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Ride with Lyft

Requesting a ride with Lyft requires an account. To create a Lyft account, follow the instructions here. For more information on using Lyft Pass to request a ride, visit the Lyft Support Center.

1 - Accept the Voucher

If you have an existing Lyft account the Lyft pass will automatically apply on all qualifying trips. If you do not have a Lyft account, you will receive a welcome email or text to sign up.

2 - Open the Lyft App

3 - To Request a Ride:

  1. Select “Where are you going?” and enter the name or address of your destination
  2. Select your destination from the search results. If your destination is a venue, you may also have to select a designated pickup spot at that destination
  3. Select a ride type.
  4. Before tapping “Select Lyft or Lyft XL*” to proceed to the next screen, double check that your Lyft Pass will apply to your ride by making sure the bottom left corner says “Personal [Credit card XXXX] + Promo.”
  5. Review your ride once more and select “Confirm and request” when ready

*The WAV option for Lyft is still in development. Customers who use WAV requesting Lyft service will be notified when the Lyft WAV option is available.

4 - Confirming your Lyft Pass applied successfully on the rate-and-pay screen

Once your ride is completed, you can confirm that your Lyft Pass applied successfully on the rate-and-pay screen.

  1. As soon as your driver taps dropped off to end the ride, you’ll see the rate-and-pay screen to make any changes to payment and rate your driver
  2. To see a breakdown of ride cost and how much of your ride was covered by Lyft Pass, tap the i icon next to the total price
  3. You’ll see a line item on the “Price details page for Lyft Pass”
    1. If your Lyft Pass covered the full amount of your ride, this line item will display how much credit was used and the total amount paid will show $0
    2. If your Lyft Pass covered up to a maximum amount, this line item will display that maximum amount that was covered. The total amount paid will show the difference of your full ride cost and the maximum amount covered, which will be charged to your personal credit card on file
    3. If your Lyft Pass covered a partial amount of the ride due to the ride cost being higher than the amount of credit available, this line item will display that partial amount that was covered. The total amount paid will show the difference of your full ride cost and the partial amount covered, which will be charged to your personal credit card on file

Service Animal Issues

Call the Service Animal Hotline at 1-844-554-1297 for assistance.

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