Review of taxi services providers in Belarus

Taxi probably the most comfortable way to move in a big city. Taxi services are booming now in Minsk.  For your safety and comfort we offer you to get acquainted with taxi mobile apps  .

Taxi Gorod

This app is available for  Apple, Android и Windows Phone.

Mobile app allows:

• To safe the user’s profile
• Detect your location automatically
• Use the call history list
• Make a u-turn for your route
• Find clubs, bars etc.

The application aggregates several taxi services, so different cars and price segments are always available. Prices are  $0,28-0.6 and depends on car ant taxi service you have chosen . The application includes a system of the final cost of the trip so it means means that the amount at the end of the trip will be the same as the application calculated at the beginning, provided that the route didn’t change. In this app you can pay by card.

IQ-Taxi

This mobile app is available for  Apple, Android.

For the make an order you should:

- make a registration in the application

- wait till the program find you or write your location and press the button “order”

- after this you should find your point of destination or write “in the city” if you still don’t know your route

- after this you can see the preliminary cost of the order, drivers who are near you, distance to the near driver. Press the button “Go”  

- you’ll see offers from the drivers, costs, cars and ranking

- if you hasn’t write your point of destination you’ll see the prices of each driver

- after all you can choose the driver, a car and find your the price

- if the point of destination didn’t put before you’ll get the sms at the end of the trip.

Next App

This mobile app is available for  Apple, Android.

When your order a car you choose a rate: standard, comfort or minivan and can see the preliminary cost of the trip. At the end of the trip you’ll get a report on your  e-mail.

In this app you can use a card, including Halva.

Pyatnica

This mobile app is available for  Apple, Android.

Rates

• In the city and in the countryside  $0,5 per kilometer
• Stand by mode $4.8 per hour
• Landing $3 (the cost includes 1 km)
• Transfer to the airport  $22 (60 km)

When paying with Master Card 7% discount.

Smart Taxi

Available for Apple, Android allows you to order instantly a taxi and car assistance in Minsk directly from a mobile phone without a dispatcher.

Rate

City

•  1 km  $0,28
• Arriving – free (wagon and minivan $2)
• Minimum trip / subscription  $2
• Landing $1.45 + 2 km
• Standby mode $2.75 per hour

Countrycide

• 1 km  $0,43
• Arriving – free (wagon and minivan $3.25)
• Standby mode $4,25 per hour

Eurotaxi

Available for  Apple, Android

Rates:

• Airport - Minsk – $15
• Minsk - Airport – $15

In the city

• Landing (using mobile app)– $2 (included 2 km)
• 1 km – from $0.18
• Standby mode 1h – $4.5

Countryside

• Landing - $2
• 1km – $0.38

      •     Standby mode 1h – $4.5

The program find the optimal route. You can’t use the card for pay in the mobile app, you can use the card for payment in taxi.

Bavaria

Available for  Apple, Android.

Rates

Basic

• Landing $3.75
• Then $0.6/km

         Rush hour (Mon - Fri: 7:00 - 10:00, Mon - Thu: 17:00 - 20:00, Fri: 17:00 on Mon. 00:00)

• Landing $3.75
• Then $0.75/km

UberX, Uber Black

International companies are also represented in Minsk. One of them is Uber. This application is available for Apple and Android. It allows you to select the destination, car, driver, as well as track on the map the movement of the car to the point of order. The application calculates the cost of the trip that remains the same till its end in case of following the route. After that you can rate the driver which will affect his rating.

This service is presented in 2 versions: standard (Uber X) and more luxurious (Uber Black). You can pay by credit card.

Yandex Taxi

One more aggregator which allows to choose a car that suits your demands most of all. The moving of the driver is seen on the map.

 Econom Rate

Minimum cost  $1.65 (included 5 min and 3 km)

Then $0,15 per 1 km ($0,05 per minute)

Comfort rate

Minimum cost  $2.7  (included 4 min and 5 km).

Then $0,25 per 1 km ($0,04 per minute).

Business rate

Minimum cost  $3.75 (included 5 min and 3 km).

Then $0,4 per 1 km ($0,05 per minute).

The app available for  Apple и Android.