Internet Abuzz As Uber Charges Unreasonable Price For A Bengaluru Airport To Electronic City Ride

Bengaluru is well known for its heavy traffic and hours-long traffic delays. People continue to complain about the traffic nightmare and the scarcity of public transportation. As a result, many individuals use private cabs and rely on cab aggregators such as Ola and Uber.

An Uber ride from Bengaluru Airport to Electronic City recently sparked a sensation on the internet. The excessive fee paid by the popular ride-hailing service for this particular trip startled and slighted the passenger.

The incident rapidly got noticed after the passenger posted his experience on social media channels, generating outrage among netizens. Many readers shared their experiences with shockingly high Uber costs on comparable trips.

People Shocked By Uber¡¯s ¡®Insanely High¡¯ Fare From Bengaluru Airport To Electronic City

Uber fare to Bangalore Airport from E-City

Cost of cab fare is dangerously close to what I paid for the flight ticket ? pic.twitter.com/FUw9jygeMh

¡ª Badass Dad ? ? (@Badass_Superdad) May 23, 2023

The man arrived at Bengaluru airport and was looking for a cab to take him to his destination in Electronic City. He was surprised when he opened the Uber app and began searching for cabs to his destination. The cab costs were 'insanely high,' and he shared this on Twitter with a snapshot of Uber's recommended prices.

Badass Dad on Twitter has shared the screenshot with the caption, "Uber fare to Bangalore Airport from E-City Cost of cab fare is dangerously close to what I paid for the flight ticket ?"

He tweeted a screenshot of Uber's recommended cab costs. The Uber Premium request for the 52-kilometer route was Rs 2,584, while the Uber XL fare was Rs 4,051. Do you believe it?

Twitter/@Badass_Superdad

Here's How Twitter Reacted To This Viral Tweet:

Since the post was shared on Twitter, it has gotten over 84.4K views, 202 retweets, 29 quotes, 780 likes, and 25 bookmarks. People left a variety of comments in response to the message.

According to one of the users, these are Uber rental fees. So you can travel 80 kilometers on it. Furthermore, Bangalore Airport is more than 50 kilometers away from E-City. This is reasonable because you can travel with 4 or 6 (uberXL) people.

These are Uber Rental charges. So, you can actually travel 80 km on that.
Also, Bangalore Airport from E-City is 50+ km. This is reasonable when considering you can travel with 4 or 6 (uberXL) persons.

¡ª Vivek Nair ?? …e ?? (@viveknairp) May 23, 2023

Another user stated, "The other day, I needed a cab from hsr to ec at 10.30 p.m., and the lowest fare was 850." Instead, I requested that my brother-in-law pick me up.

Other day i needed cab @10.30 pm from hsr to ec n lowest fare was ?850. Called my driver in law to pick me up instead????

¡ª Candid_Shweta (@CandidShweta) May 23, 2023

The next person said, "Exactly. Not just rate but travel time too is mostly equal if flying domestic."

Exactly. Not just rate but travel time too is mostly equal if flying domestic.

¡ª Ruchi ? (@Ruchi4Tweets) May 23, 2023

One even said, "Hum gareeb, to 2 din pahle chalna start kar de yaha pahuchne k liye," meaning poor people like us started walking 2 days ago to reach the destination.

Hum gareeb to 2 din pahle chalna start kar de yaha pahuchne k liye

¡ª King in the North ? (@skywalker8901) May 23, 2023

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