Taxi Sizes

There' s no need to tip a taxi cabbie in Tokyo. While you can queue in a taxi stand in front of a railway or coach terminal, it is often best to mark a taxi from the road.

Simply try to select a place where the taxi can stop lightly. Marking a taxi is the same as marking other places: just lift your hands on an approaching taxi. It' s simple to recognize an open taxi at night: the lights on the rooftop are lit. During the day, it can be more difficult to tell if a taxi is open.

Search for persons in the automobile and the lights in the lower right hand side of the windscreen. When it is free, the lights will say: ?? . Get on the taxi on the leftside of the truck. Drivers will open the doors for you. Thereby the rider is calmed down.

The majority of riders know enough English to know where to go, but it always works when someone writes your goal in Japanese. When you return to your guesthouse, simply give the chauffeur your hotel's calling cards. At all times the operator switches on the measuring device and you do not have to be concerned about being "taken along".

The majority of cabs charge for the first 2 km of the journey in the Y730. Fares go up even if the cab is jammed. However, all cabs allow the use of money and some cabs allow the use of bank-card. There is no need to tip a taxi rider, but some round off the switch to the closest lap number.

Usually it costs about Y3,500 to take a taxi across Tokyo (e.g. from Tokyo station to Shinjuku station). What is the capacity of a Tokyo taxi? There are three sizes of Tokyo taxis: cogata ( small: www. kogata.com), chugata d'hôte (medium: ??) and orgata d'hôte (large: ??).

Some taxi locations, such as larger railway yards, have different taxi routes for all sizes of cab. A four -seater can accommodate a small taxi, while a five -seater can accommodate a large or middle taxi. However, please be aware that some taxi riders will decline to let five big aliens into their taxi.

You will have to take two different cabs in this case. Please also keep in mind that if the taxi in front of you does not have a settee, it can only accommodate four persons, no difference how big the vehicle is. Tokio taxi cabs have sat-navs that can use telephone numbers or address searches to find places.

You can also download and download it from your computer or simply show your phone to the drivers. This will be appreciated by your drivers and you will have no problems with your speech. Information on taxi travel to/from Narita or Haneda Airport can be found on my Tokyo Airport Transport page. Click on the links on the left to see the locations.

Click on the 3-line symbol in the upper right hand side if not.