[Igor.V.F]

Wow this is crazy. I have never paid a penny in order to get back to NJ (except the cost of gas of course). Also, I don't think I ever took QMT on the way to either LGA or JFK. My preferred route is Manhattan Bridge + BQE. Riders can complain all they want - at 1.10 per mile they're getting an amazing deal, so whatever. But I don't think anyone ever complained. I usually say "I'll take a bridge and that will save you $8", and since 90% of my riders are super cheap, they usually enthusiastically agree

 

[Igor.V.F]

Sure it is cheaper doing your route but 4hrs for this trip, is it really worth it?
And at what times are you getting on the BQE? Every time I get out of JFK the BQE is a parking lot, so I just avoid it.

Well to be fair I usually do airport runs in early morning (before 7am), and it takes about 30 min to LGA (from Hoboken/JC area), and about 40 min to JFK. Coming back can be a hassle, agreed. But early mornings fares surge a lot. The most recent JFK run was $99 gross (surged at 2.3), and once I took someone to LGA at 2.8 surge for $84.

Sure, it's not always like that and sometimes it sucks. But I guess you have to mix good with bad.

I know you didn't ask for advice, but I'll give you one anyways If you want to make more money in less time, try early morning - 4am to 9am. It is common to make $150 NET in those 5 hours.

 

[Igor.V.F]

I uber early in the morning 5am-11am and this is when Most rides to JFK happens and I have never made it back to jersey in less than 2.5hrs unless before 4am.

Hahaha I posted my previous reply before seeing this... wow I'm not sure what to say dude. Never took me 2.5 hours to get back. Maybe I'm just lucky. I don't know. If you want to make more on those trips, turn your app off and don't turn it back on until the surge is above 2.0. I do it all the time.

 

[Igor.V.F]

There are three tolls I believe. 2 tolls getting there and 1 toll getting back. GWB Bridge= Offpeak $9.75, Peak $11.75, Throgs Neck or Whitestone= $8, coming back RFK Bridge= $8 So about 28 dollars in tolls going and coming.

I think Uber should update ALL its prices in Jersey. Its simply too cheap across the board and people do abuse the service like making me come 15 minutes to get them for a short 5 minute $5 ride. Ridiculous.

Maybe for places like Bergen County they can raise rates and keep the rates lower in the less wealthy areas. Someone who lives in Bergen County can afford to pony up.

Agree on $3.20 fares. This is just ridiculous. It's actually more like $3 after gas. Freaking joke.

 

[Igor.V.F]

By the way, is it just me or North Jersey is dead today!?

 

[Igor.V.F]

You must be real lucky, this is what I made in 6hrs in monday, 7am and 9am were to the city the first one took me 1hr and the 2nd one over 1.5hr to get back, I don't know how are you making it from the airport in about the same time.

I guess when you head back to NJ before 6am it's doable. After that - not so much. To be fair, those two trips that I mentioned started around 5am, so basically I was headed back around 5.30 (LGA) or 5.45 (JFK).

I remember three mondays ago there was a car on fire in LT westbound. The whole thing closed. That was hell. Took me two hours to get out through HT.

 

[Igor.V.F]

Found my favorite LGA trip.. 26 and a half minutes at 2.8 surge.

To OP: I know it's a huge pain in the ass, but try to be out by 4.30am on a Monday (Fridays are good too), and don't take any non-surge requests. Best of luck! (honestly)

 

[Igor.V.F]

What I don't like about Hoboken is that when you take a non-surge request at like 7am and they're going to Midtown... fare comes out to $30-ish, minus the toll ($11.75 at 7am) minus SRF $1, minus uber fee rougly $2, and you basically end up with $15 having spent anywhere between one and two hours... those rides I dislike even more than $3.20 local ones...

 

[Igor.V.F]

My math is perfectly fine. My English not the best. 55$ minus 1$ SRF, is 54$. Take out 20$ for the toll. Now I got 34$. Take 7$ uber fee out of 34$ and I got 27$. Add 10$ from the toll and you got 37$. Don t use midtown tunnel and you get back to Jersey with 33-38$ in your packet in 1.5-2 hour. That is not bad. I do not calculate gas. I spend 3 tanks a week so I just calculate one time 120$/week or less now with the gas being crazy cheap. No LGA/JFK at rush hour on regular price. Not worth it. I think 15$/hour is great. Min wage is 8.25 in Jersey

I see that a lot of people don't pay attention to the fact that $20 for the toll is "untaxed money", in a sense, i.e. uber doesnt take it's cut from it. If you're lucky and have 3 riders in your car then you have a $14 "bonus" from which you pay zero to uber. Over time it adds up greatly. Good call on pointing it out!

 

[Igor.V.F]

Also NYC rates should apply for Newark airport drop offs.

Agreed, people are pissed that they pay double heading from the airport. Let's make it fair again

 

[Igor.V.F]

By the way, LYFT's popularity at the airport is through the roof now... but mostly among people who go to sketchy areas of jersey city and such