Overview
- Munich’s city council has approved binding minimum prices for rides booked through platforms such as Uber and Bolt, with the rules taking effect on July 1, 2026.
- The regulation sets a €5.13 base fare, €2.43 per kilometre for the first seven kilometres, and €2.25 per kilometre after that, with taxi-only surcharges not applied to platforms.
- Authorities plan active enforcement, with the Munich customs office and the city conducting inspections and fare checks, which officials described as enabling “360-degree monitoring.”
- Taxi pricing was revised to make longer trips cheaper, cutting the main station–airport flat fare from €106 to €96 and lowering the per‑kilometre rate beyond seven kilometres.
- Uber and Bolt criticized the policy, with Uber projecting about €8 more per trip and warning of legal uncertainty, while Bolt called it a de facto “taxi tax”; other German cities like Heidelberg and Cologne are moving in the same direction.