GO Airport Shuttle Lowers Prices

Usually, travel news is about higher prices, including checked baggage fees. So we are happy to report that a major airport shuttle service is lowering its prices to and from some of the most popular destinations in the USA and beyond.

Just in time for spring break, GO Airport Shuttle is reducing shared shuttle rates between the airport and most hotels to as low as $14 each way in the Caribbean and $16 in the USA.

Keep in mind that shared shuttle rides take longer than a taxi or car service, since they are picking up multiple passengers. So plan on adding at least one or even two hours to your airport transportation to get these low fares.

Because you can save either time or money, but not both.

Here are some of the new lower prices for shared shuttle rides –

Orlando – $16

New York City – a base rate of $29

Las Vegas and Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. have rates as low as $15.

GO serves four airports in Hawaii – Honolulu, Kailua Kona, Kauai, and Maui, with fares starting at just $20.

Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic offers shared rides running on a fixed line schedule between Punta Cana International Airport and local accommodations for $14.

GO Airport Shuttle also offers private cars and premium airport car services for those who prefer to go directly to their destinations without additional stops. Those rates have not been reduced and vary by city.

Note also that the GO shuttle may be called different names in different cities – GO Airlink Shuttle, GO Express Travel, or something similar. But it will always have the green GO logo.

No Surge Pricing

Many popular national and locally-owned ride-share companies add $8 or more – a service reportedly charges $19.21 in Phoenix for an early morning reservation – for customers who reserve rides ahead of departure time.

GO lists its fares on the GOWithUs.com website so travelers can review all charges, including airport fees and taxes, when rides are booked.

Fares don’t change based on time of booking.

Here are some representative costs for private transportation –

Las Vegas: Harry Reid International Airport

Private sedan:$96.50

8 passenger limo: $129.65

Puerto Rico: Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport to San Juan

Private sedan: $93.34

Economy service:$71.71

Private SUV: $105.51

Chicago: O’Hare to downtown hotels

Private sedan:$137.19

Economy service:$87.36

Private SUV: $172.11

Boston: Boston Logan International Airport

Private SUV: $191.07

Economy service: $112.66

Executive van:$286.06

Ft. Lauderdale: Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport to downtown hotels

Private sedan: $76.11

Economy service: $43.31

The GO Group (GOWithUs.com) is a consortium of individual operators, so each is responsible for setting and changing rates based on their individual markets, service demand and local regulations.

The GO Group LLC is one of the world’s largest airport transportation providers, offering shared rides, private vehicles, charters and tours, serving airports and cities in the United States, plus Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean.

Photos courtesy GO Group.

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