Questions regarding sharing a car during travels.
Questions tagged [ride-sharing]
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Rideshare etiquette (Lyft, Uber, etc)
I used Lyft for the first time last week, and realized I don't know the proper etiquette, if there is any.
With a taxi, it's common that the driver comes around, opens the trunk, takes your luggage, then opens the back, passenger-side door to let…
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Is Ann Arbor within reasonable Lyft/Uber range of DTW?
My family is going to a wedding in Ann Arbor. From a map, it looks like it's within reason to Lyft or Uber from the DTW airport. (Where "reasonable" means something like "under $50".) Does this make sense or are there any gotchas?
I know this can be…
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What are the most effective rideshare sites in the US?
Recently, I have been traveling from upstate New York to NYC quite frequently and would like to find a site that is more effective than craigslist in attracting reliable rideshares for splitting gas and tolls.
Does anyone have any suggestions for…
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Mitfahrzentrale-style website for Norway?
Does anyone know a Mitfahrzentrale-style website for Norway, for planned hitch-hiking? I need to travel from Kiruna (Sweden) to Tromsø (Norway) on 20 December, and the first train arrives in Narvik two minutes after the last bus to Tromsø has left.…
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Can I rideshare/carpool from Vancouver to Calgary or should I rent a car?
If I plan a journey in Canada from Vancouver to Calgary the best option I found is renting a car. However in the past, especially in EU countries, I have extensively used ride sharing from different websites.
I intend to stay in Vancouver, Whistler,…
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Roadtrip coast to coast in the USA, let someone else drive car back
Hiring a car for a one-way trip across the USA is a lot more expensive than hiring it for a round-trip, even for the same distance, car and number of days.
Theoretically, if one found another group who planned to go the other way, you could get…
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Can I be sure of insurance coverage as a rideshare passenger?
@colorant’s answer refers to an offer by BlaBlaCar of “24€ pro Person 4 freie Plätze” for Amsterdam to Hanover.
Rome2Rio by car from Amsterdam to Hanover estimates 60€-85€ (and admittedly 19€ for Rideshare).
With four spaces available the upper end…
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Uber-style rideshare/taxi services in Russia?
What are my options for rideshare/taxi apps in Russia? I understand Uber is in the process of pulling out, and only covered a few of the largest cities anyway. I'm specifically interested in Irkutsk, but happy to entertain broader answers.
Goal: an…
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Do Lyft or Uber pick up at San Francisco International airport?
Are Lyft or Uber allowed to pick up at San Francisco International Airport? SFO appears to be within Lyft's coverage map, but I know special rules sometimes apply at airports.
I waited till the last minute before a convention to look for car…
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List of carpooling services outside Europe and the US?
Europe has a fair share of ad-hoc carpool services like hitchikers.org. So does the US.
But what about the rest of the world? Are there relevant ad-hoc online carpool services out there? So, what about a list of such services? Or perhaps just the…
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Ride-sharing in Sweden?
Is there a popular website for arranging ride-sharing in Sweden? In Germany I've had good luck with carpooling.com / mitfahrgelegenheit.de, but that site doesn't seem to get much use in Sweden.
Is there another, more popular website for arranging…
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Ride hailing options in Crimea as of summer 2020
It seems that Yandex.Taxi does not have coverage for Crimea, and I doubt Uber or Gett cover it given the complex legal situation involved.
However, people have to get around. What are available options there? Do Maxim/Saturn/etc work in Crimea? Are…
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Shared taxi from Abu Dhabi to Dubai
Does anyone know of a shared taxi service for weekend round trips from Abu Dhabi to Dubai? Something for a daily commute from Dubai to Abu Dhabi would be helpful too. A private taxi would be AED 200-300 which is too expensive. I am aware of the E100…
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Kaza to Manali via Rohtang Pass in bus / shared vehicle
I am planning to travel through this route entirely in bus/shared vehicles:
Delhi → Shimla → Rampur → Peo → Pooh → Kaza → Rohtang Pass → Manali → Kulu → Delhi
Earlier I covered Delhi to Pooh and Manali to Delhi easily using HRTC buses. Hence my…
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Carpooling, in general, and in Iceland in particular?
While I'm figuring out what's the best and cheapest method for me to move around Iceland I came across Car pooling which sounds very interesting. To cut a long story short, you share a car with someone who has one, and split the expenses.
The…
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