Tariff corridor

The test is intended to determine how passengers, taxi drivers and platforms respond to price signals. Since February 1, 2025, pre-booked taxi rides in the Hanseatic City can be offered at a fixed price; the new model is meant to create transparency, but has so far only been adopted hesitantly. Against this backdrop, the city is now launching a pilot with price corridors to bring more flexibility to the market.

Hamburg is embarking on an experiment. Since February 2025, a two-year trial phase has been underway in which fixed prices and a fare corridor for taxi rides are to be established. The aim is to develop a solution tailored to the Hanseatic city and the needs of taxi operators.

Since February 2025, passengers in Hamburg have been able to order a taxi at a fixed price. Unlike in Berlin or Munich, however, a so-called fare corridor was not introduced – meaning the option to deviate from the regular taxi fare upward or downward. This decision has drawn criticism from the ride-hailing platforms Free Now and Uber.

Those who take a taxi in Munich usually know beforehand that it won't be a bargain. However, a study by the travel provider "Fit Reisen" has now backed up the gut feeling of many passengers with figures. According to this, taking a taxi in the Bavarian capital is the most expensive nationwide. A ten-kilometer ride in Munich costs 32.90 euros — that's more than three euros above the national average (29.89 euros) and even more than in Berlin or Frankfurt.

In three weeks, the time has come – this year's PBefG Symposium, in collaboration with the German Association of Cities, builds on the successes of the last two years: Already 110 representatives from authorities across Germany have registered for the event format with the motto “Update 2025: Securely using PBefG instruments – cities learning from cities.”