Charles De Gaulle Airport Taxi

Taxis in Paris total around 15,000, this is a more than yellow cabs in New York (12,500) but less than say London Black Taxi which has around 19,000. Taxis in the City come in all colours but have the distinctive white sign on the roof or inside with “Taxi Parisien” embossed; if available for hire the sign will be illuminated. There are more than 800 taxi ranks in Paris but you can also hail a taxi in the streets of Paris as long as you are not within 50 meters of a Rank.

The rates are government regulated and a fare tariff is normally displayed in the left rear window, and all taxis apply the same rates. Taxi driver cannot refuse your fare because of the distance of Travel but can refuse if you are drunk or the destination is outside of the Paris Taxi area. For this sort of longer trips better idea would be to use car hire Paris services. This would give you more autonomy and reduce the cost as well.

The price of Taxi to the centre of Paris from Charles de Gaulle Airport is around 40-45€ daytime and 45-50€ at night. Most taxi driver are not fluent in English so please have your destination written down or maybe have the nearest Metro Station address if the location is unknown. Please note the minimum charge is 6.00€ and there are various zones with different pricing structures.

Paris Taxi Rates (February 2009)

Flag fall: 2,20 €

Rate A: 0,89 € per km - 27,00 € per hour of waiting time

Rate B: 1,14 € per km - 31,00 € per hour of waiting time

Rate C: 1,38 € per km - 29,10 € per hour of waiting time

4th & 5th Passengers: 2,95 €

Applicable rates

Paris Taxi Fares from Famous Paris Landmarks

Please find below some taxis in Paris, these Paris taxi companies accept phone bookings around the clock please be sure to inform them if you wish to pay by credit card minimum 15€.

Please find below some famous Paris landmarks and some Paris Taxi prices that apply:

Please note these are estimates only and do not allow for traffic congestion and waiting time.

Paris Taxi Complaints

For any complaints regarding Paris Taxis you must contact the Préfecture de Police de Paris - 36 rue des Morillons 75015 Paris - Tel. +33 (0)1 55 76 20 00.

Please remember the taxi number, this should be on the receipt when issued or is visible in the passenger area on the Taxi sticker.