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Except for the [[A Hole in the Ground|holes in the ground]] which go to [[Magic Town]] lots, traveling to ''[[The Sims]]'' [[sub-neighborhood|community areas]], or traveling within a community area, is done by finding a nearby phone and calling a cab. The ride home is always free, but going to another lot in the same community area may cost money. Each community area has its own type of cab and cabs cannot travel from one community area to another.

*[[Downtown (The Sims)|Downtown]]: The cab is a [[:File:Cartaxi.png|yellow taxicab]] (resembles a Mercedes Benz W111). Going to a Downtown lot costs 50 [[simoleons]], regardless of whether it's from home or from another Downtown lot.

*[[Magic Town]]: The cab is a sort of [[:File:Carmagicwagon.png|fancifulzeppelin-lookinglike balloonairship]] with MagiCo's top hat logo. Going to Magic Town in the Balloon Cab costs 50 simoleons but going from one Magic Town lot to another is free. The Balloon Cab will not come unless all family members are home. The Balloon Cab cannot be called from a Magic Town lot unless it was used to reach Magic Town.

[[File:TS2_TaxicabTS2 Taxicab.png|thumb|235px|right|Taxicab in ''The Sims 2'']]

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[[File:TS3_Taxi_Speedboat.png|thumb|Two Taxi Speedboats as they appear in ''The Sims 3: Island Paradise'']]Due to the "Open Neighborhood" concept of ''[[The Sims 3]]'', it is no longer necessary to use cabs to travel between lots; however, they still exist and resemble the 4-door version of the [[Car#The Sims 3 models|Yomoshoto Evasion]]. In [[Bridgeport]] and other worlds that are defined as city, fake taxicabs are generated to give the illusion of a bustling city, although these fake taxis do not contain any real sims or NPCs.

Sims will take cabs to travel to a destination that's considered fartoo enoughfar to reach on foot, as long as it's connected to the road. Unless a teen or adult family member is with them, children do not take cabs and instead ride bikes, even if they do not own one. Sims also take a taxi when they carry a [[baby]] or a [[toddler]] even thoughif they have a car or bike in their [[inventory]]. Sims will also take a cab without the player's control when moving out, taking a vacation trip{{Vgversion|TS3:WA}}, or with a special van after enrolling to university{{Vgversion|TS3:WA}}. If the [[The Sims 3: Pets]] is installed, [[dog]]s and [[cat]]s will use taxi to transfer around the world they're in.

In [[sub-neighborhood]]s, Sims do not take a cab to travel around. Instead, another vehicle will replace the cab for Sims, even if they don't own the vehicle. InCabs in ''[[TheChamps Les Sims]] 3:and World[[Al AdventuresSimhara]]'', cabs are replaced by [[Scooter|The Kenspa]], and bicycle in [[ChampsShang Les SimsSimla]] and [[AlSims Simhara]], or bicycle in [[Shang SimlaUniversity]] as the default transportation for a distant travel. In ''[[The Sims 3: Into the Future]]'', Sims will take a hover cab in [[Oasis Landing]].