Spain taxi fares 2027: rises of 3.5% to 6% by city

October 31, 2026 · 5 min read · Taxio Team

Taximeter switched on on a taxi dashboard at night, with blurred street lights — Photo: Maximus Beaumont / Unsplash

In short: the 2027 taxi fares are being decided now, city by city. Seville has already approved a 3.5% rise in full council, Cádiz is around 6% and Barcelona has agreed 5.5-5.7% with a €2 night supplement. None is final until its regional government authorises it.

Taxi fares 2027, city by city

Status as of 31 October 2026. Sources: local press and trade associations; none has been published in an official gazette yet.
City	Rise	Status
Seville	3.5%	Approved in full council, awaiting the Junta
Cádiz	5.8-6.2%	Approved in full council, awaiting the Junta
Barcelona (AMB)	5.5-5.7%	Agreed at the technical committee
Salamanca	5.81%	Trade proposal
Madrid	—	Negotiations just opened

Seville: €4.78 minimum fare and airport frozen

The full council unanimously approved a general rise of 3.5% on 22 October, according to Andalucía Información and El Mira. The figures you will see most on the taximeter:

Tariff 1: flag fall €1.76, €1.20/km and a minimum fare of €4.78 (previously €4.62).
Tariffs 2 and 3: minimum fare of €5.86 and €7.34.
Airport: the fixed fares stay at €26 and €29.
New: a fixed €3.83 supplement for pick-ups at the Estadio de La Cartuja on event days.

Authorisation from the Junta de Andalucía (the regional government) is still pending.

Barcelona: 5.5-5.7% and €2 more on weekend nights

The metropolitan area's technical fares committee reached an agreement with an estimated overall increase of between 5.5% and 5.7%, as reported by La Gaceta del Taxi based on a statement from Élite Taxi. By tariff, the rises range from 4.4% to 4.6%; the airport and cruise terminal fare reaches €48.

What is new is an automatic €2 supplement on Fridays, Saturdays and the evenings before public holidays between 22:00 and 6:00, as Metrópoli Abierta details. In September the trade had asked for 9.4%. The current fares remain in force until 17 January 2027, and the agreement still has to go through the AMB and the Generalitat. It is another open front alongside the new Catalan taxi law.

Cádiz and Salamanca: around 6%

Cádiz approved a rise of between 5.8% and 6.2% at an extraordinary full council meeting, reports La Voz del Sur. Flag fall goes from €1.53 to €1.62 and the night minimum fare from €5.85 to €6.20. The plan is to apply it on 1 January, once the Junta gives the go-ahead.

In Salamanca it is only a request from the trade for now: 5.81% on average, with daytime flag fall at €2.10 and the kilometre at €1.29, according to La Revista del Taxi. The city council still has to consider it.

Madrid: no proposal yet

In mid-October the associations and the city council held their first meeting on the 2027 fare. Once there is a proposal, it has to be approved by the Comisión de Precios (pricing committee) of the Comunidad de Madrid.

For reference, the 2026 fare was approved on 25 November: an average of 2.36%, the tariff 1 kilometre at €1.40 and a fixed airport fare of €33. If the calendar repeats, the 2027 figure will arrive in November.

A fare rise is not a pay rise

3.5% more on the taximeter is not 3.5% more in your pocket. The platform's commission, fuel, insurance and your self-employed contributions still come out of each ride, and almost all of those expenses are going up too.

How Taxio handles this

With Taxio you record every ride with its platform's commission and every expense, and the app tells you your real average of euros per hour and your net instead of your gross.

That way, in February you can compare with December and see how much of the new fare has actually reached you.

Frequently asked questions about taxi fares in 2027

How much are taxi fares going up in 2027?

It depends on the city, because each city council proposes its own. At the end of October 2026: Seville approves 3.5%, Cádiz between 5.8% and 6.2%, Barcelona has agreed 5.5-5.7% overall at the technical committee, and in Salamanca the trade is asking for 5.81%. Madrid has no proposal yet.

When do the new taxi fares come into force?

Usually on 1 January, but only once the regional government authorises them. In Barcelona the 2026 fares remain in force until 17 January 2027. Until there is authorisation, the old fare still applies.

Who approves taxi fares?

The city council (or the metropolitan area) negotiates with the associations and approves a proposal in a full council meeting. The region's pricing body then authorises it: the Junta in Andalusia, the Comisión de Precios in Madrid or the Generalitat's Comissió de Preus in Catalonia.

How much is the minimum fare in Seville in 2027?

€4.78 on tariff 1 (weekdays from 7:00 to 21:00), up from €4.62 in 2026. Tariff 2 goes to €5.86 and tariff 3 to €7.34. The fixed airport fares stay at €26 and €29.

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