Free taxi in Budapest! This is how you can use it
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From now on, the municipality of Terézváros – Budapest’s 6th district – will help elderly people living in the district with a new service. The Időstaxi, meaning Elderly Taxi, is free of charge in the district.
According to the municipality, the aim of the initiative is to make it easier for residents who are less mobile due to their age and health condition to manage their official affairs, to get to medical examinations and treatments, napi.hu reports.
People aged 60 and over living in the 6th district can use the Elderly Taxi to visit health institutions, to attend to official business in person, to go shopping or to move to a social institution, among other things.
To use the Elderly Taxi, please call +36 (70) 938-3833 five days before your planned trip, between 10 AM and 2 PM on weekdays. The transport is free of charge within the district and costs HUF 1,000 (EUR 2.62) within the capital.