Tariff changes

Washington DC

The emergency fuel surcharge ends; the rates from 2 August 2024 continue: $4.00 for the first 1/8 mile, $2.56 per mile, $25 an hour waiting, 50¢ passenger surcharge.

Source: Taxicab Fares

Abu Dhabi

Silver taxis: AED 5.00 flag fall by day and AED 5.50 at night, AED 1.82 per km, AED 0.50 per minute waiting, AED 12 minimum; airport taxis start at AED 20.

Source: Taxi fares

Boston

Meter rates: $2.60 for the first 1/7 mile, 40¢ for each 1/7 mile after, $28 an hour waiting time; $2.75 toll from Boston proper to Logan.

Source: Taxi Rates

Edinburgh

Council fare table from 25 July 2026: £3.60 to start by day (Tariff 1), £4.80 evenings and weekends (Tariff 2), with higher Christmas and New Year tariffs.

Source: Fare table for taxis, with effect from 25 July 2026

Munich

Airport ↔ Hauptbahnhof fixed fare cut from €106 to €96; the meter stays at €5.90 to start, €2.70 per km to 7 km and €2.50 after, €39 an hour waiting.

Source: Taxitarifordnung (Stadtrecht 410), Stand 1 July 2026

Rome

Start €3.50 on weekdays, €5.00 on Saturdays and holidays, €7.50 at night; €1.33, €1.45 then €1.73 per km as the meter climbs; fixed fares of €55 from Fiumicino and €40 from Ciampino to the centre; €80 cap between the GRA and Fiumicino.

Source: Tariffario Taxi (Deliberazione della Giunta Capitolina n. 157 del 21 maggio 2026)

Hong Kong

Urban taxi fare table from 10 May 2026: HK$29 for the first 2 km, then HK$2.10 a step until the meter reaches HK$102.50 and HK$1.40 after.

Source: Taxi fare table for urban taxi, 10 May 2026

Washington DC

Emergency fuel surcharge: a flat $1.00 on every metered trip, from 29 April to 25 December 2026.

Source: Taxicab Fares

London

Minimum fare up from £4.20 to £4.40, and tariffs 1, 2 and 3 up 2.88%. New £6 drop-off extra at London City Airport.

Source: London Taxi and Private Hire Notice 04/26, Taxi fares and tariffs update

Tokyo

Special wards, Musashino and Mitaka from 20 April 2026: 500 yen for the first 1 km, then 100 yen per 232 m or 1 min 25 s in slow traffic; 20% more from 22:00 to 5:00; fixed fares from Haneda to most wards.

Source: 令和8年4月20日より東京都特別区・武三地区のタクシー運賃が変わります (press release and fare table, 19 March 2026)

Barcelona

2026 tariffs: €2.80 flag fall, €1.35 per km by day (T-1) and €1.66 at night, at weekends and on holidays (T-2), €27.75 an hour waiting; airport supplement €4.60; cruise terminal to airport €46.

Source: Tarifes i normativa 2026 (annex to the IMET tariff approval)

Amsterdam

2026 maximum fares: €4.31 to start, €3.17 per km and €0.52 per minute (passenger cars); €8.77, €4.00 and €0.59 for minibuses of 5 to 8 seats.

Source: Regeling van 28 november 2025 tot wijziging van de Regeling maximumtarief en bekendmaking tarieven taxivervoer (Staatscourant 2025, 41618)

Madrid

2026 APC tariffs, up 2.38%: €2.55 + €1.40/km on weekdays, €3.20 + €1.60/km at other times; airport flat fare inside the M-30 up from €30 to €33; Tariff 7 start from €7.50 to €8.

Source: Taxi. Tarifas, suplementos, municipios, paradas eventuales, régimen de descanso y duración del servicio (tarifas and suplementos files, rows for 2026)

Paris

2026 national fare order. Airport flat fares of €56 and €65 from CDG and €45 and €36 from Orly; minimum fare €8.00.

Source: Arrêté du 24 décembre 2025 relatif aux tarifs des courses de taxi pour 2026

São Paulo

Bandeirada R$ 6,55, R$ 4,80 per km (bandeira 1) or R$ 6,24 (bandeira 2: nights, Sundays and holidays), R$ 55,50 an hour stopped or slow.

Source: Anexo I da Portaria SMT.GAB nº 43/2025 (tabela de preços)

San Francisco

SFO pick-up fee of $6.00, with meter rates unchanged since 17 November 2022: $4.15 for the first 1/5 mile, then $0.65 per 1/5 mile or minute of waiting.

Source: San Francisco Taxicab Rates of Fare (updated 14 May 2025)

New York City

The MTA congestion pricing toll (75¢) applies to trips in Manhattan south of and including 60th Street.

Source: Taxi Fare

Dublin

Taxi Regulation (Maximum Fares) Order 2024: initial charge €4.40 (standard) or €5.40 (premium and special rates); new special rate on weekend nights from 00:00 to 04:00.

Source: Taxi Regulation (Maximum Fares) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 479 of 2024)

Vienna

Day tariff €3.80 to start, €0.95 per km for the first 5 km and €0.58 after, €0.58 per minute; nights, Sundays and holidays 15% more from €4.30.

Source: Wiener Taxitarif (W 140-020, ABl 2021/11 and 2023/22)

Berlin

Grundpreis €4.30; €2.80 per km for the first 3 km, €2.60 to 7 km and €2.10 after; from BER €2.60 for 5 km then €2.00; €39 an hour waiting.

Source: Dreizehnte Verordnung zur Änderung der Verordnung über Beförderungsentgelte im Taxenverkehr, Senate submission with the old and new wording (Drucksache VO 19/198)

Mexico City

Taxi libre from April 2013: $8.74 to start, then $1.07 for every 250 m or 45 s; 20% more from 23:00 to 6:00.

Source: Acuerdo por el que se emite resolución que determina el importe de la tarifa aplicable al servicio de transporte público individual de pasajeros (taxi) en el Distrito Federal