Do Uber and inDrive drivers in Hurghada ask for extra money beyond the app fare, and can you ride for the listed price?

At Hurghada airport in August 2026 a traveler found that a crowd of taxi drivers would accept an inDrive booking, walk up and name a price six times higher. No drivers from outside the airport area responded to the booking, and they had to bargain for a long time; at the end the driver said nobody would take them for the inDrive price.

Riding at the inDrive price does not always work: in July 2026 a traveler wrote that twice the drivers immediately named a different price from the one shown. Another traveler said in August that they had always set a higher price in inDrive before — and drivers would come, if not on the first try then on the second.

Sometimes you get going with the first car, a traveler wrote in early July 2026: from Sunny to Senzo they rode with the very first Uber driver at the app fare. On arrival the driver modestly, without pressure, asked for a little extra, but the passenger had already counted out more, realising the ride had been very cheap. At other times, they added, you cancel about five cars because drivers start naming their own prices in the chat.

In early July 2026 a traveler booked an inDrive ride from Jaz Aquaviva at an app price of 160 Egyptian pounds. The driver offered to go only for 12 euros round trip and insisted that nobody would drive for that money. This looks like an attempt to replace the app fare with the driver's own price, even though the driver had a high rating.

With Uber, according to a traveler's experience in early July 2026, it can go like this: the app shows 260 Egyptian pounds (about $5), and drivers message that the price is a mistake and the real fare is $20. You end up arguing in the chat and spending about 10 minutes finding a reasonable driver. They only managed to ride by paying cash — drivers did not want card payment, though perhaps they had not searched long enough.

A practical tip from late June 2026: name your final price to the driver right away — if they agree, you go; if not, you don't. On the way the driver may talk about hungry children and fuel prices and ask for more again on arrival, so it matters to agree on the final amount before the ride starts.