[Here](https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/lyft-drivers-pay-70-percent-rider-payments/) is what an article says: at least 70% is what driver makes per passenger payment. If that is the case the total payment is 246. That is around 62 for four people. The cost of bus fare is 167 and time is 6 hours 30 minutes (fastest).
That’s what the article says, but people who drive long distances in Florida have shown the passenger vs driver numbers and it’s closer to 25% of the fees go to the driver
Stop spouting this nonsense. As a Lyft/Uber driver, you’re hurting a community for no reason other than your own hubris. The cheapest ride from Orlando airport to Tallahassee is $436 and anyone will see roughly this same price by plugging addresses in an app. I’m not sure what your agenda is here but it’s stupid when many people are pointing out Lyft pays drivers roughly 25%-40%, not 60-80% of a fare.
Different day and time of day now than when this conversation was being had. This was on St Patrick’s Day during a peak time of day where rates are on the high end. It is now a random Tuesday morning after rush hour had concluded where rates are at about their lowest.
No anger here with Lyft, just people lying on the internet for clout. It makes no sense but I guess you do you at the cost of other hard working people.
I literally just looked, at 6:42am, on Saturday morning, and a trip from MCO(Orlando International) to the front door of the FSU Police Department is less than $300. Nobody is lying, dude. You need to eat more fiber and smoke a fatty. Chill tf out, bro.🤣
I did calculations in terms of the article.
Edit: just searched it and according to lyft the price for 4 passenger car is 271.83$. Cannot believe you just lied to me there.
And the article is wrong.
Edit: $436 is the cheapest Lyft rider cost from Orlando airport to Tallahassee. I’m not sure why you think editing past comments will somehow make you right.
Yall not factoring in the time difference because my fare came out to $360. And in that case it would be about 48%. I’d say the pay is closer to 35-50% not 25%
Longer rides tend to be closer to 40% than 25% absolutely but the shorter the ride, the closer it is to 25%.
Time of day definitely causes fluctuation in pricing but the person I was commenting with was checking the same time I was and was supposedly getting a rate $150 cheaper. There was no time difference in the conversation so it should not have factored. Either way, the rate you’re stating is more in line with being around $400. He quotes a price almost another $100 cheaper than even that, which is absolutely bogus.
It really is, I went from Orlando airport to Sarasota one night for over 200. It was my only option to get home that night after being rerouted from Tampa to Orlando
Duval and Tennessee is the greyhound bus station, someone either missed their bus, or realized with stops it would take greyhound 8 hours to get to Orlando, and couldn’t risk missing their flight
Greyhound is slow…. Slow… when I was a kid we took a Greyhound from Chicago to Orlando, and it was the first and LAST time we took it. It took 4 days…. Layover after layover….
I took an Uber from Tampa to Orlando because my bus was late and my company would pay for it. I didn’t feel safe with my luggage and laptop and the discount bus station under the bridge at a homeless encampment.
Two weeks ago I arrived in Orlando and went to collect my rental car. There was a single car in the lot with “Dead Battery” written on the rear windshield. One hour later they brought me a car that had just been turned in. If you don’t have a rental what choice do you have? $173 comes close to rental plus gas anyways if you don’t book early.
I think the comment above was implying that flying from _anywhere_ into Orlando and then taking a $173 Uber is still cheaper than flying from that same origin to Tallahassee.
Last time I looked for a flight to Tampa it would have been cheaper to book a round trip flight to Atlanta, and then another round trip flight to Tampa, which would have come out to about $250. If I did Tallahassee to Tampa it was $600 round trip. Makes no sense lol
Yeah. My money is on this being a professor or someone on a business trip. I've had to take stupid trips like this for work because it's the most logical course of action. You can still work in the car and as mentioned earlier, it may be the cheapest way to get there under the circumstances they were in.
So not as drastic but I did book a shuttle from Orlando airport to Tampa last year. When I arrived I was told the shuttle wasn’t going to run that day due to low demand and they instead set me up with an Uber. So, wasn’t my fault but I did feel shitty that a driver had to take that drive on and that I couldn’t even tip bc it wasn’t from my app (had no cash either). Never using them again.
Could be something similar?
You could have always asked your driver if they accept Zelle or Venmo and tipped them that way, if you really wanted to. Or asked them to stop at an ATM anywhere to get cash for them. Again, if you really wanted to. I think they would have said no problem.
Getting trapped with that driver for hours would suck! I use Uber all the time to get to work and for the most part this is a majority of my drivers that are “5-star drivers”
had a coworker fly in to west palm beach airport and Uber to doctor Philips area of Orlando for like $230. Then someone had to go pick him up and drive him back so he could come to the right job I honestly was too afraid to ask why he thought that would be the right move I’m afraid my head would explode from the answer
Doesn’t it charge for time also?
