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Beginner Spanish · Taxis and rideshares

Taking a Taxi or Rideshare in Spanish

Taxi and rideshare Spanish becomes easier when you learn the language in the order you use it: request a ride, confirm the pickup, give your destination, ask about the trip, and tell the driver where to stop.

Your next small win: request a ride, tell a driver where you are going, confirm a pickup location, ask about the fare or travel time, and ask to be dropped off.

Start with the essentials

Core Taxi and Rideshare Vocabulary

These words cover the people, places, and information involved in a typical ride.

taxi
Taxi
conductor / conductora
Driver
viaje
Ride / trip
dirección
Address
destino
Destination
tarifa
Fare
punto de recogida
Pickup location

Name four ride words

Say “driver, address, destination, and fare” in Spanish.

More rideshare vocabulary
aplicación
App
pedir un viaje
To request a ride
hora estimada de llegada
Estimated arrival time
calificación
Rating

Arrange the ride

Requesting a Taxi or Rideshare

Use pedir when talking about requesting a taxi or a ride.

Voy a pedir un taxi.
I'm going to request a taxi.
Voy a pedir un viaje con la aplicación.
I'm going to request a ride with the app.
Disculpe, ¿está libre este taxi?
Excuse me, is this taxi available?
El punto de recogida está frente a la entrada principal del hotel.
The pickup location is in front of the hotel's main entrance.

Useful pattern: Voy a pedir... is a simple way to talk about requesting a ride you are about to arrange.

Meeting a rideshare driver

A
Hola, ¿usted es el conductor que viene a recogerme?
Hello, are you the driver who is here to pick me up?
B
Sí. ¿Va al aeropuerto?
Yes. Are you going to the airport?
A
Sí, exactamente. Tengo dos maletas.
Yes, exactly. I have two suitcases.

Arrange a pickup

Say that you are going to request a ride with the app and that the pickup point is in front of the hotel.

Tell the driver where you are going

Using Llevar

Use llevar when asking a driver to take you somewhere.

¿Me puede llevar al aeropuerto?
Can you take me to the airport?
¿Me puede llevar a esta dirección, por favor?
Can you take me to this address, please?
Lléveme a esta dirección, por favor.
Take me to this address, please.

Beginner-friendly option: ¿Me puede llevar a...? is an easy polite pattern you can reuse with many destinations.

Taking a taxi

A
Buenas tardes. ¿Me puede llevar a esta dirección, por favor?
Good afternoon. Can you take me to this address, please?
B
Claro. Son unos veinte minutos desde aquí.
Of course. It's about twenty minutes from here.
A
Perfecto. Muchas gracias.
Perfect. Thank you very much.

Give your destination

Politely ask the driver to take you to the airport.

Handle the ride

Price, Travel Time, Directions, and Drop-Off

Once the ride begins, you may want to ask about the cost or travel time, give a short direction, or tell the driver where to stop.

Ask about price and time

¿Cuánto cuesta aproximadamente el viaje hasta el aeropuerto?
Approximately how much does the ride to the airport cost?
¿Cuánto se tarda en llegar?
How long does it take to get there?
Son unos veinte minutos desde aquí.
It's about twenty minutes from here.

Give a simple direction

A la derecha.
To the right.
A la izquierda.
To the left.
Todo recto.
Straight ahead.

Tell the driver where to stop

Puede parar aquí, por favor.
You can stop here, please.
Déjeme aquí, por favor.
Drop me off here, please.

Useful distinction: ask ¿Cuánto cuesta...? for price. Ask ¿Cuánto se tarda...? for travel time.

Finish the ride

Ask approximately how much the ride costs, then tell the driver to stop here.

More ride vocabulary
tráfico
Traffic
parar
To stop
tiempo de viaje
Travel time
La aplicación dice que el conductor llegará en cinco minutos.
The app says the driver will arrive in five minutes.

Your turn · 8 quick questions

Practice: Taxi and Rideshare

Choose the answer that best fits each situation. Focus on requesting a ride, confirming a driver, giving a destination, asking about cost or time, and ending the ride.

Audio uses your device's Spanish text-to-speech voice. Listen to each phrase, then practice moving from pickup to destination and drop-off.