We found this by chance, and I'm so glad we did! This free service is truly a hidden gem. They picked us up and got us exactly where we needed to be with no hassle. We had two wonderful drivers, Dave and Shawn, and they were both awesome--friendly, professional, and made the experience even better. I highly recommend this service and will definitely use it again whenever I'm in the area! read more

Quick door to door service. Drivers work for tips and ours was great. Went from the Bilmar to John's Pass. Thanks!!! read more

Great option. Very convenient. Crap, can't believe I never hit post on this. Anyway, requesting a ride is all app based now, unless you happen to be walking past the charging station on PAG (Pass-a-Grille, FL). Ps. If the app isn't linked to the yelp page, I will edit this review with that info. Bottom line: Excellent option on the beach. So it seems the app is for many areas, and the app is not well reviewed. Anyway, the app is "Ride Freebee" and this should be the (android) link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ravn.freebee read more

Free Beach Ride - The view on Pass-a-Grille - Public Transportation Near Me - St Pete Beach, Florida

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Love Free Beach Ride! FBR drivers are friendly and knowledgeable. If you're visiting, take a FBR and get the scoop on local happenings, great places to eat, even the weather. Please remember to tip your driver, that's how they earn their living! Stay safe, don't drink and drive, call Free Beach Ride! Local on TI read more

Stacey was really good! Hope to have her again! She was so sweet! Made our trip really good! Thank you!

Todd was nothing but amazing. I can't believe that he showed up on time. I can't believe that he would stop for us because I'm from out of town great personable. read more

I'm so thankful for this taxi service. Chappie is super attentive to the passengers. Not only does he get to the pick up and drop off in a timely matter but he gives great suggestions to newbies visiting the area. I'm glad I can always count on him. read more

Chappy is the absolute BEST free beach ride driver around! Always opens the door and very nice as can be! Attentive as always! He's the one I always call!! read more

Free Beach Ride is tip based. Our driver Natasha was amazing and gave great recommendations for our trip.

10/10 best ride I've ever had. Natasha was the best! She was very friendly and got us there safely.

We had the pleasure of having Natasha drive to and from our destination. We are staying at Rumfish. Her communication was great on letting us know when she would arrive. read more

We always use free beach ride when we want to go to the beach for a few drinks. We have never had a bad experience. Chappie and Stacey are our favorites, they always go above and beyond for us. Chappie has been a great driver for us for a couple years now and Stacey is a newer driver but they're both great drivers and they always have a positive attitude. I highly recommend them and 100% of the tip goes in your local driver's pocket! read more

Service was excellent. Chappie was my driver, super friendly guy. Very polite, he even opened the door for me as I was walking up to the van. It didn't feel like your average uber but like getting a ride from a friend. I highly recommend free beach ride and especially Chappie if he's working! I won't use any other service while I'm on the beach beside free beach ride! read more

I've tried Beach Ride a couple of times. The drivers were both times kind of creepy. One talked about money the whole ride. WTH? It's a nice concept, but now I walk or take the trolley. read more

Really enjoyed this service! It was very nice since for the most part we were only traveling no more than a mile or two.

Julia is the best! she made our day!! She made great suggestions and was super sweet, awesome, cool, and cute :)

If you're on any Gulf beach from Pass-A-Grille up to Clearwater, this is a great service alternative to a taxi or Uber. There are pros and cons though. I'll just list all my thoughts and let you decide what aspects are important to you: 1) On busy evenings, such as weekend nights, they can be hard to get on the phone as I think it's just one person answering all the calls, and then having to call the drivers in between to dispatch them since they don't work via app or radio like a taxi service or Uber. You can get around this by using their app or website. The app is really just a form submit that asks you for number of people, phone number, pickup and destination addresses, so it's not high tech like Uber, and using the website accomplishes the same thing. The app sends the information to them, and from what I can tell, they just forward it as a text message to the closest driver. You'll typically get a call from the dispatch or the driver within a few minutes giving you an ETA on pickup. 2) My experience has been that since they do work via phone and text messages, the drivers will talk on the phone and read texts while they drive. Obviously this will make some people uncomfortable. 3) My experience on St Pete Beach has been that they are often available ten minutes or so sooner than Uber. 4) I personally never tip less than $5 if I'm taking a short ride alone or with my wife, more if it's a group or a longer ride. If you're a single person getting a ride of five miles or less, Uber will usually be slightly cheaper if you're not in surge pricing, but you'll wait longer. Additionally, on weekend nights out on the beaches, Uber is often in surge pricing mode since there are not a lot of drivers that hang around the beaches. If going a bit further, I feel obligated to tip more, but then they start to become cheaper than Uber, especially if it's surge pricing. 5) I've only experienced Free Beach Ride drivers being in mini vans. So you can fit a lot more people in the vehicle than a regular Uber, and UberXL is often not in range of the beaches anyway, so the more people you have, the better the deal gets. 6) They don't have tracking on their app, so don't expect an Uber experience. The drivers are good about calling and giving you an ETA as well as when they're on their way to get you if there was a wait. read more

