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Mufid Bonnet
@Rumskys, For getting to Cricova - iTaxi app (or the suggested Yandex Taxi app) will definitely work. For getting from Cricova to Chisinau - not so sure (taxis may not come from Chisinau to pick you up in Cricova). When you finish the tour you can however ask the ladies at the reception at Cricova to call a taxi for you. I'm sure they will help with this. The price will be about the same as with iTaxi or Yandex Taxi.
I need to get from Străşeni to Chisinau at 2230 on tuesday 9th April, I have downloaded the itaxi app but it needs a Moldovan or Ukranian phone number to verify it. Is there a taxi company in Străşeni does anybody know?? Many thanks
Yandex Taxi (Russian: Яндекс Такси, tr. Yandeks Taksi; stylised as Yandex.Taxi) is an international company operating taxi hailing and food delivery services across Russia, the CIS, Eastern Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. It is owned by Russian tech company Yandex.[1] The company is among the world's leading developers of self-driving technology.[2]
Yandex has developed its own autonomous driverless cars for use as taxis. The first model available to the public is a heavily modified Toyota Prius with three lidar units, six radar units, and six cameras and a GNSS sensor for navigation, with Intel CPUs and NVIDIA GPUs using a Linux operating system.[26] In November 2017, Yandex released a video of its AV winter tests, in which the car drove successfully along snowy roads of Moscow.[27]
Yandex's robo-taxi service was launched in trial mode in August 2018 in the university town of Innopolis in the Republic of Tatarstan. Service was free during this trial, and a Yandex engineer occupied the front passenger seat as a safety observer while the driver's seat remained empty.[citation needed] In November 2018, it was reported that the company had given its 1000th self-driving passenger ride.[26] In February 2020, it was reported that over 5,000 autonomous passenger rides were made in Innopolis.[30]
In March 2020, Yandex announced plans to launch a worldwide fleet of robotaxis using its driverless car software within the next few years, with a licence to begin testing in the United States from June 2020.[44]
Yandex.Taxi works with partners who are authorized to provide transportation services. Depending on a country's laws, these can be taxi companies, taxi stations, licensed carriers, individual entrepreneurs, or other legal entities who have appropriate permissions. The company engages drivers training to use the Taximeter mobile app and communicate properly with passengers. Those who successfully complete the training program get a higher rating, which is an advantage for receiving orders.
As of 2022, Yandex.Taxi operates in more than 1,000 cities, include 300 large cities in Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Uzbekistan, Serbia. In addition to the taxi service, in some countries, Yandex.Taxi operates food tech, food delivery and cargo platforms.
Kazakhstan is one of the biggest international markets for Yandex.Taxi. Launched in the biggest city Almaty on 28 July 2016,[55] Yandex.Taxi was serving 20 cities by September 2018. On 3 September 2018, Yandex.Taxi introduced an insurance product for riders and drivers connected to the service.[56] Yandex.Taxi also provides corporate taxi services in Kazakhstan. In 2020 Kazakhstan became the first foreign market for the Yandex.Eats food delivery service.[57]
If you are just sticking to Chisinau, you can see almost all of it by walking. Yandex taxis are cheap and plentiful with journeys across the city costing between 1-3. There are also buses around the city and the country.
"With the technology and special algorithms, taxi service becomes convenient and inexpensive. By automatically sending the order to the nearest available driver, we reduce the arrival time, lowering the costs of services. Now we offer the most accessible trips in Chisinau," Yandex.Taxi development director, Mousheg Saakyan, said.
Many trolleybuses, for example 10, 24 and 22, run very often, like every 4-5 minutes. A good thing is that trolleybuses have designated stops, unlike maxi taxis, so you will know where to get on and off.
The earnings of maxi taxi drivers depend on how many passengers they take, so they are notorious here for speeding. They want to take in as many passengers as possible, so they try to outdrive their colleagues.
About prices: taxis in Chisinau are much cheaper than in Europe. For example, a ride from the airport to the city center will cost 6-7 EUR. Inside the city it would be around 4-5 EUR, maybe less depending on the distance.
How it happens: you dial the number, talk to the operator, and when they find you a car, a robot calls your phone and notifies you of the arrival time, car model and colour, and the last numbers of its plate so that you can be sure it is your car. Some taxi companies ask whether you want a standard car or a comfort one. The comfort one costs more, naturally ? but the standard ones are good as well.
