Offer a ride
Share the ride.
And the cost.
You’re going anyway.
Take someone or something along.
Plan your trip. Find people or items to take along and share your travel costs.
How it worksTravel costs
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Plan a trip
First, set your start, destination and departure time. Add a stop if you’d like to travel via a particular place.
Lena is driving to München via Frankfurt. She decides how far she’s willing to detour to take someone or something along.
Edit route
DüsseldorfSaturday, 17 October
Frankfurt am MainStop along the way
MünchenPlanned arrival
Trip preferences
Try it: adjust the detour and available seats.
Maximum detourThis is the extra driving time.
Available seats
Allow instant bookings?Let passengers book directly.
For instant bookings, VIA X calculates the contribution towards travel costs automatically.
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Find a match
Your route is set. Now see who or what you could take along, with the route, extra driving time and all the key details.
Your trip · Düsseldorf → München
Your routePick-up
Pick-ups
Saturday, 17 OctoberSee the extra time in advanceView profiles and detailsYou decide
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Make an offer
Found a match? Set the contribution towards travel costs. You can adjust VIA X’s suggestion in one-euro steps.
The amount shown is what you receive for taking them along. Your offer has an expiry time, and the arrangement is only confirmed once booked.
A fixed earnings limit applies to all bookings on a trip combined.
Make an offer
Keyboard · Köln → Nürnberg
Preferred
Contribution to travel costs
Contribution to travel costs
Try it: adjust the amount.
LessSuggested: €32More
The scale shows how your amount compares with the suggested contribution.
Offer sent
Valid for 4 hours
Once confirmed, it appears in your bookings.
After booking
Ben has booked the transport.
Your route shows the booking, including the agreed stops and contribution towards travel costs.
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Start trip
The booking is confirmed. When you set off, start the trip with a swipe. The map then shows your next stop.
Your route
Bookings (1)
Try it: swipe right.
Swipe to start the trip
On the road with VIA X
The current waypoint stays in focus as you drive. Pull up “Your route” to see the remaining stops.
After starting: try the map views and booking list.
To the next waypointView the next stop on the map.
Follow your locationNavigate your planned route with VIA X.
View the full routeReturn to the overview to zoom out.
Open bookingsUse the list icon to see everyone and everything joining this trip.
The route is not recalculated automatically if you leave it.
Collect the item at the pick-up point.
Optional at collection
Record the condition
You can add photos at collection, for example to record existing damage. Everyone involved can see them.
This step is optional.