Driver was very rude answering the phone. Sounded like he just woke up or as if he was on some type of drugs. Very disappointed with the driver because he also hung up on me. I'm going to miss my Cruise in John Pass because I relied on a unreliable company. read more

We were in the St. Pete beach area on vacation and our VRBO had some cards for Free Beach Ride. We used them a couple times to drop us off at the beach, restaurants, coffee shops, bars etc. All destinations were within 10 minutes driving wise from our place. Not a single driver had mentioned to us what an appropriate tip would be, nor is it listed anywhere on the website, nor the voicemail. On the last night, after we arrived to our destination, the driver messaged us saying we should be tipping more. Per his recommendations, he said an expected tip is $3- $5/ per person. It does not matter on the distance, apparently. The drivers themselves were mostly normal, however there were a few that made us slightly uncomfortable. Overall, it wasn't a terrible experience but for the time you wait for your ride, the tipping price and the old mini vans... It's not worth your time. Just Uber or Lyft! read more

Never use this service!!!!! It is not free. They WILL charge you a "mandatory suggested tip" Then they will delete your inquiries from Facebook asking about it. Total BAIT & SWITCH!!!!! We are locals (Indian Rocks Beach) & would NEVER RECOMMEND THIS SERVICE TO ANYONE!! UPDATE: They are STILL demanding a flat rate fee, NOT FREE TIP ONLY as advertised for a ride within their AS ADVERTISED "FREE AREA" read more

I wish I could give 0 Stars for this company. We paid a lot of money for them to shuttle my guests to my wedding from the hotel. It was a 2 minute drive from the hotel to our venue, so his job was super easy. The driver came and transported everyone to the wedding, which was fine. Our reception ended at 11 and it was getting cold on the beach so our "transport coordinator" texted the driver requesting him to start picking people up at 11. He picked up 1 set of family members at 11 and never showed back up till 11:45. My family members (over 20 people) HAD TO WALK TO THEIR HOTEL at 11:30 at night after waiting for him to never show. It was dangerous after a wedding when everyone is drinking, on a busy road. When complaining to the company, they had 0 remorse and basically told us " they should of waited" I am disgusting in this company and my money went down the drain. Dont use this company if you care about your families safety. Go with an actual shuttle company that will do their job. read more

We used the free ride to travel from John's Pass and Boardwalk to Dockside Dave's on a Wednesday afternoon/early evening. The initial call went smoothly. Within 2 minutes I had a call back to schedule pickup. Soon the boldly decorated beach van pulled up and we were greeted by a chipper lady who seemed excited to meet us. She opened the door for us and confirmed our destination. In the short six minute ride we received a lot of local information, including an explanation of the free ride program and some tips for local eats and happenings. There was also much insight about using the free ride service beyond the beach area into what is called the main land, anything across a bridge. The van was clean and free of smoke. We hopped out and have our tip. read more

Free Beach Ride - Side of the car - Public Transportation Near Me - St Pete Beach, Florida

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This company is FANTASTIC!. I've coordinated a few beach bar crawls with Dave the owner and have added a few of his drivers into my phone. These guys are great! They're timely and very friendly. The vans are clean and comfortable with AC :) Tip them well as they work on tips and tips alone...It's obviously up to you, but don't tip less than $5 for any ride you take from them. Call em up! read more

My bestie and I are here with our kids for a long weekend. We wanted to avoid the hassle of renting a car but knew we would need to get around here and there. The front desk suggested we try Free Beach Ride and OMG! What an awesome service! The drivers been prompt and courteous, the rides have cost us a little less than Uber or Lyft, & I MUCH prefer to support a local business! One driver in particular, Cheryl, REALLY went out of her way for us yesterday. First - she put up with our chatty kidlings on our way back from the aquarium (poor thing haha!) And then later when we just couldn't fathom taking them out to dinner (exhausted mommies) - I texted her and asked if she could pick up a takeout order for us and she DID! Made our night! In closing - USE THIS SERVICE! Awesome! read more