All official taxis are equipped with taximeters, and you will get a receipt after the ride. In case you did not like anything, or think that the fare you paid is unfair, take the receipt and call their office. Usually in taxis there is a sticker on the window with a phone number to call if you are happy or unhappy about anything.
The majority of drivers do not speak English, only Russian and Moldovan. If you are not comfortable calling them, then consider using taxi apps. We do not have Uber or Gett in Chisinau, but Yandex Taxi and iTaxi instead. They work pretty much like Uber: you put in your departure and destination, the app calculates the fare, you see the location of the car on the map. You can link your card to the app or pay by cash.
You can try hailing a taxi, but it is not that common here. But you can approach them when you see drivers lounging or sitting in a car as it means that they either have a break or do not have any clients at that moment.
Thirdly, buses and trolleybuses have designated stops, you do not have to push any buttons for them to stop, while you can hail a maxi taxi almost everywhere (actually, the local authorities try to limit it, but they still stop outside the designated stops).
Letz Taxi (Google Play App Store) - Letz is a local competitor to Yandex that has been growing in recent months. They have a similar app with cash and card options and a large number of cabs as they partner with local taxi companies.
The first thing people usually ask me about traveling to Moldova is about language - specifically whether or not they can get by with English. The answer isn\u2019t exactly straightforward and will vary a lot based on context. Moldova does not historically have much of an industry based up around tourism specifically. With that said the staff at most hotels and many restaurants will have some people who speak English and almost all tourism locations (with the notably exception of government run museums) will have English speakers. In Chisinau the primary language of work and communications is Romanian but nearly everyone speaks some level of Russian as well. Outside of restaurants and hotels you are unlikely to find many English speakers - for example shops and supermarkets, bus stations, train stations and taxi drivers. That shouldn\u2019t be much of an impediment if you plan a bit and set your expectations accordingly.
The next closest airport is in Iasi Romania and passengers can find busses, mini-busses and vans traveling from Iasi to Chisinau pretty much around the clock. This isn\u2019t the most comfortable trip as busses are usually of the semi-official sort and leave on a rolling basis when they are full. It is also possible to grab a taxi / Uber from Iasi to Chisinau but it won\u2019t be cheap and will have to be negotiated with the driver. The trip in bus or taxi lasts around 3 hours including the border crossing.
Once you\u2019re in Chisinau you\u2019re going to have to figure out transit pretty quickly. At the airport there is a taxi stand which will get you a ride to anywhere in the city for a modestly inflated price. Things are a bit more complicated at the bus and train stations depending on what time you\u2019re arriving. I recommend preparing with a taxi app that will let you call a taxi and set the route without having to explain it in Romanian or Russian. Taxis are a very affordable option in Chisinau with prices ranging from $2 (local trips) to around $15 (maximum to the airport). Prices might be a bit higher in peak times but still remain super affordable compared to most European cities. Note, Uber, Lyft and other international ride share companies don\u2019t operate in Moldova.
Yandex Go (Google Play App Store) - Yandex (Russia\u2019s Google) operates the most ubiquitous taxi ride share app in Chisinau. The app lets you pay with cash or card and works in English. Note: Yandex has fallen under Russian sanctions after the start of the war. The company relocated some subsidiaries outside Russia to dodge sanctions and the app remains available from Apple and Google in Moldova. Anecdotally I\u2019ve heard that depending on your phone\u2019s home of origin it might not be available. It\u2019s also worth noting that many governments do not allow their workers to use Yandex apps. Still, it\u2019s the biggest in Chisinau so it\u2019s worth noting.
CasaRoz (instagram google maps) - CasaRoz is a brand new location opening this month just in time for the upcoming Summit (hopefully\u2026 otherwise this plug will be a bit lost). It is a wine and craft cocktail bar with a limited menu of Spanish tapas. The location is quite out of the way and in spite of not being far from the center it\u2019s best to taxi so you\u2019re sure to find it. This place is a bit of a hidden treasure, built in a remodeled 19th century house in a neighborhood mostly known for the Bazaar, it boasts a really cool atmosphere in addition to the drink menu.
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