The car
BMW X1 – 2024 model
4 passenger seats · a boot sized for airport-transfer luggage · chargers for every phone, iPhone and Android alike.
Hello, I'm Fred. taxi in Calvi
I've been working in transport in the Balagne for over 20 years, carrying on a family story that began with my grandparents.
Calvi · Balagne · Corsica
Calvi-Sainte-Catherine Airport
At arrivals when flights come in, or booked in advance for departures.
To Calvi: about €21 during the day.
Calenzana (start of the GR20)
I'll take you there from the airport or from Calvi. For the way back, I'll pick you up in Conca (end of the GR20) if you book ahead.
From Calvi or the airport: about €37 during the day.
Calvi or L'Île-Rousse ferry port
In L'Île-Rousse, I only come if you've booked. All I need is your ferry's arrival time.
From L'Île-Rousse to Calvi: about €65 during the day.
Long-distance journeys, anywhere in Corsica.
For long journeys, call me: we'll go over the timing and the route together, and I'll quote you a price before we set off. The meter stays on: if it shows less, you pay less.
Estimate based on normal traffic. Extra charges may apply: the taxi's journey to you, waiting time, bulky luggage. The final price is calculated by the meter, at the regulated rate.
Languages spoken
French · English
For booking, and for chatting along the way.
You call Fred, it's Fred who answers.
You book a taxi, it's Fred who picks you up.
No call centre, no fleet.
— Fred
My commitments
Punctuality
I arrive early, not late.
Extra time built in from the moment you book, to allow for the unexpected on the road.
Discretion
What's said in the car stays in the car.
Your conversations, your appointments, your daily life: I keep them to myself.
Care
A well-maintained car, a tidy interior.
Clean, air-conditioned and ready to welcome you, whatever the journey.
Listening
Feel like chatting, or need some quiet.
It's your choice. I adapt to each passenger's pace.
A family story that goes back long before me.
in the 1960s
My grandparents
founded Ambulances Georges, which later became Ambulances Balagne.
then
My parents
took over the business.
for 20 years
Me
first an ambulance and taxi driver at Ambulances Balagne, then an independent taxi driver.
Three generations serving the people of the Balagne, in the same spirit.