What is the minimum km for one way drop taxi?

One way and airport drop trips have a minimum billable distance of 130 km, so shorter 50 km or 80 km trips are billed as 130 km. Round trips have a minimum of 250 km per day, and Karnataka round trips have a minimum of 300 km per day.

Are toll and permit charges included?

Per-km rates are inclusive of GST and the estimate includes Rs.400 driver bata. Toll, parking, interstate permit, waiting, night, hill station, pet, luggage, and extra stop charges are listed separately whenever they apply.

What are the driver bata and waiting charges?

Driver bata is a fixed Rs.400 and is included automatically in the displayed estimate for all trip types. Waiting charges are Rs.150 per hour when applicable.

Services

Taxi services built for every trip

From a single one way drop to a multi-day district tour, Chettinad Express covers it with the same transparent per-km fares and verified driver network.

White sedan taxi driving on a scenic Tamil Nadu highway

One way drop taxi

Most customers travelling between Tamil Nadu cities only need a single direction trip. Our one way drop taxi bills the actual route kilometres instead of a forced round trip, which is why it remains the most searched cab option in the state.

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Comfortable outstation taxi on a green highway route

Round trip cabs

For trips where the same vehicle is needed for the return leg, round trip pricing works out cheaper per kilometre. Common for weddings, temple tours, and multi-day business visits across districts.

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Airport taxi

Flight timings are tracked so the driver adjusts pickup for early arrivals or delays. Meet-and-greet at arrivals with a name board, and fixed airport-zone fares with no last-minute surge.

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White local taxi parked on a bright city street

Local rental packages

Within-city travel for meetings, hospital visits, shopping, or local sightseeing is billed on hourly packages (4hr/40km, 8hr/80km, 12hr/120km) with the same driver for the full booking window.

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Tariff

Fleet & tariff

Vehicle type	Drop trip Rate / Km	Round trip Rate / Km
Sedan (4+1) (Dzire, Etios, Xcent, Aspire, Zest)	15	13
SUV (6+1) (Ertiga, Kia Carens, Enjoy, Rumion)	20	18
MUV (7+1) (Innova, Xylo, Marazzo)	21	18
Innova Crysta (6+1) (Innova Crysta)	26	23

Per-km rates are inclusive of GST. Estimates include Rs.400 driver bata.

Drop Trips - Driver bata Rs.400 is added automatically to every estimate.

Drop Trips - Minimum billable distance is 130 km; shorter drop trips are billed as 130 km.

Drop Trips - Waiting charges Rs.150 per hour.

Round Trips - Driver bata Rs.400 is added automatically to every estimate.

Round Trips - Minimum running must be 250 km per day. For Karnataka, minimum is 300 km per day.

Round Trips - 1 day means 1 calendar day from 00:00 hrs to 23:59 hrs.

Hill station charges: Rs.300 for Sedan and Rs.500 for MUV.

Night charges Rs.200 apply only for drop trips starting between 11 pm and 5 am.

Washing charges for carrying pets: Rs.400 for Sedan and Rs.500 for MUV.

Luggage charges Rs.300 for carrying extra luggage.

Only 2 pickup and drop points are allowed. More than that will be chargeable.

Extra person charge Rs.300.