Uber pick-up from Auckland International
Dec 3, 2017, 8:42 pm
#1
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Join Date: Dec 2017
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Uber pick-up from Auckland International
Hi Folks,
I will be arriving in Auckland International with family from LAX just before Christmas. I want to take Uber to go to Matamata.
I have read about the Uber restrictions (for pick-up) going on at AKL. I am interested to know if any of you have had recent success in getting an Uber ride from the international terminal. If so, how long did you have to wait before you found a driver?
Thanks in advance!
I will be arriving in Auckland International with family from LAX just before Christmas. I want to take Uber to go to Matamata.
I have read about the Uber restrictions (for pick-up) going on at AKL. I am interested to know if any of you have had recent success in getting an Uber ride from the international terminal. If so, how long did you have to wait before you found a driver?
Thanks in advance!
Dec 3, 2017, 9:26 pm
#2
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Location: MEL CHC
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I will be arriving in Auckland International with family from LAX just before Christmas. I want to take Uber to go to Matamata.
I have read about the Uber restrictions (for pick-up) going on at AKL. I am interested to know if any of you have had recent success in getting an Uber ride from the international terminal. If so, how long did you have to wait before you found a driver?
I have read about the Uber restrictions (for pick-up) going on at AKL. I am interested to know if any of you have had recent success in getting an Uber ride from the international terminal. If so, how long did you have to wait before you found a driver?
A rental car would be more realistic
Or bus https://www.intercity.co.nz/cheap-no...a-to-auckland/
From https://www.uber.com/en-NZ/drive/auc...ional-airport/
AKL for Uber partners
Driver-partners can drop-off passengers at Auckland Airport. However, they are not permitted by the airport to do pick-ups.
We’re working on putting in place a suitable arrangement with the Airport for both riders and drivers - we’ll keep you posted.
In certain circumstances, driver-partners may be able to register with the airport on an individual basis as a ‘pre-charter operator’. You can learn more about this below.
Auckland pickups
Register for pick-ups at AKL
Auckland Airport does not allow rideshare vehicles to pick up riders without the proper pre-charter registration. Driver-partners can register for airport pick-ups on the airport website (there are registration costs involved).
The airport may issue fines to any drivers who complete unauthorised pick-ups. It is your responsibility to ensure you do not accept airport trips unless you are registered with the airport.
If you receive an airport trip request are not able to enter into the airport to pick a rider up, let the trip request expire. Riders expect a pick-up on airport property.
Driver-partners can drop-off passengers at Auckland Airport. However, they are not permitted by the airport to do pick-ups.
We’re working on putting in place a suitable arrangement with the Airport for both riders and drivers - we’ll keep you posted.
In certain circumstances, driver-partners may be able to register with the airport on an individual basis as a ‘pre-charter operator’. You can learn more about this below.
Auckland pickups
Register for pick-ups at AKL
Auckland Airport does not allow rideshare vehicles to pick up riders without the proper pre-charter registration. Driver-partners can register for airport pick-ups on the airport website (there are registration costs involved).
The airport may issue fines to any drivers who complete unauthorised pick-ups. It is your responsibility to ensure you do not accept airport trips unless you are registered with the airport.
If you receive an airport trip request are not able to enter into the airport to pick a rider up, let the trip request expire. Riders expect a pick-up on airport property.
In the Air NZ forum https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/air-...-domestic.html
Last edited by Mwenenzi; Dec 4, 2017 at 12:03 am
Dec 3, 2017, 10:03 pm
#3
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Join Date: Dec 2017
Posts: 3
I will be arriving in AKL after a 14+ hrs flight and would prefer a ride over rental.
Thanks for the Intercity suggestion. I will look into it for transfer to Matamata, or even Hamilton.
Uber is just one of the options (and a very good one if it works predictably just as it does for most US airports) that I am exploring.
I had read their blurb about AKL pickup. I am just curious to know if the ‘pre-charter operator’ stuff actually works in practice for waiting passengers.
Thanks for the Intercity suggestion. I will look into it for transfer to Matamata, or even Hamilton.
Uber is just one of the options (and a very good one if it works predictably just as it does for most US airports) that I am exploring.
I had read their blurb about AKL pickup. I am just curious to know if the ‘pre-charter operator’ stuff actually works in practice for waiting passengers.
Dec 8, 2017, 10:44 pm
#5
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According to my Uber driver last month they have recently been approved to operate at AKL and the meeting point is outside the gate next to McDonalds. After you clear immigration turn left, walk past McDonalds to exit door 11.
My wait time was 3 minutes.
My wait time was 3 minutes.
Feb 19, 2018, 12:26 am
#8
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: BHX
Posts: 43
Thank you to snabbu for the info ! Arrived in AKL today , Uber - ordinary car - worked fine at door 11. Saved 25 - 35 % on an ordinary airport taxi , great Uber driver , very friendly Does anyone know if Uber pick up at CHC ?
Feb 23, 2018, 12:38 pm
#10
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Uber drivers were not allowed to use its drop-off lane, forcing passengers to walk to the nearby Sudima Hotel to be picked up. "Uber does not require its drivers to comply with NZTA guidelines, so we are not able to allow Uber to operate through the airport," a spokeswoman for Christchurch Airport said.
Feb 27, 2018, 1:23 pm
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