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Date Published: 07/06/2024
Alhama Town Hall will pay half your taxi journey from Condado de Alhama
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The subsidised taxi service between Alhama de Murcia and the districts is continuing this year
Alhama de Murcia Town Council has decided to continue its popular taxi subsidies between the town centre and the five outlying districts of Alhama, including the resort of Condado de Alhama.
“The aim of this measure,” say sources from the Town Hall, “is to facilitate travel for those residents who do not have their own vehicle, especially the elderly or people with mobility difficulties, who, because of their limitations, find it more difficult to travel.”
Under the scheme, the Ayuntamiento subsidises 50% of the cost of the journey from or to each of the districts of Alhama de Murcia.
How to order a subsidised taxi to or from Alhama
The telephone number to request a taxi is 0034 662 864 022.
Alhama Ayuntamiento wants the following to be borne in mind before you book your journey:
Journeys will be made directly from the point of origin to the point of destination, without stops along the way
Users who wish to use the service should call the taxi switchboard in the outlying districts, which will put them through to the taxi driver corresponding to them to request the desired service
If the first taxi driver is unable to provide the service, the switchboard will contact the next one and so on
When you arrive at your destination, you must sign a receipt and pay the remaining 50% to the taxi driver
This service is only available for residents registered in any of Alhama’s outlying districts
Alhama taxi fares
The fares established for the five districts and Condado de Alhama have risen slightly this year from last year, and the new rates are as follows:
El Berro to Alhama or Alhama to El Berro: 25 euros each way
El Cañarico to Alhama or Alhama to El Cañarico: 25 euros each way
La Costera to Alhama or Alhama to La Costera: 16 euros each way
Gebas to Alhama or Alhama to Gebas: 16 euros each way
Las Cañadas to Alhama or Alhama to Las Cañadas: 19 euros each way
Condado de Alhama Alhama or Alhama to Condado de Alhama (taxi rank in the centre of the resort): 25 euros each way
Note that the for Condado de Alhama, the pick-up and arrival point is the main door of the urbanisation where the Al Kasar shopping centre is located. If you want the taxi driver to take you to your front door, you will have to pay the difference
These fares apply for journeys made during the day from Monday to Friday. They increase by 20% for services carried out on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays, and also at night between the hours of 10pm and 7am.