Fare Calculator

FOR ESTIMATE PURPOSES ONLY. This calculator is for general estimate purposes and cannot be considered accurate. Other factors will apply that will change the total amount of your fare which cannot be calculated prior to your actual trip.  Please contact the cab company you wish to use to get a more accurate quote.

● Open the Taxicab Fare Calculator (must have Microsoft Excel to use)


To find the distance between starting and ending points, use the following links:

● Google Maps
● Yahoo Maps

The taximeter is programmed with what’s called “critical speed”. This critical speed is the point in which the taximeter begins to calculate “wait time” into the total fare rather than distance. The critical speed is determined based on a prescribed fare/rate structure. A simplified formula for calculating critical speed is when you take the per hour fare and divide by the cost per mile (distance). Example using the current fare structure:

The “per hour” fare is $30.00. The cost per mile (distance) would be $2.60 ($.65 per 1/4 of a mile X 4). Dividing the cost per mile (distance) into the “per hour” fare ($30.00 ÷ $2.60) would give you a critical speed of 11.5 miles per hour. Traveling below this critical speed (0 - 11.5 miles per hour) is when the meter calculates “wait time” into the total fare. When the vehicle reaches speeds above critical speed, the meter stops calculating “wait time” and calculates the fare based on distance. The taximeter will never calculate both “wait time” and "distance" simultaneously.

With this is mind, it's almost impossible to calculate "wait time" while in route or before a trip is actually taken; only if a passenger requests a layover or a "stop and wait" from the driver.