By Taxi
The Rental by Taxi type calculates price from the actual driven distance measured via Google Maps. The customer draws their route on a map in the booking form — the plugin calculates total distance and multiplies by the per-km rate. A Base Price acts as a minimum floor.
Taxi type does not use a separate drop-off date field. The customer sets a pick-up date and the route on the map. There are no Locations or Daily pricing plans.
1: Quick Start
Add General fields
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Shared Fields
The following fields are shared across multiple rental types.
Common Fields
The following fields are shared across all rental types.
Customize Fields in Product Editing
You can add/remove fields in product editing.
2: Choose Rental Type
Step 1: Add new product
Step 2: Setup
Product data: Rental
Rental Type: Taxi
3: Pricing Settings
3.1 Price Per Km & Base Price
The two core pricing fields that define the taxi fare formula.
Price Per Kilometer
regul_price_taxi
The base rate charged per km (or per mi, depending on map settings). This is the primary rate used when no distance discount applies.
Base Price
base_price
Minimum fare for any booking. If the calculated distance price is lower than this value, the Base Price is charged instead. Acts as a "minimum fare" floor.
3.2 Maximum Seats
Defines the maximum passenger capacity of this vehicle. Used for passenger count filtering on the search/listing page.
Maximum Seats
max_seats
Number input. The maximum number of passengers this taxi/vehicle can carry.
3.3 Setup Map
Configure the Google Maps route planner that customers use to draw their journey in the booking form.
Price by per
map_price_by
Radio: km or mi. Determines the distance unit used throughout pricing fields and displayed to customers.
Waypoints
waypoint
Checkbox. When enabled, customers can add intermediate stops (waypoints) along their route.
Maximum waypoints
max_waypoint
Number of intermediate stops allowed when waypoints are enabled.
Zoom
zoom_map
Initial zoom level for the map (default: 4). Higher = closer. Adjust based on your service area.
Restrictions
restrictions
Multi-select country codes (e.g. VN, TH, SG). Limits the Google Places autocomplete to the specified countries.
3.4 Extra Time
Define optional waiting/extra time add-ons that customers can select during booking. Each row is a pre-defined time block with a fixed additional cost.
Time (hour)
extra_time_hour[]
Duration of this extra time block in hours (e.g. 0.5 for 30 minutes, 1 for 1 hour).
Label
extra_time_label[]
Display name shown to the customer on the booking form (e.g. "30 min waiting time").
Additional cost
extra_time_price[]
Fixed extra fee added to the booking total if the customer selects this option.
3.5 Distance-based Discount
Override the per-km rate for specific distance ranges. Useful for tiered pricing where longer trips get a lower per-km rate.
From (km/mi)
discount_distance_from[]
Minimum total distance (in km or mi) for this discount tier to apply.
To (km/mi)
discount_distance_to[]
Maximum total distance for this tier.
Price/km (or /mi)
discount_distance_price[]
The discounted per-km rate applied for the entire trip when total distance falls in this range.
Distance discounts are overridden by Special time (distance) rates when a date-based override is active. Base Price still applies as the floor regardless of discounts.
3.6 Special Time — Distance Pricing
Define date windows with a different per-km rate and optional distance-range discounts within that period. Takes highest priority over all other pricing rules.
Start date
st_pickup_distance[]
Start of the special time window (datetime picker).
End date
st_pickoff_distance[]
End of the special time window (datetime picker).
Price/km
st_price_distance[]
Special per-km rate active during this date window.
ST Distance discount – From
st_discount_distance[k][from][]
Within this ST window, sub-discount bracket from distance.
ST Distance discount – To
st_discount_distance[k][to][]
Sub-discount bracket to distance.
ST Distance discount – Price
st_discount_distance[k][price][]
Per-km rate for this sub-bracket within the ST window.
3.7 🏆Pricing Priority
When multiple pricing rules are active, BRW applies the following priority (highest wins). Base Price always acts as a minimum floor regardless of the active rule:
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Base Price floor: The calculated fare (after all rules) is always at least the Base Price. So a 2km trip at $2.50/km ($5.00) with a Base Price of $10 will charge $10.
Example: New Year's Eve (ST rate $3.50/km). Customer books a 25km trip: 25 × $3.50 = $87.50 — ST overrides both the distance discount and regular rate.
4: Shared Fields
Taxi type does not have a Drop-off date, Locations, or Location surcharge.
5: Common Fields
These fields are shared across all rental types and documented on a dedicated reference page. Click any card to go directly to that section.
6: Customize Fields in Product Editing
When you create a product and want to remove unnecessary fields, you can follow these steps in Customize - Rental Type
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