly Taxi company mentioned above. Their fares are comparable with other companies. In December 2004 most taxi companies had rates around $0.50/km.