Cab Rates for Tulsa

Greetngs~

I and a few friends will be coming to Tulsa to attend a show at Cains Ballroom. We plan on taking cabs to and from our hotel. What is the taxi rate for the city?

We don%26#39;t know where we are staying yet, but would love suggestions as well.

I%26#39;d also appreciate suggestions for unique shopping....funky stores, thrift shops, cool local shops %26amp; restaraunts, as well as unusual photo opportunities.

Thanks!

Cab Rates for Tulsa

Cab rates in Tulsa are pretty reasonable. Do not take one from the airport though, they will charge something like a 10 dollar fee to leave from the apt. Utica Square has some nice shopping as well as Brookside with a complement of unique stores.

Cab Rates for Tulsa

The closest hotel to the Cain%26#39;s will be the Crowne Plaza. You could also consider the Doubletree Downtown. Both are very nice. A very cool, very nice place to stay is the Ambassador Hotel, just south of downtown, but it is more expensive.

The Brookside area (Peoria Ave. south of 35th Street), and Cherry Street (15th Street between Peoria and Utica Ave.) both have great local shopping and dining choices, exactly what you are looking for. For more upscale shopping and dining, try Utica Square at 21st %26amp; Utica.

For more info and some other ideas, check out my Tulsa page at www.virtualtourist.com. Have fun a the Cain%26#39;s!

Taxi rates aren%26#39;t all that cheap here compared to other cities. There are several taxi companies and the dispatchers can give you an estimate of your fare when you call for a cab.

Another suggestion for a hotel would be Hotel Savoy, 6th %26amp; Peoria. I haven%26#39;t stayed there yet, but it looks %26amp; sounds cool. I am wanting to learn more about it so if you do stay there, please come back %26amp; write a review on TripAdvisor.

For funky shopping, other posts have good suggestions already. Do try further along 15th Street to the East--lots of small %26amp; unusual shops beyond what is traditionally considered ';Cherry Street.'; Also there is some funky shopping in the Brady District, near Mexicali Restaurant %26amp; Lola%26#39;s At the Bowery.

Photo ops--go to the fairgrounds %26amp; get your picture taken at the foot of the Golden Driller, or go out to Oral Roberts University for a ';Jetson%26#39;s'; style university setting. Or wander out on the pedestrian bridge at 30th %26amp; Riverside %26amp; snap some shots back across the water towards downtown.

I recently took a cab from Tulsa International Airport to my home a distance of approx 10 miles. I got ripped with a $8 airport departure fee + $2 for an extra person + $2 per suitcase (we had 5). The $25 ride to the airport cost me $41.20 to get home.

I forgot to mention my suggestion for you would be to rent a car on your arrival at the airport.

There are many rental agencies within the airport terminal and this would let you get out and about more without restrictions.

Parking around Cains is plentiful either for free or maybe $5.

Have a great time in Tulsa.

Hope I%26#39;m not too late - but if I am, maybe this will help someone else.

Just wanted to mention that cab rates are unregulated and there are no taxis cruising the streets for fares. If you arrive at a reasonable hour there should be a couple waiting at the airport, but from then on you will need to call for every one. Tulsans don%26#39;t really use them at all. Tulsa is sprawling and easy to drive (streets are numerical/alphabetical and laid out in a grid), so I agree with the earlier post - just rent a car! Parking is free other than in the heart of downtown, so it will probably be cheaper and give you more freedom.

Ditto on staying at the Ambassador, it%26#39;s a cute, fashionable boutique hotel with great service.

Restaurant suggestions (also all right next to unique shopping):

Downtown:

Tsunami (Sushi) - 2nd %26amp; Detroit

Brookside:

AliOli (Tapas) - 36th %26amp; Peoria

Ciao! (Italian) - 33rd %26amp; Peoria

Cherry Street:

Hideaway (Pizza) - 15th btwn Utica %26amp; Peoria

Kilkenny%26#39;s (Irish Pub) - 15th btwn Utica %26amp; Peoria

Additional photo op: Just a couple blocks from the Brady, there%26#39;s a pedestrian bridge that goes over the railroad tracks right next to the old Union Depot. At the top there%26#39;s the ';Center of the Universe'; where you stand on a concrete circle with some weird audio effects, and a strange sculpture called Artificial Cloud that high school kids like to ';ring'; in the middle of the night...the thing to do when my friends and I were young and trying too hard to be weird.

Yes - the Center of the Universe is a great ';only in Tulsa'; idea!

How would you suggest leaving the airport, if not by cab? For instance, today is a holiday, so no bus service. Let%26#39;s say the car rental booths are closed. How in the heck is a traveler/visitor supposed to deal with this?

The Tulsa taxi situation is horrible. But, I applaud you for not wanting to drive to the concert because the cops are just waiting for the drinkers to get out on the streets after a concert.

As stated, you will have to call a taxi and tolerate the dreadful vehicle and driver until you get where you are going and pay way to much for the pleasure.

Most people don%26#39;t know, but if you protest the $8 fee from the airport, they have to take it off the bill.

You do NOT want to stay at the Crown Plaza unless you love the sound of train horns. I have never met anyone that would stay there a second time.