How to Book a Multi-Stop Taxi in One Ride Without Paying Extra

To book a taxi with several stops in one ride, open the Taxi Masr app, set your final destination, then add the stops you need (up to 5) in order. The app calculates the distance and time across the whole route and shows you a single price on Taxi Masr's tariff before you confirm — with one flag fall, instead of a new flag fall at every stop.

Many passengers need to get more than one thing done in a single trip every day: dropping the children at school before work, stopping at several places to pick up supplies, or collecting colleagues on the way. This article explains how multi-stop rides save you time and money.

The problem with booking a separate ride for every stop

Without a multi-stop option, passengers are left with one of two costly choices:

1. Ending the ride and ordering a new car at every stop: That means paying the flag fall several times (for example EGP 20 × 3 = EGP 60 in flag falls alone), and waiting for a new car each time.
2. Agreeing verbally with the driver to wait: This often ends in an argument over the waiting charge and the final price.

Taxi Masr solves this with a single route calculated in advance and a clear price before you get in.

Cost comparison: separate rides vs one multi-stop ride

An example of a daytime trip in Mansoura with three stops, 8 km in total (3 + 3 + 2 km) and about 22 minutes of driving, on Taxi Masr's tariff (EGP 20 flag fall + EGP 5 per km + EGP 0.50 per minute):

These are illustrative estimates; the actual price appears in the app before you confirm, and a captain may offer you a discount of up to 20% off the meter fare.

How to book a multi-stop taxi with Taxi Masr

1. Open the Taxi Masr app: Set your pickup point precisely.
2. Enter your destination: Then choose to add a stop.
3. Add up to 5 stops: In the order you want (for example: school, then the supermarket, then the office).
4. Check the price: The app calculates the distance and time across every stop and shows the total price on Taxi Masr's tariff.
5. Confirm the request: The captain receives the full route with its stops and marks their arrival at each one, so you can follow the ride's progress without explaining the way every time.

When multi-stop rides are most useful

• Shopping and errands: Stopping at more than one shop and leaving your purchases in the car before moving on, instead of carrying bags down the street.
• Family and student trips: One ride with friends or neighbours in which everyone is dropped at their own door along the same route.
• Medical errands: Picking up test results at the lab, then the clinic, then the pharmacy in one organised trip.

The family shopping run: hypermarket, mall and pharmacy in one ride

The weekly shopping run with the family, whether to Carrefour, a hypermarket or one of the malls in Mansoura, is where multiple stops pay off most: you leave home, call at several places, and come back with your shopping without looking for a new taxi while carrying bags.

• Make the place where you will spend longest the last stop: if you will be at the mall for an hour, make it your destination and request the ride home from there when you are done.
• Short stops in the middle: the pharmacy, the bakery or collecting a ready order, where you step out for a few minutes and come back.
• Large purchases: tell the captain in the chat if you have a lot of bags or a big box so they can clear the boot.
• With children and older relatives: set the pickup right in front of the entrance, not on the opposite side of the street.
• No change needed: after shopping you often run out of small notes, so pay the amount shown by InstaPay.

Getting home from the mall with the family: where to request the taxi

• Pick a gate on a main street: Set the pickup at a mall gate where a taxi can pull up, not inside the car park or in the crush at the main entrance.
• Request after you pay, not before: The first 5 minutes of waiting after the captain arrives are free, then EGP 1.50 a minute up to EGP 30, so do not call the car while you are still in the checkout queue.
• Message the captain the gate name: Write the gate name or a well-known shop beside it, especially on Thursday evenings and holidays when the place is crowded.
• A large family: Every ride is an ordinary taxi with no larger class, so a big group with a lot of shopping may need two cars.
• The price does not change with the crowds: The meter is the same on holidays and other days; the only increase is 25% from midnight to 5 am.

One ride or separate rides?

A multi-stop ride suits you best when the stops lie roughly along one route and each stop is short. If you will stay an hour or more at one of the stops, or come back from it at a different time, request a separate ride for each trip.

Tips for ordering your stops

• Order the stops logically: Start with the one nearest your pickup point, and make the last stop the place where your day ends.
• Pin each point precisely: Choose the right entrance of large buildings such as hospitals and universities rather than the name of a long street.
• Tell your companions the order: Who gets off where, so the route does not change on the way.
• Leave time to spare: Every stop adds minutes for getting in and out, so do not build an exam or a train around the shortest possible time.
• Do not add a "just in case" stop: Add only the stops you actually need, because the price is calculated on the whole route.

A round of errands that ends at home

Your final destination can be the place you started from: request the ride from home, add the school, the market and the pharmacy as stops, and make home the last destination. That way you pay one flag fall for the whole family's errands, and your shopping stays in the car until you get back. Order the stops as a loop that starts and ends at home without doubling back along the same streets, because every extra kilometre counts on the meter.

• The morning school run: from home to the younger child's school, then the older one's, then your workplace, in one ride.
• The weekly errands: the supermarket, then the bakery, then the pharmacy, then back home.
• Agree with anyone you are meeting at a stop to be ready when the car arrives: a short stop respects the captain's time and keeps the ride short.

What about the time spent at each stop?

The price you see before you confirm is the price of the whole ride with all its stops, and no waiting meter is added for the stops. The only waiting that is charged is at the pickup point: the first 5 minutes are free, then EGP 1.50 per minute up to a maximum of EGP 30. Even so, keep each stop short out of respect for the captain's time.

Frequently asked questions about multi-stop taxi rides

Can I change the stops during the ride?

Stops are set when you request the ride and the price is calculated from them, so check your stops and their order carefully before confirming.

What is the maximum number of stops in one ride?

Up to 5 stops per ride, which covers most daily errands and shopping trips.

Can the captain refuse to stop at one of the stops?

The captain sees the full route with its stops before accepting the ride, so accepting the ride means accepting the whole route. If you run into a problem, you can file a complaint from the ride screen.

How do I pay for a multi-stop ride?

You pay the total once at the end of the ride: cash, InstaPay, or your card on a POS terminal if the captain carries one. In-app card payment is being activated.

Can my family follow a multi-stop ride?

Yes. Share the ride link so they can follow the car on the map. Between 10 pm and 6 am the ride is shared automatically with the trusted contacts you have enabled for this.

Can my last stop be my home?

Yes. Make home the final destination and your errands stops on the way, as long as the ride starts inside the service area.

Do I pay a flag fall at every stop?

No. The flag fall is paid once for the whole ride, and the price is calculated on the distance and time across all the stops.

Can I book one taxi for a shopping trip and the way home?

Yes, if each stop is short: make the shops stops and your home the final destination. If you will stay at the mall for a long time, request the ride home from there when you are done.

How do I book a taxi home from the mall after shopping with the family?

Request the ride once you have paid, set the pickup at a gate on a main street where a taxi can stop, and message the captain the gate name. The price is shown before you request and does not rise after you confirm.

Does a taxi from the mall cost more on a Thursday evening or on holidays?

No. The meter is the same every day; the only increase is 25% from midnight to 5 am.

Save time and effort by fitting your daily errands into one fair ride. Download the Taxi Masr app and start your multi-stop ride on the meter.