Off topic: Uber from GTR

[HotMop]

Is this an option Friday night? I'm flying in and don't want to get stranded. Has anyone done this, if so, how easy and what cost?

 

[57stratdawg]

There are no cars available at this very moment. You might be able to schedule a trip and guarantee a driver.

$35 bucks from GTR to DWS, BTW

 

[GTAdawg]

Yeah it’s available. Plug it in your phone to get an idea on rate.

 

[CrookedLetta4Eva]

Typically, yes it is available. Have used it several times from the airport.

 

[patdog]

My limited experience with Uber is that it's great in a big city, but service is iffy in smaller towns. Depending on where you're staying, your hotel might have a shuttle, or you could just take a cab.

 

[39762]

Isn’t there a SMART shuttle that runs from GTR to 2-3 Starkville hotels (Marriott, etc) after every incoming flight? Believe you could do this and then catch Uber from hotel. Had heard some locals jump on it from time to time, rather than leaving a car at GTR.

 

[olblue.sixpack]

My limited experience with Uber is that it's great in a big city, but service is iffy in smaller towns. Depending on where you're staying, your hotel might have a shuttle, or you could just take a cab.

What’s a cab?

 

[o_LandDawg]

I’ve never had a problem getting uber or Lyft on a weekend. You shouldn’t have a problem at all on Friday night. Lyft has been a lot cheaper lately around Stark. Friday night of LSU series, I got a Lyft across town for $12. That same rife with uber was $24.

 

[aTotal360]

Your thumb broke?

 

[mount lefroy]

Is this an option Friday night? I'm flying in and don't want to get stranded. Has anyone done this, if so, how easy and what cost?

The SMART shuttle is there after each flight and will bring you back to Starkville. Just look for the van or bus under the awning. It’s free of charge. Where do you need to go in starkville?

ETA....its FREE of charge.

 

[patdog]

Something you can take when Uber won't pick you up.

 

[HotMop]

Heading straight to the ball park, 8pm flight. My wife will be in town but she'll be a few beers into by then so I told her I'd find my own way. Sounds like I'll take the SMART shuttle and Uber from there, maybe I can convince them to let me off by Dudy Noble.

 

[mount lefroy]

Tell the driver to drop you at Dudy Noble. He will.

 

[JungRebel]

GTR has Hertz and Enterprise. If you're looking for just a 24 hour rental it would probably cost around what two Uber rides to and from GTR would cost.

 

[L4Dawg]

SMART also runs to campus.

 

[mount lefroy]

SMART also runs to campus.

Correct. The GTR SMART shuttle will take you from the airport to anywhere within the city limits of Starkville or MSU campus. It also has regular stops at Walmart Supercenter and the Mill (Courtyard Mariott).

 

[Arthur2478]

My wife will be in town

You could always get your wife to leave her car at the airport (earlier in the day) and she could UBER/Smart back to Starkville.

 

[olblue.sixpack]

Something you can take when Uber won't pick you up.

Cabs are like land lines.

 

[patdog]

Speaking of Uber, this Uber driver tried combining his Uber job with another more lucrative job.

Link

 

[The Peeper]

If he won't his first stop after leaving GTR is @ Marriott Courtyard, won't take 10 minutes to walk to the Dude.

 

[HumpDawgy]

Does Uber allow cowbells?

 

[Son_of_34]

Is this an option Friday night? I'm flying in and don't want to get stranded. Has anyone done this, if so, how easy and what cost?

Should be good to get an Uber but I recommend firing up your phone 10-15 before you land so your wait time will be minimum. Hell if wasn’t gone be at the game I’d do it myself for free

 

[patdog]

If you can't get cell service, a land line is a pretty good thing to have.

 

[mount lefroy]

If he won't his first stop after leaving GTR is @ Marriott Courtyard, won't take 10 minutes to walk to the Dude.

Oh, he will.