Overview
With over 11,000 yellow and black registered cabs in the city, you are never too far from a cab, and can find one on the street at pretty much any time and you can also book one in advance. The basic cab fare is €2.00 and should be displayed on the meter before starting. Each kilometer traveled is of €0.85 and an extra €0.85 is charged for each piece of large luggage. Drivers expect a tip, somewhere around 5 to 10% of the meter fare.
There are two reliable services operating in the city, the Radio Taxi, and the Servitaxi.
• Radio Taxi Telephone: (93) 303 3033
• Servitaxi Telephone: (93) 330 0300
Website: http://www.servitaxi.com/
There are quite a few limousine companies with multi-lingual drivers in Barcelona and can be quite good except that they do charge a lot!
Below are two of the more reliable companies:
• Barcelona Limousine Service Telephone: (93) 247 0699 Fax: (93) 265 1484 e-Mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.spain-bcnlimo.com/ Charges: €300 for eight hours
• Limousine Rental Telephone: (93) 237 2000 Fax: (93) 237 2000 e-Mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.limorent.com/ Charges: €45 for airport transfers €228 to €540 for a full day
