Travel And Vacation

Modern technology has entered the world of public transportation. You can use your computer or smart phone to find the cheapest cab and let the driver know that you need to be picked up. Some of these apps will even give you information about the driver so that you can avoid hopping into a stinky cab or sharing a ride with a cranky cabbie.

1. Get Taxi - This app is available for iPhones and Android devices. It is a full service cab caller. You can look up the nearest cabs and compare prices. Once you find one you like, you can use the app to hire the cab remotely. While you wait for the cab to arrive, you can receive updates on how far away the cab is and how much longer you should expect to wait. The driver rating service allows you to read entries from other people who have ridden in this cab before, which can make it easier to find a comfortable cab with a friendly driver.

2. Cab Easy - The goal of Cab Easy is to help people pair up with other people who are headed in the same direction so that they can share a ride. You can enter your trip information into the Cab Easy map, which will give you a report of any other scheduled trips in your vicinity. If, for instance, you are headed to Seattle, taxi ride sharing becomes easy when you can just do a quick search and connect with a rider who can split the cost with you. Ride sharing is also good for the environment because you and the other passenger cut your cab’s emissions in half by riding in the same car.

3. Cab Corner - Available as an iPhone app, Cab Corner is very similar to Cab Easy. The app helps you find other people who need to take a cab the same way you are traveling so that you can share the fare. Cab Corner is perfect for commuters who need to travel from outlying neighborhoods into metropolitan downtown areas.

4. Uber - Uber is designed to help you find the most inexpensive cab as quickly as possible. This app is available for iPhones or Android devices. You can use the app to link up directly with the nearest cab and reserve your ride without the hassle of calling the cab company. The app will give you a list of the closest available cabs so that you can choose your favorite.

5. Bing Maps - Bing has added this new cab fare feature to its maps program. All you have to do is plug your starting point and destination into the app. The program will plot the fastest route for you, give you the estimated fare, and calculate how long the trip should take. Armed with the Bing Maps app, you will always be able to give the cabbie the most efficient route possible so that you can avoid extra charges for extended tours.

6. Wheeels - This is another cab sharing app. Wheeels provides another way to find travelers who want to split cab fare since they are going the same way you are going. The more ride sharing apps you use, the easier it will be to find someone to share with.

Stita Taxi is a Washington Taxi Service running a clean fleet of Priuses for those who want a cab rides that are less harmful to the environment.