Share taxi

Country	Local term for "share taxi"
Algeria	French: Taxi collectif
Angola	Portuguese: Candongueiro
Armenia	Armenian: Երթուղային տաքսի Marshrutka
Belarus	Belarusian: Маршрутнае таксі - Marshrutka
Bulgaria	Маршрутно такси - Marshrutka
Botswana	Combi
Brazil	Portuguese: Táxi lotação, Portuguese: alternativo, Portuguese: pau-de-arara
Venezuela	Spanish: Por puesto
Timor-Leste	Portuguese: Microlete, Tetum: Microlete
Haiti	Tap-Tap
Ghana	Tro-tro
Germany	German: Sammeltaxi
Hong Kong	Public light bus, minibus; Chinese: 公共小型巴士 Chinese: 小巴
Georgia	Georgian: სამარშრუტო ტაქსი Georgian: მარშრუტკა (Marshrutka)
Dominican Republic	Concho, Público
Zimbabwe	Commuter Omnibus, Tshova
Israel	Hebrew: מונית-שירות, Monit Sherut
India	Shared taxi, Six-seater auto, Eight-seater auto, Phat-a-Phat, Polaamboo
Indonesia	Bemo, Colt, Oplet, Mikrolet
Kazakhstan	Marshrutka
Kyrgyzstan	Marshrutka
Canada	English: Jitney, Quebec: French: Taxi collectif, transport collectif par taxi, English: collective taxi, taxibus
Kenya	Matatu
North Korea	Autobus Taxi
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Taxibus
Lebanon	Sarfis (Arabic: سرفيس)
Lithuania	Lithuanian: Maršrutinis taksi Mikroshka
Mali	Sotrama
Mexico	«Pesero» (Spanish: pesero, combi
Member of the Order of Liberty	Rutieră
Nigeria	Molue, Danfo
Peru	Combi
Poland	Polish: Bus, busik, minibus, mikrobus
Puerto Rico	Guagua
Russia	Marshrutka
Rwanda	Taxi, Twegerane
Romania	Maxi-taxi
Senegal	French: Car Rapide —
Serbia	Serbian: Линијски такси, Минибус, Minibus
Singapore	English: Minibus
Syria	Sarfis French: service (Arabic: سرفيس)
United States	Jitney, dollar van
Sierra Leone	Poda-poda
Tajikistan	Tajik: Хатсайр
Thailand	(Thai: สองแถว — Songthaew, tuk-tuk
Tanzania	Dala-dala
Tunisia	Louage
Turkey	Turkish: dolmuş
Uganda	Kamunye, Taxi
Uzbekistan	Marshrutka
Ukraine	Ukrainian: Маршрутне таксі Ukrainian: Маршрутка, Marshrutka
Philippines	Jeepney, jittney
Estonia	Estonian: Liinitakso, marsruuttakso
Ethiopia	English: Minibus taxi
South Africa	Minibus-taxi, Teksi

A share taxi, shared taxi, taxibus, or jitney or dollar van in the US, or marshrutka in former Soviet countries, is a mode of transport which falls between a taxicab and a bus. Share taxis are a form of paratransit; they are vehicles for hire are typically smaller than buses and usually take passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables, sometimes only departing when all seats are filled. They may stop anywhere to pick up or drop off their passengers. They are most common in developing countries or inner cities.^[1]

The vehicles used as share taxis range from four-seat cars to minibuses, midibuses, covered pickup trucks, station wagons, and trucks. Certain vehicle types may be better-suited than others.^[2] They are often owner-operated.

An increase in bus fares usually leads to a significant rise in usage of share taxis. Liberalization is often encouraged by libertarian urban economists, such as Richard Allen Epstein of the University of Chicago, James Dunn of Rutgers, and Peter Gordon of the University of Southern California, as a more "market-friendly" alternative to public transportation. However, concerns over fares, insurance liabilities, and passenger safety have kept legislative support for decidedly tepid.

Some share taxi services are forms of demand responsive transport and include shared shuttle bus service to airports. Some can be booked online using mobile apps.