(Last Update: 09.09.2024) About transport in Paris to date metro, RER, otobüstram and even bicycle I tried to share practical information about its use. Of course, among all these options, we also had to mention taxi. Depending on your daily life habits, I do not think you will have much difficulty in choosing public transportation in Paris, but if you are someone who has the habit of using a taxi, I would like to mention information that will be useful to you in this article.

First of all, if you are someone who lives in Istanbul, you will go out on the streets and search for taxis in Paris when you "get your hands on them". apparent. Of course, it is getting more and more difficult to find a free taxi in Istanbul, but when you compare it to Paris, using a taxi is much easier in Istanbul.

As I said, going out on the street and looking for an empty taxi would be a futile effort in Paris. Therefore, you have the chance to find a taxi by either walking to the nearest stop. Taxi stands in Paris are not "Flower Taxi" stops as we know them, but are actually "pockets" reserved for temporary parking of taxis in certain areas. So, if it's your lucky day, you have the chance to get into one of the taxis waiting here.

Of course, the best solution is to call and call a taxi. It doesn't seem like that even when you say it 🙂 The reservation system is very common. If it is difficult for you to make a reservation by phone, you can also make a reservation online; Moreover, this way you can see the estimated cost you will pay based on distance. There are already several best-known taxi companies in Paris; There are no all kinds of "taxi stands" like we have. By the way, I find the taxi system in Istanbul more logical; People here do not have hair removed from their noses.

In fact, I am not someone who has the habit of using taxis very often, neither in Istanbul nor in Paris; There are several reasons for this: In Istanbul, I would either use public transportation or prefer to go from one place to another with my own vehicle, because I have always disliked traveling "hands-on" in someone else's vehicle, especially an unknown taxi driver. In Paris, even though I have a car, it rots in the garage :) Because public transportation is so developed here that I hardly think you will need to drive or take a taxi in daily life.

Of course, if you are a family or you are in a hurry and do not have time to get lost in the metro maps, if you have your hands full and most importantly, if you are a pleasure-loving person, there is no harm in taking a taxi :) After all, the prices are reasonable considering the conditions here; Of course, since the euro-TL parity has increased considerably, it would not be appropriate to say that it is very cheap.

Also, especially for transfers between the airport and the city. Charles de Gaulle Airport, both Orly AirportnThis option to get from Paris to the center can be a savior for many people. In that case, you can either make a reservation in advance, or queue up at the taxi stands at the airport and get on the vehicle you are lucky enough to get. to your hotel or you can easily reach your destination.

Taxi use in Paris, especially pricing, is quite complicated; Different tariffs can be applied depending on the day and time of the week, including A, B and C tariffs. Current tariff at this link you can find. Generally a normal A maximum of three people can ride in the back seat of the passenger vehicle.; It's a complete mystery whether the fourth person can sit in the front seat. Taxi drivers generally do not accept this, and even if they do, they may charge extra. You also have to pay extra money per baggage. The waiting fee is already fixed; It says money where you stop, and if we consider the density of traffic in Paris and the frequency of traffic lights, the taximeter says money :) However, I don't want to intimidate you, after all, you came to Paris for pleasure, enjoy it anyway. Even though it is not mandatory, it is customary to tip, do not neglect it, if you are one of those who like to use taxis, I advise you not to be afraid :)

There is a fixed tariff application for airport transportation.. Paris city center (Your address postcode must start with 75, for example 75001) Charles de Gaulle Airport One-way transfer fee for the north of the Seine River 56€, for the south 65€; Orly Airport One-way transfer fee between Paris and Paris city center is for the north of the Seine River. 36€, for the south 44€ as determined.

My worst memory of a taxi was when we first settled in Paris, on a Sunday morning when the snow was rarely heavy, I made the mistake of calling a taxi in an emergency hospital situation, had to wait for about an hour, and was thrown around on the roads with a taxi driver who was not capable of driving in the snow. We barely managed to reach the hospital. We imagined that we would find a taxi at the hospital gate (like in Turkey) to return home after the operation in the hospital. Seeing that they did not have such a habit, we rushed to look for a taxi. We received the answer "there is no taxi" from all the phones we called, and had to walk through the snow with bandaged feet until the metro station :) The necessity of owning a car was already evident that day :) So what I'm saying is, I don't like taxis in Paris :)

While there is Uber etc you may still need:

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  1. Yuksel Atakan Reply

    have a nice day
    23 July Arrival at Paris East Train Station (from Mannheim with ICE 71) at 14.05
    and Hôtel ibis Saint Quentin En Yvelines Velodrome, 2 Place de la Paix Celeste, 78180 Montigny-le-Bretonneux, Frankreich Can you recommend us a taxi at an affordable price for departure and return on July 26?
    Thanks
    ybatakan@gmail.com
    Germany

  2. Hello Mr. Ahmet, my name is Erdem. We spent 2017 wonderful days in Paris with my wife in May 5. I learned so much from your site and applied the information I acquired that I cannot thank you enough. Thank you for your effort. I would like to tell the readers about a very important application. I will talk about the "Uber" application, which you can easily use all over Europe and which I personally used 5-6 times in Paris. It is much cheaper than regular taxis and you can think of it as similar transportation like a taxi system with individual car owners coming to pick you up from your location within 4-5 minutes. It can be searched on this site, https://www.uber.com/tr/ First, you download this application to your smartphone, become a member and define your credit card. Then, for example, anywhere in Paris, you open the application, specify your location, type the place you want to go, and the application calculates the distance and shows you the average price. 90% of this fee costs. Then, if you say OK, it gives you the option of "pool" or "X". Pool is shared and X is private transport. If you choose the pool, it asks you how many seats you need. Let's say you are 2 people and you choose 2 seats. The program immediately searches for a suitable vehicle for you, and after the suitable vehicle is found, the name of the person who will come to pick you up, the brand of the vehicle, the 5-star rating of the driver and the license plate are determined. He comes to your location and picks you up within 4-5 minutes. Since you choose the pool, there may be another person in the vehicle, so the price is lower, so you can think of it as a taxi. Whichever passenger is closer to their destination, the driver drops them off first. You do not make any other payment to the driver when you get off, because after you get in the vehicle, the driver sends a message to Uber and the fee you saw before is automatically debited from your credit card. If the driver could not find your location or was late, then you can cancel, the fee is not reflected, even if it is reflected, you can object, it will be refunded or they can provide you with a free ride. We reached the places we wanted in a very neat and clean way with this application 5-6 times during our 7-day Paris holiday. Even if you establish rapport with the driver, we once met Salah, a Turkish Cypriot. We told Salah in advance the day we would return to the airport, gave our personal phones without an Uber program, and we agreed that CDG would take us to the airport at a very discounted price. As I said, you can easily use this application, especially at night, you can call immediately after leaving the bar and arrive at your hotel. Or for example, we once went from Eiffel to Montparnasse Tower. We chose the pool and went for a total of 7 euros. Even though we chose the pool, only my wife and I were in the vehicle. (Sometimes, even if you choose the pool, if there is no other person to ride with, they can still take you individually in that area).

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