page_title: Share taxi
section_title: Former Soviet Union
hierarchical_section_title: Share taxi / By country / Europe / Former Soviet Union
caption_attribution_description: English: Collage of different coloured marshrutkas buses in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
context_page_description: A share taxi is a mode of transport which falls between a taxicab and a bus. These vehicles for hire are typically smaller than buses and usually take passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables, but instead departing when all seats are filled. They may stop anywhere to pick up or drop off their passengers. Often found in developing countries, the vehicles used as share taxis range from four-seat cars to minibuses. They are often owner-operated.
  The UITP term "informal transport" includes share taxis.
context_section_description: Marshrutka or marshrutnoe taksi are share taxis found in Eastern Europe and the republics of the former Soviet Union. Usually vans, they drive along set routes, usually depart only when all seats are filled, and may have higher fares than buses. Passengers can board a marshrutka anywhere along its route if there are seats available.
  Fares are usually paid before the marshrutka leaves, . Riders nearer the driver are responsible for handing up the other passengers' fares and passing back change.
caption: Four marshrutkas in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
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