All cab drivers are required to have credit card machines and accept plastic as payment. If they don't have the machines, the cabs can be taken out of service, said Jose Velez, an inspector withTipping in Barcelona taxis Same guidelines apply. Tip if you feel like it, but it is not necessary to tip in a Barcelona taxi. But if you feel that the driver was friendly and efficient and maybe helpful - and didn't take you the long way round, then you might consider leaving a tip of 1 or 2 euro. However, as of 2023, the starting fare for licensed official taxis in Barcelona is €2.55, and the price per kilometer is €1.23. For weekends and nights, price is about €1.51 per km. There is also a surcharge of €4.50 for trips from Barcelona airport, and an additional €2.50 for journeys from/to Sants train station or Fira Congress center.
Mike Levine, owner of Yellow Cab Co., said when he came to Chicago in 2005 from New York City to take over the company, the difficulty of using credit cards in city cabs was the biggest complaint
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