Took lyft today and uberx last week. My thoughts: both are essentially the same thing. Same concept and nearly identical prices. Pros of Lyft: 35% off right now, which means I would take it as long as that's going on Pros of uber: fare estimator on the app that lyft doesn't have which is enormously helpful however you can use whatsthefare.com to find lyft fares So if in a bind I would use these but if in no hurry public transport is still cheapest