Taxi rates in the city of Madrid will increase by 2.36% on January 1, according to the Price Commission of the Consumer Council of the Community of Madrid, on the proposal of the Madrid City Hallwill approve your update for … next year. To establish the price list, the evolution of price indices, the improvement in the quality of the taxi service, the amount it represents for license holders and the need to offer citizens a service with a balanced cost were taken into consideration. Despite everything, they point out, it is lower than the consumer price index (CPI) of November 2025, which stands at 3%.
This initiative was consulted with the representative associations of the taxi sector, such as the Professional Taxi Federation, the Association of Autotaxi Corporations and the Madrid Taxi Association. Thus, rate 1, which applies during the week from Monday to Friday from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., maintains the starting price of the service; The kilometer value increases from 1.35 to 1.40 euros and the hourly value increases from 26.50 to 27 euros. In the case of rate 2, which runs every day from 9:00 p.m. from 7 a.m. to 7 a.m. and Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., the initial cost of the service is maintained; The kilometer price increases from 1.50 to 1.60 euros and the hourly price increases from 28.50 to 29 euros.
On the other hand, rate 3, which refers to the minimum route of the airport, does not change, with the exception of the hourly price, which is updated according to rates 1 and 2. It is the one that is in force 24 hours a day, every day of the year for services originating from the stopping points of the passenger terminals of the Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport and to destinations outside the M-30 with a distance less than nine kilometers. Once exceeded (or equivalent initial time), the taximeter will continue to count at the corresponding rate. The minimum airport route will not apply to pre-contracted services.
In the airport package, number 4, the price of the service is maintained. It is the one that applies 24 hours a day, every day of the year for services with origin or destination at Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport and destination or origin in the interior zone of the M-30. In this case, it does not allow the addition of any supplement or the amount fixed for the pre-contractual services.
Regarding Tariff 7, which operates 24 hours a day, every day of the year for services where the distance is less than 1,450 meters exceeded (or equivalent initial time), the taximeter will continue to count in the corresponding tariff. The starting price of the service is updated from 7.50 euros to 8 euros, which had not been updated since 2019, and the prices per kilometer and the timetable are updated according to rates 1 and 2. On the other hand, the supplement for journeys from December 24 to 31 which end between 9 p.m. and 9 p.m. on those days and 7 a.m. the next day goes from 6.70 euros to 7 euros. This price has not changed for over 15 years.
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