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Remove recommendation for Uber after having been found in violation of German federal transport law and therefor banned. Use the licensed taxi providers instead.
(→‎Buying tickets: More details on tickets, perspective of someone who recently moved here and had to learn this)
(Remove recommendation for Uber after having been found in violation of German federal transport law and therefor banned. Use the licensed taxi providers instead.)
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=====Taxi & Uber=====
=====Taxi & Uber=====
Uber has grown to become the most successful driving services in many countries. It is available in Berlin, as well, but prices don’t differ largely from regulars cabs. This is because all drivers need to have a taxi license, which is expensive and leads to higher service prices. When calling a driver in Berlin you have several choices:
Uber has grown to become the most successful driving services in many countries but it is currently banned in Germany after its UberX service has been found in violation of German federal law prohibiting private citizens (e.g. without background checks) to offer transport services. Instead use one of the many (7500 in total) regular yellow licensed taxis. When calling a driver in Berlin you have several choices:
*Get a regular taxi. You can call one over the phone (+49 30 20 20 20), find a taxi stop, or stop a taxi on the street (if you’re lucky). Just make sure to have some cash on you as most of them don’t take credit cards.
 
*Call a taxi via the Free Now app. Formerly known as mytaxi, this app offers a similar service as Uber. The main difference is that you can either pay cash or need to be connected to the internet in order to pay through the app at the end of your ride: while you agree on a price with your Uber driver before getting into their car, a FreeNow driver, just like any other taxi driver, will charge you for the actual distance/time it took to get you to your destination, which isn’t clearly determined before your arrival.
*Get a regular taxi by calling one over the phone (+49 30 20 20 20 OR +49 30 26 10 26), find a taxi stop, or stop a taxi on the street. Just make sure to have some cash on you as some of them don’t take credit cards. Remember, licensed Taxis are a light yellow ("light ivory", [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e0/Taxis_at_EDDT-%28jha%29.jpg picture]).
*Use an Uber -- as long as you’re in Berlin. The app works as usual even though prices may be higher. However, please be aware that Uber is only available in Berlin, Hamburg and Düsseldorf but no other German city.
 
*Call a regular taxi via the [https://www.taxi.eu/en/cities/berlin/ taxi.eu] app. This app (download: [http://itunes.apple.com/de/app/taxi.eu/id465315934 Apple iOS], [https://market.android.com/details?id=at.austrosoft.t4me.MB_BerlinTZBEU Android]) offers a similar service as Uber but gives access to the majority of Berlin's regular (and regulated) taxis (7200 of the 7500 total). The main difference is that you can either pay cash or need to be connected to the internet in order to pay through the app at the end of your ride: while you agree on a price with your Uber driver before getting into their car, taxi.eu will charge you for the actual distance/time it took to get you to your destination, which isn’t clearly determined before your arrival and only an estimate is shown during booking.


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