You only just discovered surge pricing today? You can’t think of an event this weekend resulting in lots of people arriving in Melbourne?
jievees on
Formula 1
replacement_username on
Formula 1 is in town.
Take a normal taxi. Prevent this from happening.
AdmiralOink17 on
SkyBus
Awkward-Sandwich3479 on
Almost your air fare equivalent to!?
bin_chicken on
Yeah the fee from the airport has gotten insane. The infrastructure from the airport to the city should be a priority. You go to any other city the size of Melbourne like Sydney and it’s perfectly streamlined.
torlesse on
901 to Broadmeadows then train to the city/Hampton.
$5.70
piglette12 on
Peak hour for business travellers. Last week I did a one-day return trip to Sydney for work. It took me half an hour to queue for an uber around 9pm, and with surge pricing it costed twice as much as my morning uber which arrived at the airport at 6.30am. Around that time there were loads of people like me in suits and with laptops.
ad0sy on
So many people money shaming.
It’s a bloody rip, no matter what’s on.
SpecialistDesk9506 on
Dude is dodging oil crisis by making customers pay.
VelvetOnion on
If it’s too much then don’t book it.
AstlerFox93 on
Living in broady has its upsides hehehehehe
brokerlady on
if only there was some sort of transport option that was fast and environmentally friendly that could just cut through / avoid traffic to take people to the airport in groups to save on costs. if only.
RocketQ on
Take the sky bus to Elsternwick station then the train to hampton.
wer-erldturninggggg on
Supply and demand is off the charts ever since GP started ramping up – add on the 1 week airport bans that are being randomly given out to drivers who don’t accept the first trip being offered, and it’s no wonder it’s surging half the day.
HAPPY_DAZE_1 on
Just checked 13cabs Airport to Hampton Beach, next available $136.00. Bargain.
SydneyRFC on
Something I discovered at Melbourne airport is that if you’re even remotely near the international terminal, it adds at least $20 to an uber.
lifeinwentworth on
I think it is peak time unfortunately due to the events this weekend. Important to remember when organising travel because yeah, this is the result which sucks! I’d do a compare with the other apps, didi, taxis or if possible, sky bus!
jubbing on
Is your company paying?
Llamadrugs on
Formula one is on and you’re doing it at peak time. Use didi or just skybus then train it.
On the other hand you live in Hampton you can afford it.
StuffOld1191 on
I know the feeling, but this is the downside of Uber. If there’s no drivers locally, the price just expands until there is.
That said, that’s a pretty serious trip to take on an Uber – even on a good day it would be pricey (?).
notyourlocalsparky on
Just checked Didi, $62.
Take the L on your fancy Uber One.
yourmateribbon on
Should have landed at moorabbin
StillonLs on
Everyone say take a taxi – thats exactly what i thought.
I was going from melb airport to Preston yesterday morning at around 10am – on a normal day it would cost around $30.
The uber app said $80; i almost had to take a sip of water just so i could spit it back out. so i said f this, and went to take a normal taxi.
$70.
$70 for a normal taxi. what the fuck is happening.
the worst thing? i had just come home from asia where a taxi cost fking AUD15 for a whole day.
shits messed up. fk melbourne taxis
KoalaCapp on
Formula 1 and AFL and home NRL game
Thursday before a long weekend.
Not as many in coming flights into Melbourne airport so while still busy its not got the usual capacity coming in
Take your pick
Gonna be an expensive weekend for any ride share surge pricing service
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You only just discovered surge pricing today? You can’t think of an event this weekend resulting in lots of people arriving in Melbourne?
Formula 1
Formula 1 is in town.
Take a normal taxi. Prevent this from happening.
SkyBus
Almost your air fare equivalent to!?
Yeah the fee from the airport has gotten insane. The infrastructure from the airport to the city should be a priority. You go to any other city the size of Melbourne like Sydney and it’s perfectly streamlined.
901 to Broadmeadows then train to the city/Hampton.
$5.70
Peak hour for business travellers. Last week I did a one-day return trip to Sydney for work. It took me half an hour to queue for an uber around 9pm, and with surge pricing it costed twice as much as my morning uber which arrived at the airport at 6.30am. Around that time there were loads of people like me in suits and with laptops.
So many people money shaming.
It’s a bloody rip, no matter what’s on.
Dude is dodging oil crisis by making customers pay.
If it’s too much then don’t book it.
Living in broady has its upsides hehehehehe
if only there was some sort of transport option that was fast and environmentally friendly that could just cut through / avoid traffic to take people to the airport in groups to save on costs. if only.
Take the sky bus to Elsternwick station then the train to hampton.
Supply and demand is off the charts ever since GP started ramping up – add on the 1 week airport bans that are being randomly given out to drivers who don’t accept the first trip being offered, and it’s no wonder it’s surging half the day.
Just checked 13cabs Airport to Hampton Beach, next available $136.00. Bargain.
Something I discovered at Melbourne airport is that if you’re even remotely near the international terminal, it adds at least $20 to an uber.
I think it is peak time unfortunately due to the events this weekend. Important to remember when organising travel because yeah, this is the result which sucks! I’d do a compare with the other apps, didi, taxis or if possible, sky bus!
Is your company paying?
Formula one is on and you’re doing it at peak time. Use didi or just skybus then train it.
On the other hand you live in Hampton you can afford it.
I know the feeling, but this is the downside of Uber. If there’s no drivers locally, the price just expands until there is.
That said, that’s a pretty serious trip to take on an Uber – even on a good day it would be pricey (?).
Just checked Didi, $62.
Take the L on your fancy Uber One.
Should have landed at moorabbin
Everyone say take a taxi – thats exactly what i thought.
I was going from melb airport to Preston yesterday morning at around 10am – on a normal day it would cost around $30.
The uber app said $80; i almost had to take a sip of water just so i could spit it back out. so i said f this, and went to take a normal taxi.
$70.
$70 for a normal taxi. what the fuck is happening.
the worst thing? i had just come home from asia where a taxi cost fking AUD15 for a whole day.
shits messed up. fk melbourne taxis
Formula 1 and AFL and home NRL game
Thursday before a long weekend.
Not as many in coming flights into Melbourne airport so while still busy its not got the usual capacity coming in
Take your pick
Gonna be an expensive weekend for any ride share surge pricing service
League + Basketball + F1 the city is mad tonight