{"id":14989,"date":"2014-11-15T18:19:36","date_gmt":"2014-11-16T02:19:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/?p=14989"},"modified":"2014-11-15T18:20:54","modified_gmt":"2014-11-16T02:20:54","slug":"experience-using-uber-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/2014\/11\/15\/experience-using-uber-london\/","title":{"rendered":"My Experience Using Uber in London"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I love using UberX in Los Angeles to get <a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/2014\/10\/02\/use-uber-get-downtown-los-angeles-lax-airport-23-minutes\/\" target=\"_blank\">from Downtown LA to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)<\/a> and vice versa. I&#8217;ve previously used Uber in foreign countries such as <a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/2014\/02\/18\/trip-report-mileage-run-vacation-singapore\/\" target=\"_blank\">Singapore<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/2013\/09\/08\/trip-report-my-summer-vacation-to-bogota-colombia\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bogota<\/a> to get around the city and have been highly satisfied. When <a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/2014\/11\/14\/10-things-learned-recent-trip-london-england\/\" target=\"_blank\">I was in London last week<\/a>, my friend needed to get from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to St Pancras International Train Station. This is my experience using Uber in London.<\/p>\n<p>The price of an UberX from LHR Heathrow Airport to Central London is a flat rate of 37 GBP ~ $57.97 USD which isn&#8217;t too bad at all because the journey takes 45 minutes by car with no traffic.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/uber.com\/invite\/ewcvn\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14984 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/files\/2014\/11\/uberlondon.png\" alt=\"uberlondon\" width=\"358\" height=\"396\" srcset=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/\/sites\/12\/2014\/11\/uberlondon.png 358w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/\/sites\/12\/2014\/11\/uberlondon-271x300.png 271w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/\/sites\/12\/2014\/11\/uberlondon-200x221.png 200w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/\/sites\/12\/2014\/11\/uberlondon-150x165.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 358px) 100vw, 358px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/uber.com\/invite\/ewcvn\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14985 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/files\/2014\/11\/uberlondon1-300x246.png\" alt=\"uberlondon1\" width=\"300\" height=\"246\" srcset=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/\/sites\/12\/2014\/11\/uberlondon1-300x246.png 300w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/\/sites\/12\/2014\/11\/uberlondon1-400x328.png 400w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/\/sites\/12\/2014\/11\/uberlondon1-200x164.png 200w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/\/sites\/12\/2014\/11\/uberlondon1-150x123.png 150w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/\/sites\/12\/2014\/11\/uberlondon1.png 746w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>My friend was new to Uber, so she signed up as a new customer under my referral and <a href=\"http:\/\/uber.com\/invite\/ewcvn\" target=\"_blank\">received 10 GBP off her first ride<\/a>.\u00a0(Disclosure: I also receive a ride credit if you sign up with my link)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/files\/2014\/11\/uberlondon2.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14986\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/files\/2014\/11\/uberlondon2.png\" alt=\"uberlondon2\" width=\"358\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/\/sites\/12\/2014\/11\/uberlondon2.png 358w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/\/sites\/12\/2014\/11\/uberlondon2-300x157.png 300w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/\/sites\/12\/2014\/11\/uberlondon2-200x105.png 200w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/\/sites\/12\/2014\/11\/uberlondon2-150x78.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 358px) 100vw, 358px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We stayed at the Sheraton Heathrow Airport hotel and requested an UberX ride at 4:34am which had an estimated wait time of 6 minutes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/uber.com\/invite\/ewcvn\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14987 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/files\/2014\/11\/uberlondon3.png\" alt=\"uberlondon3\" width=\"359\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/\/sites\/12\/2014\/11\/uberlondon3.png 359w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/\/sites\/12\/2014\/11\/uberlondon3-168x300.png 168w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/\/sites\/12\/2014\/11\/uberlondon3-200x356.png 200w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/\/sites\/12\/2014\/11\/uberlondon3-150x267.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 359px) 100vw, 359px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The driver came in a Honda Insight Hybrid car and the entire ride to the St. Pancras\/Kings Cross Station took 45 minutes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/uber.com\/invite\/ewcvn\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14984 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/files\/2014\/11\/uberlondon.png\" alt=\"uberlondon\" width=\"358\" height=\"396\" srcset=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/\/sites\/12\/2014\/11\/uberlondon.png 358w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/\/sites\/12\/2014\/11\/uberlondon-271x300.png 271w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/\/sites\/12\/2014\/11\/uberlondon-200x221.png 200w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/\/sites\/12\/2014\/11\/uberlondon-150x165.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 358px) 100vw, 358px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The total ended up being 27GBP ~ $42.30 USD (after the 10 GBP new user ride discount) which is an absolute bargain for London.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/uber.com\/invite\/ewcvn\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14988 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/files\/2014\/11\/uberlondon4-300x224.png\" alt=\"uberlondon4\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/\/sites\/12\/2014\/11\/uberlondon4-300x224.png 300w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/\/sites\/12\/2014\/11\/uberlondon4-400x299.png 400w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/\/sites\/12\/2014\/11\/uberlondon4-200x149.png 200w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/\/sites\/12\/2014\/11\/uberlondon4-150x112.png 150w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/\/sites\/12\/2014\/11\/uberlondon4-386x290.png 386w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/\/sites\/12\/2014\/11\/uberlondon4-290x218.png 290w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/\/sites\/12\/2014\/11\/uberlondon4-193x145.png 193w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/\/sites\/12\/2014\/11\/uberlondon4.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you would like to receive <a href=\"http:\/\/uber.com\/invite\/ewcvn\" target=\"_blank\">10GBP off your first ride<\/a> and are new to Uber, please consider using <a href=\"http:\/\/uber.com\/invite\/ewcvn\" target=\"_blank\">my referral link to sign up<\/a>. (Disclosure: I also receive a ride credit if you sign up with my link)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I love using UberX in Los Angeles to get from Downtown LA to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and vice versa. 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