Taxi Fare in Berlin

Below is the live Berlin taxi tariff exactly as published by Senatsverwaltung für Umwelt, Mobilität, Verbraucher- und Klimaschutz Berlin. Every figure is dated; the most recent verification was on 2026-04-12. Use the calculator above to apply these numbers to your specific trip.

Type any pickup and destination inside Berlin. We pull the real OpenStreetMap distance and apply the tariff above.

Representative Berlin taxi trips spanning typical distances inside the city's coverage area (curated landmark pairs where available; otherwise corridors derived from the official geographic bounds). Each estimate applies the Senatsverwaltung für Umwelt, Mobilität, Verbraucher- und Klimaschutz Berlin tariff to an approximated street-network distance. Final meter fare varies with traffic, time of day and tolls - use the calculator above for exact addresses.

Airport ↔ city-centre rides are the most predictable taxi trips in Berlin because their distance is fixed. Where the regulator imposes a flat fare, the meter is bypassed and the price is locked. Otherwise the standard tariff applies and the estimate below reflects realistic departure-hall waiting plus the metered ride.

Berlin licenses 2 vehicle classes (standard, large). Larger vehicles command higher base or per-km rates because their fuel and licensing costs are higher. Ride-sharing apps also offer parallel categories (UberXL, Lyft XL) that compete with the licensed taxi minivan tier.

On top of the base meter, Berlin taxi fares can include a per-bag fee. Every charge below is reproduced verbatim from Senatsverwaltung für Umwelt, Mobilität, Verbraucher- und Klimaschutz Berlin, with the trigger condition (time, day, equipment) shown alongside.

Rideshare apps (Uber, Lyft and local equivalents) compete with metered taxis in Berlin on price, but their tariffs swing with surge multipliers. A taxi’s price is fixed by the meter and the regulator — there is no surge. For routine rides our data typically shows rideshare 10–25% cheaper than taxi outside surge windows, and 20–60% more expensive at peak. Airport routes are the exception: many cities (including Berlin where applicable) cap airport ↔ centre as a flat fare that beats both.

For short city-centre trips, public transit in Berlin is consistently cheaper than a taxi — a single fare typically costs less than the taxi base alone. The trade-off is travel time: transit is slower door-to-door, runs on a fixed schedule, and may not serve every airport hour. The dedicated transit fare calculator below estimates a single-leg fare on the local subway, metro or bus network using the published zone or flat structure.