Taxis in Thessaloniki are blue and white cars that can be paid for both by meter readings and at fixed prices (this applies to popular destinations).
Taxi services in Thessaloniki
Upon arrival at the airport, you can hire a taxi at the nearby parking lot or place an order for a car using the services of the radio taxi “EuroTaxi” (+30 2310 86 68 66). This company, if desired by customers, will provide them with high-capacity cars (they can accommodate 5-7 people) or a car for the safe transportation of people with disabilities, as well as provide car rental services with or without a driver.
Since it is quite problematic to stop a free car on the street on vacation in Thessaloniki, it is advisable to go in search of it to one of the parking lots located in popular tourist places, in central squares, near shops (on the asphalt they are highlighted with a yellow stripe). It is worth noting that a free car will have an inscription on the roof: “ΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΟΣ”.
Another convenient way is to call a taxi using the following phone numbers (after a call, a taxi drives up within a few minutes, and, as a rule, drivers do not require payment for an idle run): "Levkos Pyrgos": + 30 2310 21 49 00; Thessaloniki: + 30 2310 55 15 25; “Omega”: + 30 210 51 18 55; “Macedonia”: + 30 2310 55 05 00.
Important: when giving the driver the destination address, it is important to inform not only the street and house number you need, but also the area, since in different areas there are streets with the same names.
Taxi cost in Thessaloniki
To get an idea of how much a taxi costs in Thessaloniki, you can get acquainted with the tariffs in force in local taxis:
- for boarding passengers are asked to pay 3 euros (for calling a taxi by phone, you will have to pay an additional 1, 95 euros, and if you place an order for a car to be delivered by a certain time, the cost of your trip will increase by 4, 5-6 euros), and for each km of track - 0, 8 euros;
- a trip at the night rate (it turns on after midnight until 06:00, as well as on holidays and weekends), as well as to the suburbs, will cost 2 times more than a trip in the daytime around the city;
- trips from or to the airport provide a surcharge for travel in the amount of 4 euros, and for luggage you will have to pay an additional 0, 5 euros / 1 seat.
On average, a trip around the city costs 20-25 euros, and from the airport to the city center - 50 euros.
If the driver refuses to turn on the meter or the device is faulty, the cost of the trip should be discussed before setting off. Important: if the driver, in addition to you, wants to take more passengers into the car, do not hesitate to reprimand him and express your dissatisfaction.
Thessaloniki is famous for its museums, Byzantine and early Christian architectural monuments, which are most conveniently accessible by local taxis.
