Cited municipal tariffs
Every per-mile, per-minute and surcharge figure is sourced from the local transport authority - TfL, NYC TLC, RTA Dubai, IPART NSW and equivalents. Each record carries a verification date.
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Taxi fare calculator
Real taxi, rideshare and transit fares - calculated, not guessed.
Distance and duration come straight from OpenStreetMap routing. Tariffs come from each city's own transport authority - every record is dated and cited.
Estimate your taxi fare
Real distance from OpenStreetMap, real tariffs from city authorities. No surge pricing tricks.
Recently re-verified tariffs
- New York City·2026-04-30
- Karachi·2026-04-25
- Philadelphia·2026-04-22
- Chicago·2026-04-20
- Singapore·2026-04-20
- Dubai·2026-04-18
- Seattle·2026-04-18
- Barcelona·2026-04-15
Why estimate taxi fares before you ride?
Taxi totals depend on the route your driver takes and on traffic - the same journey can produce different meter readings at rush hour vs midnight. Published tariff sheets exist for many cities but they are scattered across regulator portals and PDFs. An upfront estimate helps you weigh taxi against rideshare or transit - and to sanity-check a trip you've already taken abroad.
Drivers use unbiased calculators too when fares are negotiated or unfamiliar: knowing the regulated baseline keeps disputes factual.
A tariff database you can audit - not a black box
50 cities · 17 countries. Open any city page to follow the sources.
Every city profile stores structured components - flag drop, distance rate, time rate and coded surcharges - tied to a cited primary source and a verification date.
Stale tariffs surface automated warnings - see Methodology for freshness rules and how we cite regulators.
Transparent methodology beats vague promises
We combine regulator-published meter formulas with OSRM driving distance on OpenStreetMap and publish min–median–max bands so traffic variability is visible - not folded into one unexplained number.
Why travellers and drivers trust us
Real OpenStreetMap distances
Routes are computed by OSRM from OpenStreetMap data - no straight-line shortcuts or proprietary map APIs.
Honest range, not fake precision
You always see min–median–max reflecting light, typical and heavy traffic - never a single figure pretending certainty.
How CalculateTaxiFare works
Three steps, no signup, no surprises. The same logic powers every city page on the site - fed by the same audited dataset.
- Step 1
Enter pickup and destination
Type any street, landmark or business. Autocomplete is powered by OpenStreetMap Nominatim - the same dataset used by Apple Maps fallback and Wikipedia infoboxes.
- Step 2
We route on OSRM
The shortest realistic driving route is computed by OSRM in milliseconds. We measure distance and free-flow duration directly from the road network.
- Step 3
Apply the local tariff
The base fare, per-mile rate, time surcharges and taxes for the city of pickup are applied - straight from the transport authority\u2019s rate sheet.
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- AmsterdamNL
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- BaltimoreUS
- BarcelonaES
- BerlinDE
- BostonUS
- Cape TownZA
- ChicagoUS
- ColumbusUS
- DallasUS
- DenverUS
- DetroitUS
- DubaiAE
- FlorenceIT
- Hong KongHK
- HoustonUS
- IndianapolisUS
- JacksonvilleUS
- KarachiPK
- Las VegasUS
- LondonGB
- Los AngelesUS
- MadridES
- MainzDE
- MiamiUS
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- MumbaiIN
- MunichDE
- NashvilleUS
- New OrleansUS
- New York CityUS
- NewarkUS
- OrlandoUS
- ParisFR
- PhiladelphiaUS
- PortlandUS
- RenoUS
- RomeIT
- San AntonioUS
- San DiegoUS
- San FranciscoUS
- São PauloBR
- SeattleUS
- SingaporeSG
- SydneyAU
- TokyoJP
- TorontoCA
- Washington, D.C.US
Popular airport routes
Flat-fare and metered estimates for the busiest airport ↔ city-centre pairs.
- $70.00
JFK → Manhattan
John F. Kennedy International Airport
LGA → Manhattan
LaGuardia Airport
- $75.00
EWR → Manhattan
Newark Liberty International Airport
- $49.95
LAX → Downtown LA
Los Angeles International Airport
- $50.00
ORD → The Loop
Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- $35.00
MDW → The Loop
Chicago Midway International Airport
- $27.00
MIA → Downtown Miami
Miami International Airport
- $75.00
MCO → Walt Disney World
Orlando International Airport
- $30.00
ATL → Downtown Atlanta
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Compare every option
Use the dedicated calculators to compare metered taxi, rideshare and public transit on the same trip - every estimate is sourced and dated.
Taxi fare calculator
Metered black, yellow and city cab fares from 50+ regulated markets.
Uber fare calculator
Modeled UberX baseline rates with a surge band - see surge-free and peak prices.
Lyft fare calculator
Lyft per-city rates with rideshare-vs-taxi side-by-side comparison.
Bolt fare calculator
Bolt in Europe and selected cities - modeled rates vs metered taxi.
Careem fare calculator
Careem estimates for Dubai, Karachi and other published markets.
Public transit fares
Subway, metro and bus zone-based fares for major world cities.
Common questions
The honest answers we’d give if you asked us in person.
How accurate is the taxi fare estimate?
Distance and duration come from real OpenStreetMap routing (OSRM), and per-city tariffs are pulled directly from the local transport authority - TfL, NYC TLC, RTA Dubai, IPART NSW and equivalents. We surface a min-median-max range that models light, typical and heavy traffic, so you see a realistic band, not a single deceptive number.
Why do you show three numbers instead of one?
A taxi meter charges per minute when traffic is slow. The same route at 3 a.m. and 5 p.m. can differ by 30%. Showing min (free-flow), median (typical) and max (heavy traffic + 15% buffer) is the only honest way to estimate before the ride starts.
Is this site free? Where does the data come from?
Yes - completely free, no signup. Routing is from OpenStreetMap. Every tariff record cites its primary source (linked) and carries a verification date. Records that go stale beyond 180 days are flagged in our CI.
Do you cover Uber, Lyft and other rideshare apps?
Yes. We publish dedicated Uber, Lyft, Bolt and Careem hub calculators where per-city rate sheets exist, with surge disclosed as a band. City taxi pages also show a side-by-side comparison against metered tariffs when data allows.
What about airports and flat-rate routes?
We seed dedicated airport-to-downtown pages for the top 30 city pairs (JFK ↔ Manhattan, LAX ↔ Downtown, MCO ↔ Disney, CDG ↔ Paris, etc.) and apply the regulated flat fare automatically when both endpoints fall on a known airport pair.
Can I trust the tip and surcharge logic?
Surcharges (night, rush hour, holidays, luggage, extra passengers) and taxes (MTA tax, congestion surcharge, GST/VAT) are encoded per city from the same primary sources as the base rate. Tip percentages reflect local cultural norms - and we never include tip silently in the median figure.
Calculate your next taxi fare
Free, no signup, no tracking beyond anonymous analytics. Built so you can sanity-check the meter - or your driver’s quoted price - before you ride.