I’ve found that in Alexandria, Egypt there are two types of taxi. First, the one you can see everywhere – yellow taxis. They are usually old Russian made Lada cars that is some version of Fiat. There are plenty of these yellow taxis at any time of the day. At least I have such impression. They do not have AC, windows are always open and it can be quite exhausting to travel in them in the hot period of the year. The price of a ride does not exceed 4-5 Egyptian pounds regardless of your destination during day time within the city. Trip to Carrefour from downtown of Alex can come to 10 Egyptian pounds that is also a good price. However, the catch is – all these prices will be charged if you travel with someone local who will take care of negotiations with the driver. Once the driver sees a foreigner, price will go up to LE 20.
The second type is a silver taxi. They are Toyota cars, air-conditioned, clean. However, I have not seen many of them. There has not been any single case when I could get this taxi. It would be great if anyone can shed some light on this type of taxi. Anyway, I’ll keep searching….
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