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The rules are different for taxis than for buses and trains.

To get a taxi is to secure the services of a taxi for transportation. To take a taxi is to ride in one. That is, you have to get a taxi before you can take a taxi:

You'll never get a taxi in this neighborhood/at this time of night/in this weather

 

We got a taxi at the airport and took it to the hotel.

On the other hand, it's pretty unusual to get a bus or a train (though not impossible). It's more common to take or catch a bus or train. As you can see in this ngram, the forms with "get" for buses and trains are much less common.

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The rules are different for taxis than for buses and trains.

To get a taxi is to secure the services of a taxi for transportation. To take a taxi is to ride in one. That is, you have to get a taxi before you can take a taxi:

You'll never get a taxi in this neighborhood/at this time of night/in this weather

 

We got a taxi at the airport and took it to the hotel.

On the other hand, it's pretty unusual to get a bus or a train (though not impossible). It's more common to take or catch a bus or train. As you can see in this ngram, the forms with "get" for buses and trains are much less common.

enter image description here

The rules are different for taxis than for buses and trains.

To get a taxi is to secure the services of a taxi for transportation. To take a taxi is to ride in one. That is, you have to get a taxi before you can take a taxi:

You'll never get a taxi in this neighborhood/at this time of night/in this weather

We got a taxi at the airport and took it to the hotel.

On the other hand, it's pretty unusual to get a bus or a train (though not impossible). It's more common to take or catch a bus or train. As you can see in this ngram, the forms with "get" for buses and trains are much less common.

enter image description here

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The rules are different for taxis than for buses and trains.

To get a taxi is to secure the services of a taxi for transportation. To take a taxi is to ride in one. That is, you have to get a taxi before you can take a taxi:

You'll never get a taxi in this neighborhood/at this time of night/in this weather

We got a taxi at the airport and took it to the hotel.

On the other hand, it's pretty unusual to get a bus or a train (though not impossible). It's more common to take or catch a bus or train. As you can see in this ngram, the forms with "get" for buses and trains are much less common.

enter image description here