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they rolled this out to NYC a month or two ago. They were airport shuttles with an initial price of $10 and will go to $25. It was dramatically more comfortab
by orange_joe 1y ago
they rolled this out to NYC a month or two ago. They were airport shuttles with an initial price of $10 and will go to $25. It was dramatically more comfortable than taking the subway and then transferring to the air train and the normal price is honestly fairly competitive against the subway + air train (~$12).
- bsimpson 1y agoUber Shuttle leaves from Atlantic Terminal, which is also the home of the LIRR. It's a train that goes to the airport on a fixed schedule. More comfortable and reliable than the Subway for $2 more.
- JumpCrisscross 1y agoI have a place near Penn Station and take the LIRR to JFK almost religiously. But the most expensive part of the journey is the Uber to Penn. Having a shuttle that picks me up at my apartment and deposits me in Jamaica would be a solid pitch against the LIRR.
- bsimpson 1y agoThat sounds like the old Super Shuttle (which I know from CA, not NY). I thought Uber's offering was more like a bus - you meet at the terminal and it takes you to the airport.
- wenc 1y agoThat’s not bad. I had to get from JFK to midtown during peak hours. It was Airtrain ($8.50) + LIRR to Woodside ($11) + Subway 7 train to midtown ($2.90) = $22.40. (I didn’t know LIRR had city ticket, it would have been $16.40. But it took 1.5 hours.
- whiplash451 1y agoThat is, until they raise prices and enshitify their service
- deadbabe 1y agoI will never take an NYC subway again.