Taxi services in Moscow

Many residents and visitors to the capital face the same question: how do you find the right taxi service and not get it wrong? Where do you order one? How do you make the best choice, so the car arrives quickly, the operators are quick and friendly, the ride itself is comfortable and safe, and the prices are reasonable? Passengers usually look for answers online. After visiting quite a few sites, they make their choice, which often turns out not to be the best one.

These days, ordering a taxi in Moscow is no problem, since offers of this kind from various companies and firms are more than plentiful. Some describe a broad range of services in glowing terms, others claim their drivers are the most experienced and professional, and still others advertise the lowest rates. In this situation, the right choice can be guided by the opinions of passengers who already have riding experience, company reviews and independent ratings.

Taxi services in Moscow cover a very wide range of options. Among them are round-the-clock taxis, airport taxi bookings, freight transport and removals, courier services and others. Taxis can loosely be divided into several categories.

Economy-class taxis make up the largest share of taxi fleets. Although the main criterion for this category is cost, many companies still deliver a fairly high level of service quality. This category includes domestic cars and mid-range foreign models: GAZ, VAZ, Ford Focus, Renault Logan, Mitsubishi Lancer.

Higher-comfort cars such as the Nissan Teana, Ford Mondeo, Toyota Camry and Mercedes E-Class make up the business-class taxi category. Passengers are more careful about choosing these, since the make of car not only signals how successful a company or person is, but can also affect the state of a business. The number of companies in Moscow with fleets in this category has grown considerably.

Given that Moscow is not only the country's cultural capital but also carries the representative functions of a state capital, the city also has a wide presence of VIP-class taxis. Today it's hard to surprise anyone with taxi makes such as Maybach, Bentley, Rolls-Royce, not to mention the Audi A8 or BMW 7 Series.

A special place in taxi services belongs to minibuses and minivans. They're usually ordered when more than 4 passengers need transporting. The problem for the customer when ordering such a taxi is choosing a reliable carrier.

In Moscow, besides passenger transport, freight is also carried by vehicles with a load capacity of up to 5 tonnes, such as the "Bychok", "Gazelle", Peugeot Boxer, Hyundai Porter and others.