Taking a taxi in Prague

Advice and recommendations to avoid being overcharged.

Taking a Taxi in Prague

Taxi drivers in Prague have become a scar on its reputation. Although the situation is getting better (and the City of Prague is working on it), many Prague taxi drivers are still dishonest. Luckily, there are more and more reputable taxi companies that you can rely on for good service and fair rates.

Here are some tips that might save you a few hundred crowns:

Each taxi has to be equipped with a permanetly installed roof lamp with the TAXI sign. The registration number, company name and the price list including the basic rate, kilometer rate and one-minute-waiting rate must be displayed on both front doors of the taxi. These prices must correspond with the prices set on the taximeters in the taxi
Customers are recommended to order a taxi by means of nonstop dispatching offices, where the information on fares is available in advance.
When the journey is completed, the driver is obliged to issue an orderly and fully filled receipt for the payment. The receipt has to be issued by the taxameter printer. Taxi companies:

AAA Radiotaxi - tel. 140 14 or 222 333 222, www.aaa-taxi.cz
Halotaxi - tel. 244 114 411, www.halotaxi.cz
Radiotaxi - tel. 272 731 848
City Taxi - tel. 257 257 257, www.citytaxi.cz
Profi Taxi - tel. 140 35 or 2 61 31 41 51