The Economics of UberX in NYC

Re:The Economics of UberX in NYC by albertwang on Monday November 03, 2014 @10:45PM (#8555058)

I live in Manhattan and I now prefer to take Uber/Lyft to the airport whenever there's no surge pricing. Taxis are _supposed_ to have flat pricing but I've never found that to be the case: given all the bridge/tunnel tolls, baggage fees, and airport taxes, I'm consistently charged anywhere from $80-$120 one-way from Midtown Manhattan to LGA (+tip). In comparison, Uber uses GPS tracking to automatically figure out which tolls to tack on, and it costs me $63.

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Re:The Economics of UberX in NYC by harryh on Tuesday November 04, 2014 @12:14AM (#8555236)

NYC Taxis have a flat fare to JFK. This does not apply to LGA.

That being said I have no fucking clue how you're spending $80 or more on that fare. Even if you're coming from the far west wide and sitting in traffic forever you shouldn't be cracking $50.

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Re:The Economics of UberX in NYC by atlbeer on Tuesday November 04, 2014 @08:48AM (#8556436)

You are being taking for a ride, literally. Midtown to LGA is ~$30-$40 before tip. And flat rates are JFK only.

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