How much would Uber cost me for an hour ride?

How much would Uber cost me for an hour ride?

I did a 2.5-hour ride from Tyson’s, VA, to Philadelphia last year. The customer spent about $190 plus a $17 tip. That was a total of about 137 miles. When you do the calculations, you need to remember the amount of time, the distance, and any additional fees that can be incurred, especially for an airport or train station.

A few months ago, I gave a ride to someone starting in Great Falls, VA, to about a half hour away from New York; it was a 5-hour ride during rush hour after they changed the rates for drivers and passengers. My customer spent about $220 plus gave me a $40 tip. The total mileage was around 210.

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For simplicity’s sake, that averages out to about $1.20 per mile with a margin of error of +- $.15 per mile, not including the tip. Please make sure to include a tip. For rides that last two hours or longer, please give us at least a $15 tip because we cannot get a ride on the way back until we are inside our metro area. That’s if we still have enough energy for and ride after.

The cost of an Uber ride can vary significantly based on several factors, including the location, time of day, type of Uber service (e.g., UberX, Uber Black), and demand at the time of the ride. Additionally, Uber’s pricing structure may include factors such as base fare, per-mile charges, per-minute charges, and any additional fees.

To get an accurate estimate for the cost of an hour-long Uber ride, you can follow these steps:

Open the Uber app.
Enter your destination and choose your preferred type of Uber service.
Review the fare estimate provided by the app.

Keep in mind that the final cost may still vary based on real-time factors such as traffic conditions, route taken, and any additional fees that may apply.

It’s advisable to use the Uber app directly for the most accurate and up-to-date pricing information for your specific location and circumstances. Uber provides fare estimates within the app, and you can see the estimated cost before confirming your ride.

How much is a 20 minute Uber ride?

It depends on the area you’re in. And the class of service (carpool, ordinary UberX, luxury car, etc.). And the mileage. Where I live, UberX passengers pay about $2 per mile (short trips) down to about $1.50 per mile (most longer trips), depending on Uber’s estimated time to complete the trip.

If you travel 20 miles in 20 minutes, that trip is likely to cost about $30 (with the driver earning less than $20 of that), and if you travel 5 miles in 20 minutes, that trip will probably cost around $11 (driver earning maybe half that amount).

Uber is billed by miles, not minutes. About once a month, I take a 4.2-mile Uber ride, and it’s usually just over $10. Usually, could you give them a $2 tip? You have to have a payment card for the Uber app. I invariably use a credit card, but I don’t think they would not accept a debit card. You pay the app, not the driver. Safer that way.

The cost of a 20-minute Uber ride depends on several factors, such as the city you’re in, the time of day, and the type of Uber service you choose. The distance traveled during the 20-minute ride will also affect the cost.

To get an estimate of the cost, you can use the Uber app to get a fare estimate for your specific trip. Enter your starting point and destination, select the type of Uber service you want, and the app will give you an estimated fare range for the trip.

I paid cash for my ride in Uber, but the driver didn’t have change. Can I have Uber credits instead for my next ride?

Originally Answered: I paid cash for my ride in Uber, but the driver didn’t have a chance. Can I have Uber credits instead for my next ride?

It didn’t only go through the Uber system if you paid cash for an Uber ride. Uber will not credit you anything, and the driver will likely get in trouble with Uber. Uber is done strictly through the app; no cash is exchanged except for any tip you give the driver.

How is it financially feasible for an Uber driver to travel 10 minutes to pick me up for a 6-minute ride?

The quality of the ride is a gamble that the driver is taking. The answer to your question is it doesn’t. I have had even worse rides than that. I drove a minivan, which means I qualified for uberxl. That is important because those are more scarce; sometimes, we must go far longer to pick up people. But… we got paid more per mile.

Late one night, I got pinged for a ride, and the passenger was very close to me. However, she requested the ride because she was lost and scared. She was less than a mile from where she was trying to go. Uber can’t even charge for that ride because it is so short. I had to let her out and drive further to trigger a minimum trip charge. I was happy to help her out of a scary situation, but a tip would have been nice.

