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Originally Posted by Fuzz
I thought I'd check what a normal taxi would cost for that trip at 64km, it is $94 +$3.60+$3.00(surcharge for special days and times,didn't realize cabs charged extra for New Years!). I left off time charges, as taxi's work differently though I suspect the taxi time charge would be more. I was surprised to see the fair would be similar to the non-surge price. I thought Uber was a lot cheaper. I then also noticed this was UberXL that charges more.
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Not sure about UberXL, but the Uber that was being used in Calgary did seem cheaper than a cab. I live in the deep NW and a cab from 17th avenue to my house is $45 (excluding tip). Same ride in Uber was $34.
That said, I did not use Uber to save money. I would have preferred to take a cab because of the insurance issues and paid the extra 15 bucks or so. I used Uber because I was unable to get a cab most times and I could have Uber pick me up within 5-10 minutes regardless of the time of night.