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Taxis
Vancouver Taxi ...
Cabs, taxi, cost, Vancouver, airport, charging, meters, downtown,
BCPassport.
There are four taxi companies in Vancouver.
If you're in a popular downtown area, you'll be able to find a taxi
easily.
If you aren't, it is probably best to call the cab company and request
pick up.
Cab meters start at either $3.05 and cost between $1.73 .
However, if you're in traffic, the meter switches from charging by distance
to charging by time.
By time, taxis cost $31/hour .
Taxi rides in town generally cost between $10.00 and $20.00.
MacLure's Cabs reports the lowest fares from the airport, but only by
a couple of dollars.
Yellow Cabs:
604-876-5555
604-681-1111
Vancouver Taxi:
604-255-5111
Black Top Cabs:
604-731-1111
MacLure's Cabs:
604-731-9211
YVR | Airport Guide | Getting To and From the Airport | Taxis
http://www.yvr.ca/en/getting-to-from-yvr/taxis.aspx
taxi, Cabs, Sunshine, Vancouver, sedans, customers, YVR, Yellow Cabs,
White Rock/South Surrey.
Over 400 licensed taxis are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
for
YVR customers.
All taxi vehicles serving YVR are seven years old or newer, and drivers
have
completed comprehensive training courses in safe driving, customer service
and
assisting persons with special needs.
Pre-bookings of 4-door sedans, mini-vans or Wheelchair Accessible Taxis
are not
required; simply inform one of the BC Corps Commissionaires (stationed
at the
taxi queue area on the curb and roadway).
Taxis charge a metered rate based on time and distance travelled, the
approximate fare to downtown Vancouver is $23-$26 (inclusive of all
taxes) under
normal conditions.
POINT TO POINT ON METER: ( as of March 15, 2001 )
For the first 80 metres or fraction thereof........................................
$2.15
For each additional 80 metres or fraction thereof...........................
.10
For each 16 seconds of stopping or waiting time..............................
.10
TIME OR DISTANCE:
For the first hour or fraction thereof...............................................
$22.43
or for each 80 metres, whichever is greater...........................
.10
For each succeeding quarter hour or fraction thereof....................
5.61
or for each 80 metres, whichever is greater..........................
.10
Yellow Cab Vancouver, Taxi Service, Vancouver Taxi, Cab Company Vancouver
http://www.yellowcabonline.com
Yellow Cab Company Ltd. of Vancouver is an owner-operated company serving the residents, tourists and business professionals in The City of Vancouver and surrounding area since 1921.
Yellow Cab prides itself as being the leader in the taxi industry in British Columbia and is presently the longest operating taxi Company in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia.
With a fleet of 249 taxicabs on the road, available 24 hours a day, Yellow Cab features 37 Wheelchair accessible vans and nearly 100 hybrid electric vehicles, making it the largest taxi company in British Columbia.
Our team of managers consistently monitors the fleet of vehicles and the performance of our drivers to ensure our customers receive only the most efficient, courteous, safe and comfortable transportation service.
Winner of The Consumers Choice Awards, which is in association with The Gallop Organization who survey a large cross-section of consumers across the Lower Mainland.
MacLure's Cabs - 604.683.6666 - About Us
http://www.maclurescabs.ca/
2007 marks the 96th anniversary of MacLure's Cabs, founded in 1911 by Donald C MacLure making Maclure's Cabs the oldest cab company in the Lower Mainland.
MacLure's Cabs initially provided tours around Stanley Park and serviced Vancouver and surrounding areas and eventually the Vancouver International Airport.
Awarded the Airport contract in 1968 until 1980 meant MacLure's Cabs were exclusively allowed to pick up passengers from the Vancouver International Airport.
The city of Vancouver requires all drivers to hold this permit in order to provide service to the public.
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