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Country Code - 977 City Code for Kathmandu - 1 Taxis & Tempos (three wheeler auto-rickshaws) can be hailed off the street, though it might be a bit difficult to find after sundown. The charge for metered taxi is Rs. 7 at initial flag down and then Rs. 2 for every 200 meters and for the tempos, it starts with Rs. 3. There is an extra 50% charge from 9 pm to 6 am. There are numerous taxi companies and all kinds of cabs. All cabs and tempos have black plates with white numbers and most of the cabs also carry a sign of “taxi”. All the metered tempos are black in color and not very spacious and comfortable as taxis. For night taxis (8 pm to 6 am), call the Night-Taxi Service at Dharma Path (Ph: 4224374). Full story