Most tourists adore Poland for its attentive attitude to each guest, many unique cultural and historical monuments worthy of attention, hotels and hotels of different price levels. Taxis in Poland are another reason to admire the local residents' ability to organize their work.
In this country, there are public and private organizations involved in transportation. The Polish authorities control the pricing process, in particular, setting an upper threshold for the cost of a kilometer. Moreover, the lower threshold is not regulated.
Prices for the services of Polish taxis
The fare in Poland by taxi depends on many factors, including whether a trip is made during the day or at night, within the city, in the vicinity or to a neighboring settlement, whether the passenger has luggage, and the like.
There is a peculiar division into three tariffs:
- the first, cheapest tariff is travel around the city;
- the second, more expensive, turns on when leaving the city;
- the third, the most expensive, is a journey from one Polish city to another.
The cost of the first fare starts from 2 zlotys per kilometer (for corporations that have set the lowest price). There are companies that already offer more expensive services here. When leaving the city limits, the so-called second tariff begins to operate, the price of the trip increases by 50%. This rate also applies on weekends and days considered public or religious holidays.
If you need to go to a neighboring city or commune, then the cost increases by another 50% (or twice the original rate). This is the third tariff, which is called "return", that is, the passenger actually pays for the return of an empty car to his hometown.
Taxi call
Another great innovation is that in Poland there is a single number for calling a taxi, which is very easy to remember - 919. In addition, you can use the landline phones of various services. For example, the following companies operate in Warsaw:
- Express Taxi - phone 196 63;
- Gold Taxi - phone 196 88;
- Super Taxi - phone 196 22;
- City Warsaw - phone 194 59.
You can also call a taxi in the Polish capital from a mobile phone, and some companies specifically indicate very simple cell numbers: 22 866 66 66 (Prestige Taxi), 22 677 77 77 (Merc Taxi).
For a large company
There are also cars in Poland designed to transport large enough groups. Accordingly, the cost of both landing and mileage will be much higher. Thus, the difference in boarding a car can be almost PLN 40 (PLN 8 in a regular taxi, up to PLN 50 in an 8-seater car).
