Cab Booking App Development · West Bengal

Build Your Own Cab Booking App Like Uber & Ola — for Your City

Rider app, driver app and admin panel for taxi operators, travel agencies, fleet owners and entrepreneurs across West Bengal — cabs, yellow taxis, bike taxis, totos, airport transfers and outstation trips, with fare rules built for Bengal.

আপনার নিজের ক্যাব বুকিং অ্যাপ — উবার ও ওলার মতো, আপনার শহরের জন্য

✓Rider, Driver & Admin apps✓Cab · Bike · Toto · Outstation✓Configurable to West Bengal fare rules✓Bengali & English
Pickup · Howrah Station
Where to? · Salt Lake Sec V
Yellow Taxi
4 min away
₹186
Sedan AC
6 min away
₹240
Bike
2 min away
₹72
Toto / Auto
3 min away
₹60
Book Sedan AC · ₹240
1.42 Cr+
Rides on Bengal's own Yatri Sathi app — riders want local options
≥ 80%
Minimum fare share for drivers under West Bengal's aggregator rules
+50%
Maximum surge over base fare allowed in West Bengal
₹100
Cap on the penalty for an unjustified driver cancellation

Sources: Prokerala / Govt. of WB (Yatri Sathi, Nov 2025) · Deccan Herald (WB aggregator guidelines) · Entrackr (2025 central guidelines)

The Problem

Your Fleet, Their App — and Their Cut

Taxi operators, travel agencies and fleet owners across Bengal depend on national apps and phone calls. Both have limits.

01

Up to a fifth of every fare goes to the platform

Drivers on national apps hand over a commission on every ride. For a fleet owner, that adds up to lakhs a year.

02

Bookings still come by phone

Many travel agencies and taxi stands in Siliguri, Durgapur and Malda run bookings on calls and WhatsApp — no tracking, no records, missed calls lost.

03

No control over pricing

Fares, surge and incentives are set by the platform. You can't create your own airport, outstation or corporate packages.

04

Your customers aren't yours

Regular passengers and corporate clients book through someone else's app. When you leave the platform, they don't come with you.

05

Smaller towns are under-served

Outside Kolkata, riders often find few cars on national apps — while local operators with vehicles have no easy way to be booked online.

06

Tourist demand is seasonal and pre-booked

Darjeeling, the Dooars, Digha and Shantiniketan trips are booked days ahead — something instant ride-hailing apps aren't designed around.

Earnings Calculator

How Much Does Your Fleet Pay in Commission?

If your vehicles take rides through national apps, move the sliders to your numbers. This compares commission only — your own app has hosting and support costs we'll cost out for you.

120
₹250
20%

Illustrative only. Assumes 30 days a month and every ride paid online through your app; cash rides have no gateway fee. Real results depend on how many rides you move to your own app.

Paid to platforms
₹1,80,000 / month
Payment gateway on your own app (~2%)
₹18,000 / month
Your fleet and drivers could keep
₹19,44,000 / year
Plan My Own Cab App
Complete Package

Three Apps. One Complete Ride-Hailing System.

Everything an Uber or Ola-style platform runs on — under your brand, for your city or your fleet.

Rider App

Passenger App

Android and iPhone booking app with your name and logo.

  • →Instant & scheduled rides
  • →Fare estimate before booking
  • →Live driver tracking & ETA
  • →Cash, UPI, cards & wallet
  • →SOS & trip sharing
Driver App

Driver App

Simple enough for every driver, available in Bengali.

  • →Ride requests with fare & distance
  • →Turn-by-turn navigation
  • →Trip OTP & meter
  • →Daily earnings & payouts
  • →Document upload & renewals
Admin Panel

Operator Dashboard

Run the whole operation from one web dashboard.

  • →Live map of all vehicles
  • →Fare, surge & commission rules
  • →Driver onboarding & KYC
  • →Payouts & settlements
  • →Trip, revenue & area reports
Dispatch

Call-Centre Dispatch Panel

For operators who still take phone and WhatsApp bookings.

  • →Book rides for callers
  • →Manual or auto driver assignment
  • →Corporate & hotel bookings
  • →Outstation & package trips
  • →SMS confirmation to passengers
Trip · OTP 4821
Arriving in 3 min
WB 06 XX 2481 · Swift Dzire
Subhankar · ★ 4.8
Call
Share trip · SOS
Family can track live
On
Outstation · Advance booking
NJP → Darjeeling
SUV (7 seats)
Fri, 7:00 AM · ~3 hrs
₹3,200
Return via Mirik
Day package
+₹1,500
Advance paid (UPI)
Balance in cash to driver
₹1,000
Confirm Trip
Admin · Siliguri
Live fleet — 46 online
Rides today
Avg pickup 5 min
684
Gross fares
Driver share 80%+
₹1.9L
Features

Every Feature a Cab Booking Platform Needs

Launch with the essentials and add more vehicle types, cities and services as you grow.

Business Models

Who We Build Cab Booking Apps For

One core platform, shaped to the way your business earns.

Taxi Operators & Fleet Owners

Put your own cars on your own app, so regular passengers book you directly instead of through a platform.

Revenue: Full fare, minus payment fees

City Ride-Hailing Startups

Launch an Uber-style platform for your city — Siliguri, Durgapur–Asansol, Malda, Bardhaman — with independent drivers.

