What Should This Ride Cost?
Tick your boda, matatu or special-hire trips and see what they should fairly cost in shillings — with the inflated ask to refuse and how to hold the fair price.
A day in Kampala is a string of small fares you agree on the spot — the boda to the stage, the matatu into town, a special hire home in the rain. Tick what you're doing and see what it should fairly cost, and the inflated ask to politely refuse.
Prices are in Ugandan shillings. Street fares are negotiated — they rise at night, in the rain, at rush hour and for anyone who looks like a visitor.
- Boda-boda — short hop (1–3 km)USh 1,000 – USh 2,000
a street boda for a quick trip
Watch for: The first quote is almost always higher — agree it before you get on. Fares climb at night and in the rain.
- Boda-boda — across a few suburbs (4–6 km)USh 2,000 – USh 3,000
a typical mid-length ride
- Boda-boda — long / cross-town (7–10 km)