Taxi Information

       The Taxi's in Taipei are great. You can usually find one day or night, no matter where you are. Here's a quick guide to getting to where you want to go by taxi.

Prices:

       Prices are based on two scales, one if you ride from 6am to 11pm and one of you ride from 11pm to 6am. Check out the table for more information.

Taipei Taxi Service
	Daytime (6am to 11pm)	Nighttime (11pm-6am)
Base Fare	$70nt (first 1,500 m)	$70nt (first 1,250 m)
Distance Increment	$5nt (every 300 m)	$5nt every 250 m)
Time Increment	$5nt every 2 min. under 5 km/hr	$5nt every 1.7 min under 5 km/hr
Additional Charges
$10nt for a dispatched cab
$10nt per item of luggage
Useful Numbers
Passenger Hotline	886-2-2394-9007 (day)	886-2-2321-9166 (night)
Department of Transportation	886-2-2725-6888
Motor Vehicles Office	886-2-2767-8217

English Taxi Service:

       Most taxi drivers don't speak English. You can usually get where you want to go by saying road names or pointing out where you want to go on a map. My favorite method of expressing destination to show the driver an ad or business card with the address written in Chinese. If you really want a driver who speaks English there are two number's you can call:

Taxi service hotline: 08-0005-5850 will connect you to a taxi service but usually no one there speaks English

An English speaking taxi driver I met: 09-1003-8744 great guy if you can catch him when he's working

Taxi to the Airport:

       Virtually any taxi you stop on the street will be happy to take you to the airport. They will charge 1000nt or possibly a little more depending on where you start. A taxi leaving from the airport is more expensive and I would recommend taking the bus back into the city.


Taxi Safety:

       While Taipei is comparatively very safe, there have been instances of taxi drivers taking advantage of young drunk girls. My old roommate had her boobies grabbed at and I've heard some other similar stories. If anything happens you should call someone on your phone, this usually dissuades the uncouth driver from pursuing his zany antics.