Have you decided to leave your car on the mainland? Not a problem. Besides excellent public transport, Texel has taxis or you might decide to hire a car. We do recommend that you book in advance if you want to take a taxi from the ferry port to your destination on the island.

Taking a taxi on Texel

A number of taxi companies operate on Texel. They are usually available 24 hours a day and only employ reliable drivers. Taxi minibuses are available for bigger groups (consisting of a maximum of eight people). Several taxi companies are also able to provide bus and/or WMO transport (transport provided under the Dutch Social Support Act).

• Taxi Texel, tel. +31 (0)222 - 31555
• Taxi Dirk, tel. +31 (0)6 - 2320350
• Botax, tel. +31 (0)222 - 315888
• TBO Texel, tel. +31 (0)222 - 312000
• Taxi Attent, tel. +31 (0)222 - 320020

Hiring a car on Texel

Autoverhuur TexelRent in Den Burg hires cars, station wagons, minibuses, removal vans and delivery vans. For more information, call +31 (0)222 - 318 000 or see the website.

Garages on Texel

Have you travelled to Texel by car and it's broken down? Don't worry! Texel has a large number of garages all over the island; any of them will be pleased to help you. On Texel, roadside assistance is provided by the Dros (Eierland) and Grisnigt (Den Burg) garages and Schoenmaker Autoschade in Den Burg is a FOCWA-registered vehicle damage and recovery business: tel. +31 (0)222 - 313111. See the Directory for an overview of the garages available on Texel