I live an hour away from the nearest airport. Of course public transit can take me, but it usually would take me anywhere between 2-3 hours if I account for all

I live an hour away from the nearest airport. Of course public transit can take me, but it usually would take me anywhere between 2-3 hours if I account for all the transfers I missed. I started using Uber and it charged me about $60, which I found reasonable for a ride that long. In pandemic it became $150-200, and now it still regularly hovers around $120. I've realized that I can just drive to the airport, pay for long term parking ($13/day) and still come out even with Uber fares for trips as long as 3 weeks. This is something I used to do a decade ago. It's hilarious that we have gone a full circle on this.