Spanish to Use in a Taxi

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This article will teach you vocabulary and useful phrases in Spanish to use in a taxi(taxi).

Questions This Article Answers

What does parada de taxi mean?

What does tarifa fija mean?

What does embotellamiento mean?

How do you say hail a taxi in Spanish?

How do you say share a taxi in Spanish?

How do you say take a taxi in Spanish?

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Getting a Taxi

If you want to get a taxi, in most cities you simply have to stand near the street, extend your arm, and parar un taxi(hail a taxi) when you see one.

In airports, train stations, and similar busy places you can find a parada de taxi(taxi stand), which is a specific location where taxis stop to pick up pasajeros(passengers).

Other places like hotels and theaters may offer to pedir un taxi(order a taxi) for you. It is also possible to llamar un taxi(call a taxis) if you have their phone number or use an aplicación(app).

examples
Hola. ¿Necesitas un taxi? Hello. Do you need a taxi?
Estoy libre. I’m free.
¿Cuántos son? How many of you are there?
Pondré tu equipaje en el maletero. I’ll put your baggage in the trunk.

You can use some of the following phrases when you want to take a taxi.

examples
¿Sabes dónde puedo tomar un taxi? Do you know where I can get a taxi?
Hola, necesito un taxi. Hello, I need a taxi.
¿Cuánto cuesta ir al centro? How much will it cost to go downtown?
¿Podría mandar un taxi a Lucero al 960? Could you send a taxi to Lucero Street 960?
¿Me manda un taxi al hotel Harrison? Could you send a taxi to the Harrison Hotel for me?
¿Me podrías pedir un taxi para mañana a las 7 a.m.? Could you organize a taxi for me tomorrow at 7 a.m.?

Telling Where You're Going

Once you're in the taxi, the taxista(taxi driver) will you ask where you're headed.

examples
¿Adónde vamos? Where to?
¿Adónde te llevo? Where can I take you?
¿A qué dirección quieres ir? What's the address?
¿Adónde quieres ir? Where would you like to go?

You can use some of the following phrases to tell the driver the dirección(address) or destino(destination) you're going to.

examples
A Gibraltar al 500, por favor. 500 Gibraltar street, please.
¿Me llevaría a avenida Callao al 750? Could you take me to 750 Callao Avenue?
Quisiera ir al Estadio Azteca. I’d like to go to the Azteca Stadium.

Here's a list of some of the places you may go to in a taxi.

Spanish	English	Spanish	English
aeropuerto	airport	hospital	hospital
bar	bar	hotel	hotel
casa	house	mercado	market
casino	casino	museo	museum
centro	city center, downtown	parque	park
centro comercial	mall, shopping center	plaza	square
club nocturno	nightclub	puerto	port, harbor
estación de autobuses	bus station	restaurante	restaurant
estación de tren, estación de trenes	railway station	teatro	theater
estadio	stadium	terminal de autobuses	bus station

examples
A la estación de tren, por favor. To the train station, please.
¿El viaje al aeropuerto tiene una tarifa fija? Do you have a flat fare to the airport?
Quisiera ir al hotel Águila del Sur. I’d like to go to the Aguila del Sur hotel.
¿Me podría llevar al teatro que está en la avenida Reconquista al 300? Could you take me to the theater on 300 Reconquista Avenue, please?

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During the Trip

Let's see some useful phrases you can use during the trip in a taxi.

The taxista may use some of the following phrases.

examples
Llegaremos en más o menos 25 minutos. It will take around 25 minutes.
¿Quieres que prenda la calefacción? Do you want me to turn on the heating?
Es hora pico. It’s rush hour.
Más adelante hay un embotellamiento. There’s a traffic jam ahead.

Some of the following phrases will be useful if you want to tell the driver something.

examples
¿Está encendido el taxímetro? Is the meter on?
¿Estamos cerca? Are we almost there?
¿Puedo abrir la ventana? Is it okay if I open the window?
¿Podrías encender el aire acondicionado? Could you turn the AC on?
¿Podemos pasar por un cajero automático? Can we stop at an ATM on the way?
Tengo prisa. ¿Podría ir por el camino más rápido? I’m in a hurry. Could you take the quickest route?

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End of the Trip

You've reached your destination!

examples
Llegamos. We’re here.
Son 50 pesos. It’s 50 pesos.
¿Tienes cambio? Do you have any change?
¿Tienes billetes más chicos? Do you have smaller bills?

The pasajero may use some of the following phrases.

examples
Aquí está bien, gracias. Please, stop here.
Me puedes dejar en la esquina. You can drop me off at the corner.
¿Cuánto es? How much is it?
¿Se puede pagar con tarjeta de crédito? Do you take credit card?
Aquí tienes. Te puedes quedar con el cambio. Here you are. Keep the change.
Gracias por el viaje. Thank you for the ride.

Vocabulary Related to Traveling by Taxi

Finally, here's a list of words related to traveling by taxi.

Spanish	English	Spanish	English
aire acondicionado	air conditioning, AC	libre	free
auto	car	lugar de interés	place of interest
avenida	avenue	lugar turístico	tourist spot
calefacción	heating	mapa	map
calle	street	música	music
carro(Lat. Am.)	car	ocupado	in use
ciudad	city	parada de taxis	Taxis, taxi stand, taxi rank
coche	car	pasajero, pasajera	passenger
conductor, conductora	driver	recorrido	route
destino	destination	servicio	service
dirección	address	tarifa fija	flat fare
embotellamiento	traffic jam	tarifa	fare
equipaje	baggage, luggage	taxi	taxi, cab
esquina	corner	taxímetro	taximeter, meter
fuera de servicio	off-duty	tráfico	traffic
GPS	GPS	tránsito	traffic
hora pico(Lat. Am.)	rush hour	ventana	window
hora punta(Spain)	rush hour	viaje	trip, ride

examples
Más adelante hay un embotellamiento. Voy a cambiar el recorrido. There's a traffic jam ahead. I'm going to take a different route.
¿Cuánto es la tarifa fija? How much is the flat fare?
Buscamos un taxi que pueda llevar cinco pasajeros. We're looking for a taxi that can take five passengers.

Here's a list of verbs in Spanish you can use in a taxi.

Spanish	English	Spanish	English
bajarse	to get out	pagar	to pay for
compartir un taxi	to share a taxi	parar un taxi	to hail a taxi
conducir	to drive	pedir un taxi	to order a taxi
encontrar un taxi	to find a taxi	recoger	to pick up
estar en un embotellamiento	to be stuck in a traffic jam	subirse	to get into
llamar a un taxi	to call a taxi	tomar un taxi	to take a taxi, to get a taxi
manejar(Lat. Am.)	to drive	viajar en taxi	to travel by taxi

examples
Salimos del restaurante y nos subimos a un taxi. We left the restaurant and got into a taxi.
¿Quieres compartir un taxi para ir al aeropuerto? Do you want to share a taxi to the airport?
Va a ser más fácil encontrar un taxi en la calle principal. It will be easier to find a taxi in the main street.