Budapest Guide
Getting around
Taxis
Budapest's registered taxis are cheap and plentiful, and are recognizable by their yellow number plates; make sure your taxi has a meter that is visible and switched on when you get in, and that the rates are clearly displayed. Fares begin at 300Ft, and the price per-kilometre is around 250Ft.
Taxis can be flagged down on the street, and there are ranks throughout the city; you can hop into whichever cab you choose – don't feel you have to opt for the one at the front of the line if it looks at all dodgy. For a cheaper rate, order a cab by phone. The best companies are the established ones: Citytaxi ( 
1/211-1111, 
www.citytaxi.hu ), whose cars have yellow shield logos; Főtaxi ( 1/222-2222), with red-and-white chequerboard and oval lights on their car roofs; Tele-5-taxi ( 1/355-5555) and Volántaxi ( 1/466-6666); the first two are the most likely to have English-speaking dispatchers.
Foreigners are easy prey for rogue taxi drivers, so avoid unmarked private cars, and drivers hanging around the stations and airport. There are also a few fake Fő- and Citytaxis, sporting poor copies of their logos.