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The best way for elderly people to get around in Egypt is usually a taxi from their front door to the door of where they are going, booked ahead at a known price: no waiting on the kerb, no high microbus steps, no haggling over the fare. On the Taxi Masr app, a son or daughter can request the ride for their parents from their own phone, under the parent's name and number, and follow it on the map until they arrive.
Doctor's visits, lab tests, collecting a pension, visiting relatives: trips that cannot be skipped, but that are exhausting for someone with bad knees, a bad back or weak eyesight. The right choice of transport makes the trip shorter, calmer and more dignified.
| Option | Getting in and out | Comfort | Family follow-up | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A taxi through the Taxi Masr app | From the front door to the destination's door | Back seat and ride preferences | Live tracking link | Shown before you request and never goes up |
| A street taxi | Standing on the kerb until one stops | Depends on the car | None | Sometimes haggled |
| A microbus | Walking to the stop and high steps | Crowded, narrow seats | None | The cheapest |
Set the pickup at your parents' home and the destination, and enter the rider's name and number so the captain can contact them. You follow the ride on the map from wherever you are, and share the link with your siblings.
Choose the day and time of the appointment; you get a reminder fifteen minutes before, and the search for a captain starts about 10 minutes before. Leave a margin for traffic, especially before clinic hours.
Up to 5 stops in one ride, priced on the whole route: from home to the pharmacy and back home. A stop is for a short halt; for a long clinic visit it is better to book two separate rides, there and back.
Choose a quiet ride, air conditioning on or off, and the kind of music or none, and you can ask for a female captain if one is available in the area. If the rider has a walker or a folding wheelchair, tell the captain in the in-app chat before they arrive.
The price is shown before you request, on the Taxi Masr meter (EGP 20 to start + EGP 5 per km + 50 piastres per minute), and does not go up after you confirm. The rider pays the amount shown in cash, or you pay it by InstaPay transfer, or by card on a POS terminal if the captain carries one.
| Trip | Approx. distance / time | Meter by day |
|---|---|---|
| To a nearby clinic | 3 km / 10 min | ≈ EGP 40 |
| To a hospital in another district | 5 km / 15 min | ≈ EGP 52.50 |
| Home → pharmacy → home | 6 km / 25 min | ≈ EGP 62.50 |
The figures are approximate; the exact price for your route appears in the app before you request. A captain may send an offer up to 20% below the meter.
A taxi is not an ambulance. In any emergency or serious medical situation, call an ambulance on 123.
Yes. Book “for someone else” under his name and number from your phone, and follow the ride on the map until he arrives.
No. He just needs to answer the captain when they arrive; the ride is managed from your account.
Transfer the amount shown in the app by InstaPay, or he pays it in cash to the captain.
Yes, up to 5 stops in one ride, priced on the whole route.
Yes. Choose the day and time, and the search for a captain starts about 10 minutes before.
Make your parents' trips calmer and safer. Download the Taxi Masr app and request them a taxi to their front door at a price you know before you request.
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