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An average City CarShare trip has a "blended" rate (one that combines hours and miles) of about $6.50/hour — less if you drive fewer miles or use the car during Night Owl hours. And remember, all trips include gas, maintenance, the best insurance available, and a place to park when you're done.

For most trips, fees are $5/hour and 40¢/mile. Drive between midnight and 8 a.m., and you'll pay only $1/hour or even $0/hour, depending on your plan, plus 40¢/mile. There is a $2/hour premium charge for our MINI Coopers and Honda Elements (which represent less than 5% of our fleet), except for SharePlus members.

If you have a longer distance trip in mind, our Extended Freedom Trips (EFT) are the way to go. EFTs cost just $40 and 10¢/mile for the first 24 hours and 200 miles. There's an extra $10/trip charge for premium cars, except for Share Plus members. Take them one at a time or book them back-to-back for a longer getaway.

Here's a list of trips and how much they cost:
Local Trips
Start Destination Time (in Hours) Miles (Round Trip) Total Trip Cost Hourly Trip Cost
San Francisco
Upper Haight Trader Joe's on Masonic* 2.0 2 $10.80 $5.40
9th and Irving Rainbow Grocery 1.75 7 $11.55 $6.65
20th and Valencia Doctor, Laurel Heights 3.25 8 $19.45 $5.98
Castro Headlands, Marin 7.25 23 $45.45 $6.28
East Bay
Dana and Durant, Berkeley Elephant Pharmacy 1.25 3 $7.45 $5.96
REI, Berkeley Wildcat Canyon Regional Park 6 10 $34.00 $5.67
14th and Clay, Oakland Whole Foods, Emeryville 2.25 9 $14.85 $6.60
Downtown Oakland Mt. Diablo 6.5 55 $54.50 $8.38
* Reserved parking space available

Extended Freedom Trips
Start Destination Time (in Hours) Miles (Round Trip) Total Trip Cost Hourly Trip Cost
San Francisco Monterey Bay Aquarium 24 228 $71.20 $2.97
San Francisco South Tahoe   48** 383 $118.30 $2.46
Berkeley Sacramento 24 155 $55.50 $2.31
Berkeley Sonoma 24 90 $49.00 $2.04
Downtown Oakland Santa Cruz 16 142 $54.20 $3.39
** 2 EFTs back to back


Tip: For Extended Freedom Trips, the $40 rate is for the first 24 hours and the 10¢/mile rate is for the first 200 miles. If you make an Extended Freedom Trip reservation for 30 hours and drive 150 miles, you'll save on your mileage since the whole trip is less than 200 miles. You'll only pay the additional 6 hours at $5/hour, which is $30. Your total? $85 or even less if the remaining 6 hours fall within Night Owl hours.
   
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