High Prices to/from Airports, especially with Uber
Jul 16, 2023, 6:06 pm
#31
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ORD has its own shuttle to the car rental center, no need to use rideshare for it unless you want to. Save your money for something else.
Jul 16, 2023, 7:04 pm
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… I expect to visit Chicago 2-3 times per year. Approximate specific $$ savings with going FROM the rental car center? Would a rideshare TO the rental car center save any $$? …
Approximate specific $$ rideshare savings with going FROM the rental car center to downtown (Loop area) compared to from the terminal to downtown?
Would a rideshare TO the rental car center from downtown save any $$ compared to from downtown to the terminal?
Jul 16, 2023, 7:45 pm
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Rideshare pricing is very dynamic, I would say that it could save at least $10. I just did a dummy pricing from my home to ORD, and to the car rental center and it was $8 cheaper to the rental center. I guess its one of those things you need to check when pricing the ride. You also need to add the time from the rental center to the airport, as you lug around your luggage.
Jan 25, 2024, 8:07 pm
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We do not set out prices
With Uber's independent contractor method at California, I have also suffered from these driver tricks ( setting up their own prices ), especially from airports so I mostly choose Lyft. Although, the Uber app might show cheaper rates, they are generally not valid because of each driver setting up their own ride price; however, in Lyft, I always paid the amount that is shown on the app.
One of the Uber drivers in the area told me that the price range in the app could be easily manipulated in California by the drivers and most riders does directly accept surcharges when they are offered to do so.
One of the Uber drivers in the area told me that the price range in the app could be easily manipulated in California by the drivers and most riders does directly accept surcharges when they are offered to do so.
We do not set our own prices anywhere and if you think Lyft is any better than Uber, you’re definitely way way wrong because Lyft is the king of this nonsense & they will literally charge you more per mile & for my actual time using my actual car than they pay me & they will adjust your price for all the things that can happen in traffic, but they won’t adjust mine for anything. You were not the victim of “driver tricks” we however are being victimized by your willful ignorance that common sense should alleviate if you actually used it. What makes more sense here every single individual Lyft Driver making up their own prices and being shady or a company worth billions trying to pull the proverbial wool over everyone’s eyes? You could apologize whenever you’re ready.
Jan 25, 2024, 8:12 pm
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We do not set our own prices anywhere and if you think Lyft is any better than Uber, you’re definitely way way wrong because Lyft is the king of this nonsense & they will literally charge you more per mile & for my actual time using my actual car than they pay me & they will adjust your price for all the things that can happen in traffic, but they won’t adjust mine for anything. You were not the victim of “driver tricks” we however are being victimized by your willful ignorance that common sense should alleviate if you actually used it. What makes more sense here every single individual Lyft Driver making up their own prices and being shady or a company worth billions trying to pull the proverbial wool over everyone’s eyes? You could apologize whenever you’re ready.
My post that you quoted was from 2021 and please find what I was speaking here: https://www.theverge.com/2020/1/21/2...aw-gig-workers
Obviously, Uber got rid of this at some point that year and the issue is solved.
Also, here in FlyerTalk we do argue about facts, not other posters. ( Edited this part to be more welcoming )
Last edited by ISTFlyer; Jan 25, 2024 at 8:22 pm