Taxi fares in Chișinău
Taxi Chisinau prices: a ride costs the start fee plus the kilometres, and the meter shows the total at the end. The kilometre differs in town and outside it, by day and by night, for Standard, Comfort and the minivan; the airport and the common routes have a price for the whole ride.
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The fare per kilometre
These are the lowest rates in lei for each class. Choose the class when you book: Standard has 4 seats, Comfort is a higher-class car, and the minivan has 7 seats.
| Standard4 seats | Comfort4 seats | Minivan7 seats | |
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| Start feelei, once per ride | 32 lei | 42 lei | 42 lei |
| Kilometre in townlei/km | 5.6 lei/km | 6.9 lei/km | 6.9 lei/km |
| Kilometre outside the citylei/km, airport, suburbs, intercity | 7.7 lei/km | 9.2 lei/km | 9.2 lei/km |
| Kilometre outside the city at nightlei/km | 8 lei/km | 9.3 lei/km | 9.3 lei/km |
The final fare is what the meter shows: the start fee, the kilometres and the waiting. Intercity rides are counted by the road distance. Fares valid from November 2026.
What changes the price
The meter counts every ride by the same rules; four things change the total.
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The car class
Standard is the cheapest; Comfort and the minivan have a higher start fee and kilometre, for a more comfortable or bigger car.
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Leaving the city
To the airport, the suburbs and other towns the outside-city kilometre applies, higher than the one in town.
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Night
Outside the city the night kilometre is a little higher, for Standard and for Comfort.
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Waiting
If the driver waits for you at a stop or before you leave, the time is paid by the hour, and the meter counts it.
Rides priced for the whole car
For the airport and the common routes there is a price for the whole ride, Standard class. The price is for the whole car, however many passengers there are.
- Chișinău Orhei 47 km 54 minfrom400 leiThe whole car, Standard class
- Chișinău Bender 67 km 1 h 15 minfrom550 leiThe whole car, the usual checkpoint stop included
- Chișinău Tiraspol 80 km 1 h 25 minfrom650 leiThe whole car, the usual checkpoint stop included
- Chișinău Comrat 101 km 1 h 45 minfrom810 leiThe whole car, Standard class
- Chișinău Ungheni 105 km 1 h 45 minfrom850 leiThe whole car, Standard class
- Chișinău Bălți 136 km 2 h 05 minfrom1,080 leiThe whole car, Standard class
- Chișinău Iași Airport 149 km 2 h 45 minfrom1,180 leiThe whole car, the usual border check included
- Chișinău Cahul 178 km 2 h 50 minfrom1,410 leiThe whole car, Standard class
- Chișinău Odesa 198 km 3 h 25 minfrom1,560 leiThe whole car, the usual border check included
Other services
Waiting and the services that are not an ordinary ride: the sober driver, who takes you home in your own car, and the jump-start in winter.
| WaitingWhen the driver waits for you at a stop or before you leave | from130 lei/hour |
|---|---|
| Sober driver, in townThe driver takes you home in your own car | from450 lei |
| Jump-start, in townPower from another car, with cables | from200 lei |
Questions
How is the fare for a ride in town counted?
The start fee plus the kilometres driven, at the rate of the class you chose. If the driver waits, the waiting is added. For example, from the railway station to Botanica you pay the start fee and a few kilometres, and at the end what the meter shows.
Is it more expensive at night?
The outside-city kilometre has a separate night rate, shown in the table. For a particular ride ask the dispatcher for the approximate fare when you book.
When does paid waiting start?
When the driver has arrived and is waiting for you before you leave or at a stop on the way. Waiting is paid by the hour, at the fare, so for a set departure time it helps to be ready when the car arrives.
Find out the fare for your ride
Write where you are going from and to, and the dispatcher gives you the approximate fare. All rides are on the taxi Chisinau page.