I'm not sure what it would cost, since I don't take cabs a lot, but tell your husband that when the cabbie asks him where he's from, that he says that he used to live in the area and recently moved out. If the cabbie finds out he's an out of towner, he'll take him the long way around to get a higher fare. I'm sure this is true in other cities, but it's happened to me here in Chicago, and I'm from here! Stupid me told the cabbie I was from the suburbs!. Duh.