Uber in St Petersburg?
Sep 23, 2014, 5:28 am
#1
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Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: BIL
Programs: Delta FO
Posts: 786
Uber in St Petersburg?
Anyone used it lately? How are the fares compared to std taxis? Promptness? Need to get from the airport to the Hermitage area in a couple days, then need it around town for the following week.
The real challenge will be trying to get my iPhone 5S working with a local SIM card at the airport, so I can use the app
The real challenge will be trying to get my iPhone 5S working with a local SIM card at the airport, so I can use the app
Sep 27, 2014, 4:12 am
#2
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Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: BIL
Programs: Delta FO
Posts: 786
Just to update this, Black Car is the only service offered in St Pete. Only a flat rate is available, at 1800 rubles, which is about double the standard taxi rate. I opted to purchase a pre-paid taxi at the desk just prior to the arrivals hall for 1000 rubles.
Oct 9, 2014, 9:02 am
#3
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: New York City
Programs: Alaska Gold. SU Silver.
Posts: 312
Anyone used it lately? How are the fares compared to std taxis? Promptness? Need to get from the airport to the Hermitage area in a couple days, then need it around town for the following week. The real challenge will be trying to get my iPhone 5S working with a local SIM card at the airport, so I can use the app
http://www.777taxi.ru/english.html
http://taxi068.ru/
Oct 14, 2014, 7:51 am
#4
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Rimini , Italy
Programs: IHG RA - PC Plat - SPG Plat - Hilton Diamond - Sixt Plat
Posts: 246
get taxi
www.gettaxi.com is what works best, both in Moscow and in St. Petersburg.
Uber is just launching these months, and they have a very limited avalability of cars, while they test-launch their service.
I always had good experience with gettaxi, as they have a much more omogenous level of service and cars, compared to yandex taxi. The credit card payment doesn't always work for whatever reason, that happens both to me with a foreigner card and to my russian friends.
Uber is just launching these months, and they have a very limited avalability of cars, while they test-launch their service.
I always had good experience with gettaxi, as they have a much more omogenous level of service and cars, compared to yandex taxi. The credit card payment doesn't always work for whatever reason, that happens both to me with a foreigner card and to my russian friends.
Dec 26, 2018, 7:23 am
#7
Join Date: Dec 2018
Posts: 6
Uber works and has 3 types of cars available: economy, comfort and black cab. I love the fact that you can pay cash in Uber, so I don't need to pay in Roubles with my US card and get conversions. Apart from Uber you can use: Gett (nice drivers but more expensive on average), Yandex Taxi (like uber, pretty good), and Wheely - business class cars only. There are a few other players but haven't tried them.