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Uber is offering a shuttle service with significantly cheaper fares to LaGuardia, but these rides will take place in 14-passenger vans and are only available from three locations in midtown Manhattan.
Booking a ride on a rideshare app to any major New York airport can get expensive, with fares sometimes costing well over $100.
But starting Tuesday, Uber is offering an alternative: It can take you to and from LaGuardia Airport for $18 each way.
Rides on the âUber Shuttleâ can be booked between seven days or five minutes before a shuttle departs. However, these rides are shared â vehicles will be able to fit up to 14 passengers. Each rider is allowed a personal item and a carry-on or checked bag.
The shuttles will run every 30 minutes from 5 a.m. to 10:45 p.m., seven days a week. So far, the stops are limited to midtown Manhattan and include:
- Port Authority Terminal
- Grand Central Terminal
- Penn Station
Uber shuttles will drop passengers off to LaGuardia Terminals B and C.
While LaGuardia offers a shuttle service to the airport, these shuttles can often take a lot longer than a car and many travelers are not as familiar with the option.
Uber announced the initiative during a climate event in London on Tuesday. It didnât say if or when it would start a similar service out of Newark or JFK.
The rideshare app also has a shuttle service available in Egypt, India, Brazil and Mexico.
A shuttle to LaGuardia can be booked through the Uber app. When the shuttle arrives, passengers will receive a QR code ticket and a unique pin validated by the driver.
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