What to check before you book an airport cab in Bangalore
Flat fare or meter, toll included or not, waiting time on arrivals — the four questions that decide whether an airport booking goes smoothly.
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Most booking mistakes are made here — a group books on seat count alone, and then discovers the boot will not take the bags.
Count bags before seats
An Innova and an Innova Crysta are both 7 + 1, and both take roughly three large bags plus three small. Seven adults with a large bag each will not fit, whatever the seat count says.
A Tempo Traveller is 12 + 1 with dedicated luggage space, which is why groups of eight and nine often end up in one even though the seats are not all needed.
What the extra money buys on a Crysta
A Crysta is ₹20/km against ₹18 for an Innova — ₹2 per kilometre, so on a 600 km billed trip it is ₹1,200 more. What you get is a quieter cabin, better seats and a noticeably easier ride on ghat sections.
For a city day or a short run, the Innova is the better value. For a long hill drive or a client pickup, the Crysta earns the difference.
The quick version
- Up to 4 people, light bags, city or airport — Etios
- Up to 6, family trip — Ertiga
- Up to 7, general outstation — Innova
- Up to 7, long drive or a trip where comfort matters — Innova Crysta
- 8 to 12 with luggage — Tempo Traveller
- Larger groups and events — mini bus
Tell whoever takes your booking the passenger count and the bag count. The right vehicle follows from those two numbers.
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How outstation cab fares are calculated
Per-kilometre rate, minimum daily billing, driver allowance and the items charged at actuals — the four parts of every outstation quote.
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Send the route and the date. You will have a fare back quickly, and a cab held for the time you need it.