PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – With the news that Uber is operating again in Broward County, Local 10 News decided to put transportation to the test. Uber vs Taxi: How long does it take? How much does it cost?
Local 10 News morning anchor Eric Yutzy went from WPLG's studio on West Hallandale Beach Boulevard in Pembroke Park to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport -- about 12 miles away.
To order the taxi, Yutzy used the ZabCab app.
ZabCab said it has just about enrolled most Broward County cab drivers. Within just seven minutes, the Friendly Checker taxi arrived at Local 10.
The trip took Yutzy north on Interstate 95 to the airport about mid-morning.
The trip was smooth sailing and took less than 27 minutes from the time he ordered the taxi at the station to get to the arrivals section at the airport. The trip cost $36.90.
Yutzy then headed back down I-95 to Local 10 and requested an Uber car.
The driver, Rocco, was at the station within four minutes in his Honda Odyssey.
The trip to the airport was about the same time of day with little traffic, and Yutzy got to the airport about a minute and a half faster.
But the big difference was the price. The Uber ride cost just $17.23 -- about half the price of the taxi ride.
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