NYC Taxi Fare Guess

Test your NYC taxi intuition!

Look at the taxi trip details and try to guess the approximate fare before the timer runs out.

Top scores

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Choose game speed

Current mode: Normal (60 s)

Fast Rounds

Each game has a time limit based on your chosen mode.

Real Taxi Data

Trips are inspired by NYC Taxi data with different boroughs, distances and times.

Geo Component

A map shows the pickup (P) and dropoff (D) borough for each trip, with selectable map layers.

How to Play

  1. On the main menu, enter your player name, pick a game speed (15, 30 or 60 seconds) and click Start Game.
  2. For each question, you will see:
    • Pickup hour
    • Trip distance (in km)
    • Pickup and dropoff boroughs
    • A map showing approximate pickup (P) and dropoff (D) locations.
  3. Below the trip info, four different fare options (in USD) are shown. Only one is correct.
  4. Correct answer: +100 points
    Wrong answer or running out of time: -1 life
  5. You start with 3 lives. When your lives reach 0, the game ends and a summary table is shown.

Tip: Short trips inside Manhattan are usually cheaper than long trips between outer boroughs at night!

⏱ Time: 60s
⭐ Score: 0
❤️ Lives: 3

Current Trip

Press Start Game to begin.

What is the approximate fare?

P = pickup location, D = dropoff location (approximate). Use the layer control on the map to change the basemap.

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