| Taxis Taxis are plentiful and reasonably priced and drivers are on the whole fairly honest. On busy streets they can be found and flagged down at virtually any time of the day or night. All official taxis are painted white with a red diagonal stripe across the front doors. The meter starts at 1.05 and there are surcharges for things such as extra passengers, pick-up from a phone call, pick-up at the airport, loading of luggage etc. Make sure the meter is running, otherwise you risk being being overcharged. When taking taxis from the airport, train and bus stations, it is advisable to use the official taxi ramps as roaming touts who offer lifts are often on the look out for an easy rip-off. There are many different taxi companies - for addresses and phone numbers, see the information section. Taxi telephone numbers: 91 405 55 00 / 91 447 51 80 / 91 445 90 08 Tariffs: Base fee: 1,45 eur Price per hour: 12,65 eur /h Price per kilometre: - Tariff 1: 0,67 eur /km - Tariff 2: 0,85 eur /km - Tariff 3: 0,95 eur /km http://www.taxidemadrid.es.vg | Airport (departures & arrivals) | 4 euro | | Parque Ferial Juan Carlos I (departures & arrivals) | 2 euro | | Each bag | 0 euro | | Holidays | 0.85 euro | | Nights | 0.85 euro | | Dogs (other than guide dogs) | 0. euro | |