Practical guides to getting to Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport: routes, terminals, fares and travel tips.
27 Mar 2019 · 6 min read
A taxi driver can only refuse a fare for justified reasons. We explain what they are, which reasons are not valid and what to do if you are left stranded.
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16 Mar 2019 · 5 min read
What to say when booking, how to prepare the journey and how to request airport assistance so that an older person or someone with reduced mobility travels comfortably from home to the plane.
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20 Feb 2019 · 5 min read
How to recognise an official taxi in Madrid, the four ways to get one, how to pay and on which journeys it saves you the most time. The basics for getting around the city by taxi.
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24 Jan 2019 · 5 min read
Quiet, fume-free and with a Zero emissions label: electric taxis are increasingly common in Madrid. We tell you what it is like to ride in one and what limits they still have.
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14 Jan 2019 · 5 min read
Hailing one in the street, going to a taxi rank, calling, writing on WhatsApp or booking online: how each way of getting a taxi in Madrid works and when to choose it.
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14 Dec 2018 · 6 min read
An Irish saint, a French mathematician, hundreds of taxis heading for the front and a colour chosen to be seen: the most famous taxi anecdotes.
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26 Nov 2018 · 5 min read
Cabins with no steering wheel, screens with journey information, electric propulsion and air taxis in development. We look at what the taxi of the future could be like and how much of it is real.
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26 Nov 2018 · 5 min read
London and Paris were hiring out horse-drawn carriages in the seventeenth century; the taximeter and the engine arrived at the end of the nineteenth. This is how the taxi was born and spread around the world.
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26 Nov 2018 · 6 min read
The sum the taxi meter does, step by step: the initial charge, kilometres, time and supplements, and how to estimate what you will pay before you get in.
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17 Oct 2018 · 5 min read
Three rows of seats, a boot that changes with how many of you there are and a single journey for the whole group: this is what a seven-seater taxi is like and how to make the most of it.
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26 Sep 2018 · 5 min read
First-thing flights and midnight arrivals: how to get around when the metro is closed, what a taxi costs at night and how to make sure it is waiting for you.
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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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