Where are Spain's cheapest (and most expensive) taxis? Consumer organisation study explains
Saturday, January 30, 2021 @ 6:46 PM
AN ANNUAL consumer watchdog survey of taxi fares across Spain has revealed the provincial capital cities where a cab is the cheapest and the most expensive – with few changes since the previous study.
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The average minimum fare for a cab in a city on a weekday during the daytime is €3.48, although the difference between the cheapest and most expensive of the 56 cities studied is a whopping 125%.
Although taxi fares out in the provinces – outside the cities – may or may not be slightly cheaper, they generally remain on the same scale of expensiveness or cheapness as their capitals, meaning that a cab in or between towns or villages in the provinces of Tarragona or two of the three in the Basque Country will be among the most expensive in the country, as is the case with their capitals, San Sebastián and Vitoria.
No room for fraud or bogus taxis – cabs and their meters are easy to spot
Taxis in Spain typically come under the umbrella of their town or city council, which issues licences – although cabbies themselves are self-employed, tariffs set are the same across the board in each town, meaning there is nothing to be gained by 'shopping around'.
Nowadays, practically every taxi takes card payments for any amount, and the digital meter is clearly shown on the dashboard so there can be no confusion – and tourists will have no reason to suspect drivers are 'trying to pull a fast one'.
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