Approximate Taxi fare Calculator

By taxi in Sofia - what should we know?

This article will give you more information about Sofia taxi services and the taxi tax networks in the Bulgarian capitol. What's the best way to get a cab in Sofia? To take a taxi in Sofia the safest way is to order by telephone, via web or by app. In this way, the taxi operator retains some important information about the journey.

Thus, when a dilemma arises, they can trace the vehicle, the roads, the driver as well as the driving times, which makes it simpler to resolve the dilemma and leaves less room for fraud. You can also take a taxi on the streets by simply wave your hands at an oncoming taxi van.

Each cabin has a front windscreen display. Go-ahead means the taxi is free and will most likely stop to collect you. Crimson lights mean the vehicle is occupied and unlikely to stop. In important locations such as Sofia Airport, the central bus station, the central train station, the Palace of Justice, etc., taxi services are awaiting new clients.

In addition, most taxi riders do not have good English, which makes it even harder to deceive you because of a shortage of good communications. Taxi services in Sofia are relatively cheap. Mean tariffs used to calculate the fare are as follows: start fare: BGN 0,70* or EUR 0,35**; mean fare per kilometre per night (6:00 - 22:00): BGN 0,80 or EUR 0,40; mean fare.

Price per kilometre / per hour (22:00 - 18:00): 0,90 BGN or 0,45 EUR; average price per minute: 0,22 BGN or 0,11 EUR (if the vehicle is jammed or waits at a set of lights ); *BGN=leva (BGN is the short form for our Bulgarian Leva currency).

Some taxi operators have higher tariffs. Sofia taxi drivers are required to show their fare on the front and side window - so make sure you checked it out before getting into the taxi. For the most part, if the fare is higher than BGN 1.00 per kilometre, it is probably best to await another taxi.

What is the taxi fare? Each taxi operator is required to use a small analog display device - the fare calculator. Ensure that the rider turns on the calculator when you begin driving. Let us now try to compute the approximate cost and time for some of the most popular touristic taxi itineraries if you travel with a normal taxi service on low traffic:

Airport Sofia T1/T2 to the Palace of Justice (Sofia Courthouse): 21 km/18 min. away. Starting price 0. 70 BGN + 21 km x 0. 80 BGN per km + 4 min. wait time (0. 22 per min.) 0. 88 BGN = 18. Starting price 0. 70 BGN + 8.

BGN per km + 3 min. wait 0. 66 BGN = 8. 16 BGN (4. 18 EUR). Obviously, these fares and transit times may differ according to the type of transport, but in general significantly higher or lower fares are unlikely for the chosen itineraries. What can I do to prevent taxi fraud?

Be sure to always verify the taxi's fare before getting into the vehicle. When you get to the taxi, keep an eye on the fare calculator. Drivers must turn it on immediately - if not, there is a great opportunity to cheat you and take more cash for the trip than usual.

In the end, the rider simply quotes a coincidental rate that is higher than usual. Without the small machine's computations, you can't tell whether the rider wants to trick you or not. Please also verify the start tariff - it should be smaller or around 1 BGN.

The taxi operators sometimes "forget" to delete the amount from an earlier client trip, which leads to a high start fee for the next client. When something doesn't seem right with the calculator or when it counts too fast, it's better to pick up the taxi. Example: your bill is 30 BGN, you give the rider 50 BGN, he gives you back an old 20 BGN bank note that can't be used anywhere.

All of you have a comfortable and trouble-free time in Sofia.