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Originally Posted by Professionalpoker
Watch out for the Uber surge pricing. If it gets over 1.5x - taxi is same or cheaper.
Uber/Lyft is $1.10/mile after the $1.70 booking fee and $2.20 initial start fee, plus 3% tax to Nevada
Cabs are $2.88/mile after the $3.60 initial fee, 3% tax to NV, $3 credit card processing fee.
Both charge a $2.20 tax to McCarran National Airport.
Uber/Lyft would take a 2.5x surge or higher to come close to Cab fare the same distance. One caveate is that if Uber/Lyft is surging, that means there's a shortage of drivers, so in addition to paying more, you're waiting longer for the ride. Most properties have a cab line full at all times unless it's a huge show/club let out late at night.
I live downtown, my last Lyft ride to McCarran was $13.11 (including $2 tip). On the way back, there was a 25% airport surge and 15-20 minute wait for a Lyft/Uber so I went the option of a cab. I got "tunneled" by choice to shave off about 10 minutes of the ride and my cab ride was $38 (+$5 tip).
It's a huge difference. Sometimes if I'm in a rush or busy answering emails/texts for work, I'll take the awkward silence of a cab ride over the constant pandering of Rideshare drivers for extra tips. It gets really annoying getting into an Uber/Lyft and hearing the driver go over their spiel that they do with every rider. Usually in that speil comes a mention of how good or bad their tips have been lately, or constant compliments to you for the entire trip.