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Free app for Greece: know the exact taxi fare before you get in — built by a Greek cop who got tired of watching backpackers get scammed.

Hey backpackers heading to Greece —

Quick heads up: taxi scams at Athens airport, Piraeus port, and the islands are real and very common. Drivers target people with big backpacks who look like they just arrived and have no idea what things cost.

I know because I'm a police officer in Greece and I've watched it happen hundreds of times.

So I built FairTaxiapp — a free app that shows you the legal estimated fare for any taxi ride in Greece, based on official government tariff data.

The backpacker-specific features you'll care about:

→ Works offline — no local SIM or roaming needed

→ Free, forever. Zero ads, zero subscriptions

→ Works on both Android and iPhone

→ Multiple languages — useful when the driver pretends not to speak English

→ Dispute helper — step by step what to do if a driver overcharges you

It won't book your taxi (it's not Uber) — it just tells you what you should pay so no one can fool you.

just look it up and spread the love , its free

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u/Downtown-Ad-5784 — 2 months ago
▲ 126 r/Athens_Greece+2 crossposts

Greek police officer here — we built a free app to help tourists avoid taxi scams

I work as a police officer in Greece and every summer I see the same situation over and over again.

Tourists arrive at the airport or the port tired after traveling, carrying luggage, trying to get to their hotel — and some taxi drivers take advantage of that.

I’ve personally seen people charged €80 or €100 for rides that should cost €20-25.
Most tourists don’t know the normal prices, they don’t know the area, and many don’t want to argue in another country on the first day of their vacation.

Usually by the time they understand what happened, the driver is already gone and there’s not much anybody can do.

After seeing this for years, me and a few friends decided to build something simple that could actually help people.

So we created FairTaxi.

It’s a free app for tourists visiting Greece that helps estimate what a taxi ride should normally cost.

The app currently:

  • Estimates taxi fares in Greece
  • Shows your route during the ride
  • Works offline
  • Stores ride history
  • Lets you export rides as PDF
  • Supports multiple languages
  • Helps travelers avoid obvious overcharging

That’s it.
No ads.
No subscriptions.
No company behind it.

Just a small project made by people who were tired of seeing visitors get ripped off.

Right now the app only works in Greece, but hopefully we can improve and expand it over time.

If you’re traveling to Greece this summer, maybe it helps you or somebody you know.

Android:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fairtaxi.app

iPhone:
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/fairtaxi/id6759111382

Facebook:
https://facebook.com/fairtaxiapp

u/Downtown-Ad-5784 — 3 months ago
▲ 2 r/TravelGreece+1 crossposts

Taxi pricing

Hello! I’m looking to understand if a quote for a taxi I’ve been given is a fair value or if I should look for a better option.

I received a quote for a taxi for two people from Athens to Finikounda for €350.

Is that too much? If anyone knows a vendor that could provide a competitive price, please comment with their info. Thanks!

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u/Downtown-Ad-5784 — 2 months ago