Taxies in Shanghai

There're many taxicab companies in Shanghia, but just some of them provides good service. As for the taxi fare, it's regulated by Shanghai Government at rate ¥2.40/km or ¥3.10/km after 23:00(¥13.00 for the first 3 km, ¥16.00 after 23:00).

Taxicab companies:

大众--Dàzhònɡ 

Santana and Touran

Dàzhònɡ taxi company was founded in 1988. Their taxies are printed light blue-green. There're two models of Dàzhònɡ taxies. The normal one is Volkswagen Santana. The other is Volkswagen Touran, a special model for 2008 Shanghai Expo. They're still available after Expo. 

 

强生--Qiánɡshēnɡ

Qiánɡshēnɡ taxi company was founded in 1919. After aquiring 16 other companies, it became one of the biggest taxi company in Shanghai. The taxies of Qiánɡshēnɡ company are painted yellow. 

 

巴士--Bāshì

Bāshì company was founded in 1998. The taxies are light green.

 

锦江--Jǐnjiānɡ

Jǐnjiānɡ taxi is quite an old and good brand in Shanghai. Many important guests take Jǐnjiānɡ taxi while they're in Shanghai. The taxies are painted white.

 

海博--Hǎibó

Hǎibó taxi was founded in 1998. The taxies are blue. 

How to book a taxi?

If you need book a taxi in advance, here're the telephone numbers of these taxi companies:

大众--Dàzhònɡ: 96822

强生--Qiánɡshēnɡ: 62580000

巴士--Bāshì: 96840

锦江--Jǐnjiānɡ: 96961

海博--Hǎibó: 96933