Bruin Carpool vs SideCar

Stop overpaying for your ride to the airport. Bruin Carpool is the ultimate fare-splitting hack for the UCLA community, designed to turn that expensive solo Uber or Lyft into a fraction of the cost. Whether you’re catching a flight at LAX, heading to Union Station for the weekend, returning to campus, or anywhere else you like our platform connects you exclusively with verified Bruins heading the exact same way. Why drop $70 on a solo ride when you can split a Waymo or Uber with a fellow student you can trust? Stay safe, skip the "surge price" stress, and join the hundreds of Bruins who travel smarter. Your ucla.edu email is your ticket to cheaper travel download Bruin Carpool and stop paying full price today.

SideCar helps verified college students share planned trips and split travel costs. FIND A RIDE Search by route and date, review driver profiles and ratings, choose an available seat, and request pickup and drop-off points along the trip route. POST A RIDE Drivers can publish trips they are already taking, set seat availability and luggage preferences, review rider requests, and manage upcoming rides. COORDINATE WITH CONFIDENCE • Student email and identity verification • In-app messaging and trip notifications • Rider and driver profiles, ratings, and reviews • Women-only ride preferences • Pickup codes and live trip details • Block, report, and support tools SECURE PAYMENTS Pay for confirmed seats in the app. SideCar uses Stripe for payment processing and driver payouts. Referral credits are automatically applied to eligible rides. SideCar is a cost-sharing platform for students coordinating trips they are already taking. It is not a ride share / taxi service. Availability is currently focused on the UC Santa Barbara community and supported California routes.