For anyone that’s traveled for some time now, we can all agree that taxis generally want to rip you off in foreign countries especially if you do not speak the language. This is not always the case, especially in countries where taxis are metered but many developing countries do not have metered taxis and the driver will have their way with you. I found this to be the worst in places like Egypt, where the taxis are the worst of the worst, trying to charge me $40 for a ride to the city when Uber would be $5.
Thankfully, with the advent of the internet and smartphones, the giant ride hailing app Uber changed everything. Nowadays, I travel the world and always make sure I am up to date on the latest ride hailing apps available in those countries so not to be ripped off by taxis again. Almost all apps allow you to link your credit card and some even by mobile payment system so it’s very easy to set up and earn copious amounts of credit card points to continue traveling!
This post is meant to be an ever-changing list of every country in the world and the ride-hailing app that you can use in that country.
Ride hailing apps in the world
Ride hailing apps started in 2012 or thereabouts with Uber being the first app created that let you order taxis on demand from the convenience of your smartphone. Nowadays as I write this in 2019 and beyond, there are a bunch of other Ride Hailing apps as Uber faces stiff competition in many markets. Sure it would be convenient if I could just use Uber for everywhere in the world but competition is always good for the consumer and keeps prices low.
More apps will be created for new markets, some apps will falter as competition increases, and others will be acquired by the big players. For now these are the most popular ride sharing apps in the world:
- Uber – Most popular and in many countries around the world
- Lyft – Popular in the US/Canada
- Ola – Popular in India, Bangladesh
- Didi – Popular in China
- GrabTaxi – Popular in SE Asia
- LineTaxi – Popular in Japan
- Bolt (Formerly Taxify) – Popular in Northern and Eastern Europe
- KakaoTaxi – Popular in Korea
- YandexTaxi – Popular in Russia and former Soviet countries
- Careem – Popular in Middle East
- Easy Taxi – Popular in some South American countries
- FreeNOW (formerly myTaxi) – Popular in some Western and Northern European countries
- Gett – Popular in Israel
Here is a nice graphic from Mashable that shows where Uber operates and the global competitors that it has.
Ridesharing and Ride Hailing apps
Ridesharing is different to Ride-hailing in that you’re sharing the ride with other people. Whether that is with a car, a van, motorcycle etc, there is a difference. However, apps like Uber with their Uberpool feature have combined the two into one app. Ridesharing generally allows you to save on costs in exchange for riding with strangers and potentially adding time to your destination. Other apps like Blablacar, which is one of my all time favorite apps in Europe allows people to carpool together to places too far for conventional taxis. For example, I can use Blablacar as a rideshare service to go from Frankfurt to Cologne for very cheap.
For the purpose of this post, I will just focus on the ride hailing app part. All of these apps are ride hailing and only some of these apps offer a ride-sharing feature.
An ever changing list and ride hailing landscape
At the time of writing, this list will likely be obsolete in a years time as ride hailing is still very new. Companies will come and go, new regulations will make meaningful impacts, and competition will mean constant change. Therefore, I plan to update this list as much as possible. For my readers, if you see something that should be changed, which should be a lot, please leave a comment and I will promptly edit so future readers can use this information!
Availability in the large cities
Of course, please keep in mind that ride-hailing apps and taxis are generally only available in the larger cities. For practicality, I cannot list which app is available in which city of every country. That would take me ages to produce. Merely, this list is simply whether apps are available in that country and will generally apply to the larger cities only and almost always the capital city. In addition, some cities do not allow ride hailing apps to do pickups from the airport so check accordingly. Please check on your own whether the city you visit subscribe to the apps listed!
Official City Taxi ride hailing apps
When Uber first came out, it was the end of taxi organizations everywhere. Instead of learning to assimilate, taxi unions fought to have Uber banned. This worked in some countries but not so much in others. Many years later after it was too late, taxi unions have finally started making their own apps that mirror what other ride hailing apps do. There are too many of these apps to count and many cities have their own specific app. For the purpose of this post, I cannot do research of every city/country in the world so I will only include the major players. If you would like to contribute something, please leave a comment!
