Does this service work for non Virgin flights (and furthermore at cities that Virgin does not serve)? I would love to use this service, but since Virgin does not serve Chicago…that poses a problem!

Indeed. Virgin Atlantic has teamed up with these guys, but anyone can use it.

@Alex – public transport is phenomenal to and from the airport in some cities (SFO, PDX, DCA), and and pretty decent in many others (NYC, Chicago, Honolulu, Seattle). It’s also quite excellently priced at times – one can get from Manhattan to LaGuardia for $2.25.
Our public transit, especially to airports, doesn’t blow as badly as it seems.

Ok let me qualify “blows”. I agree in some cities in the US the public transport is good, but often only if you want to go downtown. Even then we’re only talking about a few major cities.

Also its often very complex to understand as a tourist or foreigner. Imagine for example you’ve never been to LGA, add in only a basic understanding of english and the public transport doesn’t look so easy after all. I’ve been to New York many times but I still get confused trying to get the subway to JFK. Is it an express train I need, do i need an A or a C train, is the Lefferts Blvd train going to right way.

Thats just NYC, I just went through DTW and SAN and the public transport there, well lets just say I stand by “blows” in this case.

Compare this for example to AMS, where almost every train in the country goes via the airport. Or HKG where theres a fast easy to understand rail link to downtown.

A friend of mine started a website doing what you describe several years ago; hitchsters.com — check it out.

-BW

I used to take SuperShuttle to and from the airport to the various locations of the peninsula where I lived. When I became “rich”, I gave up on that, because the amount of time wasted waiting for the shuttle and then driving around random other neighborhoods to pick up more people was just not worth the $10 or so saved over a cab. After a long flight back from Europe, the last thing I want is wait in the rain for 30 minutes for the right shuttle and then take the “Tour the Peninsula”.

I’ve also been known to rent cars one-way from local Hertz places to the airport. Often insignificantly more expensive than a cab, plus I got a car for 24 hrs and 1700 BMI miles. Sadly, the prices have gone up SIGNIFICANTLY in the last year, so it’s no longer a viable option.

Haha! I love the M60 from Harlem to LGA! I think part of the fun is the relentless over crowding. It’s much better, tho, early Saturday mornings, prior to mileage runs :p

@Oliver – I agree. My bad – my San Francisco bias influenced my rash decree. But – I am still saying BART is pretty phenomenal for SF and East Bay connections – super convenient, but – sadly, it’s getting quite expensive. Almost the cost of booking a Super Shuttle (about five bucks cheaper) from SF.

Cabs will work for tourists, or those who live in more difficult parts of the city!

Im gonna guess that the delay statement has to do with those clearing customs/baggage retrieval issues, and the morons who cannot read signs and get lost! A cluster of VS flights arrive around the same time from the Americas. Flight by flight on the Asia/SA arrivals would also work.

Its a start…and thats the main thing!

Im gonna guess that this service is probably more geared towards Americans and foreigners arriving in the UK…which is great, cause cab prices are insane over there. The British are not really in the mood to speak with strangers, neverless share a cab with some nonstop yacking yank!…cause you Americans are very very social….and love to talk our ears off!. lol Us Brits are just more reserved and like to keep to ourselves (most of us)