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TAXI IN BARCELONA The taxi is one of the most commomly used means of transport both among the visitors and the residents of Barcleona, with a fleet of around 10.300 taxi licences in the Barcelona metropolitan area. The taxi service in Barcelona transports annually aproximately 110 million people. The average age of a taxi driver is around 40. Only the 2% of the taxi drivers are women. The Barcelona taxi drivers work 5 days per week, with a weekly break during the working days, and another one on Saturday or Sunday.  
Official Barcelona taxis are yellow and black and can be seen around the whole city, and especially around the touristic sites. Normally it’s possible to stop them anywhere on the street without the need to reserve previosuly. In case you will be taking one from an official taxi stop, you need to enter in the first one standing in the row. A trip of around 10 min can cost you around 5 eur. If the taxi is not on one of its stops, the most indicated places to stop it are the street corners, to avoid traffic interruption and be safer yourself. The green or the red light on the top will indicate whether the taxi is available or not, and an illuminated number will indicate the number of available seats for a shared ride.
TAXI STOPS
There are around 262 taxi stops in the Barcelona metropolitan area, of which 202 are located in the city centre and the rest in the surroundings.
El Prat Barcelona Airport stops: Terminals A, B and Pont Aeri Journey: from the airport to the city centre (Plaza Catalunya) in aprox 30 min Rates: from the airport to the city centre around 20-22 eur, to be paid in cash, though more and more taxis are now accepting credit card payments too.
IMPORTANT TELEPHONE NUMBERS
It’s possible to order a taxi by telephone, calling at one of the 23 radiotaxi stations offered in the Barcelona metropolitan area.
Radio Taxi 933 033 033 (24h service) Taxis for disabled persons: 93 420 80 88 Information and claims: 93 481 00 85
Radio Taxi Miramar: 93 433 10 20
Taxi Radio Móvil: 93 358 11 11  
RATES The taxi service offer is subject to urban rates applied annualy. The rates and the authorized supplements are compulsory for the taxi license owners, drivers and the users of the service. The rates of the taxi service in the Barcelona metropolitan area are visible and stated on a sticker placed on the back vehicle window. The rates are approved by a commission of the Generalitat de Catalunya. The rate T-1 is applied in the night time during working days from 9pm til 7am and during 24h on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. The rate T-2 is a daily one, applied from 7am til 9pm during working days in the entire Barcelona metropolitan area. LOST AND FOUND There is lost-and-found service provided by the metrpolitan taxi institute thourgh the the customer service number 902 101 564, operating from 8am til 8pm from Monday to Friday. It’s not an actual office with the lost objects, but rather a mean of communication between the taxi drivers that allows to search for the lost item based on the information you provide.
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