Afghanistan – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: No
Albania – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: No
Algeria – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: No
Andorra – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: No
Angola – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes
Which taxi apps are available?: Allo taxi, Kubinga
Antigua and Barbuda – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: No
Argentina – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes. Easy Taxi and Uber.
Armenia – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yandex, GG Taxi.
Australia – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes, Uber, Bolt
Austria – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes, Uber and MyTaxi
Azerbaijan – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Uber, Bolt
Bahamas – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: No
Bahrain – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes, Careem and Uber
Bangladesh – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes, Uber and Ola Cabs
Barbados – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: No
Belarus – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes, Yandex
Belgium – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Uber
Belize – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: No
Benin – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes, GoZem
Bhutan – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes, Ola Cabs
Bolivia – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes, in La Paz
Bosnia and Herzegovina – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: No
Botswana – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: No
Brazil – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes, Uber and Easy Taxi
Brunei – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes, Grab
Bulgaria – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes, TaxiMe
Burkina Faso – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: No
Burundi – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: No
Côte d’Ivoire – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes, Yango
Cabo Verde – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: No
Cambodia – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes, Uber and Grab.
Cameroon – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: No
Canada – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes, Uber and Lyft in some cities
Central African Republic – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: No
Chad – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: No
Chile – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes, Uber
China – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes, Didi
Colombia – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes, Uber and EasyTaxi
Comoros – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: No
Congo (Congo-Brazzaville) – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes, Uber
Costa Rica – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes, Uber
Croatia – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes, Uber and EKO
Cuba – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: No
Cyprus – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes, Bolt
Czech Republic – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes, Uber and Bolt
Democratic Republic of the Congo – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes, Uber
Denmark – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes, Uber
Djibouti – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: No
Dominica – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: No
Dominican Republic – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes, Uber
Ecuador – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes, Uber and EasyTaxi
Egypt – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes, Uber and Careem
El Salvador – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes
Equatorial Guinea – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: No
Eritrea – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: No
Estonia – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes, Uber and Bolt and Yandex Taxi
Ethiopia – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes, Zayride and Uber
Fiji – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: No
Finland – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: No
France – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes, Uber and Bolt
Gabon – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: No
Gambia – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: No
Georgia – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes, Bolt and Yandex Taxi
Germany – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes, Uber and MyTaxi
Ghana – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes, Uber and Bolt
Greece – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes, Uber and Bolt
Grenada – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: No
Guatemala – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes, Uber in Antigua and Guatemala City
Guinea – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: No
Guinea-Bissau – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: No
Guyana – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes, Ecab.gy
Haiti – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: No
Holy See – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes, Uber and MyTaxi
Honduras – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes, Ryte and Indriver.
