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Taxi fairs in Belfast

  • 09-05-2010 09:01PM
    #1
    houndsoflove
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 235 ✭✭


    Can someone help me out here.

    I have to get from Belfast city to Knockbracken health care park in Saintfield road can anyone tell me what a taxi will cost me?

    Or anyone have local taxi numbers for Belfast?

    Cheers. :)


Comments

  • #2
    mackthefinger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 116 ✭✭mackthefinger


    Are you going from the city centre?

    There's a bus goes from the Europa bus station - the number 18 as far
    as I know. Pretty frequent throughout the day.

    Lots of taxis outside bus and train stations. Knockbracken is about
    15 minutes from city centre - you should probably just check with the
    driver first.


  • #3
    aquascrotum
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 466 ✭✭aquascrotum


    Based on what a typical taxi costs me home from the city centre (I'm not too far from Knockbracken) - I'd allow about £8 one way. I'd certainly be surprised if it was over a tenner.

    As for cabs, the biggest ones are Valucabs and Fonacab - numbers if your using a southern mobile would be 0044 28 90809080 or 0044 28 90333333.

    The black taxis are apparently dearer and afaik they're technically the only ones licenced to lift non pre-booked fares off the street, so probably best to book.


  • #4
    houndsoflove
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 235 ✭✭houndsoflove


    Thanks lads. Here was me thinking it would cost be £40 etc... We are fleeced down here in the south with taxi's.


  • #5
    pow wow
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,288 ✭✭✭pow wow


    aquascrotum wrote: »
    As for cabs, the biggest ones are Valucabs and Fonacab - numbers if your using a southern mobile would be 0044 28 90809080 or 0044 28 90333333.

    The black taxis are apparently dearer and afaik they're technically the only ones licenced to lift non pre-booked fares off the street, so probably best to book.

    048 90809080 or 048 90333333

    cost of a regular national call :)


  • #6
    Paul4As
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 462 ✭✭Paul4As


    Both Fonacab and Valuecabs have the same fare structure you can find from their website...minimum fare £3 with it being £3 for the first 0.7 miles then £1.15 per mile thereafter!!!
    If you go on to googlemap and find the distance you can do the maths!:)
    I think in the Republic they charge you extra depending on the amount of passengers...definitely stroked down there!!!


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  • #7
    houndsoflove
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 235 ✭✭houndsoflove


    Don't mention the word maths! :eek: Thats one of the tests i have and i'm useless at maths.

    No down here it don't depend on the number of passangers we still get fleeced. :o


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