How far is it?
The biggest factor by far. A trip across Fort Smith and a run up I-49 to XNA are different jobs with different numbers.
Know the price before you ride
Taxi Rates in Fort Smith and the River Valley
Trips in town run on the meter. Airport and casino trips have one set price.
- Answered 24 hours, holidays too
- City licensed and inspected
- Long trips priced before you ride
- A quoted price holds On airport and casino trips, the price we quote is the price.
- No surge pricing We do not raise the price because the night is busy.
- Ask before you book Tell us the trip and we price it. Then you decide.
- We match other cab prices Tell us what another company quoted for the casino run.
How pricing works
Call with your pickup address and destination and you get the number for that trip, not a range and not an estimate that moves while you wait.
Local rides in Fort Smith run on the meter. Longer runs, XNA and Fort Smith Regional and the Pocola and Roland casinos, are priced flat. There is no surge multiplier at closing time and no price that climbs because it started raining. Dial (479) 445-3169 and ask.
How pricing works
What a fare depends on
How many of you?
A sedan and a van are priced differently, so dispatch asks for the head count and bag count before quoting rather than after.
How many stops?
Collecting three people at three addresses adds time, and time is what a fare measures. Say so up front and the quote holds.
Should we wait?
If you want the car to stay through an appointment, say so and it is quoted that way instead of charged as a second trip.
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Why a cab price and an app price behave differently
The cheapest quoted price is not always the cheapest ride, and the gap shows up at the hour you need a car most.
A quoted taxi fare
- Set when you book, before the car is sent
- Not raised because the night is busy
- Competitor matching on the Pocola and Roland runs
- Backed by a city taxi license and inspected cars
An app price
- × Calculated at the moment you request
- × Climbs with demand, weather and events
- × Driver assigned by whoever is closest that minute
Getting an exact price
- Where you are, with the building or apartment number
- Where you are going, including the door if it is a campus
- How many people are riding
- Roughly when you want the car
- Whether you want the return leg quoted at the same time
Fare questions
Why are the fares not listed on this page?
Because a number without your pickup address, destination and vehicle is a guess, and a guess is what people get angry about later. Call (479) 445-3169 and you get the actual fare for your trip before you ride.
Do you charge surge pricing?
No. The fare you are quoted is the fare, whether it is a Tuesday afternoon or 2 a.m. on New Year Eve.
Is the airport run metered or flat?
Flat. Long runs to XNA or Fort Smith Regional are quoted as a fixed price before the trip starts.
Will you match another cab company price?
On the casino runs to Pocola and Roland, yes. Tell the dispatcher the quote you were given.
What makes one ride cost more than another?
Distance, the vehicle needed, how many stops there are, and whether the car waits for you. Those are the things dispatch asks about, and they are the things that move the number.
Get a fare for your trip
One call, one number, before the car leaves. Ask about the return leg while you are on the phone.