The special hell of Bolt, Europe's Uber clone
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#2Unfortunate. I used Bolt in Denmark, IIRC, and it was perfectly fine and normal.
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#3> I arrived in Lyon recently and figured, hey, this is Europe, why not try the European app again, and used Bolt.
A bit off topic but IMHO your first thought should instead be: "hey, this is Europe, why not try the train?"
In Lyon, the train from the airport to the city takes half an hour, same as a car. My guess is that you'll have a vastly better experience than taking the train in North America, and also a better experience than at least the OP had when taking a Bolt.
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#4> I arrived in Lyon recently and figured, hey, this is Europe, why not try the European app again, and used Bolt. A bit off topic but IMHO your first thought should instead be: "hey, this is Europe, why not try the train?" In Lyon, the train from the airport to the city takes half an hour, same as a car. My guess is that you'll have a vastly better experience than taking the train in North America, and also a better…
Having a train from the airport isn't a given in most US cities.
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#5I used Bolt many times in Estonia to rent e-scooters, it was extremely smooth.
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#6Side note: always check uber and bolt, whenever both are available. Price differences are pretty big at times.
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#7bolt is quite smooth experience anywhere in north europe, not sure why you had such a haunted experience. haven't been in riga airport though, in the city it was fine..
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#8> I arrived in Lyon recently and figured, hey, this is Europe, why not try the European app again, and used Bolt. A bit off topic but IMHO your first thought should instead be: "hey, this is Europe, why not try the train?" In Lyon, the train from the airport to the city takes half an hour, same as a car. My guess is that you'll have a vastly better experience than taking the train in North America, and also a better…
The problem isn't Bolt. The problem is Lyon and the turf wars between taxis and we-pretend-we-arent-taxis like über and bolt.
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Re: The special hell of Bolt, Europe's Uber clone
#9bolt is quite smooth experience anywhere in north europe, not sure why you had such a haunted experience. haven't been in riga airport though, in the city it was fine..
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#10Reminds me of trying to book an e-bike in Paris in early 2020 - the app would only accept European credit cards so I was never able to get one!