Rider share how to#
It was a very interesting experience, so I wanted to write out this riders share review to share some ideas about how to use the platform to earn passive income. I hope to see the same trend in other countries on future travels, and perhaps eventually in the United States.In 2018, I started renting out my motorcycles on what was then a new app, Riders Share. But this is a case where economics, environmental impact, and general social benefit all coincide. I can’t say if this is true in other countries in Europe.
Rider share drivers#
Of course Spain’s economy is not doing well, and for people who are money conscious sharing the cost of rides makes sense for both the drivers and the riders.
To me this widespread awareness of the service and the development of usable standards both indicate that ridesharing is likely to take hold as a common mode of transport in Spain. I’m pretty sure Blablacar has done nothing to help these standards develop, they are just logical choices that everyone’s unofficially agreed on. But everyone else seemed to know exactly which end of the square or corner of the parking lot was for ridesharing meetups.
Both are pretty large areas that, to a novice like me, present a lot of possible places to look for your ride. For instance, in Sevilla there were two locations that most rides use as meeting points. There also seem to be some informal ridesharing standards developing in Spain.
I’ve heard from other users that it had a big surge in popularity in the past year in Spain. There is another major rideshare company in Spain, Amovens, but Blablacar seems to be dominating the market based on ride volume and also general awareness. Once again I will save a lot of money and time since the train options are less direct and slower for this route.Īlthough Blablacar is pretty new, almost everyone I’ve talked to in Spain has at least heard of the company. There will be one more rideshare from Granada to Madrid, but that’ll be after international ridesharing day. The drive goes through some beautiful countryside, passing adorable small towns with castles and churches. The train going this route takes 5 hours and costs €33.50, while the car took just over 3 hours and cost €16.45. In the south, however, I was able to find rides for most of my transportation needs.Īnd I traveled from Cádiz to Granada by Blablacar.
I found limited ridesharing options available in northern Spain (outside of Barcelona), possibly because busses there are pretty frequent, cheap, and ubiquitous. I met a lot of interesting and friendly people, got some great local tips about things to do in various cities, and saved a decent amount of money over the alternative train or bus tickets. I like ridesharing because I can save money on my transportation and enjoy conversations with locals during the trip. After my first Blablacar ride from Barcelona to Girona for a day trip (undertaken in the first week of my trip), I felt much more comfortable with how these platforms work and found myself looking to Blablacar first for transportation between cities. I loved the concept but wasn’t sure how well it would work in practice, especially for a traveler in Spain with less than perfect Spanish. Having no experience with ridesharing platforms in the United States, I was a bit nervous about this idea of arranging a ride with a stranger.