Originally Posted by
moondog
I often type addresses in English or pinyin, and don't encounter many problems. But, assuming you don't speak much Chinese, trying to get an Uber at any airport in China strikes me as a pretty bad idea (i.e. how were you planning on advising the driver to find YOU in a sea of 1000 people?). Going back to the airport is a lot easier because hotel staff can usually help make things happen.
Often i will find the driver instead. In china its hit or miss with pinyin. Sometimes u gotta throw in the charachters. Though the driver will often call in china, despite it being an international call every time. I just ignore it and wave to them when they come round. Uber in china is as cheap as it gets due to the massive driver subsidies uber has. And they often will do surprise discounts all the time, they pop up or are just a surprise on ur bill. Haha. I use it all the time as didi is too confusing and i don't have alipay...