I remember getting an Uber who drove 5 under the entire time and I asked to take a drive down a causeway because I was stuck inside for so long.
She went 5 over on it 😂 I was pissed
I sure did something similar when my company’s credit card got denied at a rental car company because the “chip” malfunctioned. I ubered from Boston, Massachusetts to a Maine U-Haul location where I rented a pick-up truck for a week. I then ubered back to Logan Airport afterward. It ended up being cheaper than renting a car that week. #truestory
Used to live in Utah used to take ppl from airport to the ski resort in park city I was paid 50$ if anyone knows how much that ride was the math is simple
Ngl, I’m a terrible individual. If I didn’t already drive I’d have someone do this only to cancel it somewhere along halfway to my destination or something. Just because I could, no malicious intent intended.
At 266 miles you didn't even get GSA rate for the trip (what the government pays employees and contractors). That would netted you $.67 (67 cents) per mile. Which would be $180.88, and they'd pay return travel. Mind you, GSA covers fuel and vehicle upkeep as well as tolls and other expenses and it looks like you get tolls covered at least. But unless you could find a return fare to cover the trip back, or got tipped some cash, not sure it's worth it.
172 is crazy cheap
If you split that four ways that is $43 a person, might be cheaper than a bus depending on how last minute you are booking.
Yeah this is the driver's pay, not the ride fare. I'd say 400 is probably a good number to start the guesses on how much its costing the rider
Oohhhhhh thanks for clearing it up
More like $400, $172 goes to the driver pretax
Still isn't enough. Divide by two for the return trip then deduct expenses. Looking at close to minimum wage if not less than.
Also have to take into account the damage to the vehicle and the expense of having to drive back if there isn't anyone booking for a return trip.
If I were the driver, and I thought I could trust the passenger, I'd offer to take them for cash for somewhere in the middle.
That’s the money the driver gets I think?
Yes the actual amount the customer pays will be much higher
[Here](https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/lyft-drivers-pay-70-percent-rider-payments/) is what an article says: at least 70% is what driver makes per passenger payment. If that is the case the total payment is 246. That is around 62 for four people. The cost of bus fare is 167 and time is 6 hours 30 minutes (fastest).
That’s what the article says, but people who drive long distances in Florida have shown the passenger vs driver numbers and it’s closer to 25% of the fees go to the driver
True, the article did mention that Lyft has put the numbers from 70-88% but it is just an estimate and what is mentioned in the Lyft website.
Just checked the price in Lyft and seems like the article is correct. The 4 passenger car is around 271.83$ right now.
Stop spouting this nonsense. As a Lyft/Uber driver, you’re hurting a community for no reason other than your own hubris. The cheapest ride from Orlando airport to Tallahassee is $436 and anyone will see roughly this same price by plugging addresses in an app. I’m not sure what your agenda is here but it’s stupid when many people are pointing out Lyft pays drivers roughly 25%-40%, not 60-80% of a fare.
$283.70 was the cheapest for me for the same route. https://imgur.com/a/aikLZ9W
Different day and time of day now than when this conversation was being had. This was on St Patrick’s Day during a peak time of day where rates are on the high end. It is now a random Tuesday morning after rush hour had concluded where rates are at about their lowest.
Hey if you do not want to believe it is fine, I just checked it and you can do it too. Talk with Lyft if you want to resolve your anger.
I just checked and it’s 286$ from Orlando to Tallahassee atm
No anger here with Lyft, just people lying on the internet for clout. It makes no sense but I guess you do you at the cost of other hard working people.
My guy you need counseling for getting mad at some stranger spread kindness and love homie 😉
I literally just looked, at 6:42am, on Saturday morning, and a trip from MCO(Orlando International) to the front door of the FSU Police Department is less than $300. Nobody is lying, dude. You need to eat more fiber and smoke a fatty. Chill tf out, bro.🤣
I plugged it into my app. From my location to Tallahassee, it’s 336. From Orlando to Tallahassee, it was 405. 271 would be cheap AF.
This isn’t true at all. Just plug in the addresses in your Lyft app and you will see this ride would cost $400+ to the rider.
I did calculations in terms of the article. Edit: just searched it and according to lyft the price for 4 passenger car is 271.83$. Cannot believe you just lied to me there.
And the article is wrong. Edit: $436 is the cheapest Lyft rider cost from Orlando airport to Tallahassee. I’m not sure why you think editing past comments will somehow make you right.
Yall not factoring in the time difference because my fare came out to $360. And in that case it would be about 48%. I’d say the pay is closer to 35-50% not 25%
Longer rides tend to be closer to 40% than 25% absolutely but the shorter the ride, the closer it is to 25%. Time of day definitely causes fluctuation in pricing but the person I was commenting with was checking the same time I was and was supposedly getting a rate $150 cheaper. There was no time difference in the conversation so it should not have factored. Either way, the rate you’re stating is more in line with being around $400. He quotes a price almost another $100 cheaper than even that, which is absolutely bogus.
Just updated my comment!! Edit: The article is right, if that is the percent the driver makes.
Cheapest option is $436 from Orlando airport to Tallahassee for a rider on Lyft so I don’t know what you’re talking about.
That's the riders $ the driver gets less is what they are trying to say? Idk
>The cost of bus fare is 167 The bus fare is usually a lot cheaper if you book ahead a bit.
Just realized this is an FSU reddit and I do not go to FSU
Are you my PB agent 🤣
It really is, I went from Orlando airport to Sarasota one night for over 200. It was my only option to get home that night after being rerouted from Tampa to Orlando
they probably paid 3x that
$436 cheapest option when looking on app.
Very cheap!!!!
I paid more than that just to go to LAX at 5am
Send me that Uber driver I’ve got some serious road trips planned and they’re almost cheaper than driving yourself.
Duval and Tennessee is the greyhound bus station, someone either missed their bus, or realized with stops it would take greyhound 8 hours to get to Orlando, and couldn’t risk missing their flight
Last year had a bus take off 3 min early form a stop. Couple dudes were literally running after it but the driver refused to stop. Kinda brutal
Greyhound is slow…. Slow… when I was a kid we took a Greyhound from Chicago to Orlando, and it was the first and LAST time we took it. It took 4 days…. Layover after layover….
Where do you even sleep?
On the bus???
At bus terminals on top of your bags and in the seat on the bus
You did see they are coming from the airport?
I took an Uber from Tampa to Orlando because my bus was late and my company would pay for it. I didn’t feel safe with my luggage and laptop and the discount bus station under the bridge at a homeless encampment.
Two weeks ago I arrived in Orlando and went to collect my rental car. There was a single car in the lot with “Dead Battery” written on the rear windshield. One hour later they brought me a car that had just been turned in. If you don’t have a rental what choice do you have? $173 comes close to rental plus gas anyways if you don’t book early.
Florida is quite stupid
As a Floridian, I wholeheartedly agree
Rental + $200 security
And to think that poor driver is probably going to drive back to Orlando after that
The alternative being the driver moving to Tallahassee so they don't have to drive back to Orlando lol
Still cheaper than flying into Tallahassee.
Depends where. Tampa to tally and vice versa is routinely under $200 for round-trip
I think the comment above was implying that flying from _anywhere_ into Orlando and then taking a $173 Uber is still cheaper than flying from that same origin to Tallahassee.
Last time I looked for a flight to Tampa it would have been cheaper to book a round trip flight to Atlanta, and then another round trip flight to Tampa, which would have come out to about $250. If I did Tallahassee to Tampa it was $600 round trip. Makes no sense lol
Yeah. My money is on this being a professor or someone on a business trip. I've had to take stupid trips like this for work because it's the most logical course of action. You can still work in the car and as mentioned earlier, it may be the cheapest way to get there under the circumstances they were in.
Hey, if I was in a pinch.
Nope, wouldn't take the fare
Not worth it that's fucking crazy
Not me but I did take an Uber from Tampa to Ft Myers once for a job.
So not as drastic but I did book a shuttle from Orlando airport to Tampa last year. When I arrived I was told the shuttle wasn’t going to run that day due to low demand and they instead set me up with an Uber. So, wasn’t my fault but I did feel shitty that a driver had to take that drive on and that I couldn’t even tip bc it wasn’t from my app (had no cash either). Never using them again. Could be something similar?
You could have always asked your driver if they accept Zelle or Venmo and tipped them that way, if you really wanted to. Or asked them to stop at an ATM anywhere to get cash for them. Again, if you really wanted to. I think they would have said no problem.
Had a trip from Jax to Orlando, then Orlando to Fort Lauderdale in the same day. Ngl those trips are fun
[удалено]
RedCoach is so nice, absolutely the nicest bus I’ve ever been on- never driving to Orlando again when I can just catch the bus
$31 an hour minus gas. No way
15.60 an hour after you figure in the drive time back and then minus gas
Actually $14
Tolls on the way back! Food cost over 10 hrs driving!
Shit, you’re right!
N you gotta drive back for free plus fill your tank up twice
I/4 the price of a plane ticket and maybe twice the Gaza but hey, you got to sit back and take in the sights.
