Carpooling Service Expands Across Europe

http://www.wsj.com/articles/carpooling-service-expands-across-europe-1419538372

by prostoalex • 12 years ago

12 5 12 years ago

Pretty good service. I very recently took it.

3 pax @ $30 (€25) each for a 5.5h trip, or 250 mi (400km). On top of it, the driver paid for gas and tolls using an alt route to save money and time. Tolls and gas = $67 (€54). The main route would have cost him $90 (€75), meaning the cost to the pax.

It's great if there's not a lot of "bla-bla-bla" always going on (which happened once, as a driver wouldn't stop talking). Another complaint (on the driver's side) is that the company has started to request commission in some countries, and this is causing some drivers to seek out alternative service.

AndrewDucker• 12 years ago

Pax?

personlurking3• 12 years ago

sorry, force of habit. In the transport industry 'pax' is shorthand for 'passengers'.

lleims• 12 years ago

Blablacar's growth in Europe has been incredible to watch. Hard work pays off: they started building the service in 2006.

It's become the main transportation service for most of my friends (tech savvy or not) when traveling from one city to another within Spain. It's crossed the 'mainstream' line.

A lot of young people think first about Blablacar, then flying, taking the train, etc.

personlurking3• 12 years ago

I heard the bus services are lowering their fares in response to Blabla, though AVE (et al) are still expensive.

Carpooling Service Expands Across Europe

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