Pre-Tax Commuter Benefits Accepted on All Lyft Line Rides

Between spending hours on the road, navigating traffic and trying to get to work on time, commuting can be stressful. Drivers in the US spend an average of 24 hours per month behind the wheel and more than 76% of Americans drive alone.

Last year, Lyft introduced the ability to use pre-tax commuter benefits dollars for Line rides in four cities. Today Lyft is expanding this offering to 14 new cities to help make commuting easier and more affordable for passengers. Whether commuting to or from the office or connecting with a local transit station, riders can now save more than 35 percent by using pre-tax dollars for Line rides in all 18 cities where Line is available.

Using this capability, riders will join the 42% of passengers currently commuting with Lyft. This option is more affordable than a standard Lyft, and includes a door-to-door commute and a more personalized schedule.

Commuting together can help reduce the number of empty seats on the road, and ultimately reduce pollution and free up more space on the streets.

How It Works

Using the Lyft app, add a commuter benefits prepaid card as a payment method. The commuter dollars can be used to pay for Line rides, including commute subsidies provided by employers or an amount set aside pre-tax from a paycheck.

Riders must selected “Line” and will be matched with a vehicle that can fit up to six passengers, all traveling the same direction.

Lyft has partnered with WageWorks, TransitChek, Benefit Resource, Commuter Benefit Solutions, Navia, Zenefits and Ameriflex. Companies using any of these providers can offer Line commuter benefits to their employees. See the full list of commuter benefits cards here.

Line is currently available in Atlanta, Austin, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, Nashville, New Jersey, New York City, Philadelphia, Portland, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose/ Silicon Valley, Seattle and Washington, DC.

To get a commuter benefits prepaid card, users must go to their benefit provider’s website, log in and select the prepaid card option. For more information visit the Lyft commuter benefits page.