Upfront prices are based on the best available route between your selected pick-up and drop-off points. These are the routes you are used to seeing through Uber's navigation system.
Upfront pricing is dynamic, which means the price is worked out in real time to help balance supply and demand, grow trips and provide better earning opportunities. This helps to give the best price for both riders and drivers.
There will be some trips which end up being significantly different than expected. We know this happens from time to time. There are four situations in which the fare can change.
For details of the situations in which the fare will be based on the actual time and distance travelled instead of Upfront Pricing and the thresholds that apply