Practical guides to getting to Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport: routes, terminals, fares and travel tips.
25 Sep 2018 · 5 min read
Central Madrid restricts access for non-residents' cars and has many pedestrian streets. What it means for you, why taxis can drive in and where to arrange your pickup.
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19 Sep 2018 · 5 min read
In Madrid, taxis can use many of the lanes reserved for buses. What they are, how to recognise them, what difference they make to a journey and why they are no substitute for leaving with time to spare.
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16 Aug 2018 · 4 min read
AZCA, Cuatro Torres, Las Tablas or the Paseo del Prado: where Madrid's business districts are and how to get from Barajas to your meeting.
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25 Jul 2018 · 5 min read
In summer the airport is busier, your luggage is heavier and the heat is relentless. This is how the trip to Barajas changes in the holidays and why it pays to plan your taxi with more margin.
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24 Jul 2018 · 5 min read
“Taxi” is short for taximeter, the device that measures the fare. We follow its journey through German, French and Greek all the way to the street.
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16 Jul 2018 · 5 min read
Taxi ranks, dispatch services, apps, direct bookings and business clients: how to combine channels so you spend more hours with a passenger and fewer driving empty.
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15 Jun 2018 · 5 min read
Becoming a taxi driver does not require buying a licence: you just need to pass the municipal permit and start as an employee. This is how to prepare for the exam and what the first months are like.
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25 May 2018 · 6 min read
Why cinema loves the taxi: the back seat as a confessional, “follow that car!”, the yellow New York cab and taxis that could never exist.
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24 May 2018 · 5 min read
A ghost metro station, an angel crashed on a rooftop, a Romantic garden next to the airport, Europe in miniature and a forest of topiary sculptures.
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18 Apr 2018 · 9 min read
The taxi compared with the metro, the bus, your own car and VTC ride-hailing: where it wins, what safeguards it offers in Madrid, when it is worth taking and what to check before you book.
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27 Mar 2018 · 6 min read
Boats in Venice, tuk-tuks in Bangkok, 1950s cars in Havana or doors that open by themselves in Tokyo: a journey through the most curious taxis.
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27 Mar 2018 · 5 min read
For years diesel was the favourite engine of taxi drivers and motorists. We explain why it has lost ground, what limits its use in Madrid today and what is replacing it.
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