Revenue: Commission within the legal cap

Tour & Travel Agencies

Online booking for Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Sikkim and the Dooars from NJP and Bagdogra, or Digha and Mandarmani from Kolkata.

Revenue: Package & outstation fares

Airport & Station Transfers

Fixed-price pickups from Kolkata airport, Bagdogra, Howrah, Sealdah and NJP, booked in advance.

Revenue: Fixed transfer fares

Bike Taxi & Toto Services

Affordable short trips for towns and suburbs — bike taxis and e-rickshaws as bookable vehicle types.

Revenue: High-volume, low-fare rides

Corporate & Employee Transport

Scheduled commute for offices, IT parks in Salt Lake and New Town, factories and hospitals.

Revenue: Monthly contracts
Built for Bengal

Designed Around How Bengal Travels

From Kolkata's yellow taxis to the hill roads of Darjeeling — a ride app built for West Bengal, not copied from somewhere else.

Yellow taxis, totos and bike taxis

Kolkata's yellow taxis, the e-rickshaws (totos) that move most towns, autos and bike taxis — each as its own vehicle type with its own fares.

Hills and tourist routes

Outstation and package trips for the hills — NJP and Bagdogra to Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Mirik and Gangtok — plus Digha, Mandarmani, Shantiniketan and the Sundarbans.

Built around Bengal's fare rules

Surge cap, driver-share floor, dead-mileage and cancellation rules are configurable, so you can follow West Bengal's aggregator guidelines and update them if they change.

Bengali for riders and drivers

Bengali and English in both apps — the driver app in particular works better in the language drivers use every day.

Cash and UPI

Cash is still common for cabs and totos; UPI is growing fast. Both are supported, with automatic cash reconciliation for drivers.

Puja nights and rush hours

Durga Puja pandal-hopping nights, Howrah and Sealdah rush hours, and airport peaks — the platform scales, and you control surge within the legal limit.

Rules & Compliance

Built to Support West Bengal's Aggregator Rules

As an operator you'll need the right licence and must follow state rules. The app is built so that compliance is a setting, not a rebuild.

Aggregator licence
West Bengal requires a licence for On-Demand Transportation Technology Aggregators. We provide the technical documentation; licensing is handled by you as the operator.
Fare & surge rules
Base fare tied to the notified city taxi fare, surge capped (50% in the state guidelines), and discounts — all configurable per city and vehicle.
Driver share
Commission settings enforce a driver-share floor (at least 80% under the state guidelines), with transparent per-trip statements.
Cancellation & dead mileage
Rider and driver cancellation fees, and dead-mileage rules (not chargeable for pickups within 3 km under the state guidelines), applied automatically.
Safety & verification
Driver KYC, licence and vehicle document checks, SOS, trip sharing and GPS trip records — the safety features aggregators are expected to provide.
Own App vs. Aggregator

Your Own App vs. Depending on National Platforms

Many operators keep national apps for extra rides and use their own app for regulars, corporate clients and packages.

Your own app
National platform only
Commission
Set by you, within the rules
Set by the platform
Pricing & packages
Your airport, outstation & corporate fares
Platform pricing only
Passenger relationships
Yours — for repeat & corporate business
Owned by the platform
Driver payouts
Your schedule, transparent statements
Platform's terms
Brand
Your name on the app
Just another car on the map
Data
Trip, rider & driver data you own
Limited reports
Where We Work

Cab Booking Apps for Cities and Tourist Routes Across West Bengal

From Kolkata and Howrah to Siliguri, the Durgapur–Asansol belt and the coast — wherever people need a ride.

Cab booking app development in West Bengal

KolkataHowrahSalt LakeNew TownDum DumBarasatBarrackporeSiliguriBagdograNew JalpaiguriDarjeelingKalimpongJalpaiguriCooch BeharDurgapurAsansolBardhamanBolpur–SantiniketanBankuraPuruliaKharagpurHaldiaDighaMandarmaniMaldaRaiganjBerhamporeKrishnanagar
How We Build It

From Idea to Your First Rides

A clear plan, a fixed quote and a launch your drivers are ready for.

01

Free Consultation

We understand your fleet or city, vehicle types, trip types and budget — and suggest the right first version.

Business modelVehicles & routesBudget & timeline
02

Feature List & Fixed Quote

A written list of every screen and feature, with a fixed price and timeline.

Screen-by-screen scopeFare rule designLaunch date
03

Design in Your Brand

Rider, driver and admin designs in your colours and logo, reviewed before development.

Brand-matched UIBengali & EnglishClickable prototype
04

Build & Field Test

Apps are built and tested on real roads with real drivers, payments and GPS before launch.

Weekly demosDriver field trialsPayment testing
05

Launch & Grow

We publish the apps, help onboard drivers and keep improving after launch.

Store publishingDriver onboardingOngoing maintenance
FAQ

Cab Booking App Development — Frequently Asked Questions

Honest answers to what people ask before building their own app.

Free Consultation

Get a Free Quote for Your Cab Booking App

Tell us about your fleet or your city. We'll call within one working day with ideas, a feature list and a quote.

What do you need?

Free consultation. Your idea stays confidential — we're happy to sign an NDA.

Uber, Ola, Rapido and Yatri Sathi are trademarks of their respective owners. SoftwareFarm is not affiliated with or endorsed by them; their names are used only to describe the type of app we build. Regulatory figures are from the cited public reports of West Bengal's aggregator guidelines and may change — confirm current rules with the West Bengal Transport Department before launch. This page is not legal advice.