Grab car service now in Bangkok (Uber sold to Grab in SE Asia)
May 22, 2015, 1:20 pm
#106
Join Date: Apr 2003
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If you really want to save the 50b departure fee go up to the departure level, jump the gate, and hail a cab that is dropping off passengers.SL
May 23, 2015, 4:42 am
#107
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Truth or Consequences, NM
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OK - I was talking total cost, and your destination on Suk is also a bit of a variable as it practically runs the length of the country... If you really want to save the 50b departure fee go up to the departure level, jump the gate, and hail a cab that is dropping off passengers.
SL
If you really want to save the 50b departure fee go up to the departure level, jump the gate, and hail a cab that is dropping off passengers.SL
May 23, 2015, 5:27 am
#108
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Paris, France
Programs: IHG, CC, HH, AF, AA, UA
Posts: 830
GrabTaxi saved our life in DMK last time we were there (arrival at 12PM with at least 1 hour wait for taxis).
Downloaded the app and 5 minutes later we were in a clean taxi with an honest driver (quite a change from the usual).
Downloaded the app and 5 minutes later we were in a clean taxi with an honest driver (quite a change from the usual).
May 25, 2015, 1:06 am
#109
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Upcountry Maui, HI
Posts: 13,311
with a $50B valuation, there must be more to that story. Thanks for the info, maybe I'll try uber on arrival. I've been taking the AOT Camry for 1200. Nice for 1 or 2 people and generally hassle free.
-David
May 25, 2015, 2:34 am
#110
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: San Rafael, CA
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Posts: 2,840
If there is a car available, definitely go for it.
Last edited by schoflyer; May 25, 2015 at 2:40 am
May 30, 2015, 11:13 pm
#112
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Upcountry Maui, HI
Posts: 13,311
For their next round of financing, they had/have a valuation of around $50B.
It was all over the news, for example:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/chrismye...means-for-you/
You said you're now an Uber driver in SF?
-David
It was all over the news, for example:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/chrismye...means-for-you/
You said you're now an Uber driver in SF?
-David
May 31, 2015, 7:28 pm
#114
Join Date: May 2015
Location: Thailand
Programs: SPG Platinum | 100 Nights
Posts: 1
May 31, 2015, 7:35 pm
#115
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Join Date: Sep 1999
Posts: 12,375
Meh. Been a year, no incidents I am aware of. Very tiny slice, which probably used private cars anyway, so no lost business. And so many private drivers/cars around there is no way for taxi drivers to know who's who, and with the ingrained behavior (kreng jai) shouldn't be any issues.
Jun 2, 2015, 2:55 am
#116
Join Date: May 2015
Posts: 441
OK - I was talking total cost, and your destination on Suk is also a bit of a variable as it practically runs the length of the country... If you really want to save the 50b departure fee go up to the departure level, jump the gate, and hail a cab that is dropping off passengers.
SL
If you really want to save the 50b departure fee go up to the departure level, jump the gate, and hail a cab that is dropping off passengers.SL
Jul 3, 2015, 11:39 am
#118
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Posts: 1,470
At 10am Friday morning there were plenty of cars. Took less than 5 minutes for my car to pull up. Both UberX and UberBlack is now available. UberX is 500 flat vs 1000 for UberBlack. With tolls my total was 575 for UberX to Intercontinental and I couldn't be happier.
I know I know taxis should be 200-300 baht cheaper (although I've never been able to get one that cheap) but I couldn't be happier with Uber with these prices.
I know I know taxis should be 200-300 baht cheaper (although I've never been able to get one that cheap) but I couldn't be happier with Uber with these prices.
Jul 7, 2015, 10:06 pm
#120
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Bangkok
Programs: UA MM, SPG Plat, SQ PPS
Posts: 44
Overall, I am really happy with Uber in Bangkok and use it daily. I particularly like the fact that the driver can't refuse to take you where you want to go and there is never any price 'discussion' of the 'oh, very traffic, 300baht' variety.
Many of the drivers in my area are new and have been working only a couple of weeks, so they are still learning the ropes. The Uber map app has provided some pretty strange routings, but when I am familiar with where I am headed, I just tell the driver where to go and they are happy to follow my route suggestions. I live a bit out of the center, in Ekkamai, so sometimes there is a wait, but usually not more than 15-20 minutes. Because of that uncertainty, I don't use it for airport runs and book a car service in advance.
All in all, I'll take Uber over local taxis any day, even with their annoying 'Surge Pricing', just because I am tired of negotiating with shakedown artists who see a foreigner and think their day is about to be made. It's completely tiresome.
Many of the drivers in my area are new and have been working only a couple of weeks, so they are still learning the ropes. The Uber map app has provided some pretty strange routings, but when I am familiar with where I am headed, I just tell the driver where to go and they are happy to follow my route suggestions. I live a bit out of the center, in Ekkamai, so sometimes there is a wait, but usually not more than 15-20 minutes. Because of that uncertainty, I don't use it for airport runs and book a car service in advance.
All in all, I'll take Uber over local taxis any day, even with their annoying 'Surge Pricing', just because I am tired of negotiating with shakedown artists who see a foreigner and think their day is about to be made. It's completely tiresome.