Lyft and Uber rates surge to unbelievable prices after BART stoppage

Surge pricing costs on ride-sharing services Lyft (pictured above) and UBER during the height of the morning commute on Monday morning, March 27, 2017. Surge pricing costs on ride-sharing services Lyft (pictured above) and UBER during the height of the morning commute on Monday morning, March 27, 2017. Photo: Screengrab Photo: Screengrab Image 1 of / 29 Caption Close Lyft and Uber rates surge to unbelievable prices after BART stoppage 1 / 29 Back to Gallery

Thousands of BART passengers were stranded Monday morning after a power line fell near the West Oakland tracks and suspended Transbay Tube service. Many commuters who turned to ride-sharing apps Uber or Lyft to attempt to get to work on time faced outrageous surge pricing.

ANOTHER COMMUTE MESS: Horses loose on I-680 blocking traffic

According to posts on social media, a ride from Oakland to downtown San Francisco was estimated to cost between $60 and $110. The surge also impacted the cheaper ride-sharing options, such as Lyft Line — with one estimate at $85 from an SFGATE review of prices.

Many commuters took out their frustration against the ride-sharing companies online, posting screen grabs of the costs.

For comparison, by 10 a.m., after BART trains started moving again and the morning commute began to wind down, Uber quoted a price from Oakland 12th Street City Center to Montgomery BART of a normal $10.11 for a pool or $20.22 for an UberX.

View the slideshow above for some of the prices Uber/Lyft drivers were charging this morning during the height of the morning commute.