I also had one where I picked up from a hotel, and the people wanted to go to an upscale restaurant called James at the Mill. The hotel I picked them up from isn’t close to anything, so I expected a decent trip. It took me 15 minutes to get to it. The only thing their hotel was close to? You guessed it, James at the Mill. It is part of another hotel across the street from where I picked them up.

The worst one was a trip where I was in the airport queue. Our local, regional airport allowed Uber drivers to wait in the cell phone lot, and Uber created a queue, so instead of the app pinging the closest vehicle to the rider, you are assigned a position based on how long you have been in the cell lot area. It works well, and the airport is 25 to 30 minutes away from everything. Well… almost everything.

A Wingate hotel is close to the airport (about 5 minutes away). But it has very low occupancy because it is so far away from any of the cities the airport serves. The only people who stay there are stranded for a missed connection, flight crews staying overnight, or they don’t know any better. That was a small consolation when I waited an hour in the queue to take someone to the Wingate.

As another person mentioned, the driver only knows where the passenger is going once they pick the passenger up. Of course, the rider does know how far they are going. So it is up to them to be courteous and tip the driver to make the trip worthwhile.

If the trip is one they make often, they should keep this in mind. If they don’t, they will see their rating as a passenger decline.

As an aside, none of the riders in the above examples gave a tip. At the time, Uber didn’t let riders tip on the app. They had to be cash. We didn’t have Lyft.

TLDR: It only makes financial sense if the rider is thoughtful enough to give a tip that makes it worth the driver’s trouble.

How does Uber handle cash payments? How do they get their share from the same?

There’s an Uber service fee charged on each transaction. It’s usually 20%. So, for a sample trip of $100 and $20, go to Uber and the rest to the driver-partner. Of course, the amount also includes taxes, usually in the range of 5-6%.

However, in your question, the driver has driven a rider who has chosen cash as their payment option. Therefore, the full trip amount of $100 is paid to the driver. Of this, $20 belongs to Uber. You want to know how Uber will get that money. It’s pretty simple.

Other than the cash trip, this driver will have taken other trips, many of which would have been on electronic payment options such as cards, e-wallets, etc. These trips are accumulated, and the driver’s share is paid to the driver’s bank account every week.

Therefore, Uber calculates the 20% share owed to them on the remaining cash trips and deducts that from the partner’s share before depositing it in their bank account.

It works as long as the ratio between cash and non-cash trips is maintained below a certain range, so the cash payment option is rolled out slowly to riders.

How do I pay Uber with cash?

You don’t. It’s a cashless service. Don’t use the service if you intend to cancel and pay cash; ask the driver to cancel before getting there in exchange for cash. DON’T DO IT. No reputable driver will want to circumvent the legal safety net that Uber provides.

If you must turn cash into an Uber ride, here is how you could do so.

Find a convenience store or anywhere where gift cards are sold.
Find the prepaid debit cards. Vanilla is one of the bigger brands. Ask a clerk if you need help finding one.
Buy a card for double the estimate that Uber gives you. Estimates are just that: double is more than enough for the ride.
Add the card to your Uber account. It may require you to get on the card website and activate or register the card with your name and billing address.
Request an Uber. Do not request it while surge pricing is in effect. Be courteous, polite, and respectful towards the driver and their car. Be at the pickup location and ready to go before you request your Uber. Do not use GPS. If you cannot figure out the address, find a cross street, use that intersection, and then text the driver immediately with details about where they can pick you up safely and without obstructing traffic (i.e., “Hi, I’m right outside the Convenient Shoppe at the corner of Streeter Rd and Alley Blvd. I’ll meet you in the parking lot. Thanks!”) I know that this is an idyllic version of the standard Uber rider. Still, if you strive to help the driver be in the right place and make their life easier and safer, you make an excellent first impression.
Confirm your Uber driver. When a car pulls up that matches the description, check the license plates, that it displays a trade dress(it should bear an Uber logo on it somewhere.), and finally, walk up to the driver’s side door and ask, “Hi, are you (insert your driver’s name, found in the app once the ride is confirmed, here.)? This is a ride for…. “in my experience, trailing off is the simplest way to get someone to confirm the information you need for safety. Any Joe Shmo can say, “Yeah, sure, I’m your ride.” Only your driver will know your name. If everything is in order, hop in. Enjoy the ride, relax, be polite, and feel free to have a conversation. When you’re done, remember that five stars are a pass, and four or less is a fail where the Uber rating system is concerned. So please rate it five stars unless the driver was rude, otherwise unpleasant, or unsafe.

