Taxi Runge

Taxi Runge is a taxi and psychosocial support business serving the Rendsburg-Eckernförde district in Germany. It combines local transport with flexible, low-threshold counselling, with a particular focus on supporting people with cancer during treatment and assisting other vulnerable passengers. The aim is to make travel time more supportive and help address gaps in psycho-oncological care in rural areas.

Services include reliable rides to radiation, chemotherapy and hormone therapy, as well as wheelchair transport, school journeys, trips to doctors and other therapeutic appointments, rehabilitation clinics, airport shuttles, courier and shopping trips, and night-time taxi service. For eligible passengers, trained professionals can provide psycho-oncological accompaniment and discuss concerns during journeys, typically on the way to and from treatment. Taxi Runge can also connect clients with appropriate counselling services and, when more support is needed, offer appointments at its counselling practice. Practice sessions are available to self-paying clients.

The business is led by Tim Runge, a state-recognised social worker with experience in counselling and crisis intervention, currently undertaking further training in psycho-oncology.