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🔒 No Hidden Fees · Price Shown Before You Book

You see the price.
You pay the price.

GLIDE shows you the full price before you tap confirm — ride fare, booking fee and any state fee or airport surcharge. Busy-time pricing is shown before you book, never added mid-trip. The upfront price is what you pay unless you add a stop, change your destination or keep your driver waiting.

$2.00
Booking fee per ride
2.0×
Busy-time maximum
2 min
Free cancellation
100%
Of tips go to your driver
How It Works

Your fare, fully explained

See every part of your price before you book. No mystery maths, no surprises at the end — just a clear, itemized fare you can check line by line.

The GLIDE app showing a fare breakdown for a 10-mile, 20-minute trip — base fare, distance, time, booking fee and local fee totalling $28.35 — with panels for full fare breakdown, busy-time pricing, itemized receipt, upfront price, new quote if the route changes and no subscription traps
$2.00flat booking fee
2.0×busy-time cap, shown first
$0subscriptions or memberships
100%of tips to your driver
Every line, in plain sight

Full fare breakdown

Before you confirm, you see exactly what goes into your price: base fare, distance, time, the $2.00 booking fee, any busy-time multiplier, and fees like the Maryland TNC Impact Fee or an airport surcharge.

Example · 10-mile, 20-minute Glide Go trip in Maryland
Base fare$2.50
Distance (10 mi × $1.75)$17.50
Time (20 min × $0.28)$5.60
Booking fee$2.00
Maryland TNC Impact Fee$0.75
Total$28.35
Before tip, at normal (non-busy) pricing, with no tolls or airport surcharge. Busy-time pricing would multiply the ride portion ($25.60) only.
What you see is what you pay

Upfront price

Traffic jam after you confirm? A long red light? Your fare doesn't change.

  • Changes only if you add a stop or change destination
  • …or keep your driver waiting past 3 free minutes
  • Tolls added at cost
Shown before you book

Busy-time pricing

When demand is high, the ride fare can be multiplied by 1.2×, 1.5×, 1.8× or 2.0× — never more than 2.0×. It's always shown before you book, never added after.

  • Capped at 2.0×
  • You can wait for prices to drop
Updated fairly, in the app

New quote if your route changes

Ask your driver to stop somewhere new or change your destination mid-trip, and GLIDE shows you the updated fare in the app.

  • Add a stop or change destination
  • See the new fare right away
Clear, after every ride

Itemized receipt

After every trip you get an itemized receipt by email and in the app, with taxes and fees on their own lines.

  • Email and in-app
  • Download as PDF
Pay per ride. That's it.

No subscription traps

No monthly fees and no membership required. No auto-renewals and no hidden subscription charges on your bank statement — ever.

  • No monthly fees
  • No auto-renewals

A smarter ride. A clearer fare.

Rate card

Prices by ride type

Your ride fare is the base fare plus a per-mile and a per-minute rate. No subscription or membership needed.

Standard rates
RideBasePer milePer minute
Glide GoEveryday car, up to 4 riders$2.50$1.75$0.28
Glide ShareShare with another rider going your way$2.00$1.40$0.22
Glide XL6 seats, more luggage$4.00$2.40$0.35
Glide XXLSUVs & vans for larger groups$5.00$2.75$0.42
Glide LuxePremium sedan$10.00$4.50$0.65
Glide Luxe SUVPremium SUV$14.00$5.50$0.80
Glide AccessWheelchair-accessible, same price as Go$2.50$1.75$0.28

Glide Share costs about 20% less than Glide Go on a typical trip, and your price is set upfront whether or not anyone joins. If you request Glide Go and a bigger or nicer car is the best match, you still pay the Go price.

Fees

What’s added to the fare

The booking fee, state fee, airport surcharge and any busy-time pricing are included in the price you see before you book. Tolls are added at cost, and tips are up to you.

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Booking fee — $2.00

Added to every ride. It’s kept by GLIDE and covers card processing and running the platform.

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Maryland TNC Impact Fee

$0.75 per trip ($0.50 for a shared trip) on trips that start in Maryland. It’s collected for and paid to the State of Maryland, and shown on your receipt as “Transportation Network Company Impact Fee”.

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Airport fee — $5.00

For pickups and drop-offs at BWI, DCA and IAD. One fee per trip, set per airport:

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Busy-time pricing — up to 2.0×

When lots of people are riding, the ride fare can be multiplied by 1.2×, 1.5×, 1.8× or 2.0× at most. Always shown before you confirm.

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Tolls — at cost

Tolls on your route are passed through at exactly what they cost. No markup.

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Tips — 100% to your driver

Tipping is optional. Every cent of your tip goes to your driver.

Waiting & cancelling

Fair rules for riders and drivers

Plans change and people run late — we get it. Our waiting and cancellation rules are simple, generous and fair to both sides of the ride.

A smiling GLIDE driver holding the door of a white GLIDE SUV for a rider with a suitcase on a city street at night, with highlights: 2 min free cancel, 3 min free wait, drivers paid fairly
2 minto cancel free
3 minof free waiting
$0if your driver cancels
85%of fees go to drivers
Changed your mind?

Free cancellation for 2 minutes

Cancel within 2 minutes of requesting at no charge. After that, a small fee covers your driver's time.

  • $3.00 once a driver has accepted
  • $5.00 once your driver is on the way or has arrived
  • Plus any paid wait time
Take a breath

3 minutes of free waiting

Your driver waits 3 minutes for free after arriving — time to grab your bag and lock the door.

  • Free for the first 3 minutes
  • Then $0.30 per minute
Respecting drivers' time

No-show protection

If you're not there after 5 minutes, your driver may cancel as a no-show, with a $5.00 no-show fee.

  • Driver can cancel after 5 minutes
  • $5.00 no-show fee
Never your fault, never your fee

Driver cancels? You pay nothing

If a driver cancels your trip, you're never charged — just request again in a tap.

  • $0 to you
  • Request again in a tap
Drivers paid fairly

Fees go mostly to drivers

Cancellation and no-show fees exist to pay drivers for their time — so most of the money goes to them.

  • 85% to the driver
  • 15% to GLIDE
Plans change

Scheduled rides, flexible too

Booked ahead? Cancel free more than 1 hour before pickup. Closer to the time, a small fee applies.

  • Free more than 1 hour before
  • $5 within an hour, $10 within 15 minutes

Same city. Brighter journeys.

Where GLIDE operates

Available near you?

Prices on this page are for the market you pick above. Your app always shows the exact upfront price for your trip.

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FAQ

Pricing questions answered

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No surprises. Ever.

See your exact fare right now.

Open the Rider app, enter where you’re going and see your price before you commit — it’s free to check.

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