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I have to catch a cab from Evry-Courcouronnes near Paris, France to the Charles-de-Gaulle airport on a Sunday. I have to reach at 8:30 AM to ensure an easy check-in. Please let me know if you could tell me a good taxi company that would not cost me too much.
I have to catch a cab from Evry-Courcouronnes near Paris, France to the Charl...
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Scheduling a car? Try these options
Short answer: You should look for a service that allows scheduling, like limos, certain taxi companies, Uber (in certain cities), Lyft (in certain cities), and Gett (in certain cities).
Long answer: Traditionally, rideshares were meant to be requested at the time of travel. It's "on-demand." This is also the case with taxis where you usually have to call or hail one off the street.
If you want to schedule a ride and you wanted to be fairly certain they show up, you would hire a service like limo or "limousines", who would confirm with you the time and place. The driver will show up faithfully and reliably. (You may need to put down a deposit.)
With that said, in the recent months, the rideshare companies like Uber, Lift, and Gett started allowing users to book in advance. Unfortunately, the availability of this service is limited to certain locations and reliability is unproven. (Remember, while they say they are scheduling it, basically, what happens is that Uber will call a car for you around the time you requested. It does not mean any driver is aware or has been assigned in advance.)
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Thanks for your advise. The hotel says that they use a local cab service called 911taxi. The advantage they say is the fact that the taxi would not have a lot of EUR on the meter already as it should reach the hotel from the stand within 10 minutes at the max. Has anybody travelled with 911taxi or know anybody who has? This is the first time that I am staying outside Paris and even though this is a business trip and the fare would be refunded by my employer, I do not want to get fleeced by the cab company.
I asked my friend who goes on business to Paris a lot and he says he has used that taxi company before and never had any problems. If you are worried though, I would look up your fare estimate first so you have a rough idea how much the trip should cost. At the end of your ride if the fare seems way off, I would ask for a receipt so you can report the driver. All in all though, I dont think you should have any problems!
I went to Paris a year ago and found that Uber was plentiful and worked well. If you are new to uber you need to get the uber app on your phone and sign up first.
Plus Uber X is definitely the most affordable!
If you really want a taxi company try searching for your fare on the RideGuru Calculator and when you get your results, click on "Call Taxi" on the Taxi Fare Card. This will pop up a list of taxi companies in your designated area which will be rated on a 5 star scale, letting you pick the one most riders feel is best!