Getting Around Cape Town: By metered taxi

Metered taxis are controlled by the city council and can be considered safe and reliable. The price per kilometer is around R8-R10 and can often be read at the taxis side door. You can also set a fixed price with the driver, especially when going to a far away destination such as the airport which is about 21 km from city center and the fare can be bargained down to R180. Read More »

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Getting Around Cape Town: By metered taxi is based on Cape Town by Dave Andrew, Ryan Holliday, Kareen Tavakoli, Peter Southwood, Ikan Kekek, Inas, Lorna45, Globe-trotter, iGuide and others. Travel guides are available under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0. See background image credits.