Hungary – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes, Uber and Bolt
Iceland – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes, Hreyfill bæjarleiðir
India – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes, Ola Cab and Uber
Indonesia – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes, Grab and Uber and Gojek
Iran – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes, Snapp
Iraq – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes, Bolt
Ireland – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes, Uber and MyTaxi
Israel – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes, Gett and Uber
Italy – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes, Uber and MyTaxi
Jamaica – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: No
Japan – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes, Uber and Line Taxi
Jordan – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes, Uber and Careem
Kazakhstan – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes, Yandex Taxi
Kenya – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: yes, Uber and Bolt
Kiribati – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: No
Kuwait – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes, Careem
Kyrgyzstan – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes, Yandex Taxi
Laos – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: No
Latvia – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes, Bolt and Yandex Taxi
Lebanon – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes, Uber and Careem
Lesotho – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: No
Liberia – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: No
Libya – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: No
Liechtenstein – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: No
Lithuania – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes, Uber and Bolt and Yandex Taxi
Luxembourg – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: No
Macedonia (FYROM) – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: No
Madagascar – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: No
Malawi – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: No
Malaysia – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes, Uber and Grab
Maldives – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: No
Mali – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: No
Malta – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes, Uber and Bolt
Marshall Islands – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: No
Mauritania – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: No
Mauritius – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: No
Mexico – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes, Uber and EasyTaxi
Micronesia – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: No
Moldova – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: No
Monaco – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: No
Mongolia – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: No
Montenegro – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: No
Morocco – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes, Uber and Careem
Mozambique – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: No
Myanmar (formerly Burma) – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes, Grab
Namibia – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes, lefa
Nauru – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: No
Nepal – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: No
Netherlands – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes, Uber
New Zealand – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes, Uber
Nicaragua – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: No
Niger – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: No
Nigeria – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes, Uber and Bolt
North Korea – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: No
Norway – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes, Uber
Oman – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: No
Pakistan – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes, Uber and Careem
Palau – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: No
Palestine State – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: No
Panama – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes, Uber
Papua New Guinea – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: No
Paraguay – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes, Uber and EasyTaxi
Peru – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes, Uber and EasyTaxi
Philippines – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes, Uber and Grab
Poland – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes, Uber and Bolt
Portugal – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes, Uber and Bolt
Qatar – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes, Uber and Careem
Romania – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes, Uber and Bolt
Russia – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes, Yandex Taxi and Gett
Rwanda – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: No
Saint Kitts and Nevis – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: No
Saint Lucia – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: No
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: No
Samoa – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: No
San Marino – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: No
Sao Tome and Principe – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: No
Saudi Arabia – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes, Uber and Careem
Senegal – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: No
Serbia – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes, Yandex Taxi
Seychelles – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: No
Sierra Leone – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: No
Singapore – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes, Uber and Grab
Slovakia – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes, Uber and Bolt
Slovenia – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: No
Solomon Islands – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: No
Somalia – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: No
South Africa – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes, Uber and Bolt
South Korea – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes, Uber and Kakaotaxi
South Sudan – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: No
Spain – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes, Uber and MyTaxi
Sri Lanka – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes, Uber
Sudan – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes, Careem
Suriname – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: No
Swaziland – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: No
Sweden – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes, Uber and Bolt and MyTaxi
Switzerland – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes, Uber
Syria – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: No
Tajikistan – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: No
Tanzania – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes, Uber and Bolt
Thailand – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes, Grab
Timor-Leste – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: No
Togo – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes, GoZem
Tonga – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: No
Trinidad and Tobago – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: No
Tunisia – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: No
Turkey – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: No
Turkmenistan – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: No
Tuvalu – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: No
Uganda – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes, Uber and Bolt
Ukraine – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes, Uber, Bolt and Yandex Taxi
United Arab Emirates – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes, Careem and Uber
United Kingdom – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes, Uber and Bolt (only in London) and Gett
United States of America – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes: Uber, Lyft, Gett, Juno
Uruguay – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes, Uber
Uzbekistan – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes, Yandex Taxi
Vanuatu – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: No
Venezuela – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes, Easy Taxi
Viet Nam – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes, Grab
Yemen – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: No
Zambia – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes, Ulendo Taxi
Zimbabwe – Ride Hailing Apps
Do any ride hailing apps exist?: Yes, G-Taxi, Vaya Lift, Hwindi
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GG is a local ride sharing app in Armenia and worked well for me (in 2018). I couldn’t get my New Zealand credit card to work with Yandex.
Thanks mate! Will get it added to the list.
Hi Jonny. Love this post. Super useful for future travels. Just got back from a trip in West Africa and primarily used GoZem in Togo and Benin.
Hey Chris, thanks for the update! Will make the change now
About the Honduras section, Uber has never operated in here, apart from UberEats which recently arrived. The only apps I’m familiar with are Ryte and InDriver, they work similarly to Uber and are usually cheaper than normal taxis
Ah thanks Richard! Have updated accordingly