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Upfront fares and Uber's pricing model
Uber currently enacts an Upfront Fares pricing model. This means that you enter in your starting and ending locations and Uber will give you a price before you ride. This price will include everything from the per mile fee to surge pricing if neccessary. It is basically a sneaky way for Uber to hide the breakdown of their fees.
Behind the upfront fare, Uber calculates their prices using the below formula.
- Base (or initial) fare – A flat fee charged at the beginning of every ride
- Cost per minute – How much you are charged for each minute you are inside the ride
- Cost per mile – How much you are charged for each mile of the ride
- Booking Fee (Formerly ‘Safe Rides Fee’) – A flat fee to cover Uber’s ‘operating costs’ (Not included for Uber’s more luxury services like UberBlack or UberSUV)
Base Fare + (Cost per minute * time in ride) + (Cost per mile * ride distance) + Booking Fee = Your Fare
Of course there are also tolls and other fees that may be associated with your ride. For a more complete breakdown of Uber's pricing view this article here.
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Do Boosts get added to the fare? or is that something Uber pays the drivers?