Taxi fare calculator

Type distance, the per-kilometre rate, and the start fee from a tariff. 12 km at 3 per km and a start of 8 is 44. Ten minutes of wait at 0.5 adds 5, total 49. Your rates, with no night or luggage extras added by the calculator.

Take rates from the carrier tariff. Add waiting time if you expect traffic. The model does not add night, holiday, or luggage extras. Driving yourself is on trip fuel cost.

Input data

Waiting time

Result

Distance (km), Rate per km, Start fee and Waiting time (minutes). The result shows up here.

How results are calculated

Fare is start fee plus distance times rate plus waiting minutes times the per-minute rate. 12 × 3 + 8 = 44. The same ride with 10 minutes at 0.5 is 49. 25 km at 2.5 per km, start 10, and 5 minutes at 0.6 is 75.50. 8 km with start 8 and 3 per km and no wait is 32.

On a longer hop the per-kilometer rate dominates: an 18 km airport run at 2.8, start 10, and 8 minutes at 0.5 is 64.4. A 4 km downtown hop at 3 and start 8 is 20. A night 12 km at start 12 and 3.5 per km is 54 if you type that rate; the calculator does not add night by itself.

Fields are distance, rate per km, start fee, waiting time, and rate per minute. Waiting is optional. The US header relabels distance and rate to per mile. A typed 12 is not multiplied by 0.621. A comma in 2.5 and 0.5 parses.

Driving yourself lives on trip fuel cost from economy and pump price. There is no L/100 km here. Compare two tariffs by changing the rate or the start and running again.

Typed zero kilometers leaves the start fee alone if a start is typed. Blank distance does not fill 12 from the example. A minus is rejected. The result is an estimate from the tariff you typed, not a meter confirmation.

Type 12, 3 and 8, click Calculate, and match 44. Add 10 minutes and 0.5: 49. Check the full price list before you go, because luggage and holidays are not in this calculator.

How to use

  1. Type trip distance, for example 12 km.
  2. Type the per-km rate, for example 3, and the start fee, for example 8.
  3. Click Calculate. 12 × 3 + 8 = 44 with no wait.
  4. Optionally add waiting time and the per-minute rate, for example 10 min and 0.5, to get 49.
  5. Read the breakdown on the page. Night and luggage extras are not added by the model.

Distance, rate, and start fee

Fare = start + distance × rate + wait. 12 km at 3 per km and a start of 8 is 44. A 10 min wait at 0.5 adds 5.

distance
Trip length [km]. 12 km × 3 + 8 = 44. 8 km at the same start is 32 when wait is blank.
rate
Price per kilometre. 3 at 12 km. Airport 18 km at 2.8 and start 10 is another pair.
fee
The start fee. Start 8 at 12 km. The calculator does not add night, holiday, or luggage extras.

Usage examples

Examples below use km and a per-km rate - Fill loads those values into the form.

Example 1

  • Distance: 12 km
  • Rate: 3/km
  • Start fee: 8

Fare 44

A simple ride with no traffic - the fare is the start fee plus distance times rate.

Example 2

  • Distance 12 km, rate 3/km, start 8
  • Waiting: 10 min @ 0.5/min

Fare 49

Ten minutes in traffic adds 5 to the bill - worth factoring in during rush hour.

Example 3

  • Distance: 25 km
  • Rate 2.5/km, start 10
  • Waiting: 5 min @ 0.6/min

Fare 75.50

Over a longer distance, the per-km rate dominates the total cost.

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FAQ

What is 12 km at 3 per km and a start of 8?

44 with no wait. With 10 minutes at 0.5 it is 49. 25 km at 2.5, start 10, and 5 min at 0.6 is 75.50.

What is 8 km at start 8 and 3 per km?

32 when wait is blank or zero. That is start 8 plus 8 × 3.

What is waiting time for?

Many tariffs charge idle time in traffic. 10 min × 0.5 = 5. The field is optional.

Does the result include night or luggage extras?

No. You type the rate you see. Night, holidays, and luggage are not added by the calculator.

Is this the official city tariff?

No. It is arithmetic from your fields. Confirmation is on the meter or in the carrier app.

Kilometers or miles?

Whatever the header says. Type the rate in the same unit as distance.

Does the US switch convert a typed 12?

No. On an empty field the label goes to mile. It does not rewrite a number you already typed.

What if distance is blank?

The calculator does not build a fare and does not fill 12 from the example. Start alone is not enough when distance is blank.

Airport 18 km at 2.8, start 10, and 8 min at 0.5?

64.4. Downtown 4 km at 3 and start 8 is 20. Traffic 9 km, start 8, 2.5 per km, and 15 min at 0.5 is 38.

How do I compare with driving myself?

Price fuel for the same distance on trip fuel cost. Here it stays a tariff, not L/100 km.

Knowledge sources

Use, cost or emissions come from your numbers. Below are FuelEconomy.gov, EPA and SI terms.

Page updated in 2026.