Taxi

Taxis fare in France are strictly controlled.   It is composed of:  - a minimum (standard) fare: about 2 euros  - 3 or 4 rates per kilometre mainly determined by the time slot (day fare and night fare)  - the day fare is about 0,65 euros per km  - the night fare is about 1 euro per km  - possible supplements: baggage transport, animal transport, picking up at train stations, etc. This fares vary according to the French department where you are.   For information only, the cost of a trip by taxi (day fare) from the centre of Paris is about:  - 35 euros for the Orly airport  - 50 euros for the Roissy Charles de Gaulle airport This fare are higher in the evening, at night, Sunday and during public holidays.   In order to find a taxi, you can:

 - wait at the taxi station (indicated by a board) in the big cities, train stations, airports...

 - call a taxi in the street. The taxi won't stop to pick you up if it isn't free: the neon sign « taxi » on its roof has to be turned on and the small lights under this sign have to be turned off. - call a taxi from the place where you are in order to come and pick you up. In that case the taxi will charge you for the moving.

To get a taxi number, you can search with the word "taxi" in the yellow pages phone book: www.pagesjaunes.fr