Can you order a Uber ahead of time at the airport?

Reserve Airport Pick Ups With Uber Reserve Airport Pickups, riders can schedule a trip up to 90 days in advance from their destination airport, with flight tracking technology to help ensure a ride is ready and waiting, whether their flight is early, on time or delayed.



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Reliable: Our improved technology helps navigate drivers so you can be picked up on time. Ready when you are: Your ride is on your schedule. An additional wait time is included in your fare for your convenience, and your driver will wait five minutes after your scheduled pick-up.

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While Uber's scheduled rides are not guaranteed, they can work quite well in densely populated areas where there are always lots of drivers available. When you live in a quieter suburb there is a smaller chance that Uber will be able to find a driver for your scheduled ride.

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[W]e've heard from our riders that sometimes they want to arrange a pickup in advance so they can rest assured that an Uber will be available when they need it, even if it's for a 4AM ride to the airport.

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You will be notified when a driver accepts your trip request in advance. Arrive Early and Wait: Drivers will arrive a few minutes early for your pick-up, and they will wait up to 5 minutes after the scheduled pick-up for UberX, Uber XL, and Comfort trips.

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5 minutes of wait time is included in the fare (10 minutes for Comfort, and 15 minutes for Premier Reserve trips), after this time no additional wait fees are charged to the rider, but you are eligible to cancel the trip and receive the cancellation fee.

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How much should you tip Uber drivers? Similar to tipping for other services, like getting a massage or going to the nail salon, the rule of thumb is to tip 20%, says Sokolosky. So if your ride costs $30—an average cost for a moderate trip in most cities—then you'll tip $6, for a total of $36.

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You can tip your driver once your trip is complete. Tips are neither expected nor required. After a trip has ended, you have 30 days to add a tip in the app, on riders.uber.com, and from your emailed trip receipt. When can I tip my delivery partner?

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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.

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Reliable: Our improved technology helps navigate drivers so you can be picked up on time. Ready when you are: Your ride is on your schedule. An additional wait time is included in your fare for your convenience, and your driver will wait five minutes after your scheduled pick-up.

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Sometimes you want to give your driver a little extra detail ahead of the pickup. Now it's even easier to share a tip (“I'm wearing a red jacket”) or send your driver a quick pre-written message like “I'm out front” with a single tap, right within the app.

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Customers can dial 833-USE-UBER (873-8237) to speak with an Uber agent in English or Spanish to request or reserve a ride.

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You'll be charged a cancellation fee if you cancel less than 60 mins before your scheduled pickup. You'll be charged a no-show fee if you miss your scheduled pickup.

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The Booking Fee is a variable fee that helps support Uber's regulatory, safety, and operational costs, such as the government-mandated commercial auto insurance we maintain on behalf of TNC/rideshare drivers and payment card fees.

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With an Uber account, you can request a ride in any city where Uber operates, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

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Uber is open all the time. If you are in an area where Uber is supported, you can usually bet there is one at all times of the day. I live in the suburbs, and at night, I see less cars, but there are always a few at all hours. For all I know, it could be some dude sleeping at his house who has the driver app on.

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