Shared taxi

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Sheruts in Tel Aviv

Palestinian shared taxis in Ramallah

Furgon in the Albanian town of Përrenjas with the typical yellow license plate

Matatus at the Central Taxi Park in Kampala , Uganda

A shared taxi is internationally a special type of taxi in which the provider has a fixed start and end point (for example the connection between two cities). Depending on the agreement, the end point can be determined by the passenger, for example from the airport to the place of residence of the passengers. Usually minibuses with (officially) 7–10 seats are used, small cars with four seats are rarely used. There is a difference between the shared taxi and the public transport call-collective taxi (AST).

Worldwide distribution

The form of a shared taxi is common in Africa, Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe.

In Africa (except North Africa) it is called bush taxi or, according to the French translation, taxi (de) Brousse , in East Africa Matatu and in Tanzania Daladala . This type of transport can vary within the localities. The price is negotiated before departure. In such a shared taxi, you can usually get off at will on the prescribed route. However, boarding is only possible at the starting point and no longer within the route section.

In Latin America the names of the shared taxis are " Colectivos " or Publico . They are an inexpensive alternative to the "normal" taxi.

Marshrutka in Petrozavodsk , Russia

In Russia and neighboring areas, shared taxis are known as marshrutka . The most common type of car there is the GAZelle , a minibus made in the country.

Private shared taxi services could develop wherever local public transport does not exist or is poorly developed. In some cases, for example in Johannesburg , the shared taxi owners are organized and massive against the establishment of public bus routes because they fear for their livelihood.

In Germany , a shared taxi with 100 electric mini-buses and 400 permanent drivers was introduced in Hamburg in 2019 with the Moia driver service, a VW subsidiary. 500 Moia buses are planned by the end of the year. It is based on the ride sharing system, with an app for mobile phones. There is a cooperation with the local public transport.

Designation in different countries

country	Surname	comment
Albania	Furgon	Driving is usually only done when the minibus is full. On the way passengers will only be taken if there are free places.
Egypt	Mashrou '(مشروع)
Algeria	al salih / taxis collectifs
Angola	Candongueiro
Argentina	Colectivo (earlier) / Combi (today)
Armenia	Marschrutka / ert'uġayin tak'si (երթուղային տաքսի)
Ethiopia	Minibus taxi
Barbados	Zed err	Named after the first two letters on the license plate ZR
Benin	Kia kia
Bolivia	Trufi / Combi
Botswana	Station wagon
Brazil	Táx lotação / alternativo
Bulgaria	Marschrutka (маршрутка)
Chile	Colectivo
Costa Rica	Taxi pirata
Democratic Republic of Congo	Taxibus / Fula fula (in Kinshasa )
Dominican Republic	Concho, carro público
Ivory Coast	Gbaka
El Salvador	Coaster, or minibus (Coster)
Estonia	Liinitakso or marsruuttakso
Gambia	Tanka tanka
Ghana	Tro-tro
Guatemala	Camioneta
Guinea	Magbana ( Conakry )
Haiti	Tap-tap	typically brightly painted; z. Partly converted pickups with benches on the loading area
Indonesia	Bemo
India	Shared taxi, Six-seater auto, Phat a phat, Polaamboo
Iraq	Coaster
Israel	Monit Scherut (מוֹנִית שֵׂרוּת)	In local transport, you can get on and off the entire route. In long-distance traffic, the sheruts drive when they are full.
Jamaica	Minibus / coaster	Drive off when enough seats are occupied. Entry and exit options along the entire route.
Yemen	Dabaab
Cape Verde	Aluguer
Kazakhstan	Marschrutka (маршрутка)
Kenya	Matatu
Colombia	Colectivo / Buseta
Cuba	Almendrón; Taxi colectivo	Different pricing for Cubans and foreigners (a matter of negotiation)
Latvia	Maršruta taksometrs
Lebanon	Service (سرفيس)
Lithuania	Maršrutinis taksi
Malaysia	Shared outstation taxi
Mali	Sotrouma
Morocco	Grand taxi, petit taxi	Passengers are also taken along on the way if there are still places available. Taxis are occupied by up to six passengers, with two guests in the front passenger seat and the remaining passengers in the back seat.
North Macedonia	Kombe (Комбе)
Mexico	Auto de Ruta (Ruletero) / Colectivo / Rutero / Pesero / Combi
Moldova	Maxitaxi, Marshrutka (маршрутка)	Romanian-speaking residents call the shared taxis Maxitaxi, while Russian-speaking residents call them marshrutka.
Mozambique	Chapa
Nepal	Micro
Nicaragua	Taxi Colectivo / microbus
Nigeria	Molue / danfo
East Timor	Microlet
Austria	Call collective taxi	AST, ASTax, ISTmobil system
Pakistan	Local Van or Vagon
Palestine	Service (سرفيس)	Shared taxis are orange or yellow with black wheel arches (normal taxis are yellow) and take anyone who stops them along the way. The fare is fixed, even if you want to get off earlier. It depends on the driver whether he drives off until all the seats are occupied. Since these are mostly Ford Transit brand minibuses , they are also called Transit . They usually have 1 + 7 seats (must be noted on the outside). Some extra-long Mercedes with three rows of seats are also in use .
Peru	Colectivo / Combi
Philippines	Jeepney	converted jeeps with benches on the loading area
Poland	bus	the term for omnibuses, however, is autobus
Rwanda	Taxi / twegerane
Romania	Maxitaxi
Russia	Marschrutka (маршрутка)	There is usually a fixed fare with entry and exit options on the entire route.
Senegal	Car rapidly
Sierra Leone	Poda poda	You can stop a poda poda with a hand signal and get off anywhere along the route. The prices are relatively fixed.
Zimbabwe	Tshova
Somalia	Xaajiqamsiin / koostar
South Africa	Minibus taxi / Combi / teksi
Syria	Service (سرفيس)
Tanzania	Daladala / basi	mostly converted trucks with benches on the loading area
Thailand	Songthaeo (สอง แถว)	Converted pickups or flatbed trucks with benches on the loading area
Trinidad and Tobago	Maxi taxi
Tunisia	Louage	Drive off when enough seats are occupied. Entry and exit options along the entire route, if necessary after stopping the Louage with a show of hands.
Turkey	Dolmuş	Drive off when enough seats are occupied. Entry and exit options along the entire route.
Uganda	Kamunye / matatu
Ukraine	Marschrutka (маршрутка)
Uzbekistan	Marschrutka (маршрутка)
Venezuela	Carrito por puesto
Belarus	Marschrutka (маршрутка)
Cyprus	Service taxi

See also

• Car pool

Web links

Commons : Shared taxis  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Wiktionary: Shared taxi  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Diana Dittmer: Big Bang in Ridesharing? Shared taxi app Moia starts in Hamburg. In: n-tv. April 15, 2019, accessed April 20, 2019 .