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Re:Uber says it's leaving Quebec if province insists on stri... by pj_mukh on Tuesday September 26, 2017 @01:02PM (#15340503)
At the Toronto Airport, Uber rides from the terminal into the city are upwards of $60. But take an AirTrain one stop to a hotel and it drops to $25. I think we need government regulations, but just like pure unfettered capitalism, it works in some markets, in some ways, but fails miserably in others.
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Re:Uber says it's leaving Quebec if province insists on stri... by DKnoll on Wednesday September 27, 2017 @07:47AM (#15346802)
What do you mean by into "the city", downtown Toronto? Pearson is actually in Mississauga, not Toronto and a trip from Pearson to downtown Toronto could take up to an hour in the (very likely) traffic on the 427 and Gardiner during the day. The cab flat rate to downtown is also ~$60.

No idea what an AirTrain is. Do you mean UP Express? Why stop at Weston and pay $5.30 and not just take it all the way downtown for a meagre $12.35? During heavy traffic your travel time would be roughly equivalent to a cab.

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Re:Uber says it's leaving Quebec if province insists on stri... by pj_mukh on Thursday September 28, 2017 @01:07PM (#15358862)
Anywhere really (I particularly go to the west end), its the big difference you should note.

AirTrain = Linktrain [1]. Take it to the alt-hotel (for free) right at the airport and grab an Uber Pool to save 50-60% of the cab fare and get dropped off right at your door step with all your luggage.

[1]: https://www.torontopearson.com/en/link/#

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