Twelve kilometres separate Port Moody and Belcarra, and a standard rideshare over that distance costs about $25 at normal demand, with a likely range of $22 to $30. The drive takes around 20 minutes.
Price breakdown and vehicle choices
Average rates feed the estimate: $2.50 as the base fare, $1.15 for each km, $0.35 for each minute, and a booking fee of $2.00. Twelve kilometres comes to $13.80, 20 minutes to $7.00, and the base fare brings the subtotal to $23.30. After the booking fee, the total is about $25.
Treat that as an estimate from average rates. It is not Uber’s own price, and the Uber app shows the actual upfront fare for your pickup time.
Busy periods push the number up. At 1.2 times the normal rate you would pay about $30, at 1.5 times about $37, and at the peak multiplier of 2 roughly $49.
If you want a larger or higher grade car, the same trip costs about $31 for Comfort, $36 for XL (up to 6 seats) and $54 for Premier.
A taxi is the other option. Whalley Taxi and Royal City Taxi publish the same tariff, a $3.75 flag fee and $2.18 per km, so the meter should show about $30 over 12 km. Neither waiting time nor extras are counted in it. At normal demand the rideshare is about $5 lower, and at a very busy level the two are close to even.
Practical advice for a smaller destination
Before you request a car
Belcarra is a smaller place than the start of your trip, so check that drivers are online before you count on a quick pickup. Open the app a few minutes early and see how many cars appear near you. A longer wait is possible when fewer drivers are working in the area.
Type the full address and confirm the pin the app proposes. A driver follows that pin, not your description.
For the way back
Plan the return ride as carefully as the outbound one. If you will be somewhere with few cars nearby, phone a taxi company in advance to ask whether it can collect you. Vancouver Taxi, Yellow Cab Vancouver and MacLure’s Cabs each list wheelchair accessible vehicles, which is worth asking about when you call.
One more habit helps on any ride of this length: look at the price shown in the app at the moment you confirm, not the one you saw earlier. The estimate here assumes normal demand, and a quote of $30 or more means the multiplier has already moved up.