Alternatively, call a taxi cab!

How much money do Uber drivers make?

Originally Answered: How much money does an average Uber driver earn daily?

Interesting collection of responses. I can only give my perception based on my own experiences. I have a certain advantage: I once drove a cab in San Francisco for ten years, between 1973 and 1987; that past influenced my experience. Now, I drive an Uber X after two years as a black car Uber driver.

I currently receive less than $ 1,500 a week for five eight to nine-hour nights. I do not pay into Social Security or Medicaid or anything other than my income tax. Perhaps I should, but my income is stretched so tight I am very conservative. I put aside around $900 monthly toward income tax to generate modest savings. Last year, the taxes were $4700; at tax time, I only had saved $300, so I increased the amount I saved.

I have had to replace the brakes in my car twice since the first of the year; needless to say, I get my oil changed more often than ordinary, and I had to replace the tires on the one-year-old car I bought to drive as an UberX last November—that cost around $600 earlier this year.

So despite the appearance of generating close to $6000 a month, I too pay for the car, around $275 a month, $800 a month in gas, oil changes every two months or so, car washes every week or two, brake replacements, and of course my car insurance and so on. I’d guess that the gross income of nearly $72,000 I seem to be able to generate is, in reality, closer to an actual net of $45,000, and that is just a guess,

I have not done the math. It is an obscenely expensive city. Uber started here and is doing what it can to contribute to the frenzy. Still, their PR is typical of tech start-ups, full of glib, self-aggrandizing statements, and bloated claims about making a better driver experience. Blah, blah, blah. The ads on the sides of the buses now (real ads now, actually, after two years of stubbornly claiming that word of mouth was sufficient) that they will guarantee $ 5,000 in your first month.

From experience, you need to be prepared to work for at least 50 hours a week, especially if you are new to the job and even more so if you are new to the city. I only do what I do because I know my way around well and work as hard as possible.

All the hot air is from a bunch of programmers who have never driven a cab, much less an Uber, and know nothing of the realities drivers face. They assume that their great god of “data” will tell them everything they need to know and that anything that can’t be quantified that way doesn’t count. Boy, are they in for a rude awakening when they grow up and leave their pajamas?

Last night, I spoke to an angry Uber driver who claimed he made $2000 a week by driving 16 hours a day. I mentioned that I thought this was dangerous and unhealthy, and he said he “took a break” in the middle of his efforts. It is a foolish thing to do. He works nearly twice my hours to make $500 a week more than I do.

Can Uber drivers refuse a passenger for any reason?

I am going to disagree with Mr. Thompson. I can refuse a passenger for any damn reason I want to. Here are the most common:

If you start cursing me out when I pull up because you thought I should have gotten there faster (even though I was the only available driver within 15 miles), your ride is canceled.
If you decide you want to get in my car with a lit cigarette or vape, your ride is over before it starts.
You’re canceled if you have a kid but no child seat.
You’re canceled if you decide to bring food or drink into my car.
You’re canceled if you are f*cking filthy (construction worker, greasy wrench monkey, or just plain stinky).
If you insist on discussing politics, sex, or religion, OR you start bashing any U of M sports team, you’re canceled.
If you decide to be a backseat driver, you’re canceled.
If you are blotto and I think you will puke in my car, it’s 50 50 if you’re canceled.

Bottom line: It’s my car, not Uber’s or Lyft’s. And if they don’t like it, they can lump it.

How much does Uber charge for stops?

USD 5 per stop. Uber doesn’t charge that, but it IS the amount you SHOULD tip for asking the driver to stop.

