It will be more than the Walmart trip you took on Tuesday because they're accounting for all of the extra logistics of reserving a ride. Not that you would, but this is an example: Walmart on Tuesday - don't worry about Surge (dynamic) and just request when the time comes.$ Walmart on Black Friday - You would want to schedule ahead of time to lock in a price because it could be less than paying the dynamic pricing. Rideshare rates will vary by distance, surge pricing, and other factors. It's the idea of "a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush" for me. How much does it cost to get from DAL to downtown Dallas DART Bus 524/Light Rail: 3.00 one-way (Midday Pass 2.00 - Unlimited day pass 6.00) Lyft & Uber: 15-18/ Taxi: 21 flat rate to Dallas Central Business District. I think if I'm paying ahead, It should be far less than if I just randomly book something. The miles and time don't count on a scheduled ride and there's no surge pricing even when flights are busy or you're headed to an event.įor regular trips you might be best to wait, but if you're headed to somewhere that might have surge pricing you may want to schedule ahead. I think it's supposedly to smooth out dynamic pricing and guarantee you an amount. I have figured out that scheduling my ride around 8 or 9 the night prior gives me the best rates.
Regular drivers also know that I tip every time and am always outside waiting no matter when they get there so if they are a little further out they don’t mind accepting my ride. In the 2 years I’ve been ubering to work everyday I was late by 5 minutes one time and we had super heavy snow the night before. If my driver is going to arrive early the app says the driver will wait for you but since I use it everyday I always, always make sure I’m ready to walk out the door at 7:10 so drivers aren’t waiting on me. One time it pinged right away and my driver was 3 minutes out so I had to hustle but I’m usually at work between 7:25 and 7:45. I work at 8:00 and I schedule my trip for 7:30 and I live less than a 10 minute ride from work, at 7:05 it notifies me of my upcoming trip. Start looking at different times of the evening before as the price always fluctuates, it doesn’t guarantee you a trip but it will give you better odds to be on time and find the right time of the evening prior to schedule it so it’s not super expensive.