where to find a Paris Taxi stand map
 

I cannot find a current list or map of taxi stands in Paris on the web. I will buy one if necessary. Any ideas? Thanks.

Not a map, but a listing can be found here:
http://www.parisby.com/transpor/taxi.htm

Also, when you get to Paris, you can buy the map-booklets by l'Indispensable... their maps have a blue T wherever there is a taxi stand.

I think all the Paris maps or map books (eg, the Paris arrondisement ones) I have mark taxi stands on them. The only ones that don't are the free giveaway ones you may get at a hotel. Streetwise maps mark taxi stands, for example. I think it is easier to see them on a map than just get a list of them.

Just out of curiosity, why do you need a map of taxi stands? There's almost never any reason to take a taxi anywhere in Paris.

Haven't you heard of cab spotters, they stand at taxi ranks in their anoraks taking down the details of each taxi.

Hi HK,

Our Streetwise Paris map shows taxi stands.

((I))

Thanks, why do I need a map???
Well, I don't want to incur the added expense of calling a cab. I like to wander around exploring until I get exhausted and I may want to walk to the nearest stand to get a cab. Its pretty tough to hail a cab in Paris. The understanding is you call (and pay from the time it starts driving to pick you up) or go to a stand. I do take the metro but its not always close and I don't always want to take one after 10pm (they also dont run forever).

My favorite all-in-one map of Paris is the Rand McNally CityFlash map, which does have taxi stands on it.

But, you don't really need a map. Taxi stands are easy to recognize and there's almost always one opposite or near a metro station. There are taxi stands outside major hotels and at most large intersections.

You will pass many, many taxi stands while "wandering" all about.

The buses are fabulous for conserving energy and enjoying the scenery.

Here is a list by arrondissement:
http://www.taxi-paris.net/page41.html

Thank you Travelnut - that list could come in handy when the feet have finally worn out!
I was interested to see (clicking further along), that a man named Carlos is desperately looking for a Chinese man driving a dark blue Mercedes Taxi because he left his camera in the car. I wish him lotsa luck!

No point in the city is more than 300 metres from a Métro station, and most locations are much closer. Bus stops are even more densely distributed.

The Métro is not dangerous (children take it to school), and it runs at least until midnight on all lines within the city. It is cheaper and faster than any other form of transportation.

Normally one takes taxis only if the Métro has closed for the evening, or if one has packages to transport. And their safety is debatable: I had to wave off a taxi recently because the driver reeked of alcohol.

Four trips a day by taxi could easily cost you 50-60 euro. Four trips a day by Métro or bus will cost you only about 4 euro.

Keep in mind that the state of public transit and subways in one city isn't necessarily correlated with those of another city. Paris arguably has the world's best subway system overall, and everyone uses it.

Last May we took a day train trip from Nice...forget where we went. It was great but it was a Sunday. When we got back to the station no taxis to be seen.

My husband had forgotten his cell phone...we attempted to use the pay phone but somehow couldn't do that either. There were only 3 or 3 people in the station (a small one) and none could help us with finding a taxi. We walked back to the hotel but I will never forget it...yes there was a taxi stand but they don't operate on Sundays.

So a taxi map would be great.

You have no excuses or apologies to make for wanting to to take a taxi.
Sometimes after a day of walking miles, including some of those endless stairways and corridors in the metro, a taxi can be just the ticket. Not to mention not wanting to deal with the metro or buses if you are perhaps dressed up a bit for dinner. Not to mention that not everyone has the stamina to deal with the metro or buses all the time.
Not to mention that your preferences are YOUR preferences.

Certainly any visitor has the right to throw money and time out the window and take his chances with taxis.

I like to take taxis in Paris. Thank you, AnthonyGA, for your permission to do so.

AnthonyGA, why the attitude? We all have our own transportation preferences and budgets; why are you so judgemental about those that don't conform to yours?

When I am in Paris, I walk literally 5- 10 miles per day. I also take taxis. Although the metro is excellent, I don't want to be underground in a city as beautiful as Paris, so I rarely, if ever, use it; and, frankly, I just prefer taxis.

(Hellokittie, thanks for this post; I was doing a search on this issue earlier today. I was remembering how last year I was walking to a restaurant in an unfamiliar neighborhood that my concierge had said would be about a 10 minute walk...while walking and looking at a map I realized that it was actually a two and a half to three mile walk...I could not find an available taxi or a stand, and I was 30 minutes late for my reservation.)

I'm not judgemental, I'm just describing things as they are. Taking taxis is very time-consuming and expensive in Paris (easily ten times more expensive than public transportation). Since one purpose of a travel forum is to request or provide information on travel destinations, that's what I do. If people going to Paris are already bound and determined to take taxis no matter what they are told, they don't need a travel forum.

Personally, I go with whatever form of transportation best suits the destination. In Los Angeles, I rent a car; in Paris, I take the Métro.

And if you just don't want to be underground, you can take public buses; they provide a better view than taxis, anyway. They are also cheaper and more plentiful, and more reliable.

AnthonyGA, you are still stating your OPINION, not FACT. That is why your post reads with "attitude".

I am in full agreement with fishskis. Nicely put.