Earning for an Uber or Lyft driver means either (a) catching a Unicorn that wants a high-dollar ride or (b) getting as many people in and out of your vehicle, as quickly as possible, every hour.

When you ask them to stop, you have stopped their earning capability. Uber only pays something like nine cents a minute for delays. What job would you do for 9 cents a minute, $5.40/hr? No, huh…then why are you asking your driver to accept that?

I had customers ask me to stop at places like the market. If it was slow, I’d agree and usually wait. If it were busy, I would agree to wait for five minutes, at which point I turned the other driving app on. If I received another ride request, I was free to leave. I can only think of once when I had to leave…after 11 minutes.

How many miles does Uber put on your car?

As many as you let them. I was averaging around 20 miles/hour when I was actively driving. I typically work 6 hours a weeknight and 8 hours a weekend night. In 2014, I would drive 40 hours/week, putting around 800 miles per week on my car.

A better question is how much money can you earn per mile. In 2014, I was grossing around $2/mile (before expenses). When I stopped regular driving in 2019, that number had dropped to around $0.65/mile.

When faced with a number that low, many drivers try to make it up in volume. It’s common to find Uber drivers today working 60–80 hours per week and putting 2000+ miles per week on their vehicles. They are like dogs chasing their tail. The more hours they put in, the more money they will get, but the extra miles required will also add to their expenses.

They always stay caught up and gradually fall further behind as greater competition and lower fares continually lower their *rate* of income. Eventually, most Uber drivers understand that what they are doing is just burning through the equity in their vehicles in exchange for short-term income.

What percentage does Uber take on every trip?

Originally Answered: What percentage does Uber take on every trip?

It used to be that Uber took either 20 or 25%, depending on when you enrolled as a driver. Additionally, every ride has a “booking fee,” which is $2.60 per ride in my area, and Uber takes all of that. On a short ride, the difference between what you pay as a passenger and what a driver receives is 50%, and in some cases, Uber gets more.

Things have changed in the last few months, and now Uber offers “upfront guaranteed pricing,”… which unfortunately is not a “mile and minute” based system. The drivers were forced to sign a new agreement that we now accept “mile and minute” fees, while Uber can charge the customer whatever they want or feel the market will bear, and the drivers do not benefit from that.

I had a trip last week where the customer was charged $15, and I was paid $3.40. It’s ridiculous, and based on articles I’ve read, the nicer, more expensive areas will receive a higher charge than the poor markets.

I’m confident that Uber will be legally persuaded to cease within time, but that’s how it is for now. Alternately, Lyft still charges “mile and minute” and, to my way of thinking, is a much more honest player in the market.

How is it financially feasible for an Uber driver to travel 10 minutes to pick me up for a 6-minute ride?

Late one night, I got pinged for a ride, and the passenger was very close to me. However, she requested the ride because she was lost and scared. She was less than a mile from where she was trying to go. Uber can’t even charge for that ride because it is so short. I had to let her out and drive a little further just to trigger a minimum trip charge. I was happy to help her out of a scary situation, but a tip would have been nice.

How much would Uber cost me for an hour ride?

A Wingate hotel is close to the airport (about 5 minutes away). But it has very low occupancy because it is so far away from any of the cities the airport serves. The only people who stay there are stranded for a missed connection, flight crews staying overnight, or they just don’t know any better. That was a small consolation when I waited an hour in the queue to take someone to the Wingate.

As another person mentioned, the driver never knows where the passenger is going until they pick the passenger up. Of course, the rider does know how far they are going. So it is up to them to be courteous and tip the driver to make the trip worthwhile. If the trip is one they make often, they should keep this in mind. If they don’t, they will see their rating as a passenger decline.

As an aside, none of the riders in the above examples gave a tip. At the time, Uber didn’t let riders tip on the app. They had to be cash. We didn’t have Lyft.

TLDR: It only makes financial sense if the rider is thoughtful enough to give a tip that makes it worth the driver’s trouble.

How much would Uber cost me for an hour ride?