Can you a hail a cab in DC?

[Anonymous]

New Yorker here. Will be there next week. Is it easy to hail a city cab like in NYC? I don’t love Uber.

[Anonymous]

Yes of course. It likely will not be as secure or regulated as in NYC though. Try to at least hail a Yellow Cab, or of course you can call them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes of course. It likely will not be as secure or regulated as in NYC though. Try to at least hail a Yellow Cab, or of course you can call them.

^^oh yeah, and Yellow Cabs aren’t yellow anymore. Go figure. You have to look closely at the company listed on the door. There is a huge variation in DC cabs.

[Anonymous]

Ok. Thank you! Sounds like they are private cab companies but there is no municipal city cab?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ok. Thank you! Sounds like they are private cab companies but there is no municipal city cab?

That’s right.

[Anonymous]

Could also try the curb app

[Anonymous]

You can, but depending on where you are hailing it from they may not be plentiful.

[Anonymous]

Yes, and I actually find them more reliable than Ubers these days at least during busy times. If you are coming in the Union Station there is a line of them there waiting for passengers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You can, but depending on where you are hailing it from they may not be plentiful.

I think this is true. At the airport it's easy enough to get one, but if you are just planning to step outside and wave one down on Penn. Ave you could be waiting a while.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You can, but depending on where you are hailing it from they may not be plentiful.

I think this is true. At the airport it's easy enough to get one, but if you are just planning to step outside and wave one down on Penn. Ave you could be waiting a while.

I think a lot of drivers switched to Uber/retired/found other gigs/etc when Covid hit and they haven't fully returned in the numbers we had pre-pandemic.

[Anonymous]

You can always get one at DCA or union station. You can generally get one by the house or Senate office buildings on weekdays. Downtown maybe but you may wait a while. More residential neighborhoods it's almost definitely going to be quicker to order a Lyft or Uber.

[Anonymous]

Use Uber. Cabs suck in DC.

[Anonymous]

There are often cabs in front of big hotels but otherwise it’s not easy!

[Anonymous]

It is not easy post-COVID. Nothing like NYC. I lived in DC in the aughts and it was simple then…but things have changed.

I was there last fall and the hotel concierge told me it was best to download Uber. I found that to be true and I hate Uber.

[Anonymous]

You will like uber more than cabs in DC.