As a rule of thumb the Seville taxi service works perfectly fine. Taxis are available everywhere, and they drive you wherever you want. Drivers are in general nice and reliable and the vehicles are in good shape.
However, you may encounter some drivers that could try to take advantage of you, either because you don’t know Seville or because you don’t speak Spanish. It could even be both. Unfortunately it’s a big cities’ problem and Seville is no exception.
Here is some practical advice to avoid bad surprises. As you would do at home, use your common sense, keep reading the following pieces of advice and relax.
Again, most taxi drivers in Seville are honest and nice professionals.
These are recommendations that you should have in mind. They are applicable at all times, no matter your origin and destination.
But apply these suggestions only as a precaution. Please, don’t be paranoid!
Pay especial attention on the trips to and from the airport. Unfortunately, Seville taxi drivers operating these routes have a very bad reputation. The risk of being scammed is very high so please make sure you read attentively.
Have a look at these alternatives to reach and exit Seville’s airport.
No taxi driver is allowed to charge you for pets, wheelchairs and baby strollers. However, he or she can charge a supplement for each piece of luggage bigger than 55x40x20cm (hand luggage standard size) or heavier than 10kg (hand luggage standard weight).
You can’t be charged with other supplements (e.g. day/night) whenever you catch a taxi inside the SE-30 perimeter or when you destination is also inside this same area.
Trips from the airport to any destination located inside SE-30, Seville’s inner ring road have a flat fare. However, extra charges can be added to this fare, especially if you have booked a taxi on the phone or for each piece of checked luggage.
Trips from the airport to any destination located inside SE-30, Seville’s inner ring road have a flat fare. However, extra charges can be added to this fare, especially if you have booked a taxi on the phone or for each piece of checked luggage.
If you are on transit from Santa Justa to the airport and vice versa, you cannot be charged with any additional supplement. That’s what the flat fare is for.
Don’t accept being charged for anything else.
Uber and Cabify are ridesharing companies that offer a service similar to that of a regular cab. Initially, they started as a peer-to-peer service, but private companies are accumulating licenses.
What advantages do Uber or Cabify offer?
However, Uber and Cabify apply their own private fares, which that may cost you less than a metered taxi. Or not…
It will depend on the demand/supply ratio at the time of your booking.
In addition to this, there is a lot of controversy going on with these companies and taxi drivers are against this kind of competition. So be careful because in Spain the regulations change from one city to another. You may use Uber or Cabify in one city and not find it available in another one.