I'm not sure why more communities don't partake in this! Free beach ride is just that - a free ride up and down the beach. I believe it goes from Pass-a-grille all the way to Clearwater. You call or submit an online request, and somebody responds shortly with a wait time. They have minivans, so they can bring up to 6 passengers at a time. They work on tips only. This is a genius idea. It was started by a local resident, and local businesses pay to advertise on the side of the vans. Five of us were able to go from my house (near the Don Cesar) to a bar on Treasure Island for a $10 tip and the driver showed up in less than 10 minutes both ways. Uber or Lyft would have been at least a 20 minute wait on a Friday night and a $35 ride in an SUV. The end result? We were all able to have a good time since one person didn't get stuck driving (or paying to park at Johns Pass), and we were able to stay a little longer at the bar (and spend more money) because we saved so much money on the ride there. It's a responsible and business savvy move for all the local spots! read more

The secret to your visit! Free beach ride says it all! These guys work on tips only & they are SUPER fast and friendly!! Kayla was our favorite! Your driver will drop you off and pick you back up! This service is awesome!! Go anywhere on the beach! Similar to Uber but so much better and wait times are non existent... we never waited more than 3-5 min! Impressive! read more

I would give zero stars if i could. one the drivers hit my friends car, practically totaled it. and he, David Scerbo, and the company refuse to take responsibility. She's had to go through physical therapy and has long term ailments due to the accident. the lack of professionalism and personal responsibility is disgusting. i am disappointed read more

This service is amazing! Have not waited for ride longer than 5 mins! They work on tips alone! Kayla is amazing she is very informational and prompt! She works 5pm to 3am! If she is busy I would still wait for her! read more

Amazing concept, they contact you back immediately & give you an ETA Larry was very nice & professional & on time as he stated. Will continue to use service while here & future visits read more

Watch out for the driver who's in the ford econoline van with raised roof... Appears the driver is possibly intoxicated and purposely trying to run over other drivers. I almost got hit twice. read more

Staying at Guy Harvey Outpost- we learned of this service. First guy was great but then we had Lisa. Amazing! We kept her as our driver all weekend. Great service, safe driving and so friendly! read more

Amazing! Your personal tour guides for all the beaches! I highly recommend!

Great service. They picked me up right at my hotel and took me to Johns Pass and other places on Gulf Blvd I needed to go. Wait times were not bad at all; 10-15 minutes maximum. I tipped $5 per ride. read more

2/3 rides were prompt. One took over 15 min for call back so opted for Uber instead. Drivers were pleasant and knowledgeable about area and sites! Great service! read more

Good ride from Redington Beach to The Dog & Parrot but be prepared to get a cab back. They would not pick us up at 9:30 pm Saturday 1/5/2020. read more

Last year we stayed at Treasure Island and found this service to be awesome! We went back again this year but stayed at Madeira Beach we had the same person to drive us all week. Malcolm was always on time and knew where great food and music was! There was a couple of nights we told him to plan our evening and he didn't disappoint! We highly recommend him to anyone who is going down there and doesn't want to drive. read more

They picked us up quickly from our hotel in St. Pete but could not get a ride back from Johns Pass on a Sat night. They didn't answer phone or respond to my online request. We were very disappointed. read more

FreeBeachRide claims to be just that but the reality is that the dispatchers (2 women I've spoken to) refuse to send a driver if it's 'just you'. Apparently they don't think enough people will tip and so they never show up. They say they will come to get you... 20 minutes pass, you call back, they say a driver is on his way. 40 mins pass, you call back. They say they'll call a driver. A hour passes, they say they called the wrong driver and he wasn't working today. The bottomline is they NEVER SHOW UP and lead you on endlessly with a total disregard for being honest, ethical or ever getting you to where you want to go. The ride is NOT free and should not be advertised as such because that is very misleading. I pretty much tip a dollar a mile. I think that is fair. $2-3 is my minimum even if I'm only going to the grocery store which is one mile from my house. The drivers always complain about not making enough money. Maybe if they picked up enough rides and drove rather than sat around waiting for the 'big money' they'd make more and wouldn't have so many people who would rather walk, take the trolley, call a cab or take Jimmie's Free Ride. The trolley is only $2 per trip, $4.50 for a day pass and comes every 20 minutes. They taxi can't really be much more than the FreeBeachRide expects to be paid. I haven't had any problems with Jimmies - although I've only recently started taking them - I've found them to be timely. I've only taken the taxi once and it was prompt and the driver was very nice. read more

We waited over 45 min. before we were given a return call. This was after calling twice. By this time we drove our car to the desired location. It would have been at least an hour from the first call to being picked up. read more

i do think this is a great service to have and I'm not completely dissuaded not to use them again but the lady we had this morning was completely rude from the moment she picked us up until she dropped us off. We knew this was a tip only deal but ended up only having a few dollars. When I got out of the van, she yelled, "really girls, really? This is it?" While giving me a nasty look and laughing in my face. I'm sorry you chose to drive a taxi and work for tips but when you're in the customer service business where your salary is based on tips, I suggest being friendly. I was not impressed w her at all and would prefer to über. My friends had a great experience with their driver and would use them again. read more