Verified taxi fare guide

Hamilton taxi rates and fare calculator.

TaxiRates applies Hamilton’s regulated taxicab meter for trips within Hamilton, including normal YHM trips where both ends are within the city.

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$4.90First 71.4 m

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$1.80/kmDistance equivalent

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HST includedCity tariff

Calculate a Hamilton taxi fare

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✓ City-regulated meter

Hamilton taxi meter rates

Hamilton publishes the meter increments directly. TaxiRates preserves those increments instead of rounding the tariff into a generic national formula.

Initial fare$4.90First 71.4 m

Distance$0.10Each 55.6 m

Waiting$0.10Each 11 sec

TaxIncludedHST

Fare logic

How the estimate works

TaxiRates uses road distance and the exact published distance increments. It does not convert ordinary Google traffic delay into waiting charges because qualifying meter waiting cannot be inferred reliably from route ETA alone.

Fare logic

YHM airport trips

John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport confirms taxi service. TaxiRates uses the Hamilton meter for normal trips between YHM and destinations inside Hamilton and does not add an unverified passenger airport fee.

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Reading the Hamilton meter correctly

Hamilton’s tariff includes HST and uses small distance and waiting increments. TaxiRates converts those increments into a route estimate while preserving the regulated structure. Waiting applies when the taxi is stopped or moving slowly under the meter rule; it is not a blanket charge for the entire Google ETA.

Hamilton International Airport uses this city meter for supported Hamilton destinations. Airport operational charges are kept separate unless the passenger-facing tariff explicitly requires them.