Which taxi apps work in Athens?

Free Now (formerly Beat) is an app-based yellow taxi service which finds your location and offers the options of paying in cash, by card, or using a Paypal account. Uber is also available in Athens with the UberTaxi product—you can call an Uber via your app and a yellow taxi will pick you up.



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Looking for an alternative to the traditional Athens Airport shuttle or taxi? Whether you're going from Athens Airport to city center, or from the Parthenon to Athens Airport, get where you're going with the Uber app you already know. Request a ride to and from ATH at the tap of a button.

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iMove App in Greece is a booking app that enables you to have car transport for travel or airport transfer at your finger tips. Download our taxi app and take your first ride today. Book your ride or cab transfer from Athens airport and check the distance to the car driver. Get a ride and get track to the destination.

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Like Bolt and Uber, Lyft does not currently operate in Crete or any other part of Greece.

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Greece has no Uber, Lyft, or other ridesharing. In Athens, you can use the Taxibeat app. It is similar, but it calls regular taxis. Like Uber/Lyft, drivers must maintain a good rating or there are kicked out of the program.

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First is to just wait on the side of a road for an unoccupied one to pass and raise your hand. This will signal them to stop in order to pick you up. Taxi are everywhere in Greece so this way works most of the time. The second way is to go to a square or central area where a lot of taxis always gather.

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Payments can be made mainly in cash. The bulk of taxi drivers have POS machines and accept bank cards. However, this is not a rule. Thus, you should have euros with you (preferably small bills), as cab drivers usually don't give change from big banknotes.

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Taxis operate a 24-hour service and are quite cheap. They can be hailed down on the street or otherwise picked up at taxi stands around major tourist squares such as Monastiraki and Syntagma. You can also book one calling the radio taxi line. Most taxi drivers speak English, however you will come across some who don't.

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Greece has no Uber, Lyft, or other ridesharing. In Athens, you can use the Taxibeat app. It is similar, but it calls regular taxis. Like Uber/Lyft, drivers must maintain a good rating or there are kicked out of the program.

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The average taxi ride costs between 4EUR and € 6 ( US$ 6.40). In other words, a taxi to get around the city center costs a little more than two metro tickets. Taxis are very easy to flag down, since there are over 12,000 vehicles in the city.

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Bolt's main advantage is the lower fees and commissions. The company charges 15 per cent commissions to its drivers – almost half compared to Uber – which means riders can also benefit from cheaper fares. However, don't be too quick to jump in a Bolt car.

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Reserve a ride with Uber in advance in Athens, GR Complete your plans today by reserving a ride with Uber in Athens, GR. Request a ride up to 30 days in advance, at any time and on any day of the year. Date format is yyyy/MM/dd. Press the down arrow or enter key to interact with the calendar and select a date.

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It is strongly recommended that all visitors download the Visit Greece app (GDPR compliant) for free, prior to their arrival in Greece.

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Another great app to use when looking for directions around Athens is the Moovit App. This app allows users to input home and work addresses and can be used to get directions between locations, not limited to home and work.

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