Originally Posted by bocastephen

Being unaware of the mafia pact between Uber and the airport authority, I was furious to be forced to pay for a premium Uber service from the airport to the city at more than double the Uber X rates. After some research and figuring out what happened, I discovered that you can grab a Uber X car from the airport by taking the monorail from terminal 1 or 3 to the airport value lot or the Alt Hotel....depending on your final destination, this trick can easily save you $25-50 for a very small hassle.

Originally Posted by jc94

Yeah the Uber situation is obscene, only Black and higher Uber's are permitted by the YYZ airport (like the term there if it doesn't get sensors) and it's at least twice the price of a cab, and I've seen it over three times standard Uber price.

Definitely worth getting out of the airport area first.

Originally Posted by bocastephen

Apparently I'm not the only one who came up with this hack - the monorail parking station was packed last night with people waiting for their uber driver pickups