Of course, not all the travel to Malaga requires the use of minibusses or coaches. Small groups of travelers, including couples, small families, or even single tourists, sometimes need only a car which will deliver the guests according to their wishes, without the necessity of being joined by other people. A private taxi serves such kinds of requests in a very similar way as the services for larger groups do.
On this page one can find information about how reliable the private taxi service in Malaga operates, different types of vehicles offered for clients, and the most popular destinations chosen by private travelers.
What Do You Really Get With a Private Taxi?
There are some distinctive features regarding the use of a private taxi service compared to the use of usual cabs or sharing rides with other people via mobile applications. It means that the car and the driver are reserved only for the client who orders that particular trip. Moreover, the route and the exact time of delivery are decided by the customer, and it is also possible to receive only the fixed price. It is extremely important during high season when prices tend to surge significantly. For example, for those travelers who plan to use a taxi for trips from the airport, it allows them not to worry about the final bill during early departure or evening pick-up.
The regular driver for a private taxi service knows all the difficulties connected with driving through the region very well: he is able to drive along mountain roads and reach Ronda, knows the most convenient routes around congested resort areas and estimates the time required for longer journeys to the places which are located on the Costa Del Sol near Marbella or Nerka. Also, the license is a very important point for choosing a private taxi service. The car should have either a VTC (Vehículo de Transport con Conductor) license or a taxi license from the regional authority in Andalusia.
Choose a Suitable Car
There are a few categories which usually describe the booking of a private taxi service. Standard saloon cars with a maximum number of passengers up to four people are fit for couples or small parties traveling in very light conditions. If there is additional luggage, then an estate car should be chosen – this car offers the same number of passengers (4 people), but has a little bit more room for storage of suitcases.
In the case of groups of up to 8 passengers, MPV or executive vans are a better option than saloons and estate cars for private taxi service because this type of vehicle is more comfortable for groups which need to travel in the same car (for example, families or groups of friends going on a trip). In the case of more people (more than 8 passengers), it would be more reasonable to use a minibus instead of hiring two taxis.
It is recommended to tell the operator about the amount of luggage while ordering for a private taxi service, since a car with 4 passengers and 4 luggage boxes is a rather tight space.
Popular Destinations
The private taxi traveling from and to the airport remains the most frequently booked destination among tourists in the Malaga area. These trips include travels to hotels or villas which are located along the coast, and their duration depends on the place of destination (it usually takes around 15 min. to travel to the center of Malaga or about 45 min. to travel to Marbella). Besides, it is quite common among passengers traveling on cruises to choose a taxi to travel between cruise port and hotels or airports.
Moreover, destinations such as day tours to Ronda or Midas are rather popular (Ronda is famous for the gorge and old town there; Midas attracts tourists with the picturesque hillside landscape and white houses). Sometimes business people need a taxi to go to meeting in Málaga or Marbella, and also, the within-resort journey is a rather popular journey for taxis (between hotels, restaurants and nightclubs, etc.)
Things To Know Before Ordering Private Taxi
It is necessary to ask some questions to the operator of a private taxi service about some questions to be sure of some characteristics of the company and the services which it provides. For example, the fixed price is an advantage which should be checked (some operators may provide variable prices depending on traffic and the duration of waiting). Flight tracking should be used for airport pickups (to save time and money for the client). The driver and the type of the vehicle should be chosen in advance.
A transparent operator is always willing to show license, insurance documents, driver identification and to be reached directly in case of a change of plans. Compared with the use of other variants, the private taxi service is rather beneficial because of providing of a fixed price and a certain driver and vehicle which exactly fits the client's travel.
