How fares are calculated?

Fares are calculated as the following:

• A base fare (rate for pickup)
• Time-based earnings (per-minute rate)
• Distance-based earnings (per-mile rate)
• Surge pricing (if applicable)
• Any applicable tolls, fees, and promotions

If your base fare, per mile, and per-minute rates are less than the Minimum Trip Earnings amount in your city, you will receive the “Minimum Fare”. This ensures that you will always earn at least this much for short trips.

NOTE: For each trip, you’ll receive the fare minus the Uber service fees.

You can see your itemized earnings on the “Trip Details” page for any given trip in the app under the “Earnings” tab.

Rates vary by city and vehicle class, but you can take a look at the rates for your city on our cities page.

UPFRONT FARES

Sometimes, riders are shown a quoted estimated fare (based on the pickup and drop-off locations they enter) at the start of the trip called an upfront fare.

Upfront price takes into account the expected duration and distance of the trip, accounting for anticipated traffic patterns and known road closures, as well as surge when demand is high. When a trip goes through a toll, the rider will pay the full amount of the toll to you at the end of the trip. The upfront price is subject to change if the trip is significantly different than expected.

There will be some trips that end up being significantly different than planned. We know this happens from time to time. In these cases, the upfront price will not apply and the actual fare will be calculated on actual time and distance. This can happen in any of the following situations;

• You encounter unexpected traffic and the trip takes much longer than expected
• You have to take a detour which makes the trip significantly longer and slower
• The end destination is significantly further or closer from the initially requested destination
• Or if the rider adds or deletes stops in their app

In order to make sure that your trip fare are calculated accurately,

• Follow the GPS
• Make sure that the Rider added the correct pickup & Dropoff locations in their app
• Make sure to remind the rider to add any additional stops, they want during the trip, in the app (by following the steps outlined here).