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The taxi rates you can expect to pay in France in 2019

A list of this year's official taxi prices has been published in France, revealing how much you should be coughing up for a cab journey wherever you are in the country in 2019.

Published: 9 January 2019 08:46 CET
The taxi rates you can expect to pay in France in 2019
Photo: AFP
The national list shows that the minimum you can expect to pay for a taxi ride in France is now €7.10, which includes extras such as the fee for when the taxi is stuck in traffic. 
 
This year, Toulouse airport in the southern Occitanie region has introduced new standardised pricing for journeys into the city like the ones already rolled out in other popular destinations such as Paris, Cannes and Nice. 
 
The new taxi rates, which will kick in by February 1st, will see prices increase by 1.4 percent, with fees capped at the following rates:
 
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A minimum charge of €4.10 will already show on the metre when you get into the vehicle.
 
If there are more than four of you getting into the cab, there will be an extra fee of €2.50 (€4 in Paris) and the driver can also add an extra €2 per person if they have heavy or large luggage.
 
There is a minimum charge of €1.10 per kilometre travelled.
 
This can rise by up to 50 percent for journeys at anti-social times, such as at night and by 100 percent for journeys that would force the taxi driver to make a return with no passengers or in bad weather conditions, such as in snow or ice.
 
The price could also rise by 100 percent if the driver needs to use snow tires to make the journey.
 
If you book a taxi and ask the driver to wait, you will be charged a maximum of €36.73 per hour.
 
And if you book a taxi you may find that prices go up, depending on the city. Paris taxis can charge €4 for immediate bookings and €7 for advance bookings.
 
While in Nice, both immediate and advance bookings can cost €4 each and in Cannes that drops to €2.
 
Similarly in Lyon, immediate bookings will set you back €2 and advance bookings by €4 while in Toulouse, you may be charged €3 for immediate and €7 for advanced bookings. 
 
Taxis in all other towns can charge €2.50 for the fifth passenger and above and €2 per bulky piece of luggage.
 
Standard airport fees have also been published, including from Paris-Orly and Paris-CDG, as well as Nice and Toulouse-Blagnac airports, with the updated fees coming into force from March 1st at the latest.
 
Paris
 
Paris-CDG to Paris right bank: €50
Paris-CDG to Paris left bank: €55
Paris-Orly to Paris right bank: €35
Paris-Orly to Paris left bank: €30
 
Nice/Cannes
 
Nice-Côte d’Azur to Cannes: €80
Nice-Côte d’Azur to Monaco: €90
Nice-Côte d’Azur to central Nice: €32
 
Toulouse
 
Toulouse-Blagnac to Toulouse zone 1: €15
Toulouse-Blagnac to Toulouse zone 2: €25
Toulouse-Blagnac to Toulouse zone 3: €35
Toulouse-Blagnac to Toulouse zone 4: €45

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PUBLIC TRANSPORT

Switzerland considers expanding public transport to include taxis

To reduce reliance on private cars, authorities in Switzerland are considering expanding public transport to include taxi options.

Published: 21 January 2020 21:36 CET
Switzerland considers expanding public transport to include taxis
Photo: TOBIAS SCHWARZ / AFP

In Switzerland, only one in five journeys are made by public transport – with private car usage picking up most of the remainder of the slack. 

Ueli Stückelberger, the director of the Swiss Association for Public Transport, told the NZZ am Sonntag that including taxis in the country’s public transport options would allow them to reach their ambitious targets. 

The Association plans on increasing public transport usage by one percent per year until 2040 – where they hope that two out of every five journeys in the country will be made by public transport. 

Stückelberger, who says the target is “ambitious but quite realistic”, says taxis would allow for passengers to take safer and more direct trips – particularly on weekends where there are fewer options. 

“This could save 20 or so minutes (from these journeys), which makes the connections more attractive”. 

While taxis are already prevalent across Switzerland – along with app-based ride-sharing programs – including them into public transport systems would lower costs and allow them to be broadly implemented in journey plans. 

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Although a greater use of taxis may lead to increases in greenhouse gases – something Stückelberger says authorities are trying to avoid – the plans are likely to result in increased usage of public transport options overall, with taxis’ main role being to link existing transport networks with each other. 

The prevalence of smaller villages and towns as well as the country’s unique geography make it difficult to service some areas with public transport options. 

More trains when the weather is good

Stückelberger said Swiss authorities were also considering implementing a dynamic timetable system, which allows more trains and buses to be put on to leisure sites on days when the weather is good. 

With more and more passengers and commuters reliant on digital timetables to organise their travel plans, public transport authorities have greater scope to implement new services at shorter notice. 

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