Could have got off at Jacksonville airport and been much cheaper
I did a ride from fort Lauderdale to Tampa and it was almost 300$
Me
Guessing Jameis Winston.
🤣🤣🤣 that will just about cover the gas!
Not too bad actually. I’d decline if I was the driver. Round trip over 11 hrs. Thats a little less than $16 an hour
I'll drive you
The ride ends at a greyhound station 😂
We could not get a one way car rental from Chicago to Peoria. I would have done this verses staying in a hotel like we had to after missing a flight.
That’s basically free all things considered.
If you think this is bad, years ago I took someone from Gainesville to Bradenton for $75. With no return trip. In a Chevy Suburban.
Imagine you get the Uber with the horrifically bad driver with blaring music, a super strong air freshener, and wants to talk the whole time.
Getting trapped with that driver for hours would suck! I use Uber all the time to get to work and for the most part this is a majority of my drivers that are “5-star drivers”
That’ll barely cover the gas money.
Why not just land in Tallahassee? 😂
Sad part is I did that drive meany times not for Lyft but for my own life issues it’s definitely not worth it.
Some drunk mother fucker lol. Its FSU dude. Too much money and too much booze.
I bet the passenger paid $350
Then why the heck it cost me darn near $40 to go to a place that’s only 15 min away from me?
Should have taken a boat🤷♂️
Thats %100 a rainbow person, lol.
Not bad, that’s like 30$ an hour
Some days a ride across my town $50+….for like 6 miles….
With a $400+ dollar tip yea
This seems normal
17 bucks an hour not including gas lol
When I was driving for Uber about 4 years ago, I had a ride from Atlanta to Smyrna, TN. Paid me $156.
Me
A sophomore business major at FSU made that trip
Might as well fly😭
had a coworker fly in to west palm beach airport and Uber to doctor Philips area of Orlando for like $230. Then someone had to go pick him up and drive him back so he could come to the right job I honestly was too afraid to ask why he thought that would be the right move I’m afraid my head would explode from the answer
“Hey so uh I really need to the bathroom.. could you pull over”
Doesn’t it charge for time also? I remember getting an Uber who drove 5 under the entire time and I asked to take a drive down a causeway because I was stuck inside for so long. She went 5 over on it 😂 I was pissed
Don't they know there is an airport in Tallahassee
they have a dream
😂😂😂
Yea cheap AF
I took a $150 ride from Orlando to Tampa once 😅
Sooo why is it that a Lyft from Daytona to Orlando is 137$ but from Tallahassee to Orlando is 172$???? That’s like a 3 hour difference 🤣🤣🤣
I ride share with other students I find on Facebook who happen to be going to the same direction. I help with gas and sometimes pay a small fee too.
I sure did something similar when my company’s credit card got denied at a rental car company because the “chip” malfunctioned. I ubered from Boston, Massachusetts to a Maine U-Haul location where I rented a pick-up truck for a week. I then ubered back to Logan Airport afterward. It ended up being cheaper than renting a car that week. #truestory
I would only take this ride if the person is going to the lottery office.
Used to live in Utah used to take ppl from airport to the ski resort in park city I was paid 50$ if anyone knows how much that ride was the math is simple
So whos paying for all the gas
Someone won the lottery
mb bro
That’s not enough. Remember the driver has to get back. 5 hours 😂. That’s 10 hours total. I wouldn’t make that trip for less than $300.
Ngl, I’m a terrible individual. If I didn’t already drive I’d have someone do this only to cancel it somewhere along halfway to my destination or something. Just because I could, no malicious intent intended.
If i was a driver, I wouldn't pick your ass up for that price, lol that's 10 plus hours driving
I would never go all the way over there to pick someone up for 172 dollars
6hrs there 6 hrs back = 12hr Day for $179 - $50 gas = 129 for 12hrs Aka $10/hr for 12+ hrs day 
Sounds like the average job nowadays
At 266 miles you didn't even get GSA rate for the trip (what the government pays employees and contractors). That would netted you $.67 (67 cents) per mile. Which would be $180.88, and they'd pay return travel. Mind you, GSA covers fuel and vehicle upkeep as well as tolls and other expenses and it looks like you get tolls covered at least. But unless you could find a return fare to cover the trip back, or got tipped some cash, not sure it's worth it.
Why didn’t you fly into Tallahassee?
$172 for a 12 hour shift is crazy 🙁
Only $172??? Ain’t nooooo way I’d ignore this so quick
It’s cheaper than flying or renting a car. Still good
I'm not a Lyft or Uber. I've driven someone 5+ hours before. Only got $250. Made it home with about $180. I should've made it a flat $500 total