With a little less attitude, I will support AnthonyGA on this one. Taking a taxi is inefficient, expensive and dangerous, compared to taking the metro. I take taxis with my invalid mother and she absolutely despises having to do it. When she is up to it, I drag her onto the metro, because it gives her the feeling that she is still part of real life rather than her real status of being an Alzheimer prisoner in a nursing home.

Of course, when we do take taxis, I am irritated when we have to wait a long time for one due to totally valid people riding around in them in wasteful bliss.

"..we have to wait a long time for one due to totally valid people riding around in them in wasteful bliss..."

nope, still plenty of 'attitude' in this statement..!

The michelin folks have a small guide with taxi stands and streetwise too. There are two versions of streetwise and apparently I looked at the "wrong" version.
Thanks to all who responded. I promise to use them sparingly as when I have heat stroke, broken foot, etc.

Travelnut's link to taxi stands is great, but it's not comprehensive, so not finding one listed near where you are doesn't necessarily mean there isn't one somewhere nearby.

Good grief hellokittie, I do hope you are able to find a taxi stand and take a taxi as much as you want to, lol. Just one simple little questions can certainly cause quite a debate it seems. I use taxi's too when in cities, wasted money or bad idea or whatever!! Have a lovely time in Paris.

Wonder which of the following are considered "wasteful" or foolish during a multi-day stay in Paris?

100 euros spent on taxis
100 euros spent on lunch at Jules Verne
100 euros spent to upgrade a * on your hotel
100 euros spent on food or drink spent sitting down rather than standing at bar
100 euros spent on a Fat Tire Bike Tour
100 euros spent on souvenirs to take home
100 euros spent on Laduree chocolates
100 euros spent on a spa treatment
100 euros spent on guidebooks
100 euros spent on fresh flowers for your room every day
100 euros spent on something special for your loved one/ traveling companion

Hmmm... could the answer(s) possibly be a matter of OPINION or personal preference? Just wondering...

Mon Dieu!

I have never been in a metro accident, but I have been in taxi accidents 3 times.

Anthony, wow, what's with the "my way or the highway" attitude?

I take cabs in Paris often. I also take the Metro from time to time. It depends on my needs. An individual spending his or her own money on transportation should not be the subject of someone's personal moral declarations.

Residents and visitors in a city like Paris will rarely agree on priorities and attractions. If there is something odd here, it is to realize that part of the taxi crowd is comprised of the same people who complain about paying $8 for a soda. If one is willing to pay 10 times the price for transportation, why not pay 10 times the price for other goods and services?

If you don't want informed opinions, why come here?

In some cases, you may spend hours trying to find a taxi, when the same trip would take ten minutes by Métro.

Sure, you can do it your way. You can rent a limousine, if you want. You can insist that everyone speak English around you. You can eat at Pizza Hut or McDonald's. But the more you insist on doing your way, the less you do in the Parisian way, which—at least to me—seems to negate the whole purpose of going to Paris.

In the U.S., there is usually someone to put your groceries in a bag for you. However, if I insisted on going only to grocery stores that do this in Paris, I'd probably starve before I could actually find one.

Anthony, again, why the hostility? "Informed opinions?" And you are the only one with them? Please!

I speak French, I do business in France and I have lots of French friends. So spare me from the condescension, please.

I am never hostile; I am simply direct. Some people apparently interpret anything other than euphemism, unconditional agreement, sweetness, and light to be hostility. I think it is projection.

Right.

I think Anthony has a "lack of insight" or finds it more to his liking not to have one. Whatever turns him on.

I metro,I bus, I cab, I walk. Big deal! hellokittie, I have a Michelin map that I picked up in Barnes and Noble (maybe it was Borders) that has a little blue T where the taxi stands are. You can also hail a cab like you can in NYC (if the dome light is on, it's available) but a taxi won't stop for a hail if you're in the vacinity of a taxi stand. Personally, I find the fares reasonable and have never been "taken for a ride" but have always had efficient cabbies.

here is another list of taxi stands

http://tinyurl.com/pq4x6

paris-anglo is the website, it seems to have other useful info also

AnthonyGA, Simply direct? More like simply obnoxious.

This is why I barely visit fodors anymore. There are some wonderful posters here and so much information, but this holier-than-thou attitude that some people have is just nauseating.

In Paris, if the taxi sign on the taxi is lit, the taxi is on duty (not necessarily available). If one of the lights below the main taxi light (three colored lights are below, indicating different fare ranges), the taxi currently has a fare and is not available. This is true even if the taxi is empty. If both the main taxi light and the three lights below are off, the taxi is off duty and unavailable.

As previously noted, you cannot hail a taxi near a taxi stand. Taxis at a stand are required to take you just about anywhere you want to go, but they are not required to accept more than three passengers. Taxis hailed in the street are not required to stop, nor are they required to accept any fare that they don't want to accept. I'm citing this from memory but I think that's all correct.

In Paris, if the main light that says taxi is lit, the cab is free. This light goes out when the meter starts.

Forgot to add: Of the taxi stands shown on maps and lists, many are so infrequently used as to be pointless for anything other than taxi parking.