Go Elsewhere. I was at the appointed place for pick up at the agreed upon time. The best that I can tell, he called my cell phone a couple of times, which was blocked to his number, and when the phone did not answer, he drove away. No voicemail left. It would seem that he did not get out of the van to look for us, as we were sitting in the courtyard, looking for him. Half hour later I called him, and to his credit he turned around to get us, demanding $50 before we got in the van. An uncomfortable situation, to say the least. read more

Rude and unreliable! Do not use! Gary made false promises, charged my friend's card and then immediately said he was unavailable to transport over the next few days / week, requiring us to find other transportation to make flights, etc. Trying to get refunded by our credit card company for this scam. read more

Alena g - wish we had read your review prior to using as we had a very similar experience- so I warn all climbers to avoid go purple at all costs. Please use talkeetna taxis as they rescued us after being left stranded by Gary after waiting for 4 hrs and caught him out lying about an accident- which goggle maps doesn't lie - then he told us to find someone else at 7 pm at night - lovely Simon from talkeetna helped us get to our event in Anchorage that night read more

Gps Go Purple Shuttle Service - Public Transportation Near Me - Anchorage, Alaska

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I didn't know that one of the only ways to get to Talkeetna from Anchorage was through a Shuttle service. I contacted Gary and he was very professional and cordial. Quite frankly, the ride with Gary was one of the most memorable parts of my visit to Alaska. I used him for a round trip and he was full of fun stories! Definitely using him every time I visit. You can't beat a complimentary coffee and cookie! 5 stars all the way! read more

Shuttle was 50 minutes late so I missed my flight. After being 25 mins late, we called to see when he would arrive, he said 10 mins but arrived 25 mins later. He was aggressive, no apologies, just "how am I supposed to know about road conditions." A strange declaration for a shuttle/taxi service. One passenger asked to stop at a bathroom, the driver (who is also the owner - Gary) stopped on some road and told him to "piss outside" even though we passed several gas stations, even drove through one. Also, public urination is illegal. Driver/owner was mad and rude the entire ride. He said he didn't like me talking and that he will punish our group by refusing to take a credit card and demanding cash. There are scarce alternatives, so our expedition leader has used Gary's service many times, and yet Gary demanded he be paid before we arrive at the airport so he makes sure he has his money. We paid him ~$500 in cash and got no receipt. He was rude, offensive to several passengers, and completely unprofessional and unreliable, so I hope to spare someone this experience. read more

My husband and I flew into Anchorage and Gary was waiting outside for us right on time. He took us to our hotel to check in and then took us to down Turnagain Arm to the Wildlife Conservation and then down to the Portage Glacier. We were fascinated by all of the Alaska facts he had for us. We very much enjoyed the tour with Gary and appreciate that he was a fountain of knowledge on both his state and the best places to see in Alaska. Thank you very much Go Purple! We will be back and will definitely use your service again! read more

Go Purple -Gary, a retiree and now a small business owner doing the touring service at Anchorage . We really appreciate his services, he took us to Seward and also stop by the wildlife conservation center and took us to see Salmon on the way , we ask him to stop by Exit Glacier without advance schedule with him, we are so glad we are doing business with him, he just like a grandpa next door. read more

A friend and I used Go Purple for two rides during our recent trip to Alaska. We were finishing up a tour and wanted to spend a few extra nights before returning home. We got our first sign of trouble when we called the morning of our scheduled reservation to make our pick up time one hour later. When we called, they claimed that they were actually going to call me to see if we could make our pick-up time earlier in the day because they were having scheduling difficulties. We could not get an immediate answer if our newly requested pick-up time (or even original for that matter) could be honored and were told to call back in a few hours. Being in remote Alaska where cell phone reception is not always dependable, this was not comforting to hear. A few hours later we were able to reconnect and confirm our shuttle at the correct time we needed. We were greeted by a very chatty driver who gave the occasional interesting piece of information, but for the most part her commentary was not interesting and she could not take the hint to stop talking. Thankfully the drive was only an hour and a half. For our return trip, the driver did call in the morning to confirm the pick up at the request time. We were picked up by a new driver who was also very chatty with equally as boring commentary. However, he did get the hint that we were not interrested and we were able to get a solid hour of peaceful drive. However, things became very awkward pretty quickly. He didn't know where he was driving us to (the airport). About 10 minutes into the drive, the driver notified us that he just received a last minute call from a loyal client who needed to be picked up. For some unknown reason, the driver needed to swap vehicles for his new client. Which was kept at his house. He asked me and my friend what time our flight was and said his house was on the way to the airport. We had plenty of time- would we mind stopping by his house and switching vehicles before he dropped us off at the airport? Incredibly uncomfortable. We were able to politely say no and get dropped off a the airport. But in all of my years hiring a shuttle service, I have never felt so uncomfortable in my life. Go Purple got us from point A to point B, but it was an uncomfortable journey. The drivers are awkward, at times unprofessional. The vans/ cars are old and beat up. Duct tape is a common site in these vehicles. Passenger beware. read more