Sardinia
Book your Family Taxi with Taxi in Sardinia
Sardinia is not one destination, and the single most expensive mistake families make here is booking into the wrong airport.
Three airports, hours apart
Olbia (OLB) serves the Costa Smeralda and the northeast. Cagliari (CAG) serves the south. Alghero (AHO) serves the northwest.
Olbia to Cagliari is around 270 km — three hours or more on the SS131. Alghero to the Costa Smeralda is a similar undertaking. These are not interchangeable, and a cheap flight into the wrong one can cost more in transfer time than it saved.
From Olbia, Porto Cervo is around 40 minutes, San Teodoro 30, Budoni 45. From Cagliari, Villasimius is about an hour and Chia around 50 minutes on largely single-carriageway roads.
What Italian law requires
Article 172 of the Codice della Strada requires children under 150 cm to travel in an approved restraint suited to their weight and height. Taxis and licensed NCC hire cars hold a conditional exemption: a child may travel without a seat, but only in a rear seat and only with a passenger aged at least 16 alongside.
It removes the operator's duty rather than the risk — and on Sardinian roads that distinction matters more than most.
The roads are the argument
The SS131 is the island's spine and carries sustained speed. The coastal roads to the Costa Smeralda and down to Villasimius wind continuously, often with a drop on the seaward side. Rigid ISOFIX anchor points hold their line through that repeated lateral loading where a lap-belt-only install works free over an hour of driving.
Supply is thin outside the airports
Sardinian taxi supply is limited away from the three airports and the main towns, and ride-hailing coverage is negligible. A driver who arrives to find two small children and no restraint can decline the fare — and in a small coastal town in September there may be no second car for some time. A pre-booked flat-rate vehicle with the seats fitted is the only mechanism that locks in both the price and the ride before you land.
Which car seats are available
A rear-facing infant carrier suits newborns to around 13 kg. A forward-facing seat with an integral harness covers roughly 9 to 18 kg. A high-backed booster raises older children so the adult belt sits correctly, up to Italy's 150 cm threshold. Give the airport, the resort and each child's age at booking — on this island the first of those three matters most.
Travelling as a larger family? See our vehicle fleet.
How we operate
In a number of destinations we run our own vehicles and drivers, with the seats fitted by our team before pickup. Elsewhere we work with vetted local partners held to the same requirement: the seat you selected is in the car when it arrives. Either way it is confirmed at booking rather than left to whatever is waiting at the rank.
FAQ
Which Sardinian airport should I fly into?
Olbia (OLB) for the Costa Smeralda and northeast, Cagliari (CAG) for the south, Alghero (AHO) for the northwest. Olbia to Cagliari is around 270 km and over three hours.
Until what height does a child need a car seat in Italy?
150 cm under Article 172, which is higher than the 135 cm used across much of Europe.
Are taxis exempt in Italy?
Conditionally. A child may travel without a seat only in a rear seat and only when accompanied by someone aged at least 16.
How long is the transfer from Olbia to Porto Cervo?
Around 40 minutes. San Teodoro is about 30 minutes and Budoni 45.
Is it easy to find a taxi in the resorts?
Not reliably. Supply is thin away from the airports and main towns, and ride-hailing coverage is negligible.
Last updated: 24 August 2026. Reviewed by Lija Scheiman, CEO, TaxiBambino Content Audit Team.
Booking data block
We have handled only 8 bookings for Sardinia in the twelve months to August 2026, so we will not present that as a price guide. For wider context, across 1,206 bookings made through TaxiBambino across 17 destinations in Italy in the same period, the middle half of families paid roughly €91–€156 with a median near €116, and 44% were for four or more passengers. Prices move with demand, season and the specific route; vehicles are supplied by TaxiBambino and our partner network.