Taxi Ranks in Paris Map

First, it's not always simple to call a taxi on the road.

During the research for this contribution, I found a useful item on the Paris City website titled "Why not keep cabs in Paris when they are called. The best place to take a taxi is at an officially registered taxi rank. Note that many of the smaller booths in secluded districts are less crowded by riders, so it is wise to stay at the bigger "Grandes Stations" indicated with a red point on the map.

Guests will find the most centrally located taxi rank near the Louvre at Place Andre Malraux. It is not an official booth, but with the large number of cabs coming to Notre Dame and the hospital directly in front of it, it is a fairly sure thing that you will have a brief waiting period. Another way to take a taxi is to make a reservation in anticipation.

A thing to keep in mind is that there is an uncommon practice in Paris of how rates are calculated when booking a taxi in anticipation. Drivers are permitted to turn on the taximeter when they leave to see you, so anticipate a few additional dollars on the taximeter when the taxi comes.

It is very scandalous if you take a taxi early in the day for a brief journey within Paris from your guesthouse to one of the railway stops. If this happens, the chauffeur triggers the counter and leaves the house in the outskirts, and I have already seen 20 or more on the counter when I got into the vehicle.

It can be a considerable amount if the price is about 10 to the train terminal, but if your guesthouse or appartment is not near a booth that is occupied early in the day, there is no other option unless you reserve a taxi at a flat price through our convenient services. A further "hidden" fee, which is legitimate but perhaps bewildering for the visitor, is that the rider is charged one euro for each pocket placed in the boot.

Therefore, you should be expecting this to be added to the price displayed on the gauge. When you try to call a taxi or see one near a movie or other memorial you are attending, first verify whether the taxi is available or already taken. During 2011, the 16,623 Paris taxi cabs will change the roof lamps that indicate whether they already have a ticket or not.

It' easy now: go ahead - the taxi is available and red, the taxi is "not available". A final thought of particular interest to US tourists is the tip for taxi riders in Paris. The amount of tip you get in Paris is a frequent problem. Now, like in a restaurant, the taxi cab fare isn't tip-based, so it's not supposed.

It is one of the few places I have ever been to where the rider spends his turn calculating the amount of money to be changed down to the last centimetre. However, it is not unusual to round up the ticket price by one or two euros, and of course large gratuities are always welcome if you have the feeling that you have had a friendly and/or polite chauffeur.