With 75,000 people a day flooding San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park for Outside Lands, it’s only natural that finding a way home would become a nightmare. And on Friday night, as one might expect, it also became a bank-breaking endeavor to hail a ride home from the festival.

The weather on Friday left something to be desired, with cloud cover and fog making for a cold start to the weekend. But depending on who you ask, it had the most stacked lineup of the whole weekend. Hip-hop heads had to make the tough choice between GloRilla and Tinashe, and then make their way over to Clipse. San Jose local Nezza performed two sets early in the day. Rock fans were satiated by huge performances from trending indie rockers Geese and hardcore flagbearers Turnstile, as well as recent rock music convert Charli XCX, who drew the biggest crowds of the festival so far. But after Charli closed her set, the real cacophony began.

It has become a yearly tradition for SFGATE to chronicle just how badly rideshare prices surge, partly as an encouragement to find alternate modes of transportation for the rest of the weekend. SFMTA offers free Muni rides to Outside Lands wristband holders, and extra service was in operation on the 5R Fulton Rapid, the N Judah and the 5X Fulton Express. Temporary taxi stands were set up at Fulton Street between 24th and 25th avenues, and 28th and 29th avenues, plus on Irving between 26th and 27th avenues, and Larkin Street between Hayes and Grove (for service to the festival). There are also Lyft Bike valets to ensure there are open docks to park, and enough bikes for the end of the night.

For those who dared brave Uber, Lyft or Waymo, they paid the price. For the first few minutes after the festival shut down, prices weren’t that out of line with a normal weekend in San Francisco. Waymos had the longest wait times, averaging around 30 minutes, but perhaps the most consistent pricing, with a ride almost anywhere in the city costing about $45.

At 10:30 p.m., prices surged. Need a short 3.5-mile ride to NoPa? That would cost you $56 on Uber, and $42 on Lyft. Those headed to North Beach had to throw down $76 on Uber, and $64 on Lyft. A trip to the Mission cost $71 on Uber, and $47 on Lyft. Glen Park was a bit cheaper at $67 for an Uber, and $43 for a Lyft. And should you be a poor soul who has to leave San Francisco, a ride to West Oakland cost $95 on Uber, and $104 on Lyft. The long drive down the Peninsula to San Mateo would run a cool $103 on Uber, and $119 on Lyft.

To the ridesharing companies’ credit, these prices weren’t nearly as high as in years past, however the moral of the story remains the same: find another way to get home.

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