Uber Pakistan has revealed increases in its ride prices for Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad and other cities which are applicable from today January 22, 2019.
The new rates are adjusted to provide better earnings for its drivers and partners who have been complaining against the low prices. On the other hand it is expected that passengers will feel over burdened after the new charges.
The new Uber fares for mini, auto & UberGo for Karachi are as follows:
Service | Base Fare | Per KM | Per Minute | Minimum Fare |
Uber Mini | Rs. 64 | Rs. 8.80 | Rs. 3.93 | Rs. 96 |
Uber Auto | Rs. 17.71 | Rs. 12.71 | Rs. 3.61 | Rs. 71 |
UberGo | Rs. 80 | Rs. 11 | Rs. 4.91 | Rs. 120 |
The rates after increase in Lahore are similar to Karachi except per KM which are lower:
Service | Base Fare | Per KM | Per Minute | Minimum Fare |
Uber Mini | Rs. 64 | Rs. 8.13 | Rs. 3.63 | Rs. 96 |
Uber Auto | Rs. 17.71 | Rs. 12.09 | Rs. 2.79 | Rs. 71 |
UberGo | Rs. 80 | Rs. 10.16 | Rs. 4.54 | Rs. 120 |
The Uber fares for Islamabad are as follows:
Service | Base Fare | Per KM | Per Minute | Minimum Fare |
Uber Mini | Rs. 72 | Rs. 6.17 | Rs. 3.67 | Rs. 96 |
Uber Auto | Rs. 50 | Rs. 7.50 | Rs. 3.50 | Rs. 65 |
UberGo | Rs. 90 | Rs. 7.71 | Rs. 4.62 | Rs. 120 |
This is not the first time that Uber increased its prices, rather in 2018 the prices were increased on multiple occasions.
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Uber & Careem are ride hailing services which are currently available in Pakistan. They allow passengers to connect with the nearest Uber or Careem partner which picks the passenger from the desired location.