Amsterdam Taxi number

Taxis and fares guide in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Taxis registered in Amsterdam must bear an easily identifiable number on the roof of the car.

Amsterdam Taxi - Guide to Taxi Services such as TCA and Uber

Taxi cabs in Amsterdam and the Netherlands are generally quite pricey, but can be useful at times - such as going to the airports to fly early, bringing baggage to and from the railway stations or during the nights when local transportation is more restricted.

Taxi stops in Amsterdam are usually not made on the streets, as stops on many streets in the center of the town are not permitted. You can either call a taxi service in Amsterdam to collect you, or you can go to one of the many taxi locations in the center of the capital.

Taxis are available in the inner town: taxi stands: Main station (IJ shore side), Damrak, Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal, Nieuwmarkt, Rembrandtplein (Amstel), Spui, Waterlooplein and Westermarkt. Taxist locations outside the downtown area: Amstel railway station, Apollolaan, Ceintuurbaan (Sarphatipark), Elandsgracht, Ferdinand Bol Straat, Frederiksplein, Haarlemerplein, De Lairessestraat (Museumplein), Leidseplein, Middenweg, Passenger Terminal Amsterdam, Gravesandeplein (Oosterpark), Tropenmuseum and Victorieplein.

They can also find some cabs that wait in front of the big hotel. License cabs have a blu number sign and are usually either limousines or estate car with either metal or plastic paint. A taxi in Amsterdam costs depend on 3 factors - a start fare, a kilometre price and a price per minutes, all of which are charged by the metre required in the car.

This means that commuter/road transport will be more expensive than lighter transport due to the tariff scale element. It costs about 10 Euro to travel a little in the cities. Journey from main railway yard to Amsterdam RAI Congress Center should be 15-20 ?. Between Schiphol International Airports and the center of the capital should be 45 to 50 Euros.

Local bus and tram in Amsterdam will certainly be less expensive than taking a taxi. Over the years, a small number of taxi riders in Amsterdam have earned the sector a poor reputation. Fighting between competing companies has sometimes resulted in confrontation at taxi stands. Among the visitor issues were those of driver refusal to carry customers on shorter journeys or to charge excessive prices.

Public officials have taken measures to rehabilitate the firm - all chauffeurs must be listed with an authorised taxi operator and all trips are monitored by GPS. Probably the most dependable taxi operator in the town is TCA (tcataxi. nl) with 1,250 cabs and 1,500 riders. Your taxi has got scarlet and scarlet skylights with the inscription "TCA TAXI 7X7".

The TCA also has a number of luxury passenger car riages (top Mercedes, BMW and Audis models) and some electrical coaches. TCA riders have all successfully completed tests and are allowed to ride on Amsterdam streetcar and coach tracks. The TCA Taxi can take charge and charge tickets for your purchases (except Diners Club) and have a dedicated customer ticket system for making purchases.

Others officially taxi companies: Taxi Aemstel (+31(0)297 330033); My Taxi Centrale (+31(0)20 475 0320); Staxi (+31(0)20 705 8888); Taxi Direct Amsterdam (+31(0)20 633 3333); Taxistad (+31(0)20 208 0000). Taxis are using Nissan and Tesla electrical vehicles and have competitively priced electricity from Schiphol to Amsterdam. Default rate is 40 ? for the Amsterdam Centre, 30 ? for Amsterdam South/De Pijp.

Schiphol last minutes rate is 30 to Amsterdam Centre (or 25% discount on other districts) if you call from the Amsterdam Centre and have a local vehicle. About, the worldwide taxi application services (about.com), is available for trips in Amsterdam. They are available either as UberBlack (original minivan van with limousines ), UberVan (larger minivan available) or uberX (cheaper version).

Below are some examples of Amsterdam's most common UberX/UberBlack/UberVan rates: