Taxi service
1.
Booking a taxi
Shanghai has approximately 45,000 taxis, operated by over 100 taxi companies. Several companies have taxis in their own colors.
There are five more popular companies - Dazhong Taxi Company with their cars in sky blue; Qiangsheng with their cars in orange; Jinjiang white; Bashi green; Haibo sapphire blue.
Taxi Booking Numbers:
Dazhong:
96822
Qiangsheng:
62580000
Jinjiang:
96961
Bashi:
96840
Haibo:
96933
2.
Understanding taxi fares
In the daytime, the price is CNY12 for the first three kilometers, an additional charge of CNY2.4 for every succeeding kilometer within 10 kilometers and CNY3.6for every succeeding kilometer after 10 kilometers.
At night from 23:00 to 5:00 the next morning, the taxi fare is CNY16 for the first three kilometers, an additional charge of CNY3.1 for every succeeding kilometer within 10 kilometers and CNY4.7 for every succeeding kilometer after 10 kilometers.
Whether you take a taxi during daytime or at night, CNY2.1 (CNY3.1 at night) will be added for every five minutes of stop time. In addition the stop time includes the time when the taxi keeps speed less than 12 kilometers per hour and the time when the taxi absolutely stops.
Taxis in suburbs of Shanghai which cannot drive into the downtown charge less. The price is CNY10 for the first three kilometers (1.9 miles) and CNY2.4 for every succeeding kilometer.
3.
Filing a complaint
If you are not satisfied with the taxi service please feel free to file a complaint by calling
962288. However you had better keep the receipt after service.
