Bringing friendsYou're welcome to bring along friends on your ride. Pile in, buckle your seat belts, and enjoy the ride! A standard Lyft ride can seat up to 4 riders. If you have a bigger group, a Lyft XL can seat up to 6.
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Lyft XL: Rides for up to 6 passengers. Preferred: Rides in newer, more spacious cars, with top-rated, experienced drivers. Lyft Lux: High-end sedans or SUVs with leather interior and four seats, with top-rated, experienced drivers.
Requesting a Lyft XL ride will pair you up with a larger vehicle that can fit up to five passengers. On the map screen, toggle over to 'XL' and tap 'Request XL.
UberX can carry up to four adults. UberXL can carry up to six. With 5 pieces of luggage, you might be better off requesting an UberXL, depending on how large the luggage is.
Pros and Cons of Lyft and UberThere are some key differences between Uber and Lyft. Uber can be less expensive than Lyft for the average journey—research suggests that Uber is the cheaper company, with the average trip costing $20 compared with the $27 you would spend for an average Lyft trip.
How much luggage is allowed in Uber XL? An XL vehicle can accommodate 3 large suitcases easily. Depending on how many in your party you might be sitting with luggage at your feet. You have to remember minivans and suv's have only so much cargo space before seats have to be folded down etc.
An Uber XL will accommodate up to 6 passengers. Usually an XL is a large SUV, or a van. The number of passengers is not any problem. Regarding the luggage, assuming it isn't extremely large, cumbersome, (your question didn't include approximate sizes) then it all should transport; 2 carry-ons, fine.
Lyft XL: Rides for up to 6 passengers. Preferred: Rides in newer, more spacious cars, with top-rated, experienced drivers. Lyft Lux: High-end sedans or SUVs with leather interior and four seats, with top-rated, experienced drivers.
Basic Uber and Lyft pricing is pretty even, but regional variations occur due to supply and demand. Each company calculates surge pricing in a different way, and places with fewer drivers with one or the other firm will feel demand more intensely during busy periods.
If you request a ride during times of really high demand, you'll pay an inflated rate. Times of high demand and low driver supply are called Prime Time. Prime Time fees are extra fees that Lyft charges during busy times.
Like any other business, tipping your Uber or Lyft driver is a common courtesy rather than an obligation. Tips of anything between 10% to 20% based on how well the drive was and the length of the trip, and overall ride cost. For the average Uber or Lyft ride, this translates to anywhere from $4 to $6.
You can start giving Lyft XL rides by opting-in in the app. You'll only receive regular ride requests if there aren't any Lyft XL requests in your area.
The price of a scheduled ride depends on predicted demand. If you're scheduling a ride that will take place during peak hours—like morning and evening commutes—it will probably be more expensive than if you requested the same ride during the middle of the day.
Of the 40 busiest U.S. airports, 10 don't allow pickups unless drivers have a chauffeur's license or livery plates, including Atlanta, Orlando, Detroit, Boston and Philadelphia. Seattle, Minneapolis and New Orleans started allowing legal ride-sharing pickups only this year.
The Lyft XL designation means that the vehicle is big enough to accommodate six riders, in addition to the driver. A standard Lyft ride can only accommodate four passengers.