Taxis and Ride-Hailing in Spain
Order a ride on an app, find your driver, take a taxi to the airport and pay at the end of the trip in Spain.
In Spanish cities you can hail a white taxi with a green light, wait at a 'parada de taxis' or order a ride through an app like Uber, Cabify or FreeNow. Madrid taxis charge a fixed fare to and from the airport, card payment is standard and you can always ask for a receipt. The cards follow one weekend in Madrid: an app ride home, a phone left behind and two taxi trips.
- 1
Acabo de pedir un Uber.
I've just ordered an Uber.
- 2
El conductor está a tres minutos.
The driver's three minutes away.
- 3
No veo el coche. ¿Dónde estás?
I can't see the car. Where are you?
- 4
Estoy en un coche blanco, delante de la farmacia.
I'm in a white car, in front of the pharmacy.
- 5
Esa no es la dirección, es dos calles más allá.
That's not the address, it's two streets further on.
- 6
¿Me dejas aquí en la esquina?
Could you drop me here on the corner?
- 7
Me he dejado el móvil en el coche.
I've left my phone in the car.
- 8
¿Dónde está la parada de taxis?
Where's the taxi rank?
- 9
¿Ese taxi está libre?
Is that taxi free?
- 10
¿Puedo meter la maleta en el maletero?
Can I put the suitcase in the boot?
- 11
¿Cuánto cuesta más o menos ir al aeropuerto?
Roughly how much is it to the airport?
- 12
Al aeropuerto hay tarifa fija.
There's a fixed fare to the airport.
- 13
¿Puede bajar un poco el aire?
Could you turn the air conditioning down a bit?
- 14
¿Hay mucho tráfico a esta hora?
Is there much traffic at this time of day?
- 15
¿Puede ir por la autovía?
Can you take the motorway?
- 16
¿Se puede pagar con tarjeta?
Can I pay by card?
- 17
¿Me da un recibo?
Could I have a receipt?
- 18
A la estación de tren, por favor.
To the train station, please.
- 19
El taxímetro ya está en marcha.
The meter's already running.
- 20
Pare aquí, por favor.